EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Rachael Fried Designer + Social Worker + Artist

Masters in Fine Arts,Transdisciplinary DesignParsons The New School for DesignNew York, NYMay 2015

Masters in Social Work;Community OrganizingWurzweiler School of Social WorkNew York, NYMay 2013

Bachelor of Arts Studio Art & Graphic DesignYeshiva University, Stern College for WomenNew York, NY • May 2010Studies Abroad: Jerusalem, Israel, 2005-2007

Co-Director of Women’s Programming and Social Worker in Teen ProgramJewish Queer Youth (JQY), New York, NYMarch 2015–Present• Expanded JQY programming to include a Women’s Programming branch, providing social and emotional support to female-identifying members• Coordinate and co-facilitate monthly support meetings for JQY’s female-identifying members, ages 18-30• Plan and implement social events and holiday parties for the Women’s Programming members• Co-facilitate monthly teen support group, comprised of 15-20 Orthodox teenagers, ages 14-17• Provide supportive counseling to both female-identifying members and teens requiring additional support outside of monthly meetings Program Director and Director of Interactive MarketingCamp Nesher, Lake Como, PASummer 2012–Present• Supervise staff of thirty during a seven-week coeducational summer program for 400 campers ages 7-16• Plan and implement monthly summer camp calendar and daily schedule• Manage all social media pages throughout the year as well as all interactive marketing and various design work• Promoted to Program Director after four successful years working as the Division Head for 7th and 8th grade girls Graphic Designer, Animator, and Video EditorFreelance Design, New York, NYMay 2009–Present• Design and create logos, brochures, flyers, invitations, promotional videos, title slides, and eCards for various organizations Social Work Field PlacementSYNERGY, UJA-Federation of New York, New York, NYSeptember 2012-May 2013• Instructed and trained synagogue leaders in online fundraising for synagogues damaged by Hurricane Sandy. This project raised $40,000 in relief funds. • Reviewed hurricane relief grant proposals and coordinated with damaged synagogues to properly allocate funds. Connect2 of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, Brooklyn, NYSeptember 2011–May 2012• Provided individual assessment and treatment planning to homebound Holocaust survivors weekly• Designed and led socialization crafts group at the Jewish Community Center for Holocaust survivors• Created a resource manual of agencies that serve Holocaust survivors in New York City in collaboration with Met Council and the UJA-Federation of New York Yeshiva University Presidential FellowYeshiva University Office of Communications and Public Affairs, New York, NYAugust 2010–June 2011• Participated in competitive leadership initiative at Yeshiva University• Worked on design and video projects, managed department resources, and collaborated with the university Production Department, as well as outside vendors, as a member of the Yeshiva University Design Team• Organized and advertised “Dreidelpalooza,” a fundraising event during which Yeshiva University broke the world record for the greatest amount of people spinning dreidels simultaneously

Eighteen22: A global network for changeParticipant, June 2015 – present Salzburg, Austria and New York, NY• Participated in 3-day think tank of emerging and established global Jewish LGBTQ and ally visionaries, in Salzburg, Austria• Collaborate with other participants in designing to change the next chapter of LGBTQ Jewish life AJWS Global Justice FellowshipParticipant, October 2014 – August 2015 Santo Domingo, DR, Washington D.C., and New York, NY• Participated in service learning mission to the Dominican Republic to support grassroots organizations advocating for LGBT and women’s rights• Lobby congress members to pass International Violence Against Women Act IDEO & Knight Civic Design FellowshipParsons Design Fellow, January 2015 – May 2015 Charlotte, NC and New York, NY• Participated in a 2 week “Prototyping Bootcamp” with international design consulting firm, IDEO• Collaborated with a team from the City of Charlotte to prototype and design ways to use play and light to connect people in spaces that act as barriers in neighborhoods• Traveled to Charlotte to implement the prototype event, a project that was eventually awarded $67,100 from the Knight Foundation for it’s continuation Stern College for Women Student Council President, May 2009–May 2010Corresponding Secretary, 2008–2009 New York, NY

SkillsAdobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Muse, Final Cut Pro, laser cutting, stop motion animation, handcrafting, public speaking, critical thinking, self-awareness, and leadership

InterestsWorld travel, childrens’ books, painting, Tim Burton films, natural science, puppet design, and monster enthusiast

The New School University Merit Award RecipientMay 2014–May 2015 FEMA Certificate of AppreciationDecember 2013 Wurzweiler School Dean’s Scholarship RecipientSeptember 2011–May 2013 Stern College Office of Student Affairs Student Leadership AwardMay 2010

How Things Don't Work: The Dreamspace of Victor PapanekAnna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery September–December 2014 The Sketchbook Project Traveling Exhibit, Arthouse Co-op “The Last of the People I know”, Worldwide Tour,April–October 2012 Yeshiva University Museum, Senior Art ExhibitNew York, NY, May–November, 2010 Yeshiva University Arts Festival New York, NY, May 2008, 2009, 2010

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS

For full resume with contact information, email destigmatist@gmail.com