Shilpa Kamat
Teacher of Special Programs
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Taught writing to professional educators at the School of Education with Bay Area Writing Project; taught summer writing classes to youth, both in person and online
Experience
Teacher of Special Programs - UC Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
(2024-06)
- Taught writing to professional educators at the School of Education with Bay Area Writing Project; taught summer writing classes to youth, both in person and online
Educator/Wellness Coach - Kamat Coaching
(2015-01)
- Provided tutoring, mentoring, and wellness coaching sessions for private clients struggling with anxiety, depression, learning disabilities, and/or life transitions, primarily online
Teaching Artist - Loft Literary Center - Minneapolis, MN
(2018-01)
- Developed and taught an online "Writing for Transformation" course and intermittently offered others
Mindfulness and Yoga Teacher - Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill and Year Up - Pleasant Hill and San Francisco, CA
(2018-01 - 2020-12)
- Taught yoga, meditation, and self-care to disenfranchised undergraduates, both in person and online
Composition and Rhetoric Program Fellow - Mills College - Oakland, CA
(2016-01 - 2018-12)
- Taught analytical and creative writing to Mills College undergraduates as a TA and in the Writing Center
Workshop Leader and Coordinator - SFCAPC/Kids' Turn - San Francisco and Oakland, CA
(2014-01 - 2017-12)
- Facilitated conflict management and social/emotional skills workshops for adults and youth
- Coordinated overall workshop, mentored new workshop leaders, facilitated debriefing sessions
AmeriCorps Member - Multiple Assistance Center for the Homeless - Eureka, CA
(2005-01 - 2005-12)
- Taught creative writing to homeless adults; developed programs for youth and families in crisis
Workshop Facilitator - Vassar College - Poughkeepsie, NY
(2003-01 - 2003-12)
- Developed and taught a yoga/writing workshop at an Arts and Activism conference
Writing Tutor - Carleton College - Northfield, MN
(2000-01 - 2001-12)
Education
MFA - Creative Writing - Mills College
BA - English, with Distinction - Carleton College
Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential - CLAD - New College of California
Yoga Teacher Certification - Seven Centers Yoga Arts
