Career Path Of A Lead Consultant At Scoot Education
Carmina's career began with a work-study job in college focused on civic engagement, which unexpectedly cultivated "soft skills of business development," and continued with roles such as a resident advisor and internships related to a social work emphasis. Later, teaching through Teach for America and a Fulbright grant in Spain, combined with summer internships in policy and school operations, ultimately guided their return to LA and current role after a period of community engagement.
Civic Engagement, Education, Leadership, Internships, International Experience
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Job Title
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Undergrad
Grad Programs
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Carmina Portea Amador
Lead Consultant
Scoot Education
Chapman University
Loyola Marymount University, M.A. Urban Education - Policy & Administration
Anthropology, Sociology
Education, Recruitment, HR & Related Professional Services
Sales and Client Management
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans
Video Highlights
1. Early development of business development skills through a college work-study job involving building partnerships with local nonprofit organizations for student volunteer opportunities.
2. Experience with Teach for America and teaching in Oakland Unified School District, followed by a Fulbright grant to teach in the Canary Islands, Spain, highlighting a commitment to education and cultural exchange.
3. Diverse experiences during teaching career, including internships in policy and advocacy and roles in school operations, demonstrating the accumulation of varied skill sets relevant to current role as Lead Consultant at Scoot Education.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path? Please start with your experiences in college, any internships, or jobs you had before your current role.
Yes, of course. My first job was in college. It started as a work-study position at Chapman University's Student Engagement Department as a civic engagement assistant. My primary responsibility was to build partnerships with local nonprofit organizations to create more volunteer opportunities for undergraduate students.
Little did I know that this would start the soft skills of my business development that I would later get into in my career. The following year, I managed a team of civic engagement assistants. Their job was to teach and educate about civic engagement and different projects, whether volunteer opportunities or political engagement.
From there, I became a resident advisor for a floor focused on diversity and equity. I also created diversity and educational programs. I then became a probation mentor. Throughout all of this, I was a sociology major with a social work emphasis.
I also completed a couple of internships during that time, as I initially thought I would pursue social work as my career. We'll get into it later, but that's not the path I ended up choosing. In my senior year at Chapman, I spoke with recruiters from Teach for America about potentially going into the teaching profession.
That's how the rest of my career really took off. I did my Teach for America two years in Oakland Unified School District and stayed for another year. I also wanted to improve my Spanish language skills. I reconnected with an advisor at Chapman University and applied for the Fulbright grant.
I ended up getting it, which allowed me to live and teach in the Canary Islands, Spain. It was a great experience. I also had to do some sort of community engagement project. That's where it led me back to LA because of the pandemic, to my current role for the past three years.
There's a lot that went in between while I was a teacher. I also did internships in the summer, whether it was a policy and advocacy internship. I also worked as a manager of school operations. All of these roles involved different skill sets throughout my career that led me to where I am now.