Aaron Soto-Karlin
Anthropology graduate from Johns Hopkins University, currently working as Founder and Program Coordinator at Public Education Partnership Corps: Center for the Social Orgnization of Schools-JHU.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Editing, English, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Fiction, French, Languages, Leadership, Product design, Public Relations, Public speaking, Sales, Spanish, Writing |
| Location: | Baltimore, MD |
| Groups: | Changemaker Campus |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Johns Hopkins University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Public Education Partnership Corps: Center for the Social Orgnization of Schools-JHU |
| Position: | Founder and Program Coordinator |
| Time period: | July 2008 - November 2008 |
| Description: | 40 Hrs/Week |
| Employer: | Baltimore City Schools-Office of Partnerships, Communications and Community Engagement |
| Position: | Partnership Incubator Intern |
| Time period: | June 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | -20 Hrs./Week |
| Employer: | Campaign for Community Based-Learning and Research at Johns Hopkins |
| Position: | Campaign Strategist and Coordinator |
| Time period: | April 2008 - June 2008 |
| Description: | 40 Hours/Week
-Write Promotion and Recruitment Materials for Outreach to Faculty, Staff and Students -Primary Grant Author -Organization and Coordination of Meetings with 20 Faculty, 3 Deans, University Provost and President on the topic of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships |
| Employer: | Morgan State University--"Attitudes Toward HIV-Testing in an At-Risk Urban African-American Population" |
| Position: | Research Consultant and Survey Collection Baltimore, MD |
| Time period: | November 2007 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Developed skill in implementation of survey on personal sexual and substance-abuse behavior
• Developed communication skill with low-income African-American population in Park Heights • Collaboration with PI on refinement of approach and survey instrument |
| Employer: | Johns Hopkins School of Public Health-Neighborhood Inventory for Environmental Typology Project |
| Position: | Research Consultant and Data Collection Baltimore, MD |
| Time period: | May 2007 - April 2008 |
| Description: | • Developed skill in communicating with apprehensive low-income Baltimore residents in context of racial tension
• Collaboration with Primary Investigator (PI) on development of qualitative component of survey instrument and integrating data into Baltimore City public policy • Extensive familiarity with quantitative data collection and Baltimore neighborhoods |
| Employer: | Project Health Family Help Desk - Eastern Health District Clinic and Daybreak Methadone Maintenance Clinic |
| Position: | Outreach Representative Baltimore, MD |
| Time period: | January 2007 - September 2007 |
| Description: | • Developed and articulated resumés and job-postings for undocumented Hispanic clients
• Trained, guided and advocated for clients in application for MD Children's Health Program (MCHP), Primary Adult Care Program (PAC) and other public and NGO services • Developed practical understanding of healthcare and social service infrastructure in Baltimore • Outreach and listening work with Hispanic, African-American, and substance-abuse populations |
| Employer: | Canadian Educational Services |
| Position: | ESL teacher - Valencia, Venezuela |
| Time period: | March 2005 - June 2005 |
| Description: | • Opportunity for curriculum development, inclusion of music and movement in language learning
• Developed classroom management, public speaking, and social justice pedagogy • Developed skill in flexibility, patience and listening • Developed communication skill with people across wide spectrum of educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds • Deepened appreciation for inter-cultural dialogue |
| Employer: | Illinois Public Interest Research Group |
| Position: | Fundraising Representative Chicago, IL |
| Time period: | January 2005 - March 2005 |
| Description: | • Developed sidewalk fundraising and verbal persuasion skills
• Developed patience, advocacy and leadership skills in communication with diverse populations |
EDUCATION
| University: | Johns Hopkins University |
| Time period: | 2001 - 2007 |
| Degree: | Anthropology, Public Health, BA |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | • Fulbright Garcia-Robles Fellowship Mexico, Ethnographic research and documentary film production on indigenous education and traditional healing in urban Oaxaca and Chiapas states, Mexico, December 2008-August 2009
• "Charter Schools in Baltimore: Transforming Concepts of Quality and Equality in Education" Sociology Term Paper Fall 2007 • "Children in Spirit: Childhood Spiritual Education in Several Baptist Churches in Baltimore" Anthropology Field Term Paper Spring 2007 • Production of Ethnographic Documentary film on “Cartoneros” Community Center in Suburban Slum, Quilmes, Argentina, October-December 2006 • JHU Dean's List: Spring and Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Spring 2007 semesters |
