PORTFOLIO: Labor, Western Hemisphere, African Affairs, Agricultural Affairs and Commodity Policy, Inclusivity and Equity, and WTO & Multilateral Affairs.

- Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding ingenuity, organizational excellence, and substantive contributions to the success of the U.S. APEC 2023 host year.- Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding performance and dedication in the preparation of USTR's Annual Report and National Trade Estimate Report of Foreign Trade Barriers.

Responsibilities include assisting Mayor Stephen Benjamin & his staff with research in various areas that may affect departments/agencies within the City of Columbia, helping with special projects and assisting with various office tasks.

Acts as liaison between Honors College staff, students, and parents; updates and audits University’s permanent files for Honors College students (developed proficiency in FileMaker and Excel); work individually as well as in pairs/groups to collaborate on projects; assist and complete organizational and secretarial tasks that allow for the smooth day to day operations of the #1 public Honors College in the country.

Selected as an intern to the Political/Economic section at the US Embassy in Skopje for Summer 2020; Internship required Top Secret Security Clearance (DOS)

Selected as a member of USC's South Carolina Semester Program;Assisted Director of Public Policy and Community Affairs with:• Preparation of materials used to present to South Carolina General Assembly,• Templates for Census Grants for low-count populations, • Research regarding bills that would affect the State’s minority populations, • Participated in meetings with the Director of Native American Affairs and leaders of State tribes• Successfully transitioned to… Show more Selected as a member of USC's South Carolina Semester Program;Assisted Director of Public Policy and Community Affairs with:• Preparation of materials used to present to South Carolina General Assembly,• Templates for Census Grants for low-count populations, • Research regarding bills that would affect the State’s minority populations, • Participated in meetings with the Director of Native American Affairs and leaders of State tribes• Successfully transitioned to at-home work during COVID-19 (and assisted with COVID related information pamphlets). Show less

Assists the Finance Director of the State Party in in-depth donor research (developed high proficiency in using Excel/Google Sheets) and with the organization and advance of events, such as the Blue Palmetto Dinner and the South Carolina Democratic Convention (in which 21 Presidential candidates were in attendance); facilitates outreach and communication to the party supporters, and any other necessary tasks.

Recipient of the Honors College EXPLORATION Grant; completes in-depth and wide-scoping research about case studies of Ethnolinguistic conflicts in the Middle East (i.e- Russians in Israel) in order to create online encyclopedia entries with full and detailed conflict histories; works independently and with other undergraduate and graduate researchers to create polished, detailed entries by regular deadlines.