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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Facilitator of the Church’s student-focused ministries, including weekly Queer-Affirming + Feminist Bible Study, “After School Snack” gathering, and special events• Provide one-on-one pastoral and spiritual support for students• Work with students and other staff to develop and implement new programming, including pilgrimages, retreats, community dinners, and a student group for faith and social justice• Coordinate with Harvard Chaplains to foster and grow the network of religious and spiritual life resources on campus

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

▪ Conducting research on how the political left can more effectively engage with religion and religious people in order to build better coalitions, reach more voters, and build stronger social movements▪ Research will be compiled into publicly available resources for campaigns and organizers; research is simultaneously focused on labor organizing, community/grassroots organizing, and political campaigns▪ Duties include researching current status of religion on the political left and distilling information into memos, identifying interview subjects, conducting interviews, writing case studies, and collaborating with other research assistants to build resource lists

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Live-in advisor for 28 Harvard College first-year students each year• Provided support for students as they transitioned to life at college, including community building, academic advising, conflict mediation, and one-on-one support• Sustained individual relationships with each student throughout the year through regular check-ins• Worked with team of students to host weekly dorm gatherings and cultivate sense of community

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

▪ Campus representative for Harvard-wide campaign to increase voter registration and participation rates among students▪ Developed and implemented HDS-specific plan for voter registration drive and voter turnout, including helping students navigate absentee ballot requests

Concord, New Hampshire, United States

▪ Worked with state Press Secretary and Director of Communications to develop and implement communications strategy for Senator Elizabeth Warren’s primary race in New Hampshire▪ Roles included staffing local and national press at primary and surrogate events, drafting opinion pieces and editorials for local newspapers, and state-specific research projects on different policy issues

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

▪ Summer field education through a grant from Office of Ministry Studies at Harvard Divinity School▪ Facilitated cultural events, workshops, and community outreach events at this lending library, museum, archive, community space, programming hub, and cultural center▪ Served as front desk volunteer, welcoming guests to the library, giving tours, and answering questions▪ Researched connections between religion, women’s health, and labor social movements in Scotland

Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

▪ Served as pastoral and ministerial intern for school year; responsibilities included worship leadership, support for parish’s social justice ministries, program development, worship planning, religious education, and more

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Duties included scheduling for company’s three partners, fielding phone calls and general inquiries, event planning for events with 75+ people, ordering supplies for 50+ coworkers, coordinating with building contractors, and leading hiring process for ten new associates for DC-based political fundraising firm

Asheville, North Carolina Area

▪ Responsible for activating Democratic supporters and building grassroots volunteer organization for the Presidential, Gubernatorial, and US Senate race in Buncombe County, North Carolina▪ Prospected, trained, and managed voter mobilization program with over 100 volunteers and three interns▪ Responsible for meeting and reporting on daily goals and metrics with organizing team ▪ Registered over 300 people to vote, made over 75,000 phone attempts communicating with voters ▪ Developed relationships with local Democratic leadership to coordinate grassroots volunteer efforts▪ Assisted with management of field office and logistics of regional Get Out the Vote program

Portland, Oregon Area

▪ Engaged with nearly 1,000 students, faculty, and staff on college campuses around the country to recruit for JVC Northwest, a full-time, faith-based post-graduate service program▪ Outreach included career/ service fairs, classroom presentations, individual conversations with students, attending club and organization meetings, and tabling in public spaces around campus▪ Acted as mentor for students as they considered post-graduate options and vocations

Portland, Oregon Area

• Coordinated all aspects of a farmers market in a low-income area, including vendor recruitment and organization, community events and outreach, nutrition program accessibility, and market management• Engaged in extensive grassroots marketing and community outreach to build support for the market, including media outreach; networking; speaking to congregations and local college classes; hosting community forums, and more• Planned gardening and nutrition class series at community garden and managed garden expansion project and 2015 growing season

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Instructed nutrition and sustainable agriculture education classes in local elementary schools• Engaged in community outreach for organization through programming and staffing tables at events

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Drafted letters to constituents relaying specific policies regarding poverty and agricultural issues• Met with constituents and advocates to hear concerns while representing the Senator• Wrote policy memos on congressional briefings/hearings related to Farm Bill, SNAP, and National Parks• Worked with senior policy adviser to write new language for the Senator’s updated official website

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Held diverse duties at organization working for women's empowerment in the United States and abroad• Served as in-office assistant and scheduler to organization’s president• Posted on official blog, Facebook, and Twitter accounts reaching more than 5,000 followers• Wrote briefs and memos that contributed to grant funding and private company partnerships

Master Of Divinity - Mdiv

• Master's degree focusing on intersections of religion and politics (both electoral and grassroots), community organizing.

Bachelor’S Degree, Global Interdisciplinary Studies & History, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Presidential Scholars, Blue Key Society, Villanova Sirens Acapella, Catholic Relief Services.

African History & Gender Studies

Activities and Societies: Weekly tutoring of middle-school students in Cape Town community through SHAWCO programFull semester study.

High School, Valedictorian

Activities and Societies: Student Council (Secretary), Editor-in-Chief of the Spectator (student newspaper), National Honor Society, ALPHA.