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Philadelphia, PA, US

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Consulted 7 Philadelphia district schools on how to implement socialized recess programs and build sustainable recess systems for their staff and students
• Coached climate staff at Andrew Morrison School for 1 week each month on efficient group managementstrategies at recess and implemented a Junior Coach Leadership program for 30 4th and 5th-grade students
• Engaged Andrew Morrison staff and students in Class Game Times to build foundational SEL skills through play
• Delivered 5 Recess Reboot programs which restructured recess periods to ease transitions, promote safe play practices, and encourage the use of conflict resolution strategies in schools adversely impacted by gun violence
• Volunteered to support Playworks Southern California by conducting a Recess Reboot in Bakersfield, CA
• Co-facilitated 7 Power of Play, Group Management, and Indoor Recess trainings with members of the Pro Team

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Responsible for 39% increase in focus list student attendance, with dramatic improvement in academic performance through service at a K-8 school in North Philadelphia and used weekly trackers to monitor intervention time
• Organized 4 after-school clubs and homework help, which recruited and retained between 25-30 students each week
• Facilitated the preparation of 3 school-wide events attended by 200+ students and served on the planning committee for City Year’s Mid-Year Summit, a three-day hybrid conference attended by 120+ corps members
• Drafted weekly newsletters and managed weekly team meetings resulting in improved communication and significant team performance improvements, while assuring team deliverables were met and exceeded expectations

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Served 1500+ hours virtually in a Philadelphia public school providing classroom support to two 7th grade teachers, as well as providing academic tutoring, socio-emotional coaching, and mentoring to 10 focus list.
• Collaborated with teammates to create weekly activities for an after-school media club for 20 middle-grade students
• Created content for team social media pages to send timely messages and alert students about upcoming events

UCLA

-Worked with the First Year Experience Program to help plan and run events for first-year students. Events particularly helped underrepresented communities such as UCLA transfer, commuter, first-generation, and out-of-state students.

Camden, NJ

• Helped refugee families by filling out school forms for non-English speaking parents, entertaining their children during ESL classes and organizing donations for each family
• Provided college prep courses for students applying and entering college

Philadelphia

• Completed in-depth research reports and presentations for Dr. James G. McGann whose research focuses on the trends and challenges facing think tanks and policymakers worldwide
• Collected and analyzed data on the world’s top think tanks for the 2019 Global Go-To Think Tank Index Report
• Appointed the project lead for the 2020 European Think Tank Summit research team and presented my final literature review on the operational and policy challenges facing European think tanks in 2020 at the TTCSP Intern.

Dublin, Ireland

Assist TD, Brendan Ryan, with matters relating to his role as Whip of the Labour Party. Responsible for a wide variety of tasks including assisting with constituent case work, evaluation of government schemes, research on pressing topics facing the Dáil Éireann (lower house of the Irish Parliament), and administrative work to ensure the office runs smoothly.

Los Angeles

Placed phone calls to local officials to seek endorsements and contacted constituents through texting as well as phone banking to educate them about the campaign. Additionally databased donor information, as well as canvassed for Democratic Congressional and State Assembly candidates who were endorsed by Governor Newsom.

Camden, NJ

Assisted staff members with constituent casework and outreach events, specifically working with the immigration specialist to address constituent issues with visas and citizenship applications. Additionally, I responded to constituent phone calls, letters and faxes.

Avalon NJ

• Served customers at fresh seafood market and fulfilled restaurant take-out orders
• Answered and processed phone orders

Avalon, NJ

Prepared and sold award-winning cream donuts and other goods at popular shore bakery

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

High School Diploma