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Karla  Arreola-Lopez

Karla Arreola-Lopez

Lexington

Summary

Experienced with fast-paced environments requiring efficient task planning and resource allocation. Utilizes creativity, communication, precise planning, cultural sensitivity, organization, and conflict management skills to work on job tasks and personal projects. Especially skilled in empathetic connection to analyze/resolve interpersonal relationships and mentee/peer dilemmas with nuanced understanding.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Crisis Counselor Volunteer (Remote)

Crisis Text Line
06.2022 - 12.2024

Worked as part of a community of crisis counselors and supervisors to allocate resources, engage in crisis de-escalation, offer bilingual support, manage self-harm safety plans/assessments, and to create an empathetic anonymous outlet for debrief of non-crisis problems.

Mentor

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass
01.2019 - Current

Served as a role model for two littles facilitating communication with parents and family through creative bonding activities, open discussion of mentee problems, and encouragement of personal growth through exploration of interests and extracurriculars for littles.

Cashier/Floor Associate

Marshalls
11.2020 - 03.2025

Created a neat and friendly shopping experience for customers on the sales floor and during checkout through efficient and warm cashiering, credit card rewards program promotion/sign up, phone call/store annoucement management, POS system troubleshooting, merchandise recovery, truck processing, fitting room catering, merchandise/display placement, associate training, and customer engagement.

Frony End Team Associate

Walmart
03.2025 - Current

Responsible for ensuring a fast, friendly, and honest customer check out experience alongside a team of associates through self-checkout POS system monitoring, friendly cashiering, and prompt customer shopping assistance.

Education

Bachelors in Social Work - Social Work

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond
05-2026

Associate of Arts -

Bluegrass Community And Technical College
Lexington, KY
12-2023

Skills

  • Encouragement skills
  • Digital record keeping
  • Adaptability to fast-paced environments
  • Creative in multiple mediums
  • Crisis intervention techniques
  • Bilingual in Spanish and English
  • Team collaboration
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Role modeling/mentoring
  • Listening and debrief skills
  • Deep empathetic communication
  • Client goal setting and planning
  • Resource allocation
  • Efficient task/project planning and organization
  • Relationship/rapport building

Certification

  • Crisis Counselor Training - June 2022
  • Cultural Competency Training - March 2025
  • Mandated reporting/child safety training - June 2022

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Frony End Team Associate

Walmart
03.2025 - Current

Crisis Counselor Volunteer (Remote)

Crisis Text Line
06.2022 - 12.2024

Cashier/Floor Associate

Marshalls
11.2020 - 03.2025

Mentor

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass
01.2019 - Current

Bachelors in Social Work - Social Work

Eastern Kentucky University

Associate of Arts -

Bluegrass Community And Technical College
Karla Arreola-Lopez