Ricardo Carmona

Ricardo Carmona

Menlo Park, CA – (619) 865-2201 – carmonaglz@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Georgetown University, Washington, DC May 2018 Master of Arts in Global, International, and Comparative History

● Thesis: Between Anarchy & Despotism: The Rise and Fall of Iturbide’s Grand Coalition

University of San Diego, San Diego, CA May 2013 Bachelor of Arts in History, summa cum laude
Minor in Medieval Studies

●  McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program Scholar (2011-2013)
●  History Departmental Honors (2013)
●  History Honors Society (2012-2013)

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Upper School Social Science Teacher & Catalyst Fellow August 2023 – Present The Castilleja School , Palo Alto, CA
●  Taught classes on Ethnic Studies, Social Sciences, and Latin American History
●  Researched and designed new courses focusing on Ethnic Studies & Social

Sciences
●  Advised students in the management of various affinity groups
●  Awarded the Catalyst for Equity and Inclusion Fellowship
●  Worked alongside the DEIJ director and US Principal to design & support DEIJ efforts

Graduate Assistant September 2022 – May 2023 American University School of Education, Washington, DC
●  Maintain the School of Education email
●  Communicate with potential students via email, phone & in-person

communications
●  Assistant Graduate Coordinator with admissions paperwork & events
●  Assist Graduate program staff with running diverse SoE graduate programs

High School History Teacher August 2019 – July 2022 Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC

●  Taught classes on Washington DC, European, and Global history courses
●  Researched and designed two new history courses focusing on Asian & Latin America
●  Took on leadership roles in the 1619 committee and Staff of Color affinity

group
●  Advised students in the creation and management of various affinity groups and clubs

Private Tutor August 2018 – July 2019 Multiple Students, Washington, DC
● Tutor students in various subjects, including current events, political science, geography, history, and English language skills

Home School Instructor August 2016 – June 2018 Amoruso Household, Washington, DC

● Researchedanddesignedhighschool-levelGlobalHistorycourseandWorld Religions course

●Taughtstudentscriticalreadingskillsandhowtowriteandeditargumentative essays
● Ledstudentsinreadingsanddiscussingrelevantmaterials PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ADL: Breaking Down Bias
AISGW Emerging Leaders
AHA The Teaching History Conference Bard Institute of Writing & Thinking NAIS People of Color Conference AHA Annual Meeting
Fall 2022 Spring 2022 May 2021

April 2021 2020 – 2023 2016
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Intern October 2013– January 2014 Falchuk for Governor 2014, Boston, MA

●  Assisted with the collection and analysis of raw data to create a dossier to inform the candidate
●  Conducted research and wrote reports according to the needs of the candidate
●  Organized and created daily recap of print and radio media reports
●  Translated campaign information from English to Spanish

Research Intern February 2013 – May 2013 Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, Trans-Border Institute, San Diego, CA
●  Assisted with the collection and analysis of raw data to inform the institute’s readers
●  Conducted research and wrote blog posts for the Justice in Mexico Project
●  Translated and interpreted Spanish language media

Research Intern February 2013 – May 2013 San Diego History Center, San Diego, CA
● Conducted research and artifact collection for a specific section highlighting Baja California brewers’ influence in the Bottled and Kegged: San Diego’s Craft Beer Culture exhibition

● Translated Spanish language primary sources and edited portions of the exhibit’s text boxes

Research Scholar May 2011 – August 2012 McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program, San Diego, CA

●  Conducted research on Medieval travel writing under the tutelage of Dr. Thomas Barton
●  Wrote a final research paper and presented research to undergraduate peers at the University of California, San Diego undergraduate research convention

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Kitchen Volunteer January 2016 – August 2018 DC Central Kitchen, Washington, DC
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● Assistedkitchenstaffwithprepworkbycleaning,cutting,anddicingingredients Brewery Advisor August 2010 – May 2013

Cervecería Legion, Mexicali, Baja California
● Trainednewbrewerystaffinbrewingtechniques

● Assistedindesigningandbrewingtestrecipesandbranding
Language Lab Volunteer January 2008 – May 2010

Palomar College Community College, San Marcos, CA

● OversawandofferedguidancetostudentscompletingSpanishlanguagework (up to 20 students per day)

LANGUAGE SKILLS

●  Native Fluency in Spanish
●  Reading proficiency in Portuguese
●  Elementary French
●  Elementary German
●  Elementary Latin