Claire Duncan Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Organized and spoke at a rally against gun violence in collaboration with six other local college Democrats chapters. Led weekly meetings, including phone banks for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot and speaker series. Organized biannual Lobby Day: arranged over 20 meetings with MA state legislators to lobby for banning semi-automatic firearms, increasing access to menstrual products, and providing access to higher education.

Organized biannual Lobby Day: arranged over 20 meetings with MA state legislators to lobby for bills. Created weekly email and Instagram content to promote events. Helped write letter asking university health services to expand abortion access.

Moderated a discussion with political leaders.

Policy Research: Conducted research, drafted memos, and briefed staff on a range of domestic policy issues, including maternal and reproductive health disparities, politicization of education curricula, child care access and affordability, impacts and risks of artificial intelligence, capital access for minority-owned small businesses, and effective climate change messaging. Drafted a background memo on changes to Florida curriculum standards, talking points from which were used in the Vice President’s remarks.Stakeholder Engagement: Prepared materials for and attended stakeholder meetings on issues related to health care, including maternal mortality and mental health, artificial intelligence, and child care.Event Support: Assisted with event logistics for various engagements hosted by the White House and the Vice President’s office, which required coordinating outreach, escorting and greeting guests, including Administration officials, and supporting senior staff.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Organized multiple affinity group events with student organizations. Provided a voting advocacy presentation and information on registering to vote and requesting absentee ballots for the 2022 midterms.Coordinated with public service tutors to table all dorms for National Voter Registration Day and Vote Early Day.

Provided event and operational support to the Office of the CEO. Supported Events team to plan for and execute a Democracy Forum, fundraiser luncheon for the Girls Opportunity Alliance, and Obama Presidential Center opening event. Organized and restructured existing system for developing and presenting briefings. Provided data analysis for program memo.

- Conducted and compiled research related to issues in policing and criminal justice.- Transferred high-quality and accurate data into a shared platform- Attend and engage in weekly, virtual group meetings to ensure research alignment and share feedback to support project efficiency.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Emailed and texted Harvard students encouraging voter registration. Created Instagram graphics for voting FAQs, and featured politicians and activists.

Worked in PeaceMakers summer program with 25 high school students who live in Chicago south and west side neighborhoods plagued by violence to teach them how to lead and create peace in their communitiesWorked in Leaps and Bounds summer program to support rising freshmen on their transition to high school with the goal to improve their high school outcomes. Led workshops on academic & social-emotional skills.