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Sacramento, California Area

Sacramento, California Area

• Served the Legislature as an expert on natural resources and environmental protection by assisting in all aspects of the budget process including authoring published analyses, providing private briefings to.
• Analyzed complex legislative and budget proposals under stringent deadlines in order to provide timely information to legislators and staff, developed analytically sound recommendations and creative solutions for.
• Exhibited fairness when analyzing statewide ballot measures by communicating with all interested parties and transparently developed fiscal estimates for title and summaries and clear proposition analyses for the.
• Coordinated closely with legislative staff, representatives of government agencies, advocates, and members of the public to create and improve legislation

Bloomington, Indiana Area

• Collected data related to the 2008 financial crisis, municipal securities, and public debt topics in order to develop financial and budgetary databases, and constructed more than 50 informative graphics for use in.
• Developed a lecture on Indiana’s 2008 law limiting property tax rates, and presented to five class sections
• Assisted with grading, record-keeping, and aiding students for V442: The Great Financial Crisis, V441: The Municipal Securities Market and Credit Analysis, and V161: Urban Problems and Solutions

Sacramento, California Area

• Analyzed recent revenue and expenditure patterns overall and in 47 major categories for California’s 1,050 K-12 public school districts using the state’s Standardized Accounting Code Structure (SACS) Microsoft Access.
• Produced descriptive statistics and performed regression analysis to identify statistically significant variables related to expenditure changes
• Presented findings to the Legislative Analyst and Deputy Legislative Analysts, and provided issues for legislative consideration based on quantitative analysis

• Utilized proficiency across Windows and Macintosh platforms as well as in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, iMovie, Final Cut Pro and basic HTML, Javascript, and CSS to assist students
• Maintained over 1,300 campus computers and peripherals as well as troubleshot issues and implemented solutions across campus through close teamwork
• Awarded Honorable Mention, Gold Star Awards, and Consultant of the Month for strong customer service skills, excellent technical skills, professionalism, and completion of special assignments as directed

• Conducted four weekly collaborative learning sessions of 30 students each focused on clarifying concepts, answering questions, working through practice problems, and reviewing homework assignments
• Performed teaching-related tasks including grading, proctoring exams, and assisting during lecture for an Introduction to Microeconomics class of more than 350 students

• Edited and produced the opinion page for an award-winning daily student newspaper with a print readership of over 45,000 and an online community of over 150,000 unique users
• Managed production of 30 columns per week, daily staff editorials, up to ten editorial cartoons and illustrations as well as features, page design, and a bi-weekly front
• Hired an editorial board, trained columnists, created a publishing schedule, and managed 26 writers and bloggers

Master Of Public Affairs, Public Financial Administration; Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: Public Finance Association (Served as Co-President, Treasurer, Webmaster, and Student Life Appropriations.

Bachelor Of Arts With Distinction, History With Honors; Economics; Interdepartmental Political Science And Philosophy; Psychology, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Arts and Sciences Honor Society Phi Beta Kappa, Hutton Honors College, History Honors Program, Economics Honor.

Education record

Recipient, Edward L. Hutton International Experiences Program Grant Studied conflict resolution and social policy in the Netherlands

Education record

Recipient, Presidential Merit Scholarship; Dean’s List (2 semesters) Transfer Student, Earned 30 credits, Transfer GPA 3.9/4.0