Jalessa Noel Bryant 1058 Greenwich Avenue | Warwick, RI | 02886 | (510) 495-7888 | jalessanoel@gmail.com Education B.A. American Studies: Emphasis in Sociocultural Strategies

for Child Development, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Dec. 2011.

Thesis: Hip Hop Pedagogy & its Influence Positive Identity

Formation in Students from Urban Communities. University of California, Berkeley, CA, Dec. 2011.

Core Skill Areas: Organizational and leadership development;

Cultural competency; Transformational change and operational management; Creative integration of culturally sensitivity skills into strategic plans for organizational missions and visions, performance, design, and systems of accountability; Expertise in translating and interpreting student voice; Navigating and building rapport with all higher education stakeholders.

Experience Sept. 2015- Present Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI Department Assistant

- Receive visitors & guest critics to the department - Manage all financial paperwork & room and board reservations

for domestic and international guest critics - Create and advertise promotional material for guest critics - Manage social media accounts for the department - Manage screening process for independent and collaborative

study applications - Assist with set up, promotion, & photography of student art

show opening receptions - Facilitate application and art in-take/ shipping process for

nationally renowned scholarship competitions and awards - Assist department head with preparation & grading in Liberal

Arts course - Manage department head, gallery, & meeting space calendars - Assist Internship & Professional Development Advisor with

Internship registration and approvals - Assist department head with special projects: Illustration

Symposium, Medical Illustration Program research, Summer Art Shows

Aug. 2014- Jun. 2016 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI Student Services Specialist/ Special Projects Manager - Serve as advisor to the Multicultural Unity & Student

Involvement Council (M.U.S.I.C.) - Provide professional and organizational development

opportunities for M.U.S.I.C. executive board members and affiliates

- Create systems of accountability to assess M.U.S.I.C.’s impact on multicultural organizations and their work performance as executive members

- Organize and host URI’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Week Unity Luncheon

- Attend weekly meetings for executive board and general body of M.U.S.I.C.

- Planned & hosted a Fall Semester Multicultural Film Series as a cultural enrichment activity for undergraduate students

- Assisted M.U.S.I.C. with organizing the 1st Annual DIVE RI Conference

- Assist the Director of Community & Organizational Development with strategic planning for the Office of Community, Equity & Diversity

- Assist the Director of Community & Organizational Development with research on all diversity centers and offices housed under the Office of Community, Equity, & Diversity

- Assist the Director of Community & Organizational Development with planning & facilitation of Diversity & Inclusion Team meetings

- Inventory of University lactation spaces - Coordinate programs for pregnant & parenting students

Jan. 2014- Jun. 2014 OUSD Oakland, CA STIP Substitute | 7th Grade Science - Assessed students level of comprehension of previous class

material - Created curriculum and daily lessons for the 7th grade - Attended weekly professional development meetings - Planned curriculum related field trip for select students as a part

of our Community Health Fair research component - Used Aeries system and Class Dojo to track attendance, grades,

and behavior of students

Jul. 2012- Dec. 2013 Citizen Schools Oakland, CA Teaching Fellow | 8th Grade Academy & Citizen Teacher Lead - Helped students develop leadership and teamwork skills by

providing opportunities to connect academics with 21st Century skill acquisition using curriculum

- Engaged weekly with teachers, families, and volunteers to promote school achievement and college/ career access

- Coached community volunteers who teach 10-week hands-on learning projects to students

- Planned & hosted service trainings for community volunteers - Oversaw guided homework time & served as 6th grade academic

advisor - Facilitated student parent meetings to address grades and

behavior with parent(s) in English & Spanish - Coordinated college and career trips to several colleges and

companies on the rise throughout the Bay Area - Assisted Citizen Schools Headquarters with training of incoming

Teaching Fellows during Summer Institute - Facilitate best practice and resource sharing amongst all

California 8th Grade Academy leads

Jan. 2012- Jun. 2012 Fremont Federation of H.S. Oakland, CA Building Healthy Communities Mentor - Advocated for students in teacher/ counselor mediations - Coordinated tasks for the Afterschool Program interns - Attended bi-weekly trainings off-site focused on mentoring and

facilitation of larger group conversations - Participated in community service activities in East Oakland - Logged all student interactions into Building Healthy

Communities database.

