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Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

*Oversee the NLG Portland chapter's legal observer program, helping to manage and train for on the ground support for protest actions across the state of Oregon.*Building deep trusting relationships across identity and issue based affinity groups through Know Your Rights trainings, third-party observation of actions, and more.*Developing new forms of community defense and support to meet the need of the growing houselessness crisis and the equally growing police response.

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Organizer for the Service Employers International Unions’s Local 99, supporting union members, fighting for equitable labor practices, and empowering leaders throughout the greater San Fernando Valley. *helped knock 1000s of doors for the StopTheRecall campaign for Gavin Newsome, in the height of the pandemic. *helped organize a union election versus the Teamsters in the contentious fight for Inglewood School District*helped spread the word through field organization, door knocking, and event engagement to secure School Board President Kelly Gonez’s spot. *empowered 35,000 workers through digital organizing, education campaigns, weekly meetings, and more to move to vote to strike, secure the support of UTLA members across the valley, and engage in the largest classified workers strike in history. We were able to secure a historic raise for our workers, and set the stage for one of the most active labor years on record.

Los Angeles, California, United States

⚫️Supported the 7 different Neighborhood Council elections in Region 6 of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council system, coaching candidates on relational organizing, coalition building, public speaking, and digital organizing. ⚫️Built relationships with Union leaders across several industries to support a labor-focused endorsement process. ⚫️Identified community leaders and mutual-aid organizations within each NC sector to build collective power and center the work of each slate around the people in their district.⚫️Built a digital community of progressive Women of Color to educate and engage femmes who may wish to run in the future, giving regular talks on topics from healthcare accessibility to fighting for fair wages.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Assisted psychology lab focused on evidence-based interventions for criminal justice populations, individuals with mental health problems, & ethnic minority populations by way of intervention administration, data collection, coding, and analyzation. Specifically focused on juvenile justice, assisting in an intervention providing youth categorized as "difficult" with leadership training as a way to prevent gang-related behavior.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Served as leadership with a specific focus on campus sexual assault and harassment overseeing the annual protest/rally Take Back the Night, single-handedly coordinating production for a 200+ person eventPartnered with USC sexual assault advocates and nationwide voices on reproductive justice, body love, and the rights of women on campus to provide programming to raise awareness, provide comfort and healing discussion with an intersectional viewpoint. Advocated on the part of victims on campus to the Vice President of Student Affairs for the university to provide better transparency, accountability on the part of the administration, and recognition for the toxic culture that has been cultivated at the University.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Provide c-suite executive level support for CEO and executive staff by performing and overseeing a variety of complex, confidential, analytical, and highly responsible administrative work for high profile, fast paced Series A start-up. Administrative support includes internal and external correspondence on behalf of the executive team, presentation preparations, expense oversight, heavy calendar management and international travel arrangements. Assists the organization's HR function by keeping personnel records up to date, arranging interviews, preparing hiring and termination paperwork, and acting as an internal consultant in providing advice and guidance in the management and resolution of grievance and disciplinary issues. Additionally, tasked with fostering rich company culture, implementing social events such as holiday parties, team building activities, and training opportunities. Overall seeks to promote a positive, welcoming, and affirming work environment by making use of restorative justice practices, mindfulness, and vulnerability.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Ran support for numerous clients for leading casting software in the entertainment industry. Handled high-volume email and phone lines. Managed difficult personalities with a smile

West Hollywood, Ca

Oversaw high-traffic, award-winning child care center in celebrity gym, developed curriculum based heavily in play and creative expression, aiding parents with special needs children, and cultivating a nurturing and loving atmosphere. Managed high-volume call lines and provided the highest levels of hospitality to members, presenting self as first point of contact for the Equinox brand. Granted Employee of the Month within first year of employment.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Provided administrative assistance to Los Angeles regional executives for intersectional and internationally focused charter school, answering and directing phone calls for a high-volume desk, organizing and scheduling appointments, managing calendars, providing support to the office on copy-writing tasks and data entry.Built out messaging in response to Trump's announcement to stop the DACA program for the whole school district.Engaged in grassroots organizing to garner support for charter school enrollment, building out phone strategy to reach target audience of underserved minority and marginalized communities.

Launched acclaimed March on Washington project for the 50th anniversary of the march, gathering veteran journalists and witnesses together to build an interactive project to explore racial justice, equity, and how we move forward.Supervised nationwide staff of 30+ writers, assigning and editing stories for award-winning digital news venture driven by the stories of veteran journalists and commentators, celebrating the voices of those over the age of 60.Facilitated marked increase in audience reach and engagement through the development of RSS aggregation tool to allow for wider curation of news across key social media channels.

Cary, Nc

Worked as support for company's client websites, writing copy for newsletters, editing pieces, and continuing to work closely with the company's digital media venture Senior Correspondent, established social media plan for the company and implemented strategies for Signal Hill, its non-profit clients and its subsidiaries.

Cary Family Ymca, Cary, Nc

Built program to teach swim lessons to underserved Latinx community-based in low-income housing in Cary, NC, seeking financial sponsorship from YMCA stakeholders, and bringing the community together to engage in mutual aid. Lead a highly competitive swim team of over 100 swimmers; helped plan large scale events for the swim team and boosted the number of returning swimmers in the older age group by 90%Implemented use of new managerial software for the entire league of 8 YMCAs: leading teaching workshops, facilitating higher levels of productivity across the board.