Social Work Portfolio
Growing up in social work
My connection to social work began before I had a name for the profession. This portfolio follows it through my education, my supervised practice, and the practitioner I’m becoming.
Contents
- 01WelcomeBio and direction
- 02Professional introductionMission, résumé, cover letter
- 03Education & certificationsDegrees, training, awards
- 04Field experiencePracticum, evaluation, reflection
- 05Research & academic workPaper and power analysis
- 06Professional developmentLetters and memberships
- 07Community engagementGrant work and outreach
- 08Digital presenceEQ Listens and creative work
Welcome
Where I started, and where this is headed.
Today I’m Charniquera “Alex” Hines, a Bachelor of Social Work candidate at UNLV, graduating in December 2026. The road here wasn’t straight: Navy logistics, nonprofit leadership, community outreach, and teaching movement classes. Two practicums, Serenity Mental Health (direct practice) and Obodo Collective (organizational work), have given me both sides of the field. I’m now applying to MSW programs for 2027, with a focus on behavioral health access and racial health disparities.
Professional introduction
What I believe, what I’ve done, and how I’d introduce myself to an employer.
Personal mission statement
I want my social work to connect immediate support with a hard look at the systems people have to navigate.
That means taking a person’s priorities seriously while accounting for how housing, transportation, culture, and access to services shape their options. My job is to understand that context and work with people toward realistic next steps, without reducing a complex situation to an individual problem.
As a former foster youth, I’ve been on the receiving end of the systems I now study, and later, as a veteran, of military and VA social work and housing assistance. That experience has shown me where community support falls short. During my Navy service, a positive experience with an LCSW also showed me, for the first time, that clinical social work could be a path into therapy. Community outreach, nonprofit work, and movement-based wellness shape how I do that work.
At Serenity, I applied it through intake, care planning, documentation, and follow-up, work that demands attention to both the person and the process. A referral means little if someone can’t reach the service, and a care plan has to change when circumstances do. Supervision helps me check my judgment and see where I need more information.
At Obodo Collective, I’m asking the same questions at the organizational level. How does an agency decide which needs to come first? How does community input shape a program? What can service data really tell us about whether something is useful? Decisions about resources and program design eventually affect someone’s experience of seeking help.
Research is part of the work. My interests include structural inequality, racial health disparities, and behavioral economics. I want to ask sharper questions and draw more careful conclusions, which means asking who was studied, how an outcome was measured, and whether the findings fit the community in front of me. My own experience shapes the questions I ask, and research and supervision keep me careful about the answers.
As I head toward graduate school, I plan to strengthen my direct-practice skills while learning more about program development and evaluation. In both settings I’ll rely on supervision, community knowledge, and research to question my assumptions and stay accountable to the people my work affects.
Résumé
Summary
BSW candidate and U.S. Navy veteran with practicum experience in behavioral health and community-based organizational work. Experience includes intake assessment, care planning, DrCloud EHR documentation, and resource coordination under supervision. Interested in behavioral health access, program evaluation, and the link between direct services and community systems.
Education
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Bachelor of Social Work, expected December 2026; minor in Entrepreneurship
- College of Southern Nevada: Associate of Arts
- Pima Medical Institute: Medical Assistant coursework (externship not completed)
Field experience
- Fall 2026
Obodo Collective · BSW Practicum Student
- Support community engagement, organizational development, and program planning in a grassroots setting.
- Plan and coordinate community activities around an urban farm in Las Vegas’s Historic Westside, connecting books, gardens, family recipes, and children’s art to accessible cultural education.
- Explore how community input, service data, and program evaluation can inform organizational decisions.
- Fall 2025
Serenity Mental Health · BSW Practicum Student
- Conducted biopsychosocial intake assessments and supported individualized care planning under supervision.
- Documented intake, follow-up, and service information in DrCloud EHR and reviewed progress toward client goals.
- Supported referrals and resource coordination for behavioral health, housing, transportation, and service access.
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team and used supervision to examine practice decisions and professional boundaries.
- Received a final rating of 3, “Demonstrates above expected levels of performance,” in all nine evaluated social work competencies.
- Oct 2023 – Mar 2024
Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada · Intern (CSN El Mapa Experience)
- Gathered community resources, researched local nonprofits and organizations, and identified service gaps.
- Developed partnerships and communicated with stakeholders to organize a youth-serving nonprofit around concrete goals and community needs.
