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New College Grad: Marketing Position at MIT in Athletic Department!
Here’s a great marketing job for a recent college graduate! Athletes encouraged to apply!

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: This is a full-time position reporting directly to the DAPER Director of Communications, Promotions and Marketing. This position helps support a broad-based program that fields 29 NCAA Division III varsity teams and four Division I rowing teams. General responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting in public relations functions of the department, helping with the development, coordination and implementation of effective communication strategies and initiatives that create recognition of the achievements, programs, teams and participants across the spectrum of DAPER programming. Additional responsibilities include assisting with the maintenance of records, statistics and archived materials for the department as well as the creation and promotion of current and emerging social media platforms. Knowledge and adherence to NCAA, conference and institutional rules and policies are critical.

Principal Duties:

· Serve as primary media contact and liaison with local and national media for assigned sports. Will also assist with coordinating the recognition, nomination and promotion of national, regional and conference award candidates.

· Assist in the management of DAPER’s web presence and social media platforms.
- Assist the DAPER Director of Communications, Promotions and Marketing with the department’s alumni outreach and fundraising initiatives in conjunction with the Athletic Director/Department Head, Alumni Association and Resource Development staffs. This can include but is not limited to the development of promotional materials, letters, and dissemination of information, reports, invitations, special events and other communications mediums and programs.
- Help with the development, coordination and implementation of webcasting programs and social media platforms to highlight department initiatives and the intercollegiate athletic programs.
- Produce promotional and marketing materials to include but not limited to, press releases, score reporting, the Sports Annual and other related information and materials.
- Assist with year-end athletic awards event.
- Operate and/or supervise staff on statistical programming for home event statistics and management.
- Assist in the management of DAPER Communications, Promotions and Marketing interns.
- Competent fulfillment of other duties as assigned.
Supervision Received:
Supervision is received from the DAPER Director of Communications, Promotions and Marketing.

Supervision Exercised:
Collaborate on the supervision DAPER Communications, Promotions and Marketing Interns.

Contacts Required to Perform Duties:
MIT Athletics Department contacts include Sports Administration, Physical Education and Wellness Staff, Club/Intramural and Recreation staffs, Sports Medicine, Faculty-Coaches, Part-time coaches, Equipment Operations, Facilities, and Business Office. MIT contacts include Admissions Office, Alumni Association Office, Division of Student Life Offices, the Technology Licensing Office, MIT News Office, and the Registrar’s Office.

Qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree is required. In addition, 1-3 years athletic promotions/sports information/communications and/or promotions experience or other related field at the college or university level is preferred. Excellent organizational, written, interpersonal, and computer skills are essential, as well as attention to detail and the ability to problem solve. Working knowledge of statistical programs, current design and desktop publishing software, and website maintenance are also essential. This position requires weekend and evening hours and occasional travel.

MIT is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

To apply, please submit resume, cover letter, work samples and references.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $42,000.00 – $45,000.00 per year

Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location:
- One location
Work Remotely:
- Temporarily due to COVID-1
Apply here through Indeed.
July 12, 2021
Meet Amy Mah Sangiolo: Newton Candidate for Mayor

I was part of a Zoom Meet and Greet and clipped Amy Mah Sangiolo by topic.

Newton Public School Reopening

Did you know that Newton Public High Schools have slipped by 20 spots in the rankings since Ruthanne Fuller became mayor? We are no longer in the Top 20 ranking.

Newton School District: #58 out of 403 school districts in Massachusetts (Top 20%)

U.S. News and World Report rank Newton South High School #34 and Newton North High School #37 out of all high schools in Massachusetts.

Even if your kids attend private school, the desirability of Newton Public Schools affects property value. With the median home price in Newton at $1.4 million, prospective buyers can choose a less expensive city with better schools.

West Newton Square Traffic

Affordable Housing in Newton

Newton Gun Store

Webster Woods: Boston College Lawsuit against City of Newton

Elimination of LGBTQIA Position in City of Newton

Amy Mah Sangiolo 20+ Years of Serving Newton

On Uniting Newton

Why I Support Amy Mah Sangiolo for Newton Mayor

My response to Ruthanne Fuller about diversifying the Newton Police Force.

To donate to Amy Mah Sangiolo for Newton Mayor,

please go here.

July 12, 2021
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July 7, 2021
Come Meet Amy Mah Sangiolo Candidate for Mayor

Come Meet Amy Mah Sangiolo

Candidate for Mayor

Learn more about Amy and share your thoughts on the most important issues facing Newton and how you want the next Mayor to address them.

Join us via Zoom!

