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Portrait of Kellie Quinn

Honor Society® member

Kellie Quinn

Admnistrative Coordinator at Office of International Programs- San Diego State University

  • San Diego State University
  • Public Administration
  • Class of 2017
  • San DIego, California

Member since April 2016

Education

  • San Diego State University

    Public Administration

    2015 – 2017

  • San Diego State University

    Religious Studies/Italian/International Studies

    2008 – 2013

Honors and awards

  • Cognella Graduate Student Scholarship in Public Affairs

    Scholarship for Graduate Teaching Assistants

  • John Fowler Endowed Scholarship

    Students of Public Administration

  • Jack McGrory Scholarship for the Public Administration Internship Program

    Public Administration Students who are also participating in an internship

  • SDSU Retirement Scholarship

    For SDSU students who have a relative that works at SDSU.

  • Scholars Without Borders Scholarship

    Scholars Without Borders in an honor society that promotes international education. This award is for study abroad scholarship.

Goals and interests

Career goal

​San Diego has one of the largest refugee populations in the United States. This has influenced me to choose Public Administration as my program of study. My career goal is to work with the under-served refugee population by helping them resettle and acclimate to their new surroundings. As a Master's of Public Administration student I strongly feel that it is my duty to dedicate my life to public service. I plan to participate in public service through policy reform, specifically regarding issues of immigration. Ultimately, I plan on pursuing a PhD. in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies.

Graduate school interests

Public Administration

Outside the classroom

Traveling, Reading, Watersports, Playing the Piano

Experience

  • Admnistrative Coordinator

    Office of International Programs- San Diego State University

    Apr 2014 – Aug 2015

  • English Teacher

    College of English Language

    Feb 2014 – Apr 2014

  • Financial Coordinator

    San Diego State University School of Communication

Volunteering

  • Citizenship Tutor/ Refugee Friendly Match

    Jewish Family Services

    Sep 2014 – Sep 2017

Languages

  • Arabic Intermediate
  • Italian Intermediate

Additional information