- Supervised by My Diem Nguyen, LCSW.
Leadership & community experience
- 2025 – present
EōS Fitness · Group Fitness Instructor (Zumba & Aqua Zumba)
- Teach inclusive group classes and adapt activities for participants of different ages and abilities.
- Completed EōS Fitness’s WaterFit training for water-based classes.
- 2018 – present
Equanimity Me Solutions · Founder & CEO
- Run a small firm offering project coordination, business development, graphic design, social media management, and administrative support such as business licenses and EIN filings.
- Created 10+ tailored business plans guiding startup clients through formation, strategy, and branding.
- Led 3 entrepreneurship training events for underserved communities, each drawing 100+ participants.
- Early client work included a project for Girls Inc. in Concord and logo and revision work for a childcare center.
- Oct 2019 – Oct 2021
Telus International · Concierge Specialist (Audible)
- Onboarded customers by phone, chat, and email, diagnosed issues, and resolved billing and technical concerns to support retention and satisfaction.
- Jan 2018 – present
Egape Love Network · President & Co-Founder
- Co-founded and lead a Las Vegas nonprofit for homeless and abandoned youth that also teaches the community about finance, business, real estate, health, and history. The network’s website reports $15K+ raised and 150+ youth helped.
- Designed the Mini Agape Love Bags program, a hygiene-bag project for youth ages 13 to 20, with a goal of 100 bags a month.
- Designed and delivered workshops on leadership, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship, and built partnerships with schools and nonprofits.
- Volunteer
Girls Trip Youth Inc. · Treasurer
- Managed finances and financial reports for the program.
- Chaperoned 3 youth leadership trips in California, with mentorship and reflection activities, and managed event logistics.
- Designed onboarding and career-exploration materials for teen participants.
Earlier work & youth service
- Mar – Jul 2018
USAA (through Sitel) · Insurance Agent
Recommended coverage based on client needs and handled new, renewal, and midterm service requests in a high-volume call environment. Earned a property and casualty insurance license in this role.
- c. 2018 – 2025, intermittent
Shipt · Shopper
Built repeat relationships with preferred customers through rapport, reliability, and handling special requests.
- Sep – Dec 2017
Omni Financial · Customer Care Specialist
Answered customer calls and emails, processed loan applications and payments, and trained incoming specialists.
- c. 2017
Personal Care Attendant · Nevada
Provided personal-care support in my first Nevada job after leaving the Navy.
- Dec 2012 – Jun 2013
Mt. Diablo Unified School District CARES · Program staff, 3rd-grade group
Supervised and led activities for a 3rd-grade group, helped with homework and reading, and reported safety concerns.
- Jan – Dec 2012
Pittsburg Senior Center
Planned events for seniors, recruited and scheduled volunteers, and evaluated services and programs with recommendations for improvement.
- Jun 2010 – Sep 2011
East County Boys & Girls Club
Ran daily homework help, health and life-skills lessons, and sports and recreation for children.
Community service also includes Meals on Wheels San Diego, Stand Up For Kids, Vegas Christian Center, San Diego Parks and Recreation, and Navy community outreach.
Military
U.S. Navy · E-4 Logistics Specialist · 2014–2017. Supported logistics, resource coordination, documentation, and accountability in a team-based operational environment. Awards: Navy Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Sharpshooter Ribbon, and Flag Letter of Commendation.
Skills
Training: CASAT Cultural Competency (Fall 2025) · CPR/AED/First Aid, National CPR Foundation (renewal due September 18, 2027) · WaterFit Instructor Certification, EōS Fitness (March 2026) · Aqua Zumba Instructor Training (August 2026)
Membership
Society for Collegiate Leadership & Achievement (SCLA), 2026–present · UNLV University Association of Social Work Students (UASWS), 2026 · Zumba Instructor Network (ZIN), since 2025
Sample cover letter: Clark County Family Services Specialist I
Written as a portfolio sample based on a past recruitment, not an application to a current vacancy. View the original role description.
October 21, 2026
Hiring Committee, Clark County Department of Family Services
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dear Hiring Committee,
I’m interested in future Family Services Specialist I opportunities with Clark County. I’m completing my Bachelor of Social Work at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with a minor in Entrepreneurship, and I expect to graduate in December 2026. The role’s focus on assessment, resource coordination, and support for children and families matches the skills I’m building through field education and coursework.
