Yari will have a certificate in multi-cultural mediation, a certificate in conflict resolution, and her research paper on Children's Rights in Education in the United States will be published in the upcoming publication of the Berkeley Human Rights Review (peer reviewed journal). She has developed skills in mediation, circle process, facilitating dialogue, grant writing, project management, youth development, and qualitative/ethnographic research.
She volunteered as a College & Career Counselor with AmeriCorps, a conversational English tutor with Literacy Austin, a volunteer with Blue Santa, Out of the Darkness, and various activities with Phi Theta Kappa. She also had the opportunity to work with the American Friends Service Committee as an extern, and intern with Judith Zaffirini at the Texas state capitol. Currently, she is a volunteer with SEEDS Community Resolution Center as a grant writer and circle keeper.
At her community college, she participated in the student government as a Campus Senator, then Senate Chair and Elections Commissioner. She has participated in various personal and leadership development activities including the ASGA Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.
Awards:
The UC Berkeley Leadership Award, Fall 2009-Spring 2010
The President's Volunteer Service Award, 2009
SGA Commitment to Excellence Award, 2009
Senator Judith Zaffirini Certificate of Excellence, Spring 2009
The All-Texas Academic Team, Spring 2009
Coca-Cola Scholarship, Spring 2009
Who's Who Among Students, Spring 2009
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, Spring 2007
The President's Honor Roll, Spring 2006-Spring 2009
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