Devin Mcdonald Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx

Founded an initiative to reclaim Medusa as a symbol of female strength and stop the misappropriation of the Medusa image; research mentions of Medusa; negotiate to have biased descriptions amended; convinced the CEOs of Redbubble and Zazzle, two of the world’s largest e-commerce platforms, to remove from sale all 100+ products that feature an image of Donald Trump as Perseus holding the severed head of Hillary Clinton as Medusa; convinced major museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, to amend their art descriptions; working to ensure Medusa references in the upcoming Netflix TV series “Kaos” are not discriminatory; lauded by Hillary Clinton

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Austin, Texas

Proposed, designed, and conducted a survey to determine if there is quantitative pay and gender equity among the county’s more than 5,000 employees; presented my findings to the county in early 2023 and advocated for vital changes; earned a spot on the task force writing the county’s Equitable Pay Resolution; named “2022 Intern of the Year” among all of Travis County’s high school and university interns

Researched how museums write labels for Medusa art; evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of various approaches; and wrote an academic paper that proposes a new framework for writing unbiased museum descriptions

Researched and analyzed more than 6,000 pages of Latin and Greek curricula dating back to 1856 and report findings, which will be cited in the 2022 Jerome Lectures at the University of Michigan and the American Academy in Rome and included in an upcoming book

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Ensured a safe, healthy, and positive camp experience for female campers between the ages of 3 and 6; worked to bring joy to children during COVID-19

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Assisted the Creative Director of Educational Programming and served as a mentor to students, ages 8 to 16, in the White Heron Student Summer Theatre Program; performed as Trinculo in Shakespeare's "The Tempest", Feste in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," and as a vocal soloist

Intended Double Major In Economics And Classics

Diploma With Distinction, Classical Honors Program

Activities and Societies: Classics Society (Head), Young Women’s Club (Head), Debate Team (Captain, Advanced Debater), Peer Tutor, Choir.