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Christiansburg, VA, US

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Area

After a successful rotation during the Vice President for Finance's rotational fellowship, I was hired as a full time buyer for Procurement's information technology team. In this role, I shepherd IT purchase requests through the University's governance process, negotiate with vendors, and provide customer service support to departments across the University.

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Area

While continuing my Master's in Public Administration, I accepted a position to rotate through three units in Virginia Tech's VP for Finance units to explore careers in public finance. Through this program, I am developing the technical finance skills and higher education experience necessary to support a large, tier one research university. After my first.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

I coordinated the Center's project portfolio alongside the project's Principle Investigator to ensure high quality work, delivered on time that fits the community's needs. We service a variety of communities and organizations creating great variety in project type, size, and partner. In addition to project coordination, I facilitate weekly team meetings.

Verona, Virginia, United States

While serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA, I specialized in child nutrition programs in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham area. In this role, I oversaw three child nutrition programs, each serving over 200 families a month, and focus on community partnerships with the public school system and local community institutions. While in this role, the programs I managed.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

I worked in the bakery and bistro from January 2020 until COVID hit in March 2020. In this role, I was trained on food safety, customer service, cash register management, and catering.

Blacksburg, VA

In this role, I supervised a team of volunteers and organized large scale campus events. As a team, we registered record numbers of young voters and consistently increased voter turnout on Virginia Tech's campus. Most importantly, we had fun while doing it. From bringing a get-out-the-vote petting zoo to campus to putting an ice cream truck on our quad.

Roanoke, Virginia Area

As an outreach intern, I managed constituent correspondence, assisted staff in policy briefings, and conducted community outreach research in the Roanoke and Harrisonburg regions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As an intern for Congressman A. Donald McEachin, I assisted staff with managing and staffing the front office, conducting research projects, and constituent services. In this role, I gained skills in organization, strategic planning, and anticipating the needs of my supervisors.

Richmond, Virginia Area

In this position, I headed Virginia Young Democrat's initiatives and events relating to women's issues such as access to a safe and legal abortion, paid family leave, sexual assault prevention, and many others. My goals for this position were to make Virginia Young Democrats more inclusive and just for women of color, LGBTQA women, trans women, as well as.

Front Royal, VA

As a farm hand, I helped manage and maintain a 4 acre organic, produce farm. During my time on the farm, I weeded, planted, and harvested a variety of vegetables. Most importantly, Vine Ripe farm showed me the impact of a community-centered business with sustainability as a top priority.

Blacksburg, VA

As a campus organizer for VoteMOB VA, I built coalitions of student organizations dedicated to progressive goals and conducted large-scale voter registration and absentee ballot requests. In Montgomery County, we saw a 180% increase in absentee ballot requests in 2017 when I was the organizer compared to 2016. Due to VoteMOB's success on campuses across.

Blacksburg, VA

As a campus fellow, I gained extensive experience conducting voter registration, leading phone banks, and canvassing.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Political Science, Communication And Sociology, Alum

Activities and Societies: Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, NextGen America, Young Democrats at Virginia Tech, Planned Parenthood Generation.