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Meet Shirley Giraldo also known as
Society Changer
Me in a nutshell My name is Shirley Giraldo, and I’m a Society Changer.
I strive to change society everyday by discovering ways to increase relations amongst different groups and achieve social justice.
I have a thirst for helping students succeed in college and develop into leaders with social awareness of people that differ from themselves. I envision a world where these college graduates will go on to change society through actions based on diverse and inclusive perspectives.
Table of Contents The Past... -------------------------------------------- Scholar My educational history
Student Success Center Personal and Leadership Development 101
Leading Others My leadership roles
Impacting Others My commitment to helping communities and changing lives
The Present... -------------------------------------------- Shirley’s Purpose My 8 Cylinders of Success
Personal Assets My passions, strengths, & skills
Harvard University Faces of HGSE
Cultural Explorer My global journeys while living in different countries
The Future… -------------------------------------------- Future Goals What I aim to do in the near future
Career and Life Vision Goals, ideas and actions to achieve
Contact Shirley My e-mail and phone number
The purpose of this: ----------------------------------------------------
TO MEET YOU SOON to learn more about your organization and opportunities where I may be able to add extreme value using my passions to further diversify students’ experiences
The Past My Background...
Scholar Harvard University Urban Scholars Fellowship recipient and Higher Education, Ed.M. graduate
OPTIONS CAPDI Certified Professionally trained in counseling high school students through the college admissions process
Syracuse University Graduated cum laude with a B.A. in both Public Relations and Political Science
Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School
Leading Others
Experience -------------------------------------------- Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation, Student Success Center Youth Leader Coordinator & College Access Counselor
Omega Phi Beta, Xi Chapter President, Pledge Mistress, PR Chair and Alumnae Liaison
Summer Start Resident Advisor
Kimmel Food Court Supervisor of Student Employees
Student Success Center Personal and Leadership Development 101
The Course ------------------------------------- Life Lessons 101 mimics a college course in terms of a syllabus and teaches valuable personal skills, prepares seniors to apply and transition to college, in addition to normalizing the dorming experience for students who are unfamiliar with dorming.
Outcomes ------------------------- All 13 students applied to residential colleges. Students at residential colleges- 3. Students at local colleges- 6. Students who did not graduate- 3. Students who graduated and are not in college- 1.
The Students ----------------------- 13 graduating low-income high school seniors who are the first in their recently immigrated families to attend college, and the only ones from their graduating class applying to colleges away from home.
Impacting Others Syracuse, N.Y. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Raised funds and made blankets with inspirational messages for victims of domestic abuse
The American Red Cross Organized a blood drive through the Multicultural Living Learning Community
Locks of Love Donated 12 inches of hair so children with cancer could have wigs made
Washington, D.C. CHCI Community Event Organized a Health and Education Fair for local residents along with thirty-three fellow interns
Boston, M.A. Greater Boston Food Bank Sorted donations to feed a family for a year
Cambridge, M.A. Food Drive Led food drive for local food pantry
Jamaica, N.Y. Caribbean Club Clothing Drive Spearheaded a clothing drive for hurricane victims in Grenada
New York, N.Y. AIDS Walk New York Raised funds for AIDS research and marched in the walk at Central Park
The Present Where I Am...
Shirley’s Purpose -------------------------------------------- 1. Principles » My Dashboard By the end of my life I hope to change society by implementing college programming that will create such meaningful understanding amongst all types of people that prejudices and injustices will be abolished.
2. Passions » My Keys Changing Society, developing meaningful relationships, problem solving and ending inequity
3. Problems » My Fuel Negative prejudice in any sense, abuse, and lack of equal opportunities
-------------------------------------------- 4. People » My Motor College students
5. Positioning » My Lane Be the best Society Changer I can
6. Pioneers » My Pace Cars Martin Luther King Jr. and Ximena Zúñiga
7. Picture » My Road Map Create leaders who have an awareness of their bias, and make decisions from an awareness perspective.
8. Possibility » My Momentum A society where everyone has an understanding of others, people feel equal, and where they will be able to attain their definition of educational and career success.
-------------------------------------------- Purpose » My GPS My purpose is to increase mutual understanding in a diverse nation and intergroup relations. This in turn will lead to abolished prejudices, and positive societal change as a whole.
Personal Assets Passions -------------------------------------------- Changing Society Increasing understanding and relations amongst different groups
Problem Solving Thinking critically to figure out the best way to improve current situations
Developing Relationships Helping others and giving advice
Skills -------------------------------------------- Facilitation and Connectedness Managing group dialogue, linking people to one another and creating understanding amongst others
Ideation Creating innovative programs or systems that will make work more efficient or beneficial to others
Compassionate Listening Being empathetic while conversing with someone one-on-one
Public Speaking Getting information across in a clear and confident manner
Strengths -------------------------------------------- Command Taking charge to create order and structure for excellence
Analytical Thinking Considering all of the factors that might affect a situation, especially long-term
Organization Keeping information and materials available and accessible
Winning Others Over Making people feel comfortable and at ease when they’re new to situations and locations Developing
-------------------------------------------- Skills: Motivational speaking, counseling students through traumatic situations
Harvard University Faces of HGSE
The Project ------------------------------------- Faces of HGSE aims to increase understanding amongst HGSE students and reduce prejudice by highlighting common assumptions that students receive as well as aspects of themselves that others do not usually expect of them.
2013 Goal ------------------------- Students will readily be able to recognize their biases.
The Students ----------------------- Graduate students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Cultural Explorer The places I’ve visited to learn
about different cultures and countries
The Future Where I Am Going…
Future Goals 1. Have my former students graduate from a 4-year college
2. Develop a university-wide program to a increase intergroup understanding and relations amongst college students
3. Visit a new country or state each year
Career and Life Vision Goals, ideas and actions I will strive for throughout my life
Contact Shirley E-mail --------------------------------------------
Phone --------------------------------------------
347.709.2227
