Crystal Yan

Crystal C. Yan (严晨) is a social entrepreneur and designer studying economics at Amherst College and has a variety of interests, including entrepreneurship in emerging markets, producing books with contributors from Seattle to Sierra Leone, speaking at conferences, and dance (Kuchipudi, tango and Bollywood). You can email her at: http://bit.ly/contactcy.

Employer:	CoreConnect Nonprofit Consulting
Position:	Consultant
Time period:	June 2009 - Present
Description:	selected as the youngest consultant in the firm to assist Kidango establish a volunteer and donor program for all 50 of its centers and to design branding and marketing materials for CoreConnect

Employer:	MathEdge
Position:	Office Manager, Curriculum Developer, Instructor
Time period:	June 2009 - Present
Description:	-answered phones, made sales and parent calls, signed on new clients, locked up center at end of day, go-to staff member to take over CEO’s duties when she is out -developed curriculum materials to be used in the center's franchises in Cupertino, Fremont, and Mountain View to train students that win international math competitions -taught courses for Algebra, Problem-Solving, English, trained new hires

Employer:	Young Chefs Academy
Position:	Sous-Chef/Assistant Instructor, Graphic Designer (
Time period:	June 2009 - Present
Description:	-helped open up, ran mis en place prep work, taught cooking courses for kids ages 8+ -designed a general flyer to be used for the next 5+ years, and flyers for specific programs

Employer:	Gumball Capital
Position:	Outreach Coordinator
Time period:	May 2009 - Present
Description:	-planned for the expansion of Gumball Challenge to high schools, placed Gumball Capital in a newsletter with 6500+ readers and 17,000+ Twitter followers to promote the expansion

Employer:	Stanford Daily Summer Program
Position:	Outreach Coordinator
Time period:	January 2009 - December 2009
Description:	-led social media efforts via Facebook and Twitter to recruit 40+ applicants for the inaugural year of a summer internship program for The Stanford Daily, bringing the acceptance rate to <25%

Employer:	YMCA Summer Day Camp
Position:	Leader Aide
Time period:	June 2008 - August 2008
Description:	-set up facilities, led extended care for kids ages 6-15 and educational activities for kids 3-5

Employer:	MathSquared and Homework Club
Position:	Tutor
Time period:	May 2008 - November 2008
Description:	-developed supplemental lesson plans and practice materials for students ages 5-16

Employer:	Cybis Event Production
Position:	Intern
Time period:	July 2008
Description:	-set up lighting, directed backstage, and announce assisted for a conference session of 7000+

Clubs:	President (09-10), French Honor Society; Active Member, California Scholarship Federation (07-09); Active Member, National Honor Society (07-09).
Memberships:	Officer, Public Relations, Bay Section Future Business Leaders of America (08-09); Executive Vice President (09-10), Social Manager, Monta Vista FBLA (07-08); Officer, Area 12 Director, Interact 5170 District Council (09-10); President (08-09), YouthAct Coordinator, Monta Vista Interact (07-08); Student Representative, School Site Council (07-09);
Awards:	- National FBLA, 1st place Banking & Financial Systems (08) - California FBLA, 1st place Banking & Financial Systems (08), 4th place Global Business (09) - Bay Section FBLA, 1st place Creed (07), 2nd place Global Business (09) - Interactor of the Year (07) - Award Recipient, Bay Area 1st Place NFTE/Girl Scouts/CA Green Business and Technology BizCamp Business Plan Competition (09) - Award Recipient, Purple and Gold Award from the Business Department (08) - Award Recipient, Athena Magazine for Girls 18 under 18 Award (08) - Scholarship Recipient, from Best Buy for the Mercy Corps Global Citizen Corps Leadership Summit (09) - Scholarship Recipient, from Cupertino Women’s Club for Northern California Youth Leadership Seminar (08) - Scholarship Recipient, from Cupertino Rotary for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (07)