Liliana Velasquez

Volunteered with Westwood's Academic Decathlon Class at International Club Fair

• Collaborated with adult advisors to design booth and activities
• Communicated with youth and adults in a responsible and clear manner in order to educate on Academic Decathlon.

Participated as the Vice President of Westwood's Little Warrior Club where I mentored 1st and 2nd graders in creative projects.

• Identified opportunities to improve club running.
• Led creative projects with elementary students.
• Demonstrated leadership and responsibility with young children.
• Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate club members and build competent teams.
• Collaborated with teachers to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.

Partook in Building Beds with the Organization Sleep in Heavenly Peace for underprivileged youth in Arizona

• Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
• Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
• Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.

Westwood's Interact Club where there were multiple service projects conducted including the following:

• Creating and donating dog toys made from old tshirts.
• Wrote meaningful letters to the elderly.
• Raising awareness for Polio.
• Participating in the Mesa Veterans Parade.
• Wrote Valentine Cards for Seniors at retirement homes.
• Set up and collaborated on a Senior Valentines Prom for elderly at the Aster Aging Retirement Home.
• Creating and donating hygiene care packages to the local Salvation Army.

Student Representative for the Biomedical Sciences Pathway for the Westwood Club Fair

• Collaborated with other students to create an interactive environment for incoming Freshman

DPI for Westwood's Model UN Conference

• Ran the behind the scenes of the conference with printing, organizing, and encouraging novice delegates from around Mesa Public School
• Coordinated with different school club sponsors in order to organize the committees.
• Coached novice delegates in how Model United Nations committees run and how to participate.
• Collaborated with other DPI members in ordering and delivering name tags, policy papers, etc.

AYSO United Mini Olympics at Soccer Ceremony hosted at Westwood High School

• Mentored younger club players
• Worked in team environment to maintain high levels of productivity.
• Took and followed detailed directions from others.

Documented, Created, and Organized a Veteran Report for the Mesa Public Library Files

• Interviewed Veteran on his Air Force service in Korea.
• Demonstrated responsibility and diligence in organizing and collaborating with older adults in order to create a thorough, well-written documentary.
• Managed volunteer calendar and verified coverage of key roles during volunteer unavailability.
• Collaborated with other departments to maximize impact of volunteer efforts.
• Managed and tracked volunteer hours and progress to support accurate documentation.