Sunday, July 11th

4 pm – 5 pm

Join Zoom Meeting here:

https://emerson.zoom.us/j/98899084311?pwd=a3BYeDJTV2dnS2d2bFVpSG9hWS9TUT09

Meeting ID: 988 9908 4311

Passcode: 418197

June 29, 2021
Changing the Game Kickstarter Project!
I wanted to let you all know about my Kickstarter project that I am launching in two weeks.

Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes by Mia Wenjen

Everyone deserves to see themselves in the pages of a book. Now, Mia Wenjen brings the accomplishments of Asian Pacific American female athletes to life with incredible stories of their amazing accomplishments. Readers rejoice with these extraordinary women as they overcome obstacles to prevail in their sport. [nonfiction picture book, for ages 8 and up]

Growing up, my teenage daughter played many sports. I asked her if she knew the names of any Asian-American female athletes. She laughed and said that there weren’t any. I searched but found very few books featuring Asian-American female athletes. She was correct! How sad. The few books that existed center on sports that were more dance-driven like figure skating and gymnastics. Where were the role models for girls, especially for popular team sports like basketball, soccer, and hockey?

With seventy percent of all kids quitting organized sports by age 13, and with girls dropping out of sports at six times the rate of boys, it became clear that I needed to showcase Asian-American female athletes. Girls of every ethnicity need to see Asian-American females succeeding in sports to know that everyone can dream of stepping up on an Olympic podium. That was my wake-up call to write this book!

You will meet 18 Asian Pacific American Female Athletes in this book who excel at a range of sports and represent many Asian ethnicities.
- Eun Jung “EJ” Lee Ok (Korean American) is thought to be one of the greatest point guards ever to play women’s college basketball.
- Chloe Kim (Korean American) is the youngest snowboarder to win Olympic Gold.
- Miki Gorman (Japanese American) is the only female marathon runner to win both the Boston Marathon and the New York Marathon, twice!
- Victoria Manalo Draves (Filipino & European American), a diver, is the first woman to win two Gold Medals in both springboard and platform in the same Olympics games, the first Asian-American to medal at an Olympics game, and the first Filipino to win a Gold Medal.
- Evelyn Tokue Kawamoto-Konno (Japanese American) learned to swim competitively in a ditch through Soichi Sakamoto’s Three-Year Swim Club and is the first Japanese-American female to win an Olympic Medal.
- Julie Chu (Chinese & Puerto Rican American), a hockey player, is the first Asian-American female to compete for the United States in the Winter Olympics for a sport other than figure skating. She took home three silver medals and one bronze medal from five Olympics.
- Natasha “Tasha” Kai (Filipino, Hawaiian, Chinese & European American) is the first player from Hawaii to make the full U.S. National Women’s Soccer team. In 2008, she helped the team earn an Olympic Gold medal.
- Michelle Wie (Korean American) is the youngest female to compete on the PGA Tour and the youngest USGA champion in an adult event.
- Kristi Yamaguchi (Japanese American) is a two-time Olympic Gold Medal ice skating champion, a two-time singles World Champion, and a two-time pairs National Champion.
- Amy Chow (Chinese American) is the first Asian American woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal in gymnastics.
- Anona Naone Napoleon (Native Hawaiian) won the International Makaha Surfing Competition.
- Michelle Waterson (Thai & European American) is a Mixed Martial Arts champion.
- Liane Lissa Sato (Japanese American) took home a Bronze Medal for the United States Women’s Volleyball Team at the Olympics held in Barcelona.
- Catherine Mai-Lan Fox (Vietnamese & European American) is a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner for swimming.
- Megan Khang (Hmong American) is the first Hmong American to play on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour.
- Mohini Bhardwaj (Indian & Russian American) is the first Indian-American gymnast to medal at the Olympics.
- Naomi Osaka (Japanese & Haitian) is the first female Asian player to hold the number one ranking by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
I hope you will share my Kickstarter project on social media when it starts on February 15 and consider donating if you are able.

You can preview my Kickstarter Campaign here!

I am also including an option to donate my book to the Free Diverse Books for Classrooms through Multicultural Children’s Book Day.

Thank you so much!

Mia

To examine any book more closely at Amazon, please click on image of book.

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My books:

BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S BOOKS: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12 is a book that I created to highlight books written by authors who share the same marginalized identity as the characters in their books.
February 5, 2021
Donate to St. Mary’s Winter Clothes Drive in Newton
Winter Clothes Drive: St. Mary’s is conducting a winter clothes drive this coming Saturday, December 5, from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in the church driveway. We are collecting gently used or new winter items such as:
- Clothing (including hats, gloves, mittens, scarfs)
- Sleeping bags
- Blankets
- Disposable handwarmers
These donations will be given to:
- Common Cathedral (serving Boston’s homeless and indigent population)
- Catie’s Closet (clothing for students in need)
- Cradles to Crayons (clothing for infants to preschoolers)
- Various agencies serving the needs of adults (clothing)
Please consider giving to this drive and spreading the word to your family, friends, and neighbors, particularly since the pandemic has local charities serving more people than ever.

