Elliot Riseman

914-330-6319 | elliot.riseman@gmail.com


Education

Irvington High School, Irvington, NY - Graduating in June 2024

Weighted GPA: 4.40 Composite SAT: 1560

Community Service / Research 

Volunteer - O’Hara Nature Center |2021 - Present|

  • Grounds Work

    • Run community events and workshops 

    • Helped implement new trail system and identified hazardous tree points 

  • Harvard’s Changing Forrest Research Program at the O’Hara Nature Center  

    • Create 10x10 meter plot sites, examine tree core samples, identify environmental changes

  • Cornell Waste Management Institute and Department of Transportation Roadside Pollinator Research Project  

    • Photographed & organized data on local pollinators

Intern - Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research |2022 - 2023|

  • Histology & microscopy work in neuroscience field 

  • Developed research investigation & wrote a paper on results

Leadership and Community Involvement 

Founder and President - Irvington High School Filmmaking Club |2023 - Present|

  • Wrote club and equipment grant; awarded $7,000 by Irvington Education Foundation; mentor younger members, design workshops, and organize school film events

Deputy Editor and Media Liaison - “Voices of IHS” Literary Magazine |2022 - Present|

  • Design end-of-year magazine; host online writing competitions; oversee students' literary and artistic submissions

Documentarian - Irvington High School “Paw Print” Newspaper |2023 - Present|

  • Create local history documentaries with Irvington Historical Society; commissioned by Irvington Commemorate for film on former town resident Madam C.J. Walker; club videographer

Member - Irvington Drama Club |2021 - Present|

  • Performed key roles in plays 110 Stories; The Plot, Like Gravy, Thickens; Dilemmas with Dinner; and musicals Freaky Friday and Once Upon a Mattress; aid in set construction

Member - Irvington Debate Club |2021 - Present|

  • Explore geopolitics and public speaking; learn how to strengthen arguments via research; Regional Champion (10th); mentor younger students

Stand-up Comedian |2022 - Present|

  • Write scripts and perform at school talent shows and local open mics; examine current topics in a unique manner

Employment 

Teaching Assistant - Art XO Studio - Irvington, NY |2022 - 2023|

  • Ran art classes with elementary-aged children on painting, drawing, and sculptures 

Skills / Achievements

  • Proficient in spanish  

  • Experienced in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects

  • First Place American Debate League Championship, 2022  

  • National AP Scholar Award, 11th

  • National Merit Award Commendation, 11th

  • Suffolk University Book Award, 11th

  • Foundations of Creative Problem Solving course certification from the Creative Education Foundation, 2022