Kaitlyn Waters  

+1-628-222-0956  

Kaitlynwaters23@gmail.com

 

Education  

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki, Greece  

M.A. Risk Communication/Crisis Journalism October 2018 – July 2019  GPA: 8.7/10 – Scholarship Recipient  

- Cognitive Linguistics Research Group member  

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Warren Wilson College- Asheville, NC  

B.A. Anthropology/Sociology concentration Cultural Anthropology December 2016  Minor: Spanish  

GPA: 3.48/4.00 – Academic Deanʼs List and Community Engagement Deanʼs List  

- Beck Scholarship Recipient Senior Capstone Project  

Awarded by the Sociology/Anthropology department for senior thesis research. Capstone research focused on a  study of ethno-linguistics was conducted over a one-month period in the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca,  Oaxaca, Mexico.  

- Warren Wilson Sutton Leadership Scholarship  

- Athletic Scholarship -Varsity Swim Team 
 

Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla – Puebla City, Mexico Spring 2015  GPA: 4.00/4.00  

- Semester-long study abroad experience in Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico. All courses were conducted in  Spanish. Courses studied include Contemporary Socio-Political Movements, Political History of Latin  America, Political History of North America, Political History of Mexico and Universal History of Art.  Participated as a member of the swim team. 
 

Rotary Youth Exchange – U.S.A. to Indonesia 2013 – 2014  - Website: http://myrotaryyouthexchange.blogspot.com  

- Gap-year experience which included homestays with Indonesian families and attending Sekolah Menengah  Kejuruan(SMK) or vocational school in music and dance. Attended scheduled Rotary meetings and  participated in numerous volunteer opportunities such as book distribution and conducting English  lessons. 
 

International, Teaching and Leadership Experience  

Students 2 Scholars –Atlanta, Georgia February 2024 – July 2024 
Director  

- Assisted in daily administrative activities at Garden Hills Elementary School.  

- Designed and implemented community engagement initiatives between the families of the school and  the North Atlanta community.  

- Worked alongside the school social worker to serve the immediate needs of families including  support with housing, employment and food security 
 

Atlanta Public Schools –Atlanta, Georgia October 2023 – February 2025   Parent Liaison & Spanish Teacher
- Atlanta Public Schools “Rising Star” 2024 Recipient

- Led and translated for department-based meetings to create the yearly curriculum for Spanish students at Ralph J. Bunche Middle School, a Title I International Baccalaureate school.
- Frequently communicated with the families of my scholars and referred them to critical, internal and external services when necessary.
- Led a jewelry-making club for students in a mindfulness and artistic framework.
- Assisted in daily administrative activities at Garden Hills Elementary School, a Title I International Baccalaureate school.  

- Developed and led community engagement initiatives between the families of the school and  the North Atlanta community.  

- Worked alongside the school social worker to serve the immediate needs of families including  support with housing, employment and food security  

- Provided translation support for Spanish and French 
 

Highlands Community Charter Schools – Sacramento, California April 2022 – May 2023  Teacher  

- Designed scaffolded, experiential lesson plans suitable to  

instruct adult learners  

- Led the Digital Technology Literacy course. 

- Introduced topics of US culture and history for a diverse refugee population.  

The Island School – Eleuthera, Bahamas August 2021 – December 2021 
Instructional Staff  

- Open-water swim coach preparing students for long-distance open-water  

swimming  

- Histories Instructor with anthropological lens implementing the Harkness  

method.  

- Community Engagement Leader for The Island School semester program.  

- Regularly performed residential dorm duties.  

- Active medical personnel for students.  

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 American Farm School – Thessaloniki, Greece  August 2017 – June 2021 

Teacher  

- Initially selected for a year-long fellowship at the American Farm School Elementary School.  - Collaborated with other English teachers to create experiential lessons for English language  instruction at the first through fifth grade levels.  

- Actively promoted American culture through everyday interactions, guided presentations and  instructional lessons around various U.S. holidays.  

- Founded and led the Spanish Club for the high school at American Farm School.  

- Ocean Literacy Instructor for students of the elementary, middle school and high school. 

SayABC – Online September 2018 – June 2020 
Teacher  

- Online English teacher to children who are in China between the ages of five to twelve.  

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Learning Enterprises – Los Santos, Panamá Fall 2016 – Summer 2017
Program Director & Teacher 

- Director of 12 college students selected to volunteer in English teaching positions within rural public schools in the Azuero Peninsula of Panama.  

- Screened and interviewed candidates using Workable and Skype technologies.  

- Created resources for volunteers including teaching materials and Panamanian cultural information.  Summer 2014  - Taught English with students from kindergarten up to eighth grade.  

- Independently prepared weekly lesson plans incorporating English lessons with a global  perspective, emphasizing conversational language skills.  

- Photographed the experience for Learning Enterprises.

 

Outdoor Retreat & Ministry of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church - Lake Geneva,  Wisconsin and Dixon, Illinois, U.S.A. Summers 2015 – 2016  

Summer Program Staff  

- Primary caregiver, environmental educator, residential theologian for groups of youth ages 7-17.  - Instructed numerous canoe, kayaking and sailing excursions.  

- Would communicate about the experience a given camper was having at the camp with parents and/or legal  guardians.  

- Carried out general maintenance such as carpentry and beach cleanup at the camps. 

Warren Wilson College – Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.A.  

Photographer and Writer – The Echo (school newspaper) Fall 2013 – Winter 2016
- Honed skills in Photoshop, InDesign and Excel.  

- Met deadlines and collaborated with other members on creative story ideas and layout designs.  - Interviewed prominent guests to the school and photographed their lectures or presentations. 
Design Staff – Media Relations Fall 2016 - Winter 2016
- Used GoPro technology to create promotional materials for the school.  

- Collaborated with other designers and photographers on media-based projects impacting the  campus community.  

- Offered critical feedback on the projects from colleagues. 

Green School - Sibang Kaja, Bali, Indonesia  

Teaching Intern Summer 2014  
- Developed daily lesson plans and activities for students between the ages of 10  and 15.  

- Incorporated environmental education and music education into the curriculum. 

Community Volunteer Experience & Internships  

  Casa Alterna October 2017 – May 2018 & August 2023 – Present 
- Live in solidarity with asylum-seeking families in a community living space in Grant Park.  - Teach English classes with the adult residents of the community.  

- Activate the care plan for pregnant members of the community including hospital visits, prenatal  care, follow-up care including babysitting.  

- Create text for the monthly newsletter of Casa Alterna.

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Global Shapers, World Economic Forum (WEF) – Thessaloniki, Greece & Atlanta, U.S.A. January 2020 - Present
Co-founder, Partnerships Chair & Vice-Curator  
-Develop and implement programs to support the fabric of the metropolitan community at large with regarding environmental, social and economic initiatives.  

- Attend virtual meetings and conferences from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland regarding decision and policy-making globally. 
 

Underwater Surveying Team of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki January 2020 – Present
Scientific Diving Researcher

- Conducting scientific research for the Polytechnic School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as a  member of the Department of Engineering.  

- Participated in training courses regarding underwater surveying methods in Skopelos, Magnesia, Greece
- Interned at Ikion Diving/Sporades Diving during the inaugural year of the first underwater museum in Europe (Peristera wreck)  

- Moderated virtual conferences regarding the harmonization of scientific diving within the European  Union.  

- Used methods of photogrammetry to document underwater cultural heritage. 
- Published significant findings for the public in academic journals as well as public interest ones including The Greek Reporter and SwimSwam magazine. 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) February 2019 - July 2019
Journalist
- Participation in the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps-Greece (NRDC-GR) internship program for Crisis Journalism for the Exercise "GORDIAN KNOT 2019". 

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Programs of Development, Social Support & Medical Cooperation (PRAKSIS) October 2017 – May 2018 
Volunteer Teacher
- Partnered with colleagues from the American Farm School at a shelter for  unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in Greece.  

- Organized bi-monthly activities including sporting activities, art projects and English lessons  for the minors.  

  - Led a two-month long photography seminar with six boys from the shelter that concluded in a  public photography exhibition held at The Child’s Asylum of Thessaloniki. 


Rooted in Community - Asheville, North Carolina Fall 2016 
- Fall break trip spent collaborating alongside the Roots Foundation to promote nutrition,  sustainable and collaborative agricultural education amongst elementary school students. 
- Built a community garden at Verner Early Childhood Education Center.  

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Immigration: Realities of the American Dream - La Grange and Americus, Georgia Fall 2015 
- Worked with Americus Mennonite Fellowship, Casa Alterna Community, Koinonia Farm and the Fuller  Center in southern Georgia for one week.  

− Tutored bilingual elementary students in reading comprehension and math skills.  - Did construction work alongside other break trip participants.

Defensa Comunitaria - Asheville, North Carolina Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
- Provided childcare at meetings for children ages 5-10,
- Interpreted meetings and translated documents at bi-weekly meetings.
- Coordinated various cross-cultural events with the community.

Hall Fletcher Elementary School - Asheville, North Carolina Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
- Provided bilingual after-school childcare to elementary school  

children.  

- Taught evening English classes to parents of children at the school.
 

Conservation & Preservation - Virginia Beach, Virginia Fall 2014 
- Researched community-based pro- environmental strategies on conservation through a series of workshops in partnership with the Virginia Beach Aquarium.  

- Provided landscaping support and construction work.

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Conferences 
Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Conference
- Attended the 2024 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology representing Diving With A Purpose and Atlanta Public Schools.
- Participated as a member of the Society for Black Archaeology

2024 National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference Summer 2024
- One of the participants selected to represent Atlanta Public Schools in a nation-wide conference.

Climate Reality Project Winter 2020 & Spring 2024
- Met with leaders of the international community in both local and global contexts to research and collaborate on efforts to reach the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.
 

American Studies Seminar Spring 2018
- Represented the American Farm School in a two-day seminar concerning diplomacy and  geo-politics in the Balkans region.  

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North Carolina Environmental Justice Network Conference Fall 2016  - Invited to a weekend-long conference analyzing NC environmental justice strategies and  intersectional ties between social and environmental justice initiatives.  

- Studied grassroots and state-level initiatives for improving the environment.

 

Student Climate Conservation Congress (SC³) Summer 2011  - Selected to participate in a week-long collaboration with the Green Schools Alliance and the  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the National Conservation Training Center in West Virginia.  - Joined workshops, lectures and various projects centered on the themes of environmental  conservation. 
 

Languages
English, native speaker

Spanish, fluent

Modern Greek, fluent
French, proficient

Bahasa Indonesia, proficient

 

 

Training & Certificates
- Ethics & Spanish Endorsement - Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators - issued 2024 & 2025
-First-Aid/(child and infant) CPR/(child) AED- American Red Cross – issued 2025  -Lifeguarding/First-Aid/CPR/AED- American Red Cross – issued 2016  

-SCUBA Divemaster – Professional Association of Diving Instructors – issued 2023


*References available upon request