Honor Society® member
Camila Santibanez Perez
Trust and Safety Assistant at At DonorsChoose, I handle and monitor the database of public schools by corresponding with teachers and administrators. Additionally, I have to plan and execute user eligibility policies, develop bi-weekly reports regarding fraudulent doing on our website, and oversee high-risk activities. If need be, I also take appropriate action in response to Terms of Use violations.
- criminology
- Class of 2020
- Brooklyn, NY
Member since March 2020
About
Recent graduate majoring in Criminology and minoring in Police Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. As an international student, I have a wide experience in overcoming new challenges and taking initiative. I am a critical thinker with exemplary communication skills. Open to anything that will provide me with the necessary tools and experience to become the best entrepreneur. My major areas of interest include criminal investigations, public policy, and criminal justice reform.
Education
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice
criminology
2016 – 2020
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Police Studies
2016 – 2020
Honors and awards
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Honors in Criminology
Completed the credit requirements for the major and have earned at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA in courses above the 100-level in the major.
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magna cum laude
(with great distinction), awarded to students whose cumulative GPA is at least 3.75
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Dean's list
Consistently earn the Dean’s List notation each term since matriculating to John Jay (Fall 2016)
Goals and interests
- Career goal
After I complete my Graduate Studies I intend to get a job as either an Intelligence Analyst or Countercrime Analyst either in the United States or abroad.
- Graduate school interests
I have applied for a Master's in International Affairs to be considered for Fall 2021 at the following schools:
American University, George Washington University, Stanford University, Georgetown University, Columbia, and Pennsylvania State University.
Experience
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Trust and Safety Assistant
At DonorsChoose, I handle and monitor the database of public schools by corresponding with teachers and administrators. Additionally, I have to plan and execute user eligibility policies, develop bi-weekly reports regarding fraudulent doing on our website, and oversee high-risk activities. If need be, I also take appropriate action in response to Terms of Use violations.
Jan 2020 – Aug 2021
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Research and Investigations Intern
At Physicians for Human Rights, I prepared research for PHR’s investigations and crafted bi-weekly news briefs through news sweep on countries we had projects on. As an intern, I participated in mobilizing new advocacy strategies with the appropriate research. I recorded, transcribed, and distributed minutes of meetings while also translating reports from English to Spanish and vice-versa.
Nov 2019 – Mar 2020
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Mediation Intern
At the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, I got the chance to join in mediation sessions acting as a note-taker where I was able to apply negotiation skills to reach a resolution between employees and employers As part of the office duties, I managed new and old cases given by staff, keeping a clean schedule.
Jun 2019 – Oct 2019
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Communications Outreach Intern
At Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, one of my responsibilities included completing citizenship applications by gathering the client’s necessary documents. I also coordinated immigration clinics with our lawyers and clients. I created and managed events/workshops for community events as well as served as a liaison between our organization and other non-profits to improve collaboration efforts between programs.
Jul 2018 – Mar 2019
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Community Service Council
At Community Outreach and Service Learning, I planned, promoted, and staffed events aimed at building community relations on and off-campus. To do so, I created events for students that cultivate awareness of community needs. At my campus (John Jay), I helped guide students that wanted to plan service initiatives with the resources available at school.
Jul 2018 – Mar 2019
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Background Intelligence Unit Intern
At the City of New York Business Integrity Commission, I performed criminal background checks on applicants that wanted to get a license. I conducted searches on allowable databases and online sites to determine eligibility and prepared written reports based on research found for final review.
Apr 2018 – Jun 2018
Volunteering
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I was part of a Surf Outreach Volunteering program in South Africa where I helped to provide structure, learning, and new skills to children from disadvantaged neighborhoods. I joined after school projects that taught local children how to surf while teaching them valuable life skills. I was in charge of planning and executing surf lessons, and helped with the preparation and clean-up beforehand and afterward.
IVHQ
Jul 2019 – Aug 2019
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At Casa de la Amistad in Ciudad de México, I organized trips once a month with my school and other students to spend quality time with children diagnosed with cancer, playing and doing crafts during the day. Outside the trips, I coordinated the transportation of donation bags from my high school to the center.
Casa de la Amistad
Aug 2014 – May 2016
Languages
- Spanish Advanced
- Italian Intermediate
- French (France) Intermediate
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