Shilpa Kamat

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)

Writing Tutor - Carleton College - Northfield, MN

(2000-01 - 2001-12)

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