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Saint Paul, MN, US

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Coordinate the logistics for the Mankato team setting up meeting spaces and items needed for the team. Work on the MN latino vote campaign engaging with the latino and BIPOC communities through phone banking, door knocking, texting, and more to mobilize underrepresented communities to vote.

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States

Worked on initiatives to end food insecurity by setting up and meeting with legislatures to implement bills to help improve snap outreach and mini grants for food banks. Set up meetings and take notes during house and senate hearings and worked on setting up a power map of all the food shelves in MN.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Worked on a grassroots organizing initiative to better support college students facing food insecurity through federal SNAP policy changes and working with 40 higher education organizations to improve students' outcomes in college by advocating to legislatures and creating initiatives to help support today's college students.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

building strategic grassroots organizing skills to better communicate and work effectively with large groups of people to build cohesive campaign strategies for the 2024 election cycle and beyond. Worked on direct voter contact and recruitment of volunteers on a regular basis during the city council elections. Created a field plan to understand how to.

Representing over 15,000 university students in MNSU, Mankato.

Serve on the Expanded Cabinet and Chair the Public Relations and Marketing Committee. Engaged with the campus community to help build positive relationships with campus clubs and the broader student body. Run all social media platforms promoting events, updates on student government, and campus resources.

Representing students living off-campus by gathering information on issues to work on like apartment.housing, bus routes, and bringing awareness to campus and community resources. Serve on the Student Affairs Committee and Student Allocation Committee to help bring issues to light and create recommendations for the next academic budget allocation for all.

West St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Represented over 100,000 Community and Technical College students in the state of MN. Chair the Platform Committee that works on the student led advocacy work of the organization like the legislative agenda for Minnstate, State, and Federal level and Organizing across the 48 campuses to get students registered to go vote and sign petitions to their.

West St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Represented over 180,000 Community and Technical College students in the state of MN. Oversaw an operational budget of $1.3 million and guided the annual audit.
• Launched LeadMN Emergency Grant program during the pandemic and awarded over $13,000 to college students facing food insecurity.
• Served as a student representative on the Minnstate search committee for Vice Chancellor of IT working with other bargaining units to evaluate and review recommendations for a candidate best fit for the position to.

Represented 4 colleges in LeadMN’s legislative policy adoption and advocacy, helped prepare them to meet their state legislatures. Awarded Platform Committee Member of the Year Award in 2020 for helping to support my fellow PC peers and regional members with legislative and policy work. Served as Steering Committee Vice-Chair, creating a working document.

West St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Presented information on voting and the census in an engaging and creative away to classrooms of students to convince them to fill out their census, vote, and give trust in the organization. Promoted teamwork by communicating via digital messaging, in-person, and virtual meetings and helping with coworkers’ projects.

Representing two year college student voices and input in all decisions that effect Minnstate colleges and universities on academic changes and appointed on the ad-hoc goal 7 workgroup to make the goal more equitable.

Represented the club in rotary events, campus, and the community. Chair meetings and lead events to engage with the student body and work on initiatives of leadership development, networking, and community service projects.

Planned events and meetings for the club and representing Rotaract by attending our sponsor clubs meetings. Helped and created 2020/21 fiscal budget for the club to expand our scope in doing more services and creating more opportunities for future members.

Co-Founded the SCC - Faribault Rotaract Club. Managed the fiscal budget for the year and helped with event planning

As Chapter President helped stabilize the club, updated the bylaws and lead bible study meetings.

Managed the budget for the club and helped create the next fiscal years budget to expand resources to benefit future students.

Manage the fitness & activity’s center by cleaning, making sure students followed the rules, and closed or open the activity’s center.Worked in the student life office, organizing, cleaning, taking off posters in the boards around the campus, and do any miscellaneous task my boss would ask me.

Representing all students in the Faribault Campus and handled the 2018/2019 senate budget and helped with planning and setting up events. Chaired the Fundraising Committee and participated in student advocacy work by advocating to legislatures about college affordability, food insecurity, and mental health. Via Proxy served as Treasurer for the Campus.

Helped students with requests and checking out books. Organized books in the library and helped with any other tasks assigned.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Communication And Media

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Vice President (23/24) PR & Marketing Coordinator (22/23) and Off-Campus Senator (22/23).

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Communication Studies Transfer Pathway

Activities and Societies: Rotaract, President (20), LeadMN, Treasurer (20/21)

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Activities and Societies: ● Honors: Honorary Member of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS). ● Activities: Student.

High School Diploma