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New York, Ny, Us

New York, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Reviewed 50+ city’s data policies, practices, and analyses to provide a best practices guide for data-smart cities-Analyzed various documents and policies from different cities to determine whether they meet specific criteria for the What Works Cities’ City of Excellence designation-Communicated with city officials about how to better steward, manage, organize, and communicate data with public stakeholders-Supported the expansion of city data certification to include Canadian and Latin American cities-Reviewed individual city performance goals to determine if data-driven policies and research were being utilized to further city initiatives

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Independently led the development and implementation of a web-scraping R package to gather data from thousands of nonprofit and philanthropy websites-Created an interactive map to plot the locations of nonprofits and philanthropies in the United States to study their relationship with local health and social outcomes-Worked collaboratively to conduct analyses regarding the reflectiveness of nonprofit boards on the communities that they serve in terms of race, gender, and income-Worked cross-functionally with several teams to support ad hoc research projects analyzing the effects of increased social capital on community health outcomes

Kearney, Nebraska, United States

-Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses regarding access to healthcare in R and Stata-Generate and present visualizations in R and Tableau for a technical and non-technical audience-Enter, clean, and manage large quantities in Excel of data regarding sensitive medical information-Write reports measuring the spread and trends of COVID-19 within the health department's jurisdiction-Aid the department in defining and communicating the policies of data collections, ethics, and integrity

New York, United States

- Examine raw data and conduct analyses to provide support for ongoing reports and novel research- Utilize open data sources from New York and other entities to monitor trends in urban energy use- Assist with modeling of scenarios regarding the reduction of building emissions and the electrification of cities- Present results of analyses to guide public policy decisions regarding sustainability in urban settings- Provide visualizations for data storytelling regarding energy use in urban environments during the pandemic

New York City Metropolitan Area

-Parse PDF documents in R and Python to extract community health data of New York City communities-Prepare and present visualizations of multiple variables to provide project managers with relevant information for policy presentations-Work independently and with small teams to provide project managers with needed data and analyses

New York, United States

-Reviewed data collection and storage methods of information by multiple departments-Cleaned and standardize datasets and prepare data reports for Data and Policy Manager -Wrote scripts in R to analyze healthcare benefits of clients and cleaned existing data frames

Greater New York City Area

-Prospected and researched potential donors-Coordinated events by calling venues, writing and preparing briefings for clients-Managed databased in NGP VAN, Excel, and Google Docs-Fundraising outreach for state and federal political candidates

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science-Statistics

Activities and Societies: Cum Laude

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