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Used understanding of state politics, policy, and the policy making process to create and implement AACF's policy advocacy strategy for tax, budget and other policies related to family economic security. Helping our organization secure public investments that improve the health, wealth and happiness of children and families in Arkansas.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Helped analyze the potential state-level impacts of federal legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Also responsible for analyzing and advocating against the first-in-the-nation Medicaid Expansion work requirements on Arkansas Works. Produced policy briefs, blogs, and public comments in addition to providing comments to media. Some work on CHIP.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Division of County Operations - Office of Program Planning and DevelopmentResearched federal and state regulations and policies to develop a plan to market components of the "SNAP to Skills" program to County Judges in targeted, underserved counties.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Used ArcGIS to perform a longitudinal analysis on the effects of neighborhood organizations on economic development in Little Rock, Arkansas. Used Access and Excel to enter survey data regarding neighborhood quality. Used R and Stata statistical software to perform routine data analysis on survey responses (frequency distribution, relative frequency, dispersion, and other descriptive statistics).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Collected education finance data from state Departments of Education; researched state policies regarding property tax collection to update the State Priority Partnership's internal property tax database; assisted senior analysts by taking notes of Congressional committee meetings, think-tank workshops, and other informational events.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Conducted foundation research to develop funding streams for organizing and policy advocacy; developed narratives for proposals and conducted research to evaluate program impacts; assisted developing communications and mobilization strategies for policy campaigns; recruited and directed volunteers to assist with events; assisted planning and coordinating #ArkansasGives, #GivingTuesday, house parties, policy panel discussions, political process workshops, and other fundraising events.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Conducted candidate research for primary and general elections; contacted county clerks offices and Secretary of State for live election updates; entered death, birth, marriage, and divorce records; edited and entered obituaries; edited quizzes and horoscopes for stylistic conformity; screened phones for ADG newsroom.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

In addition to general clerical support, fostered donor relations and managed user database. Wrote promotional material for use on-air, in print, and through social media and email. Created ads and other designs in Photoshop. Recruited, organized, and directed 50+ phone volunteers for annual fund drive.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Wrote, recorded, edited, and uploaded underwriting spots for use on-air. Assisted planning and coordinating special events and board meetings. Designed web ads in Photoshop.

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A), Public Administration, 3.83 Gpa

Activities and Societies: President, Pi Alpha Alpha

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies, 3.26 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Socratic SocietyConcentrations in Physics, Creative Writing, and Religious Studies