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Arlington, Va, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Monitoring and clipping press coverage of candidates in battleground House and Senate elections for weekly newsletters. • Conducting candidate comparisons on key economic issues facing labor unions and their members across Rust Belt states.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Assisting with research and development for project proposals in a community welfare project portfolio.• Identifying promising grant opportunities and writing tailored proposals to advance community welfare initiatives.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Developed research plan for quantitative exit polling on voter satisfaction with ranked choice voting (RCV) in local elections. • Identified grant opportunities and successfully wrote a proposal to secure $2,300 in funding from a national nonprofit. • Analyzed results and produced infographics and data tables that were published in articles by pro-democracy nonprofits.

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

• Selected in competitive process to assist with course instruction in three Batten classes: ‘Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship,’‘Value and Bias in Public Policy,’ and ‘Poverty, Learning, and Education Policy.’• Worked with professors to set fair and equitable grading guidelines and to provide students with feedback in a timely manner.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

• Set groundwork for a legislative advocacy campaign in response to a comprehensive statewide study on K-12 education funding,summarizing complex findings, drafting form letters, and prioritizing legislative initiatives to drive impactful change.• Authored 800-1000-word opinion pieces emphasizing the importance of school attendance on behalf of senior school districtofficials, was published both online and in print by local newspapers.• Developed training for onboarding school principals. Training included district protocols for principal-family communications,managing media inquiries, and responding to emergency situations (e.g., campus lockdowns).

Richmond, Virginia, United States

• Managed the tracking of $180,000+ in donations to VPLC’s Annual Statewide Legal Conference over two summers, utilizingdonation management software to record contributions and project-manage an audit of donor contact information.• Collaborated with the fundraising team to develop an incentive system using donation tiers and strategic rewards, enhancing donorengagement and contribution levels.• Researched and recommended eligibility criteria for new $5,000 legal aid scholarship, balancing recipient merit and need.

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

• Conducted secondary research for graduate-level work by preparing weekly literature reviews of scientific journals and articles.• Edited and proofread research papers written by graduate students, ensuring suitability for publication in academic journals.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Public Policy

Bachelor'S Degree, Leadership And Public Policy

Leadership And Public Policy

Major in Leadership and Public Policy at the Frank Batten School Minor in Social Entrepreneurship