Kristina Lum

kristinalum20@gmail.com

Education Oregon State University (OSU)

June 2016
Master of Arts in English with a concentration in Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture

Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Summer 2013
Internationally recognized certification for teaching ESL to adults, conducted by
Cambridge University.

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM)

Summer 2013
Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in sociology

Kalani High School

Spring 2010
Board of Education Recognition Diploma and English honors

Skills Technology
Comfortable with Mac and Window OS. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Adobe
Premiere Pro, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Lightroom; iBook; and
Wordpress.

Learning Management Systems

Blackboard, Canvas, and Laulima

Social Media/Marketing
Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter.

Work Hawai‘i Association of REALTORS®

Experience Communications and Marketing Administrator, March 2017 – Present
Manages and creates external organization communications including advertorials,
press releases, commentary, and publications. Also responsible for communication
with 9,600 association members through social media, websites, email, weekly e-
bulletins, and reports. Supports multiple departments and committees with
coordination, graphic design, and videography.

Paniolo Trading
Freelance Web Manager and Photographer, April 2015 – March 2017
Manages the company’s website, photographs merchandise, and designs promotional
materials for special sales events as needed.
Public Policy Center, UHM
Fiscal Support and Event Coordinator, June 2015 – September 2015; June 2016 –
November 2016
Assisted with fiscal administration and event coordination for the Hawai‘i Energy
Policy Forum’s annual Hawai‘i Clean Energy Day event. Fiscal work included
preparing documents for RCUH and Kuali systems and managing purchases,
payments, and reimbursements. Event coordination included writing and designing
promotional literature, logistics, staffing, and collaborating with event stakeholders
such as speakers, sponsors, and awardees.

School of Writing, Literature, and Film, OSU

Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 2015 – June 2016
Assisted the Director of the Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) Program in
planning faculty development workshops and events. Wrote, edited, designed, and
published quarterly newsletter as Assistant Editor. Conducted program assessment
of writing intensive courses and consulted with WIC faculty on how to incorporate
writing into course curriculum.

School of Writing, Literature, and Film, OSU

Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 2014 – June 2015
Taught four sections as sole instructor of an introductory composition class (Writing
121). Planned lessons, instructed, and provided writing feedback to students.

Princess Victoria Ka’iulani Elementary School, Department of Education

(DOE)
Part-Time English Language Learner Teacher, August 2013 – September 2014
Prepared and taught English lessons to small groups of students. Grade levels ranged
from kindergarten to fifth grade, and students’ English proficiency ranged from
beginning to intermediate.

Public Policy Center, UHM

Part-Time Fiscal Support and Event Coordinator, September 2013 – August 2014
Assisted with fiscal administration within the RCUH and Kuali systems and event
coordination for department directors. Worked on logistics, promotion, and fiscal
documentation of program events such as the Hawai‘i Clean Energy Day, legislative
briefings, and WRAP Hawai‘i.

Writing Center, English Department, UHM

Tutor, January 2013 – April 2013
Temporarily employed at the UHM Writing Center as part of a teaching composition
class to gain experience tutoring native and nonnative speakers of English. Tutored
undergraduates in individual, thirty-minute sessions.

Public Policy Center, UHM

Student Assistant, January 2011 – July 2013
Worked under the Administrative Assistant to the Director. Contributed to the
preparation of materials for small-scale program events by proofreading, editing, and
designing promotional literature. Provided general office support by fielding phone
calls, photocopying, filing, and drafting fiscal documents.
 Princess Victoria Ka’iulani Elementary School, DOE
Paraprofessional Tutor, December 2009 – April 2010
Tutored third and fifth graders on test-prep materials to prepare them for the
Hawai‘i State Assessments. Subjects included English and math.

Publications Talking Story, Writing Proper: Pidgin-Speaking Hawai‘i Writers at

Oregon State University
Master’s Thesis, Spring 2016

A Case for Awareness: Hawai‘i Writers at Oregon State University

Teaching with Writing: The WIC Newsletter, Spring 2015

Community FreshEd
Service Mentor and Tutor, June 2012 – January 2013
Individual mentorship and tutoring sessions in remedial math, English, and
science, conducted once weekly with assigned mentee.

Kalani High School, DOE

Volunteer Tutor, November 2010 – December 2011
Individual tutoring sessions in math, English, and science, conducted once
weekly.

Palolo Elementary School, DOE

Volunteer Tutor, Spring 2007, 2008, and 2010
Tutored math and English in a two-week Hawai‘i State Assessment tutoring
program for elementary students.