262 High Street

Kia Marie Lor Middletown, CT 06459

klor@wesleyan.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiamarielor/
EDUCATION:
Master of Science in Education, 2016 Bachelor of Arts, 2013
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN Major: Communication/
Intercultural Communication Program Minor: English

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Director of Language and Intercultural Learning Nov. 2016- Present
Create programming on campus aimed at language and intercultural learning.
Develop the tools and methods needed for assessment and for measuring outcomes, and for on-
campus programming that will help bring international and U.S.-based students together around
mutual interests and for a common enterprise
Student Affairs Coordinator, Intl Student Specialist Penn Graduate School of Education
Sept. 2015 May 2016
Organize International Student Orientation for over 100 students across 20 different
divisions
Facilitate series of campus events, such as baking workshops, Halloween costume
party, traditional Thanksgiving dinner, Lunar new year festival, and conducting
focus groups
Collaborate across campus with the Penn Womens Center, Graduate Student Center,
LGBTQ center, International Student Scholars and Services, and Career Services
AmeriCorps Promise Fellow served with MN Alliance with Youth, Edgewood Middle School Sept. 2013 July 2014
Worked one-on-one with 30 students grades 6-8 during class and afterschool
Designed afterschool program STEP to provide supplemental academic and behavioral
support
Tracked students attendance, behavior, and academic grades weekly
English Teacher, Summerbridge Hong Kong, Island School, Hong Kong June 2013 August 20
Taught English to 20 highly motivated, low-income youth in Hong Kong
Lead the English department as Head of Department
Social Studies Teacher, Breakthrough Twin Cities, Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, MN June 2010- August 201
Taught research skills to over 30 middle school students through context of Civil
Rights Movement, the Naturalization process to become a U.S. citizen and the
Fives Faces of Oppression in three separate summers

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:
Conference Committee for Society for Intercultural Education, Training And Research
(SIETAR) USA
Fellow at Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication (SIIC) Intercultural
Communication Institute
Cohort Leader for Intercultural Leadership Program (ILP), University of Pennsylvania
Founder and Co-Leader of First Generation Club, College of St. Benedict
Fellow for Intercultural LEAD, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
Youth Leadership Initiative, Amherst Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, MN

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCE:

Backpacked Southeast Asia including Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore May June 2015
China Study Abroad Semester Aug. 2011 Dec. 2011
India Study Abroad Semester Jan. 2011 May 2011
Habitat for Humanity Global Village in Guatemala June 2008

RELEVANT SKILLS:
Language: English, Hmong, Spanish (conversational), Chinese/Mandarin (beginner)
Computer: Microsoft Office, familiar with both Macintosh and PC, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign
Personal: passionate photographer, creative writer, and yoga enthusiast