Calina Pamplona

Volunteer at national STEM orgs.; assisted in managing impact-based projects (e.g., tutoring, info content) reaching thousands and in internal operations

Organized weekly trivia, merchandise, activities, & proposals to promote health literacy; increased participation ~200% via volunteers; worked with the Department of Education's Project Development Officer to organize several events

Appointed to Finance Lead by directors; restored previously inactive team; planned fundraisers; created organizational systems (e.g., Gantt charts); helped organize donation drives for farmers and fisherfolks; assisted in logistics.

Developed competitive English and Abstract Reasoning instructional modules for 23+ 5th Graders; collaborated with mentors and founders weekly in developing benchmark lessons and identifying curriculum needs

Wrote and presented an 18-page desktop research on the functional properties of meat dehydration for ITDI's use; assisted researchers in Halal food production (spectroscopic analysis by UV-Vis, acid hydrolysis, etc.) and other research; agency supervisor's comments: 'can easily follow instructions, organized in writing and speech'.

Evaluated laboratories on biosafety and hazard levels; delivered 3+ presentations advocating for better laboratory measures; sat in 10+ lectures by Dr. Vitor II, MSc