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• Conduct hands-on digital investigations related to human rights violations, international crimes, and other injustices
• Work in student-led team to help discover, document, and verify media content and open source information
• Contribute research to a wide range of external partners in legal, journalistic, and human rights fact-finding efforts

• Organize, finance, and execute both off-and on-campus events for MENA-identifying students alongside Board
• Lead and manage Board of Directors to ensure all programming is planned and run smoothly throughout year
• Serve on broader Executive Committee in parent organization and work to ensure needs of MENA students are met

• Organize, finance, and attend outreach trips to serve over 500 K-12 MENA and POC students across CA
• Serve on Board of Directors and assist in on-campus facilitating diversity, equity, and inclusion programming
• Learn valuable skills in regards to wide-scale budgeting and planning, public relations, and time management

• Worked alongside and assisted director on outreach and MENARRC programming throughout the year
• Helped to plan recruitments trips for over 400 CA K-12 students at over 30 high schools and community colleges
• Developed critical skills such as public speaking, and learned how to better manage time with deadlines

• Serve fraternity’s membership and executive board in terms of external and professional engagement
• Manage and budget fraternity’s budget through various monetary platforms to ensure bet usage of fraternity funds
• Engage with and expand knowledge on legal documents and materials, LSAT test books, and court proceedings

• Work with co-chair to create diversity, equity, and inclusion programming and events for members to benefit from
• Serve fraternity’s membership and executive board in terms of internal and external affairs
• Work to create opportunities and safe spaces for fraternity members to engage with to foster inclusivity

• Conducted research on firm’s portfolio to track progress and engagement of ESG-related policies and practices
• Extensively analyzed and reviewed annual reports and data sheets, excel documents, and past firm materials
• Drafted full research report with portfolio findings and amendments, presenting research to BCAM Board of Directors

Berkeley, California, United States

• Assist faculty researchers and post-graduate scholars on research in fields such as demography, policy, and health
• Help to plan and oversee weekly brown bag lunch seminars hosted by the population center and partner faculty
• Developing research skills and methods, alongside learning about the intersection between population and health

• Serve on board of cultural organization that aims to serve campus and broader Iranian community
• Help to organize, participate in, and support cultural events, holidays, and knowledge to campus community
• Assist External Directors and Executive Board on all events hosted for Iranian community throughout the year

• General member of cultural organization that aims to serve campus and broader Iranian community
• Help to organize, participate in, and support cultural events, holidays, and knowledge to campus community
• Learning to connect with and build meaningful connections with other Iranian students

Berkeley, California, United States

• Research Environmental Social Governance (ESG) methods and initiatives in corporate sustainability efforts
• Investigate currently existing ESG guidelines, regulations, and reporting strategies in both U.S., and globally
• Explore optimal implementation for U.S. governmental ESG guidelines to draft policy recommendations and revisions

Berkeley, California, United States

• Responsible for advising senior leadership on current trends, ideas, and opportunities amongst student body
• Provide feedback on student life and engagement and the DEIBJ work of AVC/DOS centers
• Ambassador for providing critical feedback to AVC/DOS to provide relevant, appropriate, and accessible services

• Apply research methods to investigate ongoing conservation efforts and identify freshwater conservation issues in
• Conduct landscape/gap analyses to identify gaps in freshwater conservation efforts and propose solutions/policies
• Network with local leaders, conservationists, and community members to gain an understanding of freshwater issues

• Work with interns and directors to create content for Initiative social media platforms that serve community
• Create, support, and participate in diversity, equity, and inclusion programming and volunteer time in offices
• Developing graphic design skills and knowledge on DEI through weekly programming and seminars

• Perform basic tasks of maintaining member and child safety in and out of the water and facility cleanliness
• Interact with members and answer any questions, comments, and/or concerns that may arise
• Developing public speaking and relation skills, alongside conflict resolution

• Create engaging social media and promotional content for various platforms
• Interact and engage with voter populations and work to promote ASUC, EAVP, and Committee events
• Developing graphic design and social media advertising skills, while also expanding knowledge on civics

• Perform basic tasks of maintaining students’ safety in and out of the water and facility cleanliness
• Interact with students and answer any questions, comments, and/or concerns that may arise
• Developing public speaking and relation skills

• Researched youth voters in Philly area, and at-large to help develop proposals to be lobbied and advocated for
• Served as scribe for over 75 Committee and state/city senate, council, and legislative meetings and town halls
• Gained knowledge in political and legal advocacy, and understanding of clerical and professional office skills

Society & Environment (B.S.), Political Science (B.A.)

Activities and Societies: Middle Eastern North African Recruitment and Retention Center (MENARRC), Kappa Alpha Pi Pre-Law Fraternity.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Technology Student's Association (TSA), Lamplighters, Prism Yearbook, The Hourglass Newspaper, Orchestra.