The Deloitte Leadership Fellows program helps a select group of McCourt students hone their leadership skills while also mentoring incoming students during new student orientation. We participated in 30+ hours of training over the summer that focused heavily on the core skillsets of the Foundations program, including group facilitation, negotiation, and equity and inclusion. We then put these skills into practice by leading groups of incoming graduate students through a rigorous, five-day seminar.

Serving as the primary liaison between the Graduate Student Body (both Main Campus and Capitol Campus) and the GU Politics staff. Serving alongside the Undergraduate Chair as an administrator of the entire board. Helping staff shape the future of our student programming by working closely with other graduate students to ensure GU Politics is meeting the needs of our unique student population.

Student strategy team lead for Machalagh Carr, former Chief of Staff for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Served as a liaison between my team and Machalagh through regular 1:1 meetings, and coordinated all team operations and activities to ensure smooth execution of the discussion groups.

Student strategy team member for Nia-Malika Henderson, Senior Political Reporter at CNN. Conducted background research for her weekly discussion groups, and facilitated the discussions themselves (prompting questions, assisting with set-up and tear-down, taking photos, etc). Designed social media posts to advertise the discussion group to our campus community.

Full-time legislative intern for Congresswoman Suzan DelBene in her DC office. Responsibilities included greeting constituents and handling constituent phone calls, assisting staff with administrative tasks, conducting research, and assisting with constituent correspondence. Also led tours of the US Capitol as well as attended hearings and briefings for the legislative staff.

Lead all internal aspects of the student government, a team of ten elected and hired part-time student employees. Facilitated and oversaw the execution of all student government projects and events, provided leadership and guidance to all other ASUWB members with their individual projects and duties (finances, campus relations, outreach, etc.) Focused on improving campus accessibility, building a campus identity, and increasing student engagement. Initiated a project to reestablish a student senate in order to provide greater representation for all student populations. Served on over a dozen internal and external committees; worked to develop ASUWB initiatives, goals, and projects.

Constituent services representative for Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal in her district office. Conversed with constituents, wrote letters, returned calls, and assisted in casework. Actively listened to voters across the political spectrum, directly conveyed their opinions to the Congresswoman. Attended field committee hearings with the Congresswoman and other members of the House of Representatives,gained a better understand of Congressional processes and the intake of witness testimonies. Conducted research and compiled data on constituencies and elected officials within the district.

Managed the day-to-day operations of Club Council, the university’s student-run organization tasked with recognizing, providing all funding, and supporting all clubs on campus. Collaborated directly with clubs and their officers to help bring them back to campus after the pandemic.

Worked with a diverse group of students, taught multiple classes a week with 10-20 students of all ages. Developed strong customer service skills through daily interaction with parents and prospective students.Instructed Taekwondo and Arnis for nearly five years, trained for over eleven years.Awards: Instructor of the Year (2020), Youth Student of the Year (2018).