The team is responsible for organizing our admission process, reviewing applications, interviewing candidates, and selecting students to be part of our Entry Programs. You will be able to improve your ability to inquire and create comfortable interviewing environments and your active listening and decision-making skills.

The Alumni Coordinator position is available on the different staff teams, such as Admissions, Operations, Data & Tech, and others! It is an ideal part-time job to have your first contact with the professional environment and work towards LALA’s and your shared goals. You will be able to develop hard and soft skills, including adaptability, problem-solving, project management, etc.

The Audiovisual team creates content for the Communications Team. You will be able to develop editing, recording, storytelling, and communications skills in translating LALA’s mission in creative and innovative ways. 

The Camp Staff: Coach program is an opportunity for students to return to support camps as a staff members to ensure the best experience possible for camp participants. The tasks that coaches will be in charge of include taking care of 5-8 participants (“family group”) and being fully present at the camp to give feedback to facilitators/camp managers and running side events.

This is a program where students support the facilitation (end-to-end execution) of LALA's Virtual Leadership Bootcamps. The role responsibilities include facilitating, planning, instructional designing, managing, and much more. LALA staff members supervise the Trainee Managers, and themselves manage both coaches and participants during camps and work alongside facilitators.

The Care Guide is a pilot of a long-term longitudinal study design to test LALA's theory of change. Think of it as the LALA way of checking in (through in-depth Zoom interviews) and capturing qualitative data to understand an alum's life path and long-term impact. You will have an opportunity to develop skills in qualitative research  (interviews) and data analysis and also form bonds with other LALumni & LALA staff.

The LALA Internship is a program where students are able to receive an online 4-8 weeks Career Development Training and a part-time 6 to 12-week paid professional internship with a LALA partner organization. 

It is a great opportunity to gain professional experience in a differentiated and exclusive process with LALA’s partner organizations and to develop or execute a challenging project for the organizations, with the continuous support from a manager and LALA Staff. If you get an offer to work you will receive approximately $300 USD per month (the compensation can range between each organization!)

You will have access to resources about designing your career, relationship building, interview process and other skills that will prepare you for your career journey and the job market.

The DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access) Committee is a group designed to engage students in discussing DEIA topics, and brainstorm and implement DEIA initiatives at LALA. Being part of this team, you will have access to a space where you can discuss sensitive topics while feeling a higher sense of belonging and representation within the LALA community. You will also have the chance to strengthen your empathy, public speaking, research, and project management skills.

The Family Engagement Program focuses on engaging and supporting families of LALA students and LALums, helping families understand LALA and its benefits for students, providing space for questions, and connecting families. You will get the opportunity to strengthen content development, communication, and teamwork skills.

The LALA Fundraising Team is run by our Admissions Team and focuses on supporting newly accepted students in raising money to pay for their camp experience. You will develop your support and caring ability towards new community members.

The Lalumni Data Team (LDT) is a learning community where STEM and Data enthusiasts build tangible skills. You will be able to strengthen hard and soft skills such as qualitative and quantitative analysis, surveys design, and knowledge of systems-mapping tools for learning network analysis.

The meditation initiative offers 1-hour long weekly meditation sessions to the LALA community as a space for well-being, self-knowledge, personal development, and reflection.

This team consists of mentorship cohorts where we match a LALumni to mentors each cycle and semesterly Open mentorship weeks. We seek to generate value for both parties, accelerating our alums' development and enhancing the impact and sustainability of their projects, and allowing our mentors to improve their supportive guidance skills.

In this pre-camp program, LALumni support young leaders from underrepresented backgrounds in their application process to your entry initiatives. You will be able to improve your social-emotional and networking skills and also be an important factor in LALA’s diversity goals.

This team is responsible for managing and sharing the LALA’s opportunities bank - through our Opportunities Blast messages and emails - preparing to send customized opportunities by demographic segment and start peer-application circles. You will be able to improve your translation and communication abilities.

The Storytelling Team works towards collecting, writing, and sharing the incredible stories we have in our community, including LALumni, guardians, volunteers, partners, donors, and staff. These stories are spread throughout LALA’s communication channels, such as our Website, Social Media, and Newsletters, celebrating individuals that impact our community. You will be able to strengthen your networking, writing, editing, interviewing, and project management skills.

The Translation Team is responsible for translating all LALA’s resources and certain online events in order to make them accessible to our internal and external community. You will be able to develop your translation, management, and effective communication skills.

This initiative connects LALumni applying to colleges and universities in the United States with different opportunities and programs to help them in their application process. This help includes essay writing and editing, personal coaching, and peer mentoring from students who are already studying in the U.S.

Our V-camps are online after-school clubs for our community to join. We hope to improve support systems, learning opportunities, collaboration, and friendship in propelling these interest-based activities. The V-clubs range from social causes to personal interests; some examples are the Book V-Club, Latinxs V-Club, Sisterhood V-Club, TED V-Club, etc. You will be able to network and teamwork with other LALums, and even manage your own V-club if you want to create it.