Yamila Mustafa

All About Me

Leadership Experience

US ARMY JROTC

  • Aug 2019 – May 2020
  • Cadet Sergeant
  • Developed lesson plans and activities and taught them to foster the ability to work as a team.
  • Mentored and served as a role model by working energetically and leading by example.
  • Demonstrated and learned about leadership skills, critical thinking, problem solving, strategic planning
  • and adaptability in order to become a successful leader with different workshops, classes, and hands-on experience.
  • Proved the battalion’s overall success in the federal inspection where the battalion was deemed an Honor
  • Unit with Distinction and an overall grade of 97%.
  • Awarded the US Army Cadet Command Distinguished Cadet Medal, Leadership Education Training
  • Ribbon, and Service-Learning Ribbon as a result of outstanding leadership, integrity and determination.


Bisonte News Magazine

  • Aug 2017 – May 2020
  • Editor and Writer
  • Formatted and edited news received from various contributors.
  • Gathered multimedia components such as photos and videos and conducted interviews for each story.
  • Published, researched, and transformed articles for a print and online version of the newspaper.

United Nation Model

  • Aug 2017 – May 2020
  • Historian, Secretary, Parliamentarian, and Committee Chair
  • Updated the photography portfolio and documented the delegates’ experiences in competition.
  • Collaborated in agendas, action items from meetings and kept tabs on each activity or fundraiser.
  • Oversaw the debates made by each delegate during a committee. Responsible for awarding the points
  • and awards of the committee in question and ensured the agenda was followed through completion.
  • Competed on several times with wins such as a First-Place medal in an Organ Trafficking Committee.


Cinematography Team
Short film: En tres vistas Aug 2019 – Present

  • Screenwriter and Co-Director
  • Authored and revised a script for a short film called En tres vistas, in standard screenwriting format.
  • Organized production of a 20-minute film involving an eight-member crew.
  • Performed research to ensure that characters were well developed, the dialogue realistic and the plot
  • believable.
  • Articulated and instructed vision for each scene related to actors, production, and technical crew.
  • Solved frequent scheduling conflicts, equipment rentals, and shooting spaces.
  • Ensured the movie was made with the same vision I had in mind when I wrote it.

Short film: Viviendo a media asta Aug 2018 – May 2019

  • Actress
  • Acted as the lead role in the short film Viviendo a media asta.
  • Collaborated with the director and cast members to execute seamless performances.
  • Attained Best Trailer award and Best Poster award in the film festival Ponte los cortos, as a result of hard work.

Oratory Team Aug 2017 – May 2020

  • Co-Captain
  • Coached and made continuous improvement with new members with their work via feedback and advice.
  • Directed acting, vocal and stretching exercises.
  • Earned the Sancho Panza award for years of dedication and determination.

KidLit Aug 2018 – May 2020

  • Vice-President
  • Taught young children the love for reading and literature by allowing them to experience the words and their stories by reading to them out loud, acting the book out, etc.
  • Planned and scheduled the activities for the children.