Presidential Appointee to independent, bi-partisan fact-finding federal agency requiring collaboration among eight Commissioners on Commissioner priorities and agency direction - Manage a complex portfolio of civil rights topics and advise on national civil rights policy. - Build consensus on sensitive report language among Commissioners to produce actionable legislative and executive recommendations directed to Congress, the President and relevant federal agencies. - Substantive expertise in civil rights statutes, regulations, and caselaw including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and relevant Constitutional provisions such as the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments- Secured inclusion of Commission recommendations in proposed legislation and appropriations report language through interfacing with Congressional offices- Work with program offices and agency leadership to shepherd Commissioner-led projects through conception, planning, and finalization of report text reviewing history, legislation, regulations, and policy proposals on civil rights topics

• Research and writing, reviewing trial and pre-trial motions, drafting orders and memoranda• Managing multiple ongoing assignments, taking initiative to solve emerging problems• Experience working with federal statutes, constitutional claims, and local statutes in the areas of employment law, foreclosure law, consumer protection, administrative law, Freedom of Information Act, and tort law

• Represented women seeking Civil Protection Orders, achieved the Orders sought for 100% of clients• Oversaw litigation and motions practice for several civil protection order cases• Appeared in court to present evidence and argue for legal protection

• Drafted legal memoranda on possible federal claims for D.C. prisoners around prison conditions • Interviewed potential clients and maintained correspondence with inmates with potential conditions claims• Prepared information resources for clients the organization still uses today

Prepared overview memoranda on recent scholarship on important federalism cases Researched and prepared memoranda on issues of comparative constitutional law

• Researched issues specific to low-income tenant advocacy, and assisted in case preparation and potential claim investigation including interviews and on-site inspection• Reviewed court forms for newly created Housing Conditions calendar

Managed a three-site breakfast program serving 150-200 homeless and low-income clients/day in Wards 7& 8Maintained client relationships and assisted in connecting clients to social servicesExpanded partner connections with other organizations and advocated for client placements

Acted as a research assistant for Dr. Patricia Sullivan for her book on the history of the NAACP