At Serenity Mental Health, I conducted intake assessments, supported individualized care planning, and documented services in DrCloud EHR under supervision. I also helped connect clients with community resources. Following a client from intake through referral and follow-up showed me how practical barriers like housing and transportation sit alongside behavioral health concerns. I used supervision to discuss cases and to make my documentation more accurate and useful.
My current practicum at Obodo Collective adds a community and organizational view. I’m building skills in community engagement and program planning while looking at how agencies use information to improve services. For SW 416, I also coauthored a research paper on childhood maltreatment and emotional and behavioral development. That gives me an academic foundation for child- and family-serving settings, and I know that applying it will take further training and supervised experience.
In the Navy, I coordinated resources, maintained records, and worked within an accountable team. I bring that experience to social work, along with a willingness to ask questions, use feedback, and follow through. I’m ready to keep learning the agency-specific practices needed to work responsibly with children and families.
Thank you for considering my background. I’d welcome a conversation about how my field experience and education could contribute to your department after I graduate.
Sincerely,
Alex Hines
Education & certifications
The classes, credentials, and training behind the work.
Bachelor’s degree
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Bachelor of Social Work, expected December 2026
Minor in Entrepreneurship
Assessment and human-behavior courses support direct work with clients. Policy, research, and community-practice courses help me see how services are organized and evaluated.
Earlier study
College of Southern Nevada
Associate of Arts
Healthcare study
Pima Medical Institute. I completed Medical Assistant coursework but not the externship. I later came back to social work, finished my A.A., and moved into the BSW program.
Focus areas
Certifications and training
- Fall 2025
Cultural Competency Training · CASAT Learning
Completed during my Serenity practicum. It covered cultural humility, implicit bias, and how to use interpretation services in behavioral health settings, and my learning contract records it under the competency on anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Nov 9, 2025
Prospective Medicaid Enrollment Applicants training · CASAT
Listed in my Serenity learning contract under policy practice.
- Fall 2025
HIPAA, confidentiality & documentation training · Serenity Mental Health
Completed during agency orientation: HIPAA, confidentiality and release-of-information protocols, and documentation standards in the DrCloud EHR.
- 2018
Property & Casualty Insurance License
Earned while working with USAA through Sitel.
- Sept 18, 2025
CPR / AED / First Aid · National CPR Foundation
Covers adult, child, and infant CPR and choking, AED use, injury response, and universal precautions. Renewal due September 18, 2027.
- Jan 26, 2025
Zumba Basic 1 Instructor License · Zumba Instructor Network
My current ZIN card lists membership since January 2025, valid through April 2027, licensed to teach Zumba and Aqua Zumba.
- Aug 9, 2026
Aqua Zumba Instructor Training · Zumba
Completed the Aqua Zumba instructor training in Las Vegas and received a digital instructor training certificate.
- Mar 7, 2026
WaterFit Instructor Certification · EōS Fitness
Completed EōS Fitness’s WaterFit training for teaching water-based group fitness classes, covering aquatic fitness principles, impact levels, and cueing. This is separate from my Aqua Zumba training.
Awards
Certificate copies, with credential numbers and signatures removed, are available on request.
Field experience
What I did at Serenity and the agencies before it, and what stayed with me.
My Fall 2025 practicum at Serenity focused on behavioral health and Targeted Case Management. Under supervision, I completed intake assessments, built individualized care plans, wrote follow-up documentation, and made resource referrals. The passages below are my own words from the final section of my learning contract, with Christina Gaglione, LCSW, as my agency field instructor.
Assessment · Competency 7
10 intake assessments
Between September and December 2025, I conducted 10 comprehensive intake assessments with Serenity’s standardized tool. I gathered biopsychosocial information, identified presenting needs, documented strengths, and determined appropriate referrals. Doing it repeatedly built my confidence in structured interviewing, accurate documentation, and turning findings into care plans.
Evaluating progress · Competency 9
Reviewing progress in DrCloud
I regularly reviewed client files in the DrCloud EHR to track progress toward care plan goals. That meant reading intake assessments, follow-up encounters, referrals, and service outcomes, then, with my supervisors, spotting improvement or regression and adjusting interventions.
Excerpts adapted from my learning contract. Client records, signatures, and contact details are not included on this site.
