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Virginia Frias

Education
2012 - Bunker Hill Community College, Charlestown, MA Associate’s Degree: Visual Media Arts, Graphic Design
2005 - Northeast Metropolitan Technical Vocational High School, Wakefield, MA Technical Certificate in ing and Office Technology & High School Diploma

Professional Experience

2015-Present - After School Group Leader
United South End Settlements
• Daily planning and implementation of small group activities and direct supervision of children 8 to 10 years of age.
• Design and lead small group thematic activities to meet the social, educational, and recreational interests and needs of school-age children.
• Provide a consistent, structured daily program, and homework assistance during a daily homework period, for a group of children.
• Observe, record, and report significant individual and group behaviors and maintain a safe, welcoming and clean group room environment.

2010-Present - Freelance Graphic Designer
• Designing fliers, invitations, programs and brochure to promote events/activities

2015 Summer - Camp Hale Counselor
Camp Hale (United South End Settlements)
• Counselor for the Leaders in Training (LIT’s) an all girls camp in New Hampshire.

2013-2014 - Administrative Coordinator/Commonwealth Corps Program Assistant
Massachusetts Service Alliance, Boston, MA
• Providing overall administrative and programmatic support to MSA and the Commonwealth Corps program.
• Assisting the MSA’s CEO with Board meetings and Committee meetings.
• Creating/Designing outreach materials Newsletter, Programs, informational Booklets
and Banner Stands to promote the vision of the organization.
• Assist in the management of the Commonwealth Corps program by performing second
interviews to potential members, processing timesheets and travel reimbursements, assist
with trainings/orientation and team building activities.
• Participated as a Grant Community Reviewer. Reviewers are critical to the integrity of
MSA’s grant-making process by ensuring that public funds are invested in high-quality programs through an equitable and transparent process. (AmeriCorps, Commonwealth Corps, MLK Day and National Volunteer Week)

2012-2013 - Administrative Assistant
Maloney Properties Inc. Dorchester, MA
• One-person office. Filed important documents carefully and confidentially.
• Process tenants annual re-certifications, dealing with AP/AR, rent collection, translations, & opening/closing work orders in Yardi software.

2011-2012 - Administrative Assistant - Maloney Properties Inc.
American Personnel, Boston, MA
• File important documents, carefully and confidentially.
• Filling out and processing housing applications for elderly services. Closing and opening new work orders in Yardi software.

2011 - Graphic Design Internship
Elizabeth Peabody House, Somerville, MA
• Creating outreach materials fliers, invitations, postcard, programs and brochure to promote the activities, the mission, and vision of the organization.

2008–2011 - Office Assistant-COA/Youth Star Member, AmeriCorps
ROCA, Inc., Chelsea, MA
• Design flyers, plan events, teach art classes, and teach constitutional rights classes to immigrants, assisted at the Kellogg Foundation national meetings, New Americans Agenda. Manage Youth Star Events team, recruiting volunteers.

Bilingual: English and Spanish

Proficient on PC and Mac in:
Microsoft Office:
• Excel
• Word
• PowerPoint • Publisher
Adobe Suite:
• Photoshop • InDesign
• Illustrator
Other:
• Yardi
• Constant • ETO Software