Yasmine Ansari

Yasmin Ansari # L- Yasmine Ansari — Phone: - — E-Mail:-Fluent in English, Arabic and French EDUCATION University of California, Berkeley Bachelor of Arts: Major in Political Economy, Minor in Peace & Conflict Studies EXPERIENCE San Francisco Foundation, SF Project Assistant Graduation: December ‘17 May 2018-December 2018 Provided overall administrative, operational and process support for the Koshland Program in order to identify Bay Area grassroots leaders and risk-takers, and aid them in tackling local issues through grants and collaboration opportunities. Maynard Cooper & Gale LLC, SF March 2018-April 2018 Legal Assistant • Temporary job as a legal assistant. Worked directly with lawyers and paralegals helping with paperwork and trial preparation. Assisted with administrating, filing and mailing relevant documents. Provided secretarial work with calendaring, phone calls and creating expense reports. International Rescue Committee, Oakland June 2017-August 2017 Immigration Intern • 3-month summer internship providing legal assistance to refugees and asylees. Assisted the immigration staff in helping refugees, asylums and other immigrants apply for adjustment of status, US citizenships, family petitions and other immigration benefits. Assisted with tracking, filing and mailing relevant documents, applications and notices of action. Helped conduct outreach to refugees and maintain up-todate client data in online immigration database. United Nations Relief Works Agency, Lebanon- Coordinator • Provided essential needs such as clothing and food to Syrian refugees in Lebanon in close association with UNRWA through planning and coordinating with a team. Planned numerous events that included food and clothing banks and informing people on the crisis of refugees. Saudi Oger Ltd., Saudi Arabia June 2015-August 2015 Risk Management Intern • • 5-week corporate internship dealing with business development, marketing, technical presentation creation, and risk management. Assisted the company in creating portfolios for future construction biddings as well as creating a business plan to form a future subsidiary company with a team of coworkers LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Arab Resource and Organizing Center San Francisco, CA General Member May 2018-Dec. 2018 • Participated in debates, non-violent protests and fundraising efforts. Learned strategies on how to organize, fundraise and build a movement from a non-profit perspective. International Students Association Berkeley, CA General Member Jan. 2015- Dec. 2017 • Organized monthly social events to connect the international student community in UC Berkeley Berkeley Investment Group Berkeley, CA General Member Jan. 2015- Dec. 2017 • Organized weekly meetings that include equity pitches, education presentations about investing and opportunities to meet industry professionals. This included investing tutorials and financial modeling workshops to build investing skills. Arab Student Union Berkeley, CA General Member Jan. 2015- Dec. 2017 Organized monthly social events to connect the Arab students of and promote an understanding of the Arab history and culture through social events. Volunteer Service in China April 2014 • Volunteered at an autistic school in Xi’an, China for two weeks with a group of students. Organized school activities and helped improve the school by donating materials and improving the school through building and painting. • CERTIFICATIONS • Financial Markets (Yale University) – Coursera July 2018- August 2018 SKILLS & INTERESTS Fluent in Arabic, English and French. Microsoft Office (Word/Excel), Gmail Calendar, Outlook, ETO Software, Worldox, Expert Assistant Excellent communication skills, ability to work with a team, very detail-oriented, works well under pressure 2