Simone Thibodeau
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Campaign Assistance
Blue Lab in Liberty Square Group
01.2013 - Current
Immigration Assistant
Senator Warren’s office
01.2013 - Current
Intern
Senator Warren’s Office
01.2013 - Current
- Duties consist of constituent casework and agency assistance, attendance at public events, transcription of meetings, and work with Voice Systems.
French-to-English translation services
Amazon Mechanical Turk
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Provided paid French-to-English translation services via Amazon Mechanical Turk.
Summer intern
Cambridge Community Center
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Full time summer intern at the Cambridge Community Center, teaching socialization in Second Step curriculum and French.
Actor
L’Homard Géant
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Acted in student film, L’Homard Géant, in French.
Certificate/license
École des Maîtres
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Received certificate/license from École des Maîtres in Canada for restaurant service, worked private soirées to pay for elective education in French.
French instructor and general tutor
Cambridge Community Center
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Volunteered as a French instructor and general tutor at the Cambridge Community Center.
Outreach Coordinator
Wellesley College Volunteers
01.2009 - 01.2010
Intern
Amherst Survival Center
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Interned and volunteered over 300 hours at the Amherst Survival Center.
Canvasser
Massachusetts PIRG
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Canvassed for Massachusetts PIRG.
Education
B.A. - Philosophy & Political Theory
Wellesley College
05-2014
French Program, French Philosophy and Literature
Tufts University
Philosophy, Political Science
Paris IV (La Sorbonne)
05-2013
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École Québec Monde
01-2012
Skills
- Communication
- Selected to represent Wellesley in annual Wellesley College Debates (recorded and broadcast)
- Provided constituent services at the Springfield office of Senator Warren, resolving agency assistance cases, registering constituent policy opinions, and assisting Regional Aide at public events
- Excelled in public speaking Experience speaking before large groups, including an audience of 900 Background in political debate Extensive acting experience
- Canvassed for Ed Markey for Senate (2013), for Vote Abroad at FEUSA (Foundation des États-Unis) to register American voters in Paris (2012), for Cambridge Community Center to begin a recycling-donation initiative that is still in place (2011), and for MassPIRG (2009)
- Made campaign calls for Obama for America (2012) and for Ed Markey for Senate Campaign (2013)
- Provided parent and donor updates for Cambridge Community Center (2010-2011)
- Reached out and negotiated with potential donors for Amherst Survival Center (2010)
- Social Service
- Managed volunteer outreach for Wellesley College Volunteers and Wellesley Outreach (2010-2011) Negotiated transport, funds and work opportunities with Wellesley College and off-campus groups
- Volunteer and later employee at Cambridge Community Center
- Intern at Amherst Survival Center, helping underprivileged persons in Western Massachusetts
- Barbara Bush Award and Wellesley Service Grant recipient
- Foreign Language
- Currently provides French translation services to Senator Warren’s Immigration Specialist
- Fluent in French Lived, worked and studied in Francophone Paris and Québec City for two years
Timeline
Campaign Assistance
Blue Lab in Liberty Square Group
01.2013 - Current
Immigration Assistant
Senator Warren’s office
01.2013 - Current
Intern
Senator Warren’s Office
01.2013 - Current
French-to-English translation services
Amazon Mechanical Turk
01.2011 - 01.2012
Summer intern
Cambridge Community Center
01.2011 - 01.2012
Actor
L’Homard Géant
01.2011 - 01.2012
Certificate/license
École des Maîtres
01.2011 - 01.2012
French instructor and general tutor
Cambridge Community Center
01.2009 - 01.2010
Outreach Coordinator
Wellesley College Volunteers
01.2009 - 01.2010
Intern
Amherst Survival Center
01.2009 - 01.2010
Canvasser
Massachusetts PIRG
01.2009 - 01.2010
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École Québec Monde
Philosophy, Political Science
Paris IV (La Sorbonne)
French Program, French Philosophy and Literature
Tufts University
B.A. - Philosophy & Political Theory
Wellesley College