Fellow in the personal office of Senior Democratic Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Matt Cartwright (PA-08). Policy Portfolio: Disability, Education, Health Care, Veterans, Civil Rights, LGBTQ+, Women & Family, Guns, Food & Hunger, Seniors, Congressional Progressive Caucus.Appropriations Portfolio: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.

Analyzed and annotated the factual accuracy, utility, and ethical ramifications of AI language model outputs.

Conducted research and wrote memos for committee hearings, briefings, markups, and amendment development; sorted and analyzed CPF and programmatic funding requests; compiled relevant reports, communications, and data for briefings of committee members and staff; provided administrative support including answering phones, managing mail, and setting up meeting spaces.

Provided residential, academic, social, and professional mentoring and support to undergraduate residents

Wrote and edited policy recommendations, constituent correspondence, bill text, and cosponsor summaries; provided administrative support including managing mail and logging constituent messages on Fireside; conducted research for committee hearings, briefings, stakeholder meetings, and policy projects; compiled press clips and tracked the Member’s media appearances and viewership using Cision and Excel; wrote and distributed a daily COVID news update

Researched U.S. disability-related laws and accessibility policies at other U.S. universities; interviewed disabled students and field experts to identify key accommodation issues at Stanford; proposed people-centered policy solutions to identified problems with detailed plans for enactment.

Provided residential, academic, and social support to Stanford undergraduate dorm residents through house meetings, on-call activities, crisis response, and resource distribution.

Supported a group of 10 Stanford freshmen through weekly group activities and individual check-ins that promoted academic, social, and emotional wellbeing.

Tutored Spanish-speaking K-5 children in English reading comprehension, vocabulary, and creative writing.

Planned and led daily recreational activities and weekend excursions centered around individual development, wellness, community engagement, and inclusion; provided residential support for participants through house meetings, on-call activities, and crisis response.

Provided logistical and residential support for dorm residents; answered phones, filed paperwork, distributed mail.

Studied human rights, multiculturalism, and inequality in Washington, D.C., and in various cities within South Africa (primarily Durban). Trained in intercultural leadership, social policy, and civic engagement.

Selected as one of 10 U.S. students joining 40 from Europe in a U.S. Dept. of State global leadership program. Studied diplomacy, sustainability, and civic engagement in Washington, D.C., and at Wake Forest University.