Final evaluation
Serenity Mental Health · Fall 2025 · Final competency ratings
Rated 3 in all nine competencies
On the final evaluation, every one of the nine social work competencies is marked 3, defined on the form as “Demonstrates above expected levels of performance.”
Agency field instructor’s final comments · verbatim
Over the course of the practicum, Alex demonstrated significant professional growth across all nine core social work competencies. Building upon the progress noted at midterm, she strengthened her ability to apply ethical and professional judgment, particularly through consistent use of supervision, reflective practice, and adherence to agency policies and procedures. Alex effectively engaged with individuals, groups, and interdisciplinary teams, demonstrating respect, cultural humility, and a strong commitment to client self-determination. She developed competence in assessment, intervention, and evaluation through completion of intake assessments, care plans, follow-up encounters, and ongoing review of client progress.
Alex also demonstrated increased confidence in advocacy and resource coordination, applying a person-in-environment perspective to address systemic barriers affecting clients, including housing instability, transportation challenges, and access to behavioral health services. Her engagement with evidence-based practices, such as Targeted Case Management and Assertive Community Treatment, reflected an ability to integrate research into practice. Throughout the placement, Alex showed growth in professional communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, and documentation skills. Her strong motivation to learn, openness to feedback, and dedication to continuous improvement contributed to her success in the practicum and reflect readiness for continued development as a professional social worker.
Christina Gaglione, LCSW, agency field instructor.
Reflection
Reading intake information next to follow-up notes helped me connect an assessment to what happened after the care plan was written. It kept practical barriers in view. Housing and transportation could decide whether a referral was usable at all, so finding a resource was only part of the job. Follow-up information also had to guide the next step in a client’s care.
I’m carrying that into macro practice. When an organization reviews its services, I want to ask whether it tracks referrals alone or also learns what made them useful or hard to reach. My current placement gives me a new place to test those questions. My judgment is still developing, and supervision remains how I test assumptions and recognize the limits of my role.
Earlier internship: Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada
October 2023 – March 2024 · CSN El Mapa Experience · Supervisor: My Diem Nguyen, LCSW
Resource research and community partnerships
Before Serenity, I spent October 2023 to March 2024 in a supervised mini-internship with the Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada, through CSN’s El Mapa program. My work was to map what already existed: gathering community resources, researching local nonprofits, finding the gaps, and building partnerships to fill them. I used that same research to shape Egape Love Network, my nonprofit for unhoused youth in Las Vegas, around concrete goals and real community needs.
The work was indirect: research, outreach, and partnership-building, not clinical care. My supervisor’s letter describes a network of support that runs from mental health services to financial literacy and housing assistance.
Program development: ACT staff training module
Fall 2025 · Serenity Mental Health · Competency 1
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) presentation
I researched Assertive Community Treatment and developed a presentation for Serenity’s internal staff training series, drawing on evidence-based literature, agency practice, and what I observed at the ACT team meeting on November 24, 2025. I discussed the content in supervision with my field instructor and practicum preceptor, connecting the research to real barriers I saw in practice, such as transportation limits and access to services.
It gave me practice turning research into something staff can use, and the confidence to bring a social work view into agency training.
Communicating field opportunities
I also helped explain Serenity’s mission and services in recruitment and outreach materials for prospective social work students. It was good practice in adapting information for an audience and helping others picture what a placement looks like.
Research & academic work
From a broad concern to a question you can actually test.
Coauthored paper · SW 416, UNLV · March 31, 2026
Understanding the Long-Term Effects of Child Abuse on Child Development
Our group reviewed the literature on childhood maltreatment and emotional and behavioral development, then used it to develop a hypothesis comparing anxiety, depression, PTSD symptoms, and emotional dysregulation in children with and without abuse exposure. The paper defines the variables and considers how to measure them.
It is a literature review and research plan. We did not collect data or test the hypothesis.
Instructor: Dr. An-Pyng Sun. Authors: Maili Cadelina, Isabelle Clark, Yesenia Elias, Anthony Gonzalez, Magaly Gutierrez, Betzave Hernandez, and Alex Hines. I contributed as a coauthor, and the paper is our collaborative work. The full paper is available on request.
Read the hypothesis and variable definitions (excerpt from the paper)
Verbatim excerpt. The hypothesis is a proposed comparison, not a finding.
