Jessamy Norton-Ford

Graduate Student Housing Assistant, UC Irvine

  • August, 2010 - August, 2011. Supervisor: Kerri Sherwood, Palo Verde Housing. Functioned as part of a team of on-site safety and facilities managers. Assisted residents during non-office hours with housing and maintenance requests. Maintained detailed records of all interactions with resident community, as well as daily records of facilities. Planned and hosted activities designed to foster the graduate resident student community.

University of California, DC internship program: Talk Radio News Services

  • September - December, 2003. Supervisor: Ellen Ratner. Reported daily breaking news from the White House, Capitol Hill and Pentagon, as well as other press events across Washington DC to east coast and west coast affiliates. Booked daily guests for a network of talk radio news programs. Posted stories to the the College Media News branch of TRNS website.

Assistant Director SCORE! Educational Centers, San Jose, CA

  • September, 2004 - September, 2005. Supervisor: Sarah Husain. Tutored students between 5-14 years of age in a range of academic skills. Led weekly writing workshops, work- ing with students on their individual, independent writing projects. Consulted with parents about students' progress, keeping them updated on expectations and progress-markers established in the SCORE! curriculum. Maintained constant communication with senior staff, both in my local learning center, and regionally. Engaged in training and feedback sessions about my progress. Recruited new clients.