Genavieve Koenigshofer Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Competitively selected via a rigorous application and interview process to be a part of the Fellows Program in Public Affairs (FPPA), a full-time fellowship that prepares emerging civic leaders to shape the spirit and integrity of their communities, their organizations, and their country. Fellows learn and practice essential leadership skills and frameworks — forging connections across sectors, navigating challenges, and learning new strategies to create tangible change. FPPA is the gold… Show more Competitively selected via a rigorous application and interview process to be a part of the Fellows Program in Public Affairs (FPPA), a full-time fellowship that prepares emerging civic leaders to shape the spirit and integrity of their communities, their organizations, and their country. Fellows learn and practice essential leadership skills and frameworks — forging connections across sectors, navigating challenges, and learning new strategies to create tangible change. FPPA is the gold standard in public affairs training, with a more than 75-year track record of advancing civic engagement and impact — and accelerating the careers of remarkable