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New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

Contributed to litigation, research projects, and FOIA requests related to digital surveillance and the speech rights of users, government actors, and moderators on social media platforms.

Researched and drafted complaints and filings related to state public records law. Drafted and reviewed contracts. Researched various subjects including advertising and tax law.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Supported New York State and City agencies with current state assessments, future state organizational design, stakeholder and customer interviews and surveys, succession planning, industry best practices research, and more. Engagement experience includes transformation support for a large metropolitan transportation agency, an organizational analysis for.

Greater Philadelphia Area

I oversaw all operations (editorial and business) of the Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc., an independent multi-million dollar student media company, with an emphasis on developing new revenue streams and expanding existing ones.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Under the Button is a humor site under the umbrella of the Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. As Editor-in-Chief I doubled pageviews from the previous year, doubled staff size, built a successful video department, increased social media audience, and dramatically improved the publication's campus relevance by rebranding and refocusing the publication.I also wrote.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Created documentation and reports for grantors and internal stakeholders about Institute grant programs; administered and analyzed grant-making programs, including evaluations and interviews with applicants; and researched industry trends and relevant newsrooms to present findings to leaders from the Institute and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Worked on social media and marketing strategy, as well as general business strategy, for up-and-coming comedy production company Fat Camp Films. Occasional responsibilities included writing and general production work.

Greater New York City Area

Pitched and wrote stories in the Arts & Entertainment section of the Observer.

Greater New York City Area

At WhoSay, an advertising agency which produced original editorial content at the time, I wrote and edited posts about entertainment and pop culture, managed social media posting and scheduling, and did basic non-editing video production work and general office tasks. WhoSay has since been acquired by ViacomCBS.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Activities and Societies: Journal of Law & the Arts (JLA), Entertainment, Arts, & Sports Law Society (EASLS)Ruth Bader Ginsburg Prize.

Bachelor'S Degree, History

Activities and Societies: The Daily Pennsylvanian, Under the Button, Sphinx Senior SocietyBA, magna cum laude. Major in History.