Hilary Paredes

Hilary Paredes Curriculum Vitae CONTACT INFORMATION 46 Wadsworth Terrace Apt 54 New York, NY 10040 Telephone number:- Email address:- EDUCATION M.S. in Mental Health Counseling University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY GPA: 3.93 Graduated December 2020 - B.A. Psychology B.S. Human Development University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY Magna Cum Laude GPA: 3.62 Graduated May 2019 2015 - 2019 HONORS Spellman Academic Achievement Award Dean’s List of Distinguished Students, College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s List of Distinguished Students, School of Education - AFFILIATIONS Touhey Family Program Mentor University at Albany, SUNY Graduate Opportunity Program Fellowship University at Albany, SUNY Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society University at Albany, SUNY - PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE The New School, Provost Office—Academic Planning & Administration Manager New York, NY June 2022-Present ● Oversee daily office operations. ● Aid in overseeing departmental budgets. ● Submit Part-Time and Full-Time Faculty additional duty payments. ● Manage all communication and scheduling for all office meetings. ● Plan and execute all Academic Planning Team events (co-hosted and hosted). CUMC Department of Psychiatry Office of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion— Manager New York, NY November 2020-May 2022 ● Oversee daily office operations. ● Establish the office's current webpage, listserv, and anonymous reporting pages. ● Create a data tracking and management system for the newly established office. ● Serve on Anti-Racism in Psychiatry Political Action Committee. ● Serve on a PGY Anti-Racism Curriculum Committee and implement the curriculum in the Summer of 2021. ● Manage all communication and scheduling for all office meetings. ● Plan and execute all Office of EDI events (co-hosted and hosted). Capital Counseling EAP—MHC Intern January-December 2020 Albany, NY ● Maintain a caseload of 20+ clients using Brief Solution Focused Therapy. ● Create and present trainings on a range of topics surrounding mental health concerns in the workplace. ● Write monthly articles that are specific to the month they are written in, focusing on mental health and how it can come up in day-to-day life. Blackstone Launchpad at SUNY Albany—Manager July 2019-December 2020 University at Albany, SUNY ● Supervise 10+ interns and 3 student ambassadors over the course of the academic year. ● Report to The Blackstone Group monthly via phone calls and semi-annually via reports. ● Oversee over 10 events and competitions a semester offering over $20k in prizes and advising. ● Connect student entrepreneurs with alumni and regional resources to discuss academics and business ideas. Blackstone Launchpad at SUNY Albany—Ambassador University at Albany, SUNY - ● Student manager of social media presence and marketing campaigns. ● Facilitated coaching and BITM (Business Information Technology Management) group meetings. ● In charge of coordinating several Launchpad Albany events during the academic year. ● Office administrative assistant Target— ​Intern September 2016-January 2017 Albany, NY ● Team member on the fulfillment team for pick-up and online orders. o Select items for order pickup, drive up and ship to home for digital guest orders o Accurately put on hold all order pickup and drive up orders o Properly prepare, pack and sort guest orders for shipment using correct materials o Meet productivity metrics and other fulfillment goals o Meet guest order promise times to deliver on the guest demand Aeropostale Corporate Office— Cashier/​Intern May-August 2016 Manhattan Mall, New York, NY ● Aided in building and setting up a mock store for Aeropostale monthly magazine. ● Researched and created social media content for Instagram and Twitter. ● Set up for special corporate events and photoshoots. Disability Resource Center— Proctor/Reader/Scribe September 2015- May 2016 University at Albany, SUNY ● Proctored, read and/or scribed for students with disabilities that require services. ● Provided disabled students with the appropriate resources to ensure their success. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Social Identity and Justice Research Lab- University at Albany, Psychology Department Principal Investigator: Dr. Anna Newheiser ● Co-created deception studies focusing on the individual idea of social justice and how that is presented within the UAlbany community. ● Co-write and review IRB submissions. ● Conducted deception study on roughly around 60 study participants. ● Data collection, input and analysis using SPSS statistics software. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Touhey Family Fellows Program—Mentor 2019-Present University at Albany, SUNY ● Serve as a mentor to four Human Development undergraduate minority women. ● Hold group meetings with mentees and provide them with resources and guide them through the graduated school application process. National Alliance on Mental Illnesses (NAMI)—Vice President- University at Albany, SUNY ● Provided college students with education and support on mental health matters ● Supervised weekly student meetings. ● Created and oversaw multiple events for the student body that related to mental health awareness e.g. stress ball making, fundraising walks, and mental health sub-topic discussions. ● Facilitated meetings between the organization state headquarters and club advisor. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Community Engagement in La Fortuna—Volunteer March 2019 San Jose, Costa Rica ● Provided support for maintenance projects at a local elementary school in Alajuela, Costa Rica. ● Served as a volunteer at Proyecto Asis Wildlife Rescue Center, by feeding animals, cleaning cages and building new cages. Castle Island Bilingual Montessori--Volunteer January-May 2019 Albany, NY ● Aided teachers with students ranging from ages three to six with regular class activities under the Montessori pedagogy. ● Provided academic and emotional support for troubled students. PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES ● Paredes, H. Pathways and Passion: Choosing Education and Mental Health. Panel, Career Institute, University at Albany. June 3, 2020. ● Paredes, H. Graduate School and Career Paths. Invited Talk, Freshman Living Learning Community for Human Development Majors, University at Albany. November 12, 2019. MEDIA COVERAGE ● News Center, The World Within Reach, 1 October 2019: “Touhey Family Fellows Program Seeks to Bring More Diversity to Teaching and Counseling” RELEVANT SKILLS ● ● ● ● Fluent in English and Spanish Entry level knowledge of SPSS and R statistical programs Proficiency with Microsoft Office Program Efficient under high stress and high-volume work environments