Zuly Hernandez Cruz
Los Angeles, CA • [email protected]
Education
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James A. Foshay Learning Center Los Angeles, CA
Graduate 2020 August 2013 - June 2020
Extra Curriculars
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ACLU Youth Liberty Squad - Member Los Angeles, CA April 2019 - Present
Engineering For the Week (EFTW) - Menlo Park, CA May 2019
ACLU Summer Advocacy Institute 2019 - Advocate Washington D.C July 2019
ACLU California Institute 2019 - Panelist Los Angeles, CA October 2019
GSA Activist Camp (GSA Network) - Activist USC Los Angeles, CA June 2019
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Top 20 Nations Finalist EFTW Facebook Menlo Park, CA May 2019
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Bilingual - Spanish and English
Written and oral communication
Adaptability in individual and group settings
Los Angeles, CA • [email protected]
Education
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James A. Foshay Learning Center Los Angeles, CA
Graduate 2020 August 2013 - June 2020
Extra Curriculars
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ACLU Youth Liberty Squad - Member Los Angeles, CA April 2019 - Present
- Collaborate with attorneys and community organizers to help shape the creation of education equity campaigns.
Engineering For the Week (EFTW) - Menlo Park, CA May 2019
- A 4-week program creating a game to be sent to Facebook headquarters .
- Designed and created a web-based game within 2 days.
- Selected to present our finished project at a national conference at Facebook.
ACLU Summer Advocacy Institute 2019 - Advocate Washington D.C July 2019
- A week-long program in which diverse high school students across the nation go to Washington D.C to advocate for an issue they care about.
- Discussed and learned about social justice issues.
- Met with our representative (Karen Bass) to discuss an issue we’re deeply concerned about.
ACLU California Institute 2019 - Panelist Los Angeles, CA October 2019
- A 4-day advocacy program at UCLA for high school students across California
- Connected with student advocates
- Built skills to overcome social justice and civil liberties issues in our community and across California.
GSA Activist Camp (GSA Network) - Activist USC Los Angeles, CA June 2019
- 3-day program
- Connected with leaders and developed skills to discuss and educate on LGBTQ+ racial, gender justice, oppression issues affecting our society
- A college preparatory program in which I worked with local college students to improve my college applications.
- High school students located in South Central LA develop leadership and organzing skills in order to take meaningful and impactful action to improve Los Angeles.
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Top 20 Nations Finalist EFTW Facebook Menlo Park, CA May 2019
- My cohort’s project, which addressed the educational disparities between low-income and wealthier communities, was selected as one of the Top 20 submissions in a national competition at Facebook.
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Bilingual - Spanish and English
Written and oral communication
Adaptability in individual and group settings