Bernardita M. Yunis Varas

Currently working on a Masters in Rhetoric
(Communication Studies) at The Pennsylvania State University's
Department of Communication Arts & Sciences, hoping to start my Ph.D. in the Fall of 2012 and continuing to teach Effective Speech with a focus on civic engagement through public speaking and group communication. 

• Native of Viña del Mar, Chile, and Miami, Florida.
• Work focus: learning about how we identify ourselves, bringing awareness of human rights abuses, promoting social justice, improving communication across borders
• BSC in Communication Studies & International Studies, University of Miami, 2008
• BLA in Religious Studies, University of Miami, 2008
• 2007 Young People For (YP4) Fellow
• 2008 Front Line Leaders Academy Fellow
• YP4 mentor & trainer
• 2008 Correspondence Department intern at The Clinton Foundation
• Paralegal in Colson Hicks Eidson, major litigation law firm in Coral Gables, Florida