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

258 Concord St

Lower Falls Newton, MA 02462
November 30, 2020
Nominate Nonantum Boxing Club for Newton’s Best Business of the Year

Newton Patch asks Which Newton Business Is Best Of The Year? Nominate Your Favorite!

Please nominate Nonantum Boxing Club here.

Here’s my nomination:

I have boxed at Nonantum Boxing Club for nearly nine years and it is a wonderful place that supports the community, especially those in need. From a boxing perspective, Marc Gargaro, one of the co-owners of Nonantum Boxing Club, is an excellent boxing coach. He has sent more than two dozen fighters to national boxing competitions including Olympic qualifying events. He is also a coach for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Boxing Team that will compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. As a 55-year-old mom, I have a group of other mom friends that have trained with Marc for years. We get the same training and attention from Marc that his fighters do.

On a different side, training future professional athletes is much different in the boxing world than in other sports. Marc trains his team FOR FREE, dedicating hours of his time to team and individual training. He also has a nonprofit in which he offers free boxing fitness and training classes to kids FOR FREE.

But free boxing training is not the only nonprofit work that he does. Nonantum Boxing Club does service work year-round, including hosting a large boxing tournament on behalf of Newton’s Boys and Girls Club. I have seen numerous events that the gym does on behalf of community members in need such as fundraiser workouts to support someone’s medical bills or piles of donations on behalf of a charity that supports women who are escaping relationships in which they are physically abused.

What is most special about Nonantum Boxing Club is the people and the atmosphere that they create. The co-owners are both cousins who grew up in large Italian families right here in Nonantum. They have created a community that also feels like a family where everyone is included. the boxing gym may look intimidating but nothing could be further from the truth.

November 25, 2020
The Pumpkin Patch is OPEN at the United Parish of Auburndale!

The Pumpkin Patch is OPEN at the United Parish of Auburndale!

Modifications in place this year include contactless payment as well as spacing among pallets to enable browsing while social-distancing. A casualty this year is the bake sale, unfortunately! Please wear masks when visiting the Pumpkin Patch.

Enjoy shopping locally for pumpkins and gourds of many sizes and colors. Your purchases are sincerely appreciated, and help support the UPA’s outreach programs as well as the farmers who grow the pumpkins.

Location: 64 Hancock Street, Auburndale (corners of Woodland Road and Grove Street, near Lasell University and Williams School)

Hours: 10AM – 6PM, 7 days a week, through October 31

October 4, 2020
Newton Flu Vaccine Clinics

Flu Vaccine Clinics

Newton’s Health and Human Services Department has initially scheduled two drive-through/walk-up, appointment-based, weekend flu clinics open to Newton residents and Newton Public Schools students and their families.

Registration is not yet open for these clinics. Online appointment registration will open by early next week at www.newtonma.gov/flu.

Adults and children older than 6 months may be vaccinated at these clinics. Some high-dose flu vaccine will be available for adults who are at least 65 years old. These clinics are free and health insurance information is requested, but not required. If you do not have a vehicle, you may walk-up to receive a vaccine.

Saturday, October 10, 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Newton North High School

(457 Walnut Street)

Sunday, October 18, 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Newton South High School

(140 Brandeis Road)

Additional dates may be added depending upon demand.

Appointments are required and may fill quickly. Alternatively, consider getting a flu shot at another time and place; they are available in many locations, including primary healthcare provider offices, local pharmacies, and urgent care clinics. A list of some additional options for flu shots can be found at newtonma.gov/flu.

2020-21 Flu Forms

October 2, 2020
* Both Beds Claimed * 2 FREE Twin Beds with Mattresses, Box Spring + Futon

* Both Beds Claimed *

Only the metal twin bed from Pottery Barn is available! It comes with organic mattress and box springs. It does not require screws so it’s really easy to assemble.

We are giving away two twin bed frames from Pottery Barn. One has a pull-out trundle bed. Included are two twin mattresses plus a twin box spring. The mattresses and box springs are ORGANIC! We also have a twin futon for the trundle bed.

If you are interested, please pick up at 60 Greenwood Avenue, West Newton Hills, MA 02465. It’s on our front porch so you can pick up any time. It’s already broken down so it’s easy to move.

For more information, please text Mia at 617 877 7998.

September 17, 2020