Mairead Blatner
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Mairead Blatner

Mairead Blatner
801 National Rd W, Richmond, IN 47374
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EDUCATION
Earlham College, Richmond, IN, expected graduation December 2020
Peace and Global Studies major, Arabic minor, 3.97/4.0
Studied in Amman, Jordan, Spring 2019

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Assistant Teacher, 40 hours/week June-August 2017 and 2018
The Montessori School of Northampton, Northampton, MA
• led educational and recreational activities for children ages 2-6 (both toddler and pre-k classrooms) in Montessori summer programs

Play Space Facilitator and English Teacher, 45 hours/week June-August 2019
Action for Education, Samos, Greece
• facilitated intentional play space for children ages 2-7 and their families, taught English classes for refugee youth, did informal translation (English-Arabic-French), organized community mural

In-Home Childcare Provider, 9-15 hours/week August 2020 – present
Rebekah Trollinger and Ahmed Khanani, Richmond, IN
• cared for siblings ages 1.5 and 3 in their home, provided enrichment and personal care

Teaching Assistant, 4 hours/week August-October 2020
Earlham College Spanish and Hispanic Studies Department, Richmond, IN
• supported students in Spanish 101 with extra help hours, led weekly conversation hours and activities, provided qualitative feedback on audiovisual and written homework assignments

In-Home Childcare Provider, 15 hours/week May-August 2020
Cory Mescon and Ben Baumer, Northampton, MA
• cared for siblings ages 3 and 6 in their home and on outings, facilitated learning and enrichment

Daycare Assistant (Volunteer), 4 hours/week September-December 2018
Diplomas Daycare Program, Richmond, IN
• supported teachers with enrichment activities in a toddler classroom, helped to serve meals

Editor, 10 hours/week November 2019-May 2020
The Crucible literary magazine, Richmond, IN
• solicited and selected submissions of creative writing and visual art for publication, designed and formatted magazine, organized printing and distribution, managed social media accounts

Farm Intern and Volunteer Coordinator, 25 hours/week May-August 2020
Riquezas del Campo Co-op Farm, a project of the Pioneer Valley Workers Center, Northampton, MA
• coordinated volunteer work days at an immigrant-led and worker-owned cooperative farm, assisted with farm management and produce sales, procured materials and donations, managed logistics and work site safety (including PPE), did informal Spanish-English interpretation

SKILLS
Fluent in French, conversational in Arabic and Spanish

OTHER EXPERIENCE
• Volunteer English Teacher - March-May 2019, Collateral Repair Project, Amman, Jordan
• Research Assistant - Winter 2018-2019, studied Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training
• Website Text Editor - July 2020, edited professional website to help career coach tell her story
• Research Assistant - May-June 2018, Earlham College Arabic Department, Richmond, IN