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awards and honors

International Awards & Honors

Sonatina and Sonata International Piano Competition

Saherish performed in the renowned Carnegie Hall in New York, NY as a finalist for the Sonatina and Sonata International Piano Competition three times (December 2012, November 2014, and September 2016).

Destination Imagination Global Qualifier

Saherish, with her team of six other friends, competed at the Destination Imagination Global Finals in Knoxville, TN in 2011 and 2012 in Challenge A.

National Awards & Honors

2017 Coca Cola Scholar

Out of 86,000 applicants, 150 students were chosen to attend the Coca Cola Scholars Weekend in Atlanta, GA in April 2017 and were awarded with a $20,000  scholarship. 

Forbes Under 30 Scholar: Create 2017

Presidential Gold Service Award Recipient 2012-2017

Disney Dreamer's Academy Award with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine

Disney Dreamer's Academy Award with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine

Disney Dreamer's Academy Award with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine

Saherish was invited and attended the Disney Dreamer's Academy in Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL which was a week long conference and awards banquet in March 2016.

Disney Friends for Change & YSA Grant Award Recipient

Disney Dreamer's Academy Award with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine

Disney Dreamer's Academy Award with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine

Saherish was awarded a grant to host a project of change on Global Youth Service Day 2015. The project included helping children get active through fun activities and a zumba dance, while also teaching them about diabetes and obesity through a puppet show and original 3D movie.

National Child Awareness Month Ambassador to Washington, D.C.

Disney Dreamer's Academy Award with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine

National Child Awareness Month Ambassador to Washington, D.C.

YSA (Youth Service of America) and FOCF (Festival of Children's Foundation) chose one ambassador to represent each state at a week long conference and workshop in Washington, D.C. in September 2015. Saherish was chosen as the sole ambassador to represent the state of Texas.

ABC & YSA Summer of Creativity Award Recipient

National Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) Ambassador

National Hispanic Institute Mock Trial Competitor

National Association of Student Councils National Gold Council of Excellence Award 2016 and 2017

UNIVERSITY LEVEL Awards & Honors

Tufts University Presidential Award for Civic Life

The Presidential Award for Civic Life is the highest recognition for service, leadership, and civic engagement conferred by Tufts University.

Tufts University Alumni Association Senior Award

Anne E. Borghesani Memorial Prize

Marshall Hochhauser Prize

Summa Cum Laude Latin Honors & Thesis High Honors

Honos Civicus & Psi Chi Honor Societies

State Awards & Honors

Micheal & Susan Dell Foundation: Rising Star Finalist

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National History Day State Qualifier: Group Documentary

The documentary was entitled Malala Yousafzai: The Girl Who Stood Up for Her Education and won first place at regionals at Texas A&M University Kingsville in the Spring of 2014.

Destination Imagination State Finalist

1st Place at Regionals for Challenge A from 2007-2010 and 2011-2013.

1st Place at Regionals for Challenge Xtreme from 2013-2014. 

Mock Trial State Qualifier

After earning 1st place at regionals, the Carroll High School Mock Trial Team advanced to state in March 2015. Saherish was one of three attorneys that led the team. 

Texas Association of Student Councils Sweepstakes Award

Under Saherish's presidency from 2015-2017, the Veterans Memorial High School Student Council earning the Outstanding Energy & Environment Award, the Outstanding Pride & Patriotism Award, the Outstanding DASH (Drug, Alcohol, Safety, Health) Award, the Outstanding Community Service Award, and the Top 10 Video award both years.

Texas Music Teacher's Association Gold Whitlock Music Theory Award 2010-2017

Local Awards & Honors

Vice-Chairperson for the City Council Human Relations Commission

Saherish was appointed to the Corpus Christi City Council's Human Relations Commission in 2014 and was voted Vice Chairperson in 2015. She served as Vice Chair from June 2015-2017 as the nation's youngest to this position.

The Bend Magazine: Student Who Shines 2016

The Beach 96.5 Hometown Hero 2016

James Ragan Youth Leadership Award 2016

Driscoll Children's Hospital: Clara Driscoll Award & Scholarship

Mayor's Council for Veteran's Affairs Scholarship & Recognition

Caller Times Newspaper: Distinguished Scholar for Leadership and Service 2016

Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award Recipient and Chapter Scholarship Winner

Experience

London Strategic Consulting- London, United Kingdom

October 2021 - August 2022 | Bloomsbury Knowledge Group (BKG) Analyst & Strategy Consultant

La Gelatiera Gelato Shop- London, United Kingdom

December 2021 - August 2022 | Barista & Gelato Scooper

Dave Cavell for Congress- Brookline, Massachusetts

March - September 2020 | Policy Deputy & Finance Fellow

Semester at Sea Study Abroad Program

Spring 2020 | Impact Scholar | Alumni Engagement Scholar

  • Countries on voyage: Japan, Việt Nam, Cambodia, Malaysia, India, Mauritius, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco, The Netherlands

Quorum Analytics- Washington, D.C.

June - August 2019 | Change Politics Intern

  • Quorum is software built for public affairs, providing one place for stakeholder engagement, legislative tracking, and grassroots advocacy.
  • Worked to highlight the Quorum platform (legislative software tracking) through research and policy briefs on immigration and pay equity.
  • Utilized Salesforce, ChurnZero, Sparkpost and SQL to curate client usage reports.

Sunrise Center- Capricorn, Cape Town, South Africa

June - August 2018 | Summer Fellow

  • Helped create and implement the curriculum for the holiday program in one of South Africa’s poorest townships. 
  • Worked to monitor, record and pacify the behavior of children between the ages of 2-6 during a period of an intense water shortage and crisis.   

Tufts University Teaching and Lab Experience

Teaching Experience

Experimental College Teacher and Peer Leader

  • Co-taught a 3-Credit class entitled "The Handmaid's Tale in Context" to first-year students in the Fall of 2019.
  • Created and implemented lesson plans and activities each week, reviewed and graded assignments and projects, helped students register for classes and transition to college.

Student Faculty Interviewer

  • Interviewed potential guest lecturers for the Tufts University Experimental College in Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 for the Spring 2019 and Fall 2020 academic semesters.


Research Experience

Diversity and Intergroup Relations Lab | January 2019 - May 2021

Faculty Advisor: Sam Sommers

  • Assist in data collection for studies that examine the psychological factors that play a role in intergroup relations, especially as they pertain to immigration, race and ethnicity, and public policy
  • Developing proficiency in various skills, such as conducting literature reviews, created Qualtrics surveys, data cleaning and analysis using SPSS


Cognitive Aging and Memory Lab

Faculty Advisor: Ayanna Thomas | August - December 2019

  • Assist in studies that examine metamemory across the lifespan, eyewitness memory, retrieval enhanced suggestibility, and memory accuracy.
  • Work directly with participants to administer survey

Mathnasium Certified Math Instructor- Corpus Christi, Texas

June - August 2017 | Math Instructor

  • Used the Mathnasium Model to help teach math from grades 1-12.

MD Monthly Magazine Cover: June 2018

http://www.mdmonthly.com/its-your-life-foundation-project-iconquer-helps-coastal-bend-school-children/

    The Bend Magazine: August & September 2016

      Published in the Corpus Christi Caller Times

        Extracurricular Activities

        Non-Profit and Social Impact Projects

        Author, The Stories of U.S. (1st ed. published December 2019, 2nd ed. published December 2021)

        Co-Founder of Project iConquer 

        Co-Founder of Project kNIGHTS (Keep Nurturing and Inspiring Good Habits in Teen Sleep)


        London School of Economics and Political Science

        Vice President of Conferences, TEDxLSE, 2021-2022

        Editor, Department of Social Policy Blog, 2021-2022

        Coordinator, Department of Social Policy Events Team, 2021-2022


        Tufts University

        Executive Organizer, Production Team Lead, Core Team, TEDxTufts, 2018- 2021

        Executive Coordinator, Tufts University Social Collective (TUSC) 2020- 2021

        Senior Advisor, Co-President, Tufts Public Health Society 2018- 2021

        Tufts School of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Student-Faculty Committee 2017-2021

        Interviewer, Tufts University Experimental College Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020

        Assistant Director, Destination Imagination Medford 2018- 2021

        5th & 6th Grade Math Tutor, Leonard Carmicheal Society at Tufts 2017- 2021

        Director of Operations, Tufts Consulting Collective 2018- 2019

        Volunteer, Refresh Bolivia 2017- 2018

        Production Team Member, TEDxTufts 2017- 2018

        Vice President of Programming, Tufts Public Health Society 2017- 2018

        2nd Year Representative, Tufts University Social Collective (TUSC) 2018- 2019

        Traditions Coordinator, Tufts University Social Collective (TUSC) 2019- 2020

        Co-Head of Merchandising, Women Entrepreneurship @ Tufts 2019- 2020

        Student Analyst, Tufts Consulting Collective Fall 2018

        Executive Board, TableTalk 2017- 2018

        Social Chair, Women Entrepreneurship @ Tufts 2018- 2019

        Entertainment Committee, Tufts Relay for Life 2017-2018

        Veterans Memorial and Mary Carroll High Schools

        President, Student Council 2015-2017

        President, National Honor Society 2015-2017

        President, District Food Advisory Team 2015-2017

        President, Key Club Chapter 2015-2016

        President (Veterans Memorial HS), District 10 Student Council 2016-2017

        Editor-In-Chief, Veterans Memorial High School Yearbook 2016-2017

        Vice-Chairperson, City Council Human Relations Commission 2014-2017

        PTSA Student Ambassador 2015-2016

        District FullTweet Student Anchor/Broadcaster 2015-2017

        CCISD Wellness Policy Committee 2016-2017

        Principal's Advisory Committee 2015-2017

        It's Time Texas State Ambassador 2014-Present

        Tobacco Prevention & Coalition Ambassador 2014-Present 

        Luther Jones Elementary Science Fair Judge 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017

        James Ragan Children's Health Awareness Fair Coordinator 2014

        Attorney, Mock Trial Team 2013-2017

        Executive Board, Student Council 2013-2017

        Member, KEDTV Challenge! Quiz Show Team 2016-2017

        Member, Veterans Memorial High School Quiz Bowl Team 2016-2017

        Member, National Beta Club 2016-2017

        Vice President & Junior Parliamentarian, National Spanish Honor Society- Los Emperadores 2015

        Secretary, Carroll HS Student 2 Student 2013-2014

        Secretary, Carroll HS Medical Society 2013-2014

        Secretary, Carroll HS Historical Society 2013-2014

        Executive Board, Carroll HS National Youth Advisory Committee 2014-2015

        Member of National Society of High School Scholars 2014-2017

        Regional National Hispanic Institute Coach 2014-2015

        National Honor Society, 2015-2017

        Destination Imagination 2007-2016

        Class Council 2013-2017

        Chopin Society 2011- 2017

        Debate Team 2013-2015

        Volunteer Experience

        Driscoll Children's Hospital

        Welcome Center Volunteer: June 2015-August 2017

        360+ hours


        Leanoard Carmicheal Society

        Refresh Bolivia

        Destination Imagination Medford

        Corpus Christi Public Libraries: Neyland and Garcia Branches

        Corpus Christi Food Bank

        Mirador Nursing Home

        KEDTV Studios Charity Telethon

        Ronald McDonald House of Corpus Christi

        CCISD Special Olympics



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