Youth Caucus Co-Chair March 2019 -2024Train and facilitate youth engagement strategies for community leaders across the state of LouisianaCreated an action guide to facilitate group discussion amongst teen leaders from different highschools in St. Landry ParishDeveloped marketing and recruitment techniques to utilize for social media engagement Democratic State Central Committee Member District 68A Representative Co-created the 2020-2021 Louisiana Democratic Party vision to include inclusive, progressive policies, and programming that focuses on training young black people to run for elected office Advocated for bylaw changes to include gender inclusive language Built partnerships with elected officials to expand Louisiana College Democrats to local HBCUs

Grateful to have successfully completed my first role as a consultant!

Developed and facilitated professional development opportunities to increase staff's knowledge of social emotional learning techniquesDesigned a Wellness program to support teacher internal efficacyFacilitated crisis intervention sessions and small focus groups with students that address the development of emotional skills outlined by CASEL Manage and support schools Parent Teacher Organization Identified resources for parents and families in need Social Emotional Learning Coordinator Effectively advocated for inclusion of a Social Emotional Learning Program (SEL) for staff and students, leading to creation of the school’s first SEL programCreated an emotional support focus group for 8th Grade students following the death of George Floyd; transitioned into an advocacy groupResearched and applied Social Emotional Learning best practices to create a plan of action addressing teacher wellness, conflict resolution, and student motivationServes as a representative on the Special Education Advisory Board, charged with creating safe circles, and weekly affirmation videos Louisiana History 8th Grade Teacher Created and executed the BR Black Excellence Community Extravaganza to expose students to black successful businesses in the Baton Rouge CommunityDeveloped programming to increase students awareness of social issues through field trips, and on campus activities

Created educational equity and social justice strategy for local and statewide campaigns; results include partnership with the New Teacher Project to combat digital inequity, creation of #TeacherTalkTuesday -- a media platform for educators to collaborate and discuss the impact of Covid-19, and community forums to increase civic engagement Leveraged survey data of community members and worked with East Baton Rouge School Board members to include equity mindedness in the official job description during the 2020 Superintendent Search ProcessEstablished community partnerships to expand funding for campaign efforts, project management, and base building Researched current and future policy implications to determine organizational strategy and project developmentChairwomanEngaged and mobilized stakeholders to leverage their civic responsibility and leadership to organize, educate, and attend community meetings Established legal nonprofit incorporation status Organized 500+ community members to engage and attend numerous community action events.Designed marketing strategies to engage stakeholders and build campaign and organizational visibility

Provide an exceptional education for students 7-12 grade.

Engage and mobilize stakeholders to leverage their own civic responsibility and leadership to organize, educate, and attend community meetings Organized over 500 community members to multiple engage and attend multiple community action events.Design marketing strategies to engage stakeholder sand build campaign and organizational visibility

Hart to Heart, LLC is an event planning company dedicated to providing networking events for young professional women in major cities across the United States.

• Individual policy and issue research• Maintaining citizen communication databases• Tracking traditional and social media related to the work of the Office• Attending and staffing community events• Meeting with citizens and community organizations• General administrative support• Assisting staff on special projects

• Leverage networks to identify and build relationships with top candidates in the senior and junior classes surpassing our regions recruitment goal by 116%• Collaborate with the Recruitment Manager to set up over 20 recruitment meetings and support to promising candidates through the application process.• Participated at 5 events throughout the semester as a Teach for America Ambassador. • Conduct presentations with student organizations or make classroom announcements that reach a diverse audience of students.• Assume responsibility for the success of the campaign on campus by preparing for and actively participating in weekly team meetings with Teach For America staff.• Work with the media team to craft responses for campus newspapers, write letters to the editor or op-eds.• In consultation with my manager, design a project that helps drive toward campaign outcomes. • Meet senior leaders at Teach For America including CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard.• Meet and be mentored by Teach For America alumni across a variety of career stages and sectors.• Network with peer ambassadors from other universities.• Engage in regular feedback and professional development conversations with my manager and team.

Assist clients by facilitating mental health and outpatient and inpatient drug treatment programs