Office of California State Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire

Senate Fellow in the Office of Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire

-Engaged in monthly meetings with the Chancellor to advocate for students by addressing student issues and proposing possible solutions to be implemented at the campus-wide level.-Co-chaired the Chancellor's Undergraduate Advisory Board to discuss issues that various campus communities face and identify ways to resolve problems that UC Davis students face.-Facilitated meetings with various campus administrators to learn about how their department supports student life. -Engaged with students through daily office hours to hear about student concerns, issues, or questions about student life.

-Tracked over 100 budget requests from various legislators, organizations, and coalitions to shape the May Revision of the California Budget-Documented agency analyses of bills that were important to the legislative priorities of the Governor's Office-Facilitated a bill signing ceremony by directing legislators and other attendees to the event venue and checking COVID tests

-Worked to seamlessly transition the organization to a virtual setting by moving our application process, club meetings, and other club processes online-Hosted two professional develop workshops on resume, interview, and LinkedIn tips to prepare current Prytanean members for their careers-Kept an accurate account of Prytanean members' service, social, and general requirements

-Facilitated outreach and tabling events for both Spring and Fall membership drives.-Organized application scoring and interviews for over 40 candidates for membership into the honor society.-Co-hosted the Senior Farewell event to honor those in the honor society who were graduating.-Planned and executed the Prytanean Initiation ceremony to celebrate the newly admitted members to the honors society.-Restructured the club's constitution to be more accessible to transfer and nontraditional students.

-Constructed a series of workshops and a certificate program designed to uplift and support people of color in their endeavors in becoming future leaders.-Discovered ways to provide student organization leaders with the necessary Zoom functions to host virtual club meetings free of cost, which saved my workplace upwards of $1,000.-Helped over 300 students get involved on campus through finding clubs and organizations that matched their preferences. -Created and led leadership development workshops throughout the year to educate students about different leadership techniques and on campus resources. -Conducted outreach events to spread awareness about the Center for Student Involvement and the resources that the center provides to students.

-Participated in intimate Q&A sessions with various California state legislators and policymakers such as Assemblymember Evan Low, Assemblymember Todd Gloria, Senator Scott Weiner, Justin Knighten and Imani Rupert Gordon to discuss issues within the LGBTQ+ community and receive valuable information about the governmental and public service process.-Completed a Capstone Policy Analysis project focused on California Assembly Bill 329 (California Healthy Youth Act) which included an analysis of AB 329, a fact sheet of the bill, a sample support letter, talking points, and a tracker of likely supporters and opponents of the bill.-Attended seminars that included relevant education about LGBTQ+ issues, history, and information as it pertains to a future career in public service and/or government.

-Attended Assembly floor sessions to document voting patterns of Assemblymembers.-Developed a social media outreach schedule to market and publicize the 2020 Census.-Reformatted sensitive constituent data and feedback to increase the usability and compatibility of the information to the office's needs.-Created custom flyers to fit the needs of individual Assemblymembers.-Carried out various front desk duties such as answering phone calls, delivering mail to different Assemblymember offices, and coordinated intra-office staff administration.

-Advised the Placer County Board of Supervisors about youth related issues such as mental health, the environment, underage drinking, and voting rights-Created and hosted the first inaugural Youth Innovation Challenge which brought together students from all over Placer County to innovate solutions to mitigate food waste in the community.-Aided a CivicSpark fellow complete their sustainability project by planning and coordinating a day-long workshop that taught and engages students with the importance of environmental sustainability.-Collected data for the Roadwatch Campaign which documents the rate of distracted driving that occurs near and around schools

-Read and evaluated over 50 grant applications of nonprofit organizations in the Roseville area.-Decided how to allocate over $400,000 of funds from the Citizens Benefit Fund and the Roseville Employees Annual Charitable Hearts Fund (REACH) to grant applicants.-Hosted a commission meeting to guide grant writers on how to formulate their grant application.