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Olivia Minjae Lee

Brooklyn

Summary

Dynamic educator with a proven track record at the Sadie Nash Leadership Project, specializing in curriculum design and workshop facilitation. Expert in youth engagement and creative writing, I empower diverse voices through storytelling and advocacy, fostering a collaborative environment that inspires critical thinking and social justice awareness.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Youth Program Educator

Sixth Street Community Center
NY
09.2024 - Current
  • Lead educational workshops centered around art, youth activism, food justice, climate justice
  • Created fun and engaging afterschool activities that focused on hands-on cooking
  • Collaborates with fellow youth educators to refine and implement curriculum and lesson plans

Faculty

Sadie Nash Leadership Project
NY
07.2024 - Current
  • Created a 6-week creative curriculum on spoken word poetry highlighting LGBTQ+, BIPOC artists, poets and cultural, political movements for Sadie Nash Leadership Project’s Summer Institute
  • Facilitated 90-minute workshops to cohort of 20+ women, girls and gender expansive youth twice a week
  • Demonstrated leadership by mentoring cohorts in developing their voice through storytelling, creative writing, and spoken word poetry performance

Child Care Provider

Bannister Chen Family
NY
06.2020 - Current
  • Provided reliable care for a family of 3 children (M 3Y, M 5Y, F 10Y), ensuring their safety and well-being for 4+ years, supporting with errands and meal prep
  • Worked as an on-call, flexible sitter when needed
  • Facilitated weekly school pick-ups, playdate supervision, weekend outings, birthday parties, etc

Cook

Achilles Heel/Atoboy
NY
11.2022 - 05.2024
  • Head of cold station, specializing in Korean American cuisine in a fast-paced environment with a high attention to detail in display and seasoning
  • Prepared and coordinated the scheduling of Korean fermented foods and banchan with a team of 15+ cooks

Site Leader

Sadie Nash Leadership Project
NY
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Facilitated 90-minute core class 'Power, Identity and Privilege' to 20+ high school students to two different cohorts 2x/day, with a focus on creative and community building activities that inspire self-reflection and empowerment while studying and discussing anti-racism and social justice
  • Led communications for the Sadie Nash weekly newsletter and created engaging, informational content on Summer Institute updates, events and news

Director of Sex Education

Sexual Information Center
Oberlin
04.2021 - 06.2022
  • Managed social media and communications; designing content, flyers and weekly newsletters for events ie
  • Free STI testing, educational lectures, condom distribution
  • Showcased leadership by fostering a safe classroom atmosphere, and leading workshops on alternative sex education for a weekly course of 25+ college students

Active Bystander

Oberlin Bystander Initiatives
Oberlin
09.2018 - 06.2022
  • Facilitate monthly workshops and trainings on restorative justice, bystander intervention and de-escalation tactics
  • Offered sober aide assistance to college social functions based on request by college
  • Tabled at local community events and distributed safer sex supplies and resources

Education

B.A. - Latin American Studies, Sociology and Africana Studies

Oberlin College for Arts and Sciences
Oberlin, Ohio
01.2022

Skills

  • Creative writing and poetry
  • Workshop facilitation
  • Curriculum design
  • OST programming
  • Food justice advocacy
  • Restorative justice practices
  • Youth engagement
  • Collaborative teamwork
  • Critical analysis
  • Organizational skills
  • Conflict resolution strategies
  • Canva design expertise
  • Google Slides proficiency

Certification

  • Certified Abortion Doula (Wesleyan Doula Project)
  • Rootwork Herbalism Certification (People’s Medicine School)

Areas Of Experience

  • Poetry and Creative Writing
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Curriculum Development
  • O.S.T. Programming
  • Food Justice
  • Restorative Justice
  • Youth Work

Timeline

Youth Program Educator

Sixth Street Community Center
09.2024 - Current

Faculty

Sadie Nash Leadership Project
07.2024 - Current

Cook

Achilles Heel/Atoboy
11.2022 - 05.2024

Site Leader

Sadie Nash Leadership Project
06.2022 - 08.2022

Director of Sex Education

Sexual Information Center
04.2021 - 06.2022

Child Care Provider

Bannister Chen Family
06.2020 - Current

Active Bystander

Oberlin Bystander Initiatives
09.2018 - 06.2022

B.A. - Latin American Studies, Sociology and Africana Studies

Oberlin College for Arts and Sciences

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