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Wilmington, De, Us

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Deputy Scheduler, U.S. Senator Christopher A. Coons Preparation of Senator’s briefing materials, Front office management, overseeing and tracking letter writing program, collaborative scheduling operations, and event support.

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Mayor’s office safe and equal housing development in city focus areas by strategic internal and external relations, and creative use of data to inform strategy Project management lead - event planning and marketing to advance administration’s initiative to promote the city as an up and coming destination I.e., UD 302 Day, Welcome to East Side Series, Biden School City Tours, Real Estate & Housing Networking & Information SessionManaged vacant property task force - Direct… Show more Mayor’s office safe and equal housing development in city focus areas by strategic internal and external relations, and creative use of data to inform strategy Project management lead - event planning and marketing to advance administration’s initiative to promote the city as an up and coming destination I.e., UD 302 Day, Welcome to East Side Series, Biden School City Tours, Real Estate & Housing Networking & Information SessionManaged vacant property task force - Direct staff assistance to Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank - reporting on state investment outcomes & providing budget support to maximize return on investment Procurement Process management/lead - acquisition of crucial software platforms to catalyze process improvement Use of city data bases - Tolemi, Salesforce, Munis, IDIcore, LexisAdvance (legal) - Data to inform strategy Liaison across city internal department directors, external partners, and the mayor’s administration leadersCity department performance metric programming and reporting through data visualization - “CitiStat” program - presenting data on monthly and quarterly basis Show less

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Cultivating state of Delaware General Assembly members by monitoring policy initiatives, and upcoming elections to inform scenario planning and advocacy strategy Advocacy and community engagement efforts to formalize coalitions with local non profit organizations involved in Delaware Business Round Table efforts. Policy research - covering legal, financial, and legislative implications Forming issue statements based on current events - state and federal

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Rotational program placement.Event planning and budget management for three county-wide town hall events in collaboration with the Boys & Girls Club of DE - to inform organizational strategic plan (required by CDC)Web mastering and epidemiological data analytics - synthesizing state of DE Department of Public Health (DPH) data to populate the consortium’s dashboard - strategic use of data visualization for a diverse audience Survey creation and administration - Gathering… Show more Rotational program placement.Event planning and budget management for three county-wide town hall events in collaboration with the Boys & Girls Club of DE - to inform organizational strategic plan (required by CDC)Web mastering and epidemiological data analytics - synthesizing state of DE Department of Public Health (DPH) data to populate the consortium’s dashboard - strategic use of data visualization for a diverse audience Survey creation and administration - Gathering data on themes and trends to enhance survey making and to promote data rich responses Planning council meeting administration and coordination Collaboration with agency partners and community stakeholders to advance HIV prevention, care, and awareness - care gap analysis Show less

United States

Master in Public Administration Student & Public Administration Fellow MPA with specialization in Public Management:Course work in state government policy & management, government budgets, fiscal responsibility, comparative public administration, and Human Resources managementFull time student & rotational program fellow at UD institute for Public Administration 18 months of policy analyst placement in three Delaware legislative offices, and one non profit… Show more Master in Public Administration Student & Public Administration Fellow MPA with specialization in Public Management:Course work in state government policy & management, government budgets, fiscal responsibility, comparative public administration, and Human Resources managementFull time student & rotational program fellow at UD institute for Public Administration 18 months of policy analyst placement in three Delaware legislative offices, and one non profit organization Show less

Seasonal Staffer for Office of the Executive Director & Office of Development

Office Of The Controller General

Rotational Program Placement.Produced Nonpartisan fiscal analysis with Delaware’s Legislative Information System (LIS) bill tracking function to support state-wide grant-in aid process Completed best practices reports for state generated fiscal notes and dashboards with optimal data visualization Staffed and collaborated with legislative body to support the Joint Finance Committee, and Capital Improvements ‘bond committee.’

Rotational Program Placement.Department of Health & Social Service (DHSS) Reorganization Task Force staffing assignment led by the State of Delaware's Senate Majority CaucusCreated reorganization models used by demographically similar states to provide recommendations consistent with DHSS short term plans and long term objectives Strategic plans/tactical planning for DHSS reorganization by use of organizational analysis to break down departmental performance measures

Hockessin, Delaware, United States

Sales Associate, Special Events Coordinator, Marketing Facilitator, and Newsletter Creator (see link to view past work sample).

Dover, Delaware, United States

Rotational Program Placement.Legislative Fellow, House Minority CaucusCompletion of policy research for state elected officials to inform legislation for statewide and local issues raised by constituents Policy issues including environment risk assessment, election reform (access to ballots), traffic and highway safety, education, and public health policy reportingSupporting constituent relations focus with timely external communication - verbal and written… Show more Rotational Program Placement.Legislative Fellow, House Minority CaucusCompletion of policy research for state elected officials to inform legislation for statewide and local issues raised by constituents Policy issues including environment risk assessment, election reform (access to ballots), traffic and highway safety, education, and public health policy reportingSupporting constituent relations focus with timely external communication - verbal and written Developed 14 legislative memorandums, one bipartisan resolution, and one drafted house bill Show less

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Undergraduate legal research & writing Intern

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: deans list student

Paralegal Certification Program, Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Public Affairs And Administration

Activities and Societies: International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Chapter Co-President ICMA local government service.