Oct. 2011- Jun. 2012 Citizen Schools Berkeley, CA Campus Recruitment Specialist/ Campus Coordinator Intern - Publicized Citizen Schools’ Teaching Fellow, Teaching Associate,

& Citizen Teacher opportunities to students at UC Berkeley. - Served as liaison between academic departments, student

groups, & Citizen Schools, CA. - Served as a support for students throughout their application

process. - Presented and distributed marketing materials at job/ career

fairs. - Coordinated information sessions at UC Berkeley - Created various Citizen Schools advertisements using branding

guidelines - Attended weekly meetings with past CCIs and supervisor

Jul. 208- May 2009 Multicultural Student Development Berkeley, CA Project Coordinator Intern- AASD - Assisted Project Coordinator with strategic event planning and host

duties - Responsible for communicating and monitoring event logistics to the

rest of the student staff - Wrote purchase orders for entertainment events & food orders - Attended weekly unpaid staff meetings

Research Dec. 2012- Apr. 2013 GSE | UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA Research Assistant | Dr. Janelle Scott & Dr. Tina Trujillo

- Transcribed phone interviews using InqScribe for faculty research paper.

Jun. 2011- May 2012 GSE | UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA Undergraduate Research Assistant | Dr. Na’ilah Suad Bakaari - Assisted with coding scheme & identifying codes for faculty research

paper. - Transcribed interviews using InqScribe - Generated content logs for group analysis & team discussions - Analyzed video clips by focusing on disciplinary moments in the

classroom

Jan. 2011- May 2011 GSE | UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA Undergraduate Research Assistant | Dr. Maxine McKinney de Royston - Transcribed interviews using ExpressScribe - Identified codes from recorded interviews - Generated pseudonyms for dissertation - Attended weekly meetings to discuss phenomena observed in the

recordings.

Publications Nasir, N., ross, k., McKinney de Royston, M., Givens, J., & Bryant, J. “Dirt on My Record:” African American Male Students’ Perceptions of Discipline and Pedagogies of Resistance. Harvard Educational Review 83(3), 489-512. Volunteer & Aug. 2011- Dec. 2011 UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA Course Credit Course Assistant | Dr. Na’ilah Suad Bakaari, PhD.

- Read over ethnographic field notes with team of 5 course assistants - Encouraged small group conversations during the African American

Studies/ Education course - Assisted Dr. Suad Bakaari with office tasks during office hours - Served as a resource to students in the course

Aug. 2010- Dec. 2010 Education 190 | UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA Class Facilitator - Planned, scheduled & implemented lesson plans for the Education 190

course - Kept track of assignment completion - Offered insight & provided resources on educational topics relevant to

the course - Attended weekly debriefing/ planning meetings.

Apr. 2010- Dec. 2011 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Berkeley, CA 2nd Vice President/ Corresponding Secretary - Maintained contact with past chapter members - Planned & implemented sisterhood activities - Planned and organized social justice & community health

programming - Organized & participated in Delta Internal Development workshops - Completed paperwork for & organized Membership Intake Process - Served as liaison between Regional & National offices

Skills/ Abilities Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, & Publisher Proficient Adobe Acrobat Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Proficient Prezi Proficient Google Drive Proficient Dropbox Proficient Knows elementary Spanish (language familiar to school settings) Has three years of undergraduate research experience Has one year of professional institutional (higher education) strategic planning experience Previous Volunteer Youth Cheer Coach (3 years, 9-12 years old) Excellent communication and note taking skills (24 hrs or less) Congenial and approachable in all settings

References Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir (Bakaari) Graduate School of Education/ African American Studies 5641 Tolman, University of California, Berkeley 510-642-5547 nailahs@berkeley.edu Dr. Maxine McKinney de Royston Postdoctoral Fellow (formerly of UC Berkeley) University of Pittsburgh mroyston@pitt.edu Dr. Vicki T. Sapp Vtsdst07@yahoo.com Nirali Jani Graduate Student University of California, Berkeley niralisjani@gmail.com Nzingha Dugas Director, Academic Coordinator Multicultural Student Development 247 Ceasar Chavez Student Center 510-643-0442 nzingha@berkeley.edu Susan Doyle-Shedd Illustration Department Rhode Island School of Design sdoyle@risd.edu

Rachel Wyley Peer Health Exchange (formerly of Citizen Schools) 70 Gold Street, San Francisco, CA rachelwyley@gmail.com Holly Przybyla Berkeley High School (formerly of Citizen Schools) 1980 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 510-644-4576 hollyprzybyla@berkeley.net