Devontae Wilfredo Torriente Email & Phone Number

United States

Philadelphia, PA, US

Philadelphia, PA, US

New Orleans, LA, US

Culver City, CA, US

Founding board member of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on expanding the leadership potential of diverse young people through research, peer educational programs, and personalized leadership coaching. As a board member, I help oversee the programming, management, and strategic direction of the organization.

Washington, DC, US

Washington, DC, US

Philadelphia, PA, US

The ARC Justice Clinic provides legal support to community members in the Philadelphia region organizing to demand redress for racial subordination in areas including education, ending over-policing and mass incarceration, economic justice, and health justice. Students represent clients in litigation at the trial and appellate level in state and federal.

New Orleans, LA, US

NPAP's mission is to promote the accountability of law enforcement officers and their employers for violations of the Constitution and the laws of the United States. In my role, I contribute to NPAP's litigation, amicus advocacy, legislative efforts, and coordination of resources for member-attorneys who litigate police accountability cases across the.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US

Researched legal and policy issues concerning the state constitution, democracy reform, and voting rights.

Philadelphia, PA, US

Clinic students study the legislative process, legislative drafting, and legislative advocacy at the federal, state, and local levels. My placement through the clinic was at the Pennsylvania Budget & Policy Center.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Write, edit, and publish content about administrative law and regulatory policy.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Washington, US

Washington, D.C., US

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Manage Priorities USA's coordination with 119 partners participating in the 2020 presidential election with a focus on paid media.
• Coordinate $200M+ in paid media spending with dozens of partner organizations operating in battleground states to ensure complete coverage of the presidential map while minimizing overlaps in program plans.
• Manage a $5M partnership focused on outreach to climate voters and a $4M partnership focused on outreach to Black voters.
• Support the development and implementation of Priorities USA’s broader political strategy, plans and benchmarks, including field investment goals, in coordination with the Political Director.
• Expand Priorities USA’s footprint and impact by building new relationships with national and local allies, as well as maintain and strengthen existing relationships.
• Work collaboratively with other Priorities USA departments to share resources and manage workflow for national partnerships in service of the 2020 presidential election.

I directly advised the candidate on a range of policy issues affecting New Yorkers including economic inequality, housing, and other structural reforms.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Build the president’s and organization's political profiles to meet brand and external affairs goals;
• Manage a communications fellow to edit and produce original written content focused on achieving an economic justice agenda;
• Lead digital organizing experiments and power-building projects for the organization to adopt across programmatic areas;
• Manage economic justice message research and dissemination projects
• Develop and execute online advocacy campaigns using email, social media, and other digital tools to engage our target communities and mobilize people to take action on economic, social and immigrant justice issues;
• Manage and create original content for multiple institutional social media accounts, networks, and communities.

Washington, DC, US

In my capacity as a teaching assistant for JLC-409: Comparative Systems of Justice, taught by Professor Jennifer Gumbrewicz, I assist the professor in preparing course materials, reviewing student submissions and assessing students' performance in class. I also serve as a point of contact for questions students may have about the course materials or.

Washington, DC, US

• Co-taught a pilot course for first-year students as a peer leader along with a faculty member;
• Provide personal and professional mentorship resources to first-year students;
• Help develop and implement curriculum objectives geared towards first-year students transitioning to college.

Washington, DC, US

• Serve as the chief executive officer and the chief spokesperson of the American University Student Government;
• Responsible for the development and execution of advocacy programs and policies in the interest of the student body;
• Oversee the implementation of the Student Government's budget of over $500,000;
• Manage a 16-person cabinet of directors, each of whom focus on specific advocacy areas (e.g., Diversity & Inclusion, Sexual Assault Education & Survivor Support, etc.);
• Act as the primary student representative to the Board of Trustees during its meetings;
• Work with university officials and the student body to further initiatives that make the campus community as inclusive, accepting, and productive as possible for all members of the community.

Washington, DC, US

Worked alongside faculty, staff, and students in order to help develop a portion of the university's revamped mandatory General Education curriculum. This portion specifically focuses race, identity, communicating across identities, and intersectionality.

Washington, DC, US

Worked alongside faculty, staff, and students in order to help develop a portion of the university's revamped mandatory General Education curriculum. This portion specifically focuses on transitioning to college and student development.

