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New Orleans, La, Us

New Orleans, La, Us

Civil Rights & Federal Practice ClinicStudents in the Civil Rights & Federal Practice Clinic represent live clients in federal court in cases involving employment discrimination, fair housing, police and official misconduct, and other constitutional claims.

Charlottesville, Va, Us

Inaugural Director of Programming for the Education Rights Institute at the University of Virginia School of Law.Launched in the fall of 2023, the Education Rights Institute (ERI) will focus on producing scholarship highlighting how a federal right to a high-quality education can serve as a catalyst to expand the capacity of states and school districts can close opportunity gaps, ensuring more students are college and career ready and engaged citizens. ERI will also amplify research and data to help the public understand educational opportunity gaps. GeDá will lead ERI’s efforts to assist school districts nationwide in understanding their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Satellite Beach, Florida, Us

●Deliver evidence-based recommendations and guidance associated with culturally responsive interventions and best practices for codification to support staff and youth.●Critically evaluate social justice programs and policies for nonprofit organizations, guide policy and programming reform efforts.

New Orleans, Louisiana, Us

Rooted School is a public charter high school in New Orleans with the goal of laying the groundwork to close the wealth gap in our students’ lifetimes. We accomplish this by working alongside companies to identify available entry-level jobs that pay a living wage, distilling the skills and competencies needed to be competitive for those roles, and backwards-designing our local curriculum with those skills in mind.

New York, New York, Us

●Lead counsel on over a dozen school desegregation cases across Louisiana, Alabama and the United States South.●Co-Led COVID-19 School Equity Initiative related to virtual learning, access to meals, and student trauma in the wake of the COVID-19 school closures.●Recognized for advocating with and on behalf of Black school children and families through mediation, litigation, public policy and public education.●Train on and advocate for the proper implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion practices in academic settings and best practices in public education.●Train mentor and advise attorneys regarding education law.As the organization that litigated Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court case that struck down segregation in public schools, LDF has long led the struggle for equal education in the United States. That struggle continues today, both in and outside the courts, where LDF works tirelessly to ensure that every African American student has access to a safe, inclusive, and high-quality education.

●Filed pleadings, briefs, and memoranda arguing against the death penalty, excessive sentences, wrongful convictions, children sentenced to life without parole, and racial bias in the criminal justice system.●Delivered community education through publications, reports, discussions, and presentations on history of racial injustice and mass incarceration in America.EJI litigates on behalf of condemned prisoners, juvenile offenders, people wrongly convicted or charged with violent crimes, poor people denied effective representation, and others whose trials are marked by racial bias or prosecutorial misconduct. EJI works with communities that have been marginalized by poverty and discouraged by unequal treatment.

New York, Ny, Us

Collaborated with community leaders and over 950 Teach For America alumni in Washington to upend the status quo and transform the way Washington educates its children.

Milpitas, Ca, Us

●Managed all eight Santa Clara County Law Program School and Community Sites●Supervised Program Coordinator, law student externs, college interns●Recruited, trained, supported and managed all volunteer facilitators●Oversaw recruitment and attendance of youth from Santa Clara County's Probation Department●Provided legal education to at-risk and criminal justice system-involved youth●Provided community outreach and managed community partnerships●Enhanced program policies and procedures in collaboration with Program Manager●Oversaw event planningThe Law Program is a 12-week cognitive behavioral therapy-based legal education course that educates youth on the law and their rights, the workings of our criminal justice system, and the consequences of crime. The program inspires youth to change their behavior and builds their skills and confidence to help make change possible.Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) is currently operating in Santa Clara, San Mateo and Alameda Counties. Working with juvenile justice youth and those at-risk of entering the system, FLY's mission is to prevent juvenile crime and incarceration through legal education, leadership training and one-on-one mentoring. At FLY, we believe that all our children deserve a chance to become more than their past mistakes.FLY works collaboratively with all of our system partners to actively engage in system reform efforts, and FLY is often asked to take a leadership role in local detention reform work. Together we inspire our at-risk youth and give them a chance to transform from juvenile delinquents into positive community leaders, creating a safer, healthier and happier community for us all.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

●Drafted pleadings, briefs, & client correspondence; conducted legal research; worked with investigators in representing major corporations in products liability litigation ●Awarded Associate of the Month across all 10 offices

New York, Us

Oakland, California, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us

The mission of the Pediatric Advocacy Clinic (PAC) is to achieve justice and dignity for all low-income children and their families by integrating high-quality legal advocacy into health care settings. As a medical-legal partnership, we pursue our mission by uniting health care providers, attorneys, and social workers to eliminate the effects of poverty on children's health and well-being.

Indianapolis, In, Us

Indianapolis, In, Us

●Counseled clients facing foreclosure in applying for financial assistance ●Guided families applying for public benefits and appealing adverse rulings

New York, Ny, Us

●Educated 3rd grade students in all content areas; Led students to 80% average mastery in Reading and Mathematics●Voted onto school Faculty Advisory Committee; Completed Professional Development 2-3 times monthly●Started schoolwide Girl Scout Troop

Decatur, Ga, Us

Assisted Licensed Clinical Social Worker with counseling services, treatment plans, case rounds and overall support for youth detained in the Metro Regional Youth Detention Center in Fulton County, GA.

Juris Doctor

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), School Administration & Supervision

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology