Grace Decker Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, NC, US

Scheduled and conducted 80+ interviews with NC State Legislators about 10 bills on the agenda to understand their personal support for the bills and how they think their peers will support the bills.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Advised students on issues regarding resumes, cover letters, and university career service resources in order to help them improve and increase their chances of obtaining jobs and internships
• Organized a workshop and brought together 5 professionals from the state and federal government to teach students tips for interviewing and applying for government jobs
• Present to groups of 15 or more students about resumes, cover letters, and other USC resources, and develop and lead in activities to reinforce the information from the presentation to enhance their personal.
• Ran the official UNC-CS Instagram account for two years, regularly posting content, distributing analytics, and coming up with ideas to reach students about events and services to increase brand awareness and promote.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Presented club budget request to the Student Body Senate in order to secure funds for each semester
• Managed and kept account of the budget by keeping account of receipts, and filling out reimbursement paperwork provided through the university

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Wrote over a dozen memos and form letters on a range of topics including foreign policy, national security, the environment, current events, and transportation and housing
• Attended briefings and hearings, on a range of issues while taking comprehensive and organized notes to give to the staff assistant
• Represented the Congressman by answering phones, guiding tours of the Capitol, and organizing and distributing mail

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Constructed a new voucher program with 5 restaurants on Franklin Street that gave vouchers worth $14 to the participants so they were able to get food on days without catered lunch
• Created nametags and name tents for participants and guests, organized class documents and supplies for each day of class, ordered catering within a budget of $600 per meal for 9 days of catering, set up and took down.
• Collected and interpreted data after each session in order to report back the success or failures of the program to leadership in the IDB and Defense Department
• Co-wrote a press release at the end of the program that was distributed to PR News Wire