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Jessie Riggs Schambers

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I faced homelessness while I was getting my bachelor's degree. I am now pivoting to become a certified Paralegal while I work at a non-profit that advocates for homeless individuals to get rehoused.

Education

American River College

Trade School
2025 - 2025
  • Majors:
    • Law

California State University-Sacramento

Bachelor's degree program
2019 - 2022
  • Majors:
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

Sierra College

Associate's degree program
2018 - 2023
  • Majors:
    • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
    • Behavioral Sciences
    • Psychology, General
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
    • Law
  • Not planning to go to medical school

    • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Law Practice

    • Dream career goals:

      Paralegal

    • Housing Coordinator/Housing Navigator

      AMIHousing
      2024 – Present1 year

    • Lead Administrative Assistant/Membership Coordinator

      CLCA
      2022 – 20231 year

    • Proofreader/Research Assistant

      Dr. June Hee Kwon
      2021 – 20232 years

    • Behavioral Interventionist

      ACES
      2023 – 20241 year

    • Security

      ROSS
      2019 – 20212 years

    • Auditory Specialist

      PICS
      2017 – 20192 years

    • Record Dealer

      2015 – 20172 years

    Research

    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

      Dr. June Hee Kwon — Research Assistant/Proofreader
      2021 – 2023

    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

      Sacramento State University — Co-Researcher
      2021 – 2022

    Arts

    • Private Sales

      Visual Arts
      2015 – Present

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Evening of Dreams — Food Prep
      2017 – 2017

    • Volunteering

      LDS- Christmas Community Dinner — Food Prep
      2016 – 2016

    • Volunteering

      Clean Up Phoenix — Developer, Community Cleanup Specialist
      2014 – 2020

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Politics

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship

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