Washington, DC, US

• Assisted with outreach to prospective students about the University College Program;
• Speak on panels and at informational sessions with other ambassadors about the program;
• Answer questions that parents and prospective students have about the program;
• Work on recruiting students for the University College Program.

Washington, DC, US

• Worked alongside faculty member and teaching assistant for the Justice in the Face of Terror course;
• Treat information concerning staff and/or students with the utmost confidentiality;
• Participate in and host weekly office hours on residence hall floor;
• Serve as a leader (along with Resident Assistant staff) in developing and facilitating an environment on the floor in which students can grow and learn socially as well as academically;
• Advise and/or refer students within the limits of the PA’s training and ability concerning academic, personal, and social manners;
• Develop a personal relationship with each student living on their floor. Be available and give genuine assistance to students;

Washington, DC, US

• Serve as the point of contact for Freshman Fellows and KPU Support Staff;
• Lead special projects as assigned by the director;
• Help plan short- and long-term projects for the year;
• Manage the internal organizational operations of KPU;

Washington, D.C., US

The Blackprint is a recently founded student media organization created for and by students of color to amplify their voices. As the Opinion Editor, my responsibilities include:Serving on the executive board and attend weekly meetings;Pitching opinion-related articles to the Editor-in-Chief;Working with writers throughout the writing process, including.

Washington, DC, US

Million Hoodies Movement for Justice is a national organization with over 50,000 members working to protect and empower young people of color from racial profiling and senseless gun violence through creative technology, strategic communications, and grassroots power building. Our organization seeks to build a safer and more racially tolerant America by.

I work directly with staff to assist clients in shaping, maintaining and evolving their political presence in a digital technology market. In doing so, I use Revere Suite, Revolution Messaging’s client-facing applications, which includes online and mobile advertising, SMS, MMS, and legislative calling. I also assist in developing content for email and.

Washington, DC, US

• Provide overall administrative support to the Government Affairs Department;
• Assist with the preparation of materials for lobby visits to Capitol Hill;
• Research legislative affairs to assist senior public policy advocates in their work with lawmakers and other organizations;
• Staff events put on by HRC and HRC's partner organizations;
• Research legislative issues such as hate crimes, HIV/AIDS, anti-LGBTQ discrimination and other issues paramount to LGBTQ equality and HRC’s mission;
• Maintain congressional databases and update fact sheets;

Washington, DC, US

• Serve as an intern in the Criminal Justice Department
• Research policies and statistics on law enforcement and incarceration
• Research methods for criminal justice reform by gathering information from expert publications on the topic
• Write policy memos for the Director of Criminal Justice Policy in order to assist in creating policy proposals

The Undergraduate Senate is the voice and source of elected representation on American University's campus. The Senate passes legislation, writes the Student Government budget, and works to hold everyone within Student Government accountable to the student body. I served as a member of the Campus Life and Finance Committees.

-Worked with a co-chair to lead a committee in order to develop educational and curriculum-based strategies to promote racial justice and equality-Advance racial justice on campus through research, advocacy and educational initiatives-Meet with faculty and staff to improve educational programs on campus to improve racial awareness-Work with student body.

-Provided administrative support to the judge’s chambers at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia;-Made travel arrangements for the judge’s professional engagements;-Worked with the law clerks to keep the judge’s files in order.

• Assume the duties of the president in case he/she is absent, or should the office become vacant, fulfill the duties of the president until the Executive Board appoints a new one;
• Assist in maintaining communication with other student organizations;
• Assist in coordinating the organization's programming;
• Assist in the scheduling and planning of all other organization sponsored events and those events supported by the University;
• Create topics of discussion for general body meetings and chair General Body Meetings.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Assisted Legal Aid staff across practice areas who provided direct representation to clients in housing and family law matters
• Conducted routine housing inspections with staff to determine housing code violations on behalf of low-income residents of the District
• Maintained, filed and, retrieved court documents in various legal proceedings as part of the organization’s efforts across practice areas
• Coordinated the intake process and files as the initial point of contact for District residents seeking representation

American University Mock Trial competes against other college teams within the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA). Each academic year, AMTA releases one criminal or civil case packet to every college team in the country. The case packet includes all the necessary materials to try the case in a simulated legal trial.Teams study the legal documents, the.

J.D.

Bachelor'S Degree, Cum Laude, Justice & Law