Ciana Socias

Spanish Major, Landscape Studies Minor, Translation Studies Concentration Graduating May 2025

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

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Experience

  • Treasurer at Smith College Squash Team
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Manages squash team budget and finance, applies for grants and funding, makes purchase requests, plans fundraisers, assists with team communication and outreach

  • Archival Processing Assistant at Smith College-special Collections
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Describes and organizes archival materials for research accessibility, creates historical and descriptive notes for materials processed, completed a translation project from June–August 2024 focusing on translating archival correspondence between feminist groups in Cuba and the United States from Spanish to English.

  • Publishing Intern at Restless Books
    Dec 2024 - Feb 2025 · 3 mos

    Reviewed manuscripts for clarity and content, analyzed market viability of submitted manuscripts, dialogued with interns and editors about opinions formed on submissions

  • Landscape Studies Department Research Assistant at Smith College
    Jan 2023 - May 2023 · 5 mos

    Worked independently and collaboratively to create a digital Visual Library for Landscape Studies, sourced and cataloged images to create accessibility and facilitate learning, organized images thematically (with a personal focus on parks and plazas in Havana, Cuba)

  • Library Assistant at Forbes Library
    Jan 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Assisted patrons of all ages with questions relating to library services and the local community, utilized the Cutter Expansive Classification system to shelve and locate books and media, created displays based on topical interests