Project manager for several clients, supporting technology implementation and online community engagement of forecasters to ultimately improve global policy making and analysis.

Member of four-person team that drove the strategic launch of and defined key initiatives for CEG, a research center focused on democracy and institutional reform efforts nationally and locally in Chicago. Served as lead administrator for the Civic Leadership Academy (CLA) fellowship program for Chicago civic leaders, including recruitment, onboarding, budgeting, and program facilitation for an annual cohort of 30 fellows as well as developed ongoing engagement initiatives for 210 program alumni.

Supported fundraising and development efforts at the Harris School of Public Policy. Helped to craft brand, impact, and development strategy for the Center for Effective Government as it launched in 2019. Narrated civic engagement and institutional reform efforts by Civic Leadership Academy fellows across the city of Chicago.

Managed relationships and coordinated advocacy meetings with congressional member offices to advance volunteerism and national service legislation. Compiled weekly legislative review for AmeriCorps and national service community related to policy and advocacy updates across the nation. Created a media presentation for nearly 1,500 staff and AmeriCorps members related to best practices for congressional relationship building.

Coordinated team and program management to advance K-12 education and economic justice initiatives at NWLC. Organized coalition meetings and partner policy workshops to develop education policy priorities and proposed legislation regarding repeat offenders in schools. Hosted Hill briefings related to developed education policies. Monitored the Federal Register to track state legislation related to education initiatives. Built data visualization maps via Tableau to reflect school discipline and suspension data, which highlighted racial disparities across the nation. Coordinated annual child care advocates conference in Baltimore MD, bringing together nearly 100 participants from across the country to develop universal child care proposals.Field intakes related to K-12 Title IX legal questions and issues, and connected survivors to legal and social resources. Contributed to litigation support related to Title IX sexual assault cases. Renovated NWLC website platform with current and relevant blogs, fact sheets, action items. Designed NWLC materials using Adobe InDesign platforms. Managed projects and professional development for summer interns. Manage team budgets, meetings, and calendars. Notable projects:-Directed story share rally outside of the Department of Education seeking to protect Title IX guidance and lift up voices of student survivors of sexual violence.-Coordinated rollout events for report series Let Her Learn, which centers the experiences of girls of color, examines educational barriers they face and offer recommendations to address the issues.

Supported federal advocacy development and fundraising strategies through programmatic and donor research initiatives for broader issue campaign development and annual dinner event. Created donor profiles and evaluated potential giving using Raiser's Edge and Research Point platforms. Conducted outreach and communication with partner federal advocacy organizations.

Researched and developed legislative advocacy initiatives for NELA's Legislative and Public Policy Program priorities, including ending Forced Arbitration, the Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act, and judicial nominations.

Supported the College's overall development and fundraising strategy through conducting prospect research with Foundation Search online tools, tracking donor relations via Raiser's Edge platform, drafting and editing foundation and government grant proposals, supporting annual fundraising events, including Homecoming, Bluejay Backer Golf Outing, and the Annual Dinner. Directly communicated with Board Members and donors to reach end-of-year goals, and processed donor acknowledgement letters. Assisted in drafting, proofreading, finalizing and distributing the quarterly West Suburban Philanthropic Network Newsletter.

Consulted with incoming students, including educational and course guidance through collaboration with current students, professors, and administration. Prepared incoming student registration days by creating student profiles and supporting programatic and scheduling details of each registration period utilizing Datatel database systems.

Conducted research on the gender gap in higher education regarding enrollment and success, focusing on harsh, conflicting societal expectations for men and women. Presented research to college community through a public discussion event hosted by Let's Talk About Gender, a student organization dedicated to creating space for conversation around gendered topics

- Advanced the Chicago labor movement by supporting low-wage workers in conflict with employers, and mobilizing Chicago community and faith groups to attend actions and rallies. - Organized Elmhurst College students to attend Chicago Fight for 15 campaign rally to increase the Chicago minimum wage. - Conducted a variety of community and local politics research and cataloging, and prepared educational materials for rallies.

Assisted patrons in navigating library resources and with technology projects, cataloged reference and technology materials, and conducted research using library database functions.