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Senator John C. Velis, Hampden and Hampshire District. Chair of Mental Health, Substance Use, & Recovery Committee. Chair of Veterans & Federal Affairs Committee.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Organized and managed over 40 Graduate Student Organizations (GSOs). Helped allocate and distribute funding to each GSO through Graduate Student budgets. Developed and implemented training procedures for GSO officers, and addressed concerns that arose from officers throughout the year. Planned GSO events in coordination with UMass administration. Served on student advisory boards and faculty councils as a representative for graduate students.

Boston

Office of State Senator Cindy Friedman.Completed policy research and legislative drafting. Assisted with press, social media, and communication projects. Handled constituent casework and outreach.Took lobbying and advocacy meetings and staffed the Senator during formal sessions and meetings.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Selected for inaugural fellowship program with 8 other graduate policy students from across Massachusetts.Participated in weekly fellowship round table discussions with prominent public policy practitioners focused on skill-building, professionalism, and networking.

Umass Amherst

Led Hildreth’s Student Debt Campaign at UMass Amherst. Organized tabling, actions, social media initiatives and other events, Collaborated with other student organizations on campus to expand reach and gather student testimonials. Recruited and trained students to lobby State Legislature to support Hildreth’s legislative agenda.

Fifteenth Norfolk District

Designed and implemented Voter ID/GOTV campaign strategies that doubled the number of identified supporters. Created campaign field plan and organized volunteer canvassing and phone-banking events. Managed campaigns Vote-Builder and turf programs. Represented campaign at various community events.

Boston, Massachusetts

Hired and trained by Field First LLC as Field Organizer for Raise Up MA’s Minimum Wage and Paid Family & Medical Leave ballot question campaigns. Served as lead field organizer for the Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action (Member Group of Raise Up).Recruited and trained volunteers for signature gathering, phone banking, and sorting petitions. Organized campaign events and completed campaign data analytics.

Boston, Massachusetts

Awarded the 2017 Massachusetts Democratic Party Joe Moakley Internship Scholarship.Campaigned and canvassed for various Democratic candidates across Massachusetts.Completed State-Senate district electoral profile and voter ID targeting research project. Assisted with Party communications strategies, including press releases, media content and outreach. Maintained voter and fundraising databases.

Masters Degree, Public Policy & Administration

Policy Analysis, Public Law & Legislative Drafting, Negotiations, Public Management, Policy Methods, Statistical Methods, Economics &.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Senator in the Student Government Association and Vice-President of the Political Science Honors.

Liberal Arts And Sciences

Activities and Societies: Member of division III Men's Volleyball team, and member of Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Mediterranean Politics

Studied Spanish and Mediterranean politics, and participated in language exchange programs.

High School

Activities and Societies: Captain of Varsity Volleyball Team, member of Varsity Basketball Team, 1st Chair in Honors Band and Full.