My name is Dana and I am thrilled to be applying to be a nanny for your family. I believe that my coursework and expertise in computational biology, in addition to my work as a high school science teacher, tutor, and my volunteer experiences in healthcare, make me a great fit for this role. I currently work as a high school biology and environmental teacher at Summerlin Academy and as a tutor at the Huntington Learning Center. Through my experience as a teacher, I've had the privilege of working closely with students from diverse backgrounds, each with unique learning styles and challenges. This role has equipped me with the invaluable ability to adapt my teaching methods to cater to individual needs, foster meaningful connections with my students, and guide them towards academic success. It has been in these moments of seeing a student's eyes light up with comprehension and witnessing their growth that I realized the immense impact a teacher can have on a student's life. Working with at-risk youth in a military academy designed to provide students with the tools they need to learn discipline, avoid the juvenile criminal justice, and explore their full potential as productive future citizens has been challenging, occasionally frustrating, but always deeply fulfilling and meaningful. As a member of the service organization, Alpha Phi Omega, I planned and hosted events about health disparities and covid-19, organized clothing drives for low-income women, and even raised money for Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital through Big Red Thon where I heard the simultaneously heartwarming, because of the great care they received and heartbreaking, because of the suffering they had to endure, stories of children and their families. This experience led to me to volunteer at a local hospital where I prepared and served meals to patients. In addition, I work as an EMT, responding to 911 calls in a nearby county, and providing care to patients in moments of great need. To my surprise, I have found that most of the work as an EMT in a small fire station is administrative, there is so much work that goes into running a fire station, from cleaning and preparing equipment to going through constant training stimulations to be prepared for anything. I have unexpectedly learned so much about what goes into running a small business and working with others from different backgrounds. Having pursued a Computational Biology major at Cornell, my academic journey has been a dynamic fusion of diverse subjects. In addition to the fundamental biology curriculum that encompassed chemistry, physics, and biology, I delved into courses involving statistics, mathematics, and programming languages like Java and Python. This interdisciplinary academic background forms the cornerstone of my ability to excel as an educator and researcher. It equips me with the analytical, computational, and scientific proficiency necessary to analyze and explain complex concepts effectively. I have worked during my time at Cornell at two labs, one in psychology and the other in ecology. For a semester, I spent 10 hours a week carefully dissecting and preparing lamprey fish lens. I learned so much about lab techniques, lab culture, and data collection and confirmed my love of scientific research. I have also worked in Professor Tom Gilovich’s lab where I have worked on projects to understand childhood development and human behavior and contributed to many social science projects at every stage of development. My varied experiences have led me to be a quick learner who is passionate about the intersection of healthcare and data science. If given the opportunity, I am sure that I would be an asset to your team.

I currently work as a high school biology teacher and tutor. I have previously worked as a EMT and research assistant. I graduated last summer from Cornell University.

I graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Computational Biology major and a psychology minor. I studied and researched human development.