From the information obtained from the literature review, the derived hypothesis is “Children who have experienced abuse will score significantly higher on measures of anxiety, depression, PTSD symptoms, and emotional dysregulation compared to children who have not experienced abuse.” The main independent variable is child abuse exposure, and the dependent variables are anxiety, depression, PTSD symptoms, and emotional dysregulation. The hypothesis examines whether or not abuse during childhood affects different areas of emotional and behavioral functioning. It is predicted that children who have been exposed to abuse will show higher levels of psychological distress and more difficulty managing their emotions compared to children who have not experienced abuse.
The primary independent variable is child abuse exposure, which includes physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as neglect. Defined nominally, child abuse exposure is defined by the presence of harmful or neglectful treatment during childhood development. Defined operationally, it can be measured through questionnaires, clinical interviews, or official records. It can be coded as either exposed versus non-exposed, or on a scale that reflects the type, frequency, and severity of the abuse that was experienced. The dependent variables in this hypothesis include anxiety, depression, PTSD symptoms, and emotional dysregulation. Defined nominally, anxiety is nominally defined as excessive fear or worry that interferes with daily life, while depression refers to persistent sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in activities. PTSD symptoms involve trauma-related responses, which include avoidance behaviors and intrusive memories. Emotional dysregulation difficulties refer to challenges in managing and responding to hard experiences in a healthy and adaptive way. Defined operationally, the dependent variables can be measured using assessment tools, like scales and checklists. Together, these measures can show how exposure to child abuse is associated with emotional and behavioral outcomes in children.
Reflection
This paper taught me to move from a broad concern about child maltreatment to a question I could actually study. Naming anxiety or emotional dysregulation as an outcome isn’t enough. The terms need clear definitions, and the measures need to fit the children being studied. That matters when I read research and when I think about assessment in practice.
Before turning this into a study proposal, I would reconcile the prevalence figures, check the references against the original publications, and look at whether the proposed instruments suit the children’s ages. I would also keep association separate from causation. These are useful limits to identify now, because the conclusions a practitioner draws depend on how well the research question and methods fit together.
Connects to CSWE Competency 4: practice-informed research and research-informed practice.
Who shapes a decision?
Organizational power analysis · SW 495 · Obodo Collective
For SW 495, I mapped who really shapes decisions at Obodo Collective, from formal authority to informal influence and the relationships between staff, community members, and partner organizations. A title doesn’t tell you everything a person controls, so each influence rating had to be tied to a specific decision and backed by evidence. The ratings are my own analytical judgment.
Where the map showed a gap, I proposed clearer ways for residents to take part and give feedback, including a resident-informed referral pilot. It’s a proposal, not an approved program.
Based on an 11-slide narrated review deck, available on request.
Early advocacy
Pittsburg High School · March 2012 · Press coverage
I was a junior and a member of the Black Student Union when Anthony Chavez, grandson of Cesar Chavez, spoke to Pittsburg High students about taking action in their communities. The Mercury News quoted me: “I’m fighting for something, too.” I told the reporter I planned to start a Young Vegetarians club, and I did the work to develop and propose it. The school administration never approved it before I graduated.
Independent research direction
Outside class, I’m developing Sankofa Vision, an independent research and writing project documented since 2025. It includes a framework built on behavioral, environmental, and community pillars, and a planned research series on Black economic infrastructure. It’s work in development, and none of it is published yet.
Entrepreneurship as program-development practice
My minor put me in real customer-discovery work (MGT 304) and in problem–solution fit and business planning (MGT 497). Both taught me to listen before designing and to test assumptions before committing resources. I bring that to program development, knowing a business plan is not evidence that a service works.
Professional development & networking
The people who vouch for me and the networks I’m part of.
Student membership
UNLV Association of Social Work Students
Member, 2026.
Honor and leadership society
SCLA
Member of the Society for Collegiate Leadership & Achievement since 2026.
Instructor network
Zumba Instructor Network
Member since January 2025, with a status card valid through April 2027.
Training attended
Fall 2025 · CASAT Learning
Cultural Competency Training
Purpose: build cultural humility for behavioral health practice during my Serenity practicum. Notes: the training covered implicit bias and how to work with interpretation services, and I recorded it in my learning contract under anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Nov 9, 2025 · CASAT
Medicaid Enrollment training
Purpose: policy practice, connecting Medicaid enrollment to access to behavioral health care. Notes: it fit my learning on Serenity’s move to a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic and the federal and state oversight that comes with it.
Nov 24, 2025 · Serenity Mental Health
ACT team meeting
Purpose: observe interdisciplinary collaboration and level-of-care decisions. Notes: I saw how transportation and access barriers match what the ACT research describes, and discussed two findings with my field instructor.
Letters of recommendation
These come from a field instructor, an internship supervisor, and a group fitness instructor. Copies are available on request.
Agency field instructor · Dec 17, 2025
Christina Gaglione, LCSW
CEO of Serenity NonProfit. On her signed UNLV MSW reference form, she rated me Above Average in all 11 categories and recommended me “without reservation, as an excellent prospect.”
Internship supervisor · Oct 8, 2024
My Diem Nguyen, LCSW
Counselor, Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada. Written in support of my BSW application, it speaks to my resource research, communication with stakeholders, and the work of building my nonprofit during my internship.
Letter of recommendation
Nayelli Dalida
Group Fitness Instructor, EōS Fitness. She has known and mentored me through Zumba and group fitness, and wrote this letter in support of a community outreach and engagement practicum application.
See Christina Gaglione’s signed reference form
Phone and email are redacted. The original is available on request.
Read My Diem Nguyen’s letter
Personal contact details are redacted. The original is available on request.
Read Nayelli Dalida’s letter
Personal contact details are redacted. The original is available on request.
Volunteer work & community engagement
The behind-the-scenes work that helps programs reach people.
Community project report · October 29, 2026
Obodo Greengrocer grant preparation
As part of the practicum grant team, I helped clarify what the application needed. I asked whether the previous board list could be reused and requested confirmation of changes to members, titles, voting powers, and paid status. I also asked whether the agency had an adopted conflict-of-interest policy or written standards beyond its attestation.
Agency leadership replied with the 2026 board list and a conflict-of-interest attestation. A ZoomGrants receipt confirms Clark County Social Services received the application on October 29. Submission doesn’t guarantee funding, and I worked on it as part of the practicum team.
My part was asking the questions that kept the agency information in the application accurate.
Volunteer · Event work
Darius Jones Foundation
I’ve volunteered at the foundation’s events with filing and organizing, event planning, T-shirt setup, food service, setup and breakdown, and tabling and awareness conversations. I’ve also joined its 5K as a runner. The foundation’s public work includes CPR, AED, and heart-screening awareness.
Nonprofit leadership · Since 2018
Egape Love Network: Mini Agape Love Bags
I co-founded Egape Love Network with a simple mission: educate, elevate, and empower. We teach the community about business, finance, real estate, health, and history, and we offer help to people in need “with unconditional love.” The network’s website reports $15K+ raised and 150+ youth helped.
Our focus is young people without stable housing. As the organization’s own research notes, more than 1,295 unaccompanied youth live in Southern Nevada, according to the Nevada Homeless Alliance. The Mini Agape Love Bags project is built around hygiene bags (toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, razor, soap, and shampoo and conditioner) for youth ages 13 to 20, with a goal of 100 bags a month. A longer-term goal is a transition home for at-risk adolescents. I handle funding, outreach, partnerships, and programming.
Youth and community outreach
Summer Blast 2025 combined creative activities, movement, and teamwork for youth engagement. I also draw on outreach with Egape Love Network and on customer education and technical support as an Audible Concierge Specialist.
Media, brand, and storytelling
Through Equanimity Me Solutions and my O & Lyfe project, I’ve built brand stories, flyers, label concepts, social copy, and QR-based communication.
Digital presence & creative work
Where I tell stories and build community outside the classroom.
YouTube · Book discussion
EQ Listens: Equanimity Listens Book Club
EQ Listens is my audiobook and book-club channel. It was formerly High Vibes and the Agape Love Book Club, and I’m moving it fully under the Equanimity Listens name. The series Your Next Great Listen covers books like the autobiography of Gucci Mane and Will Smith’s memoir.
Creative communication
I sing, dance, write poetry and lyrics, and have a performing-arts background. After working at Audible, I started the book club, opened a narration account, and built a home music and podcast setup through self-directed learning. Planning notes from May and June 2024 show how I aimed to connect reading recommendations with conversation.
These are skills I’m still developing, and I’m not claiming formal credentials in audio engineering, narration, or music or dance/movement therapy.