Marco Espaillat
Mobile: 305.773.6283
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Academic advisor:
Yvette Perdomo
yperdomo@dadeschools.net
(305) 365-6278
Education
MAST Academy, 9th —11th
grade
• Expected graduation May 2020
• Weighted GPA: 5.313
• Unweighted GPA: 3.958
• ACT: 32
Florida International University
(FIU) — 12th Grade
empower survivors of human trafficking. Partnered with many other local organizations
• 8 full time college classes
throughout the 2019-202 school
year
Extracurricular
Education
• Launch X Entrepreneurship Program
at MIT— June 2019 - July 2019
• Leadership in the Business World at
Wharton School of Business — July
2019 - August 2019
Awards
• Most Innovative Business Idea —
Leadership in the Business World at
Wharton
• Best Public Speaker — Launch X at MIT
Activities
• For over six years, boxed Monday-
Friday in the afternoons and fought
every Wednesday within the gym
• In the ninth grade, played basketball
and started for my team within one of
Miami’s most popular leagues.
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Leadership Experience
Fundamentality, Co-Founder, Co-CEO April 2018- Present
• Started in just the tenth grade, created an official Limited Liability Company (LLC) with
a peer of mine in order to combat the financial education illiteracy crisis. Already
working with two of the most prestigious schools in Miami (St. Stephen’s Episcopal
Day School and Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart) Fundamentality has already
been a great success.
HIP Program May 2018- Present
• As a board member of one of the most exclusive and prestigious high school clubs in
Miami, I am constantly tasked with handling the ins and outs of the school club. HIP is
a school program dedicated to speak about taboo health subjects that are prevalent
amongst the rising generation. Within HIP, we coordinate meetings, field trips, and
school wide events.
UNBND — Nonprofit ambassador May 2019- Present
• UNBND is a Miami based nonprofit organization that has dedicated themselves to
UNBND has helped countless lives. My job within the organization is to write the
biweekly blog post featured on their website as well as help with fundraising events.
National Honor Society Member April 2019- Present
• The National Honor society is a crucial part of high school development. Tasked with
tutoring underclassmen and volunteering for countless community drives, there is no
limit to the value of being within this club. Only accepting a very exclusive amount of
members, I have been part of this program since last year.
Guitars over guns December 2017- May 2018
• Volunteered on a weekly basis to help under privileged students escape their local
community — composed of gun violence and other issues — to learn the beautiful gift
of music. At sessions, I was in charge of teaching the students how to play the basics
of piano as well as handled all administrative paper work.
Miami Bayside Foundation, Intern Summer 2018
• Under the watch of the executive director of the firm, I helped construct their
company database and categorize different loan and grants under which the
recipients were issued.
FIU Education Effect with Dr. Donnie Hale Summer 2017
• The Education Effect was designed to empower youth communities to help foster
their educational development. While at the project, I helped teach students about
their civic rights and other educational developmental tools.
Skills
• Bilingual (Spanish and English) and understand some Portuguese
• Public speaking — given multiple public speeches in Wharton and MIT
summer programs
• Critical thinking
• Problem Solving