Preet Cheema

Background

About Preet Cheema

Relevant Skills and Knowledge: Intervention and Counseling: • Individual/Group counseling with students to build positive attitudes, self understanding and self reliance • Provided resources for students who were academically challenged • Group counseling to promote leadership, confidence, interaction, decision making and social development • Developed roadmaps with students to A-G completion requirements • Planned, organized and/or assisted with testing program • Worked collaboratively with Financial Aid, Disabled Services Programs (DSPS), Extended Opportunity Programs (EOPS), CalWorks, Tutoring Center and Writing and Math Center(WAM) to coordinate services to current students and provide outreach to high school students. • Presented workshops on Career development, Financial Aid for College (FAFSA, Scholarships, Grants, and Student loans) • Collaborate with high school staff for greater student achievement and college preparedness • Assisted high school students with college applications Cross-Cultural Experience: • Provided counseling services to clients from a wide range of ethnic and religious backgrounds • Co-facilitated workshop for students on the exposure of diversity in local communities; developing cultural competency, diversity education and training • Provided strong, ongoing, and visible leadership, support, accountability and resources for diversity efforts Project Development: • Facilitated, implemented and collaborated with local community members for the “Every 15 Minutes” • Brainstormed, organized, monitored and maintained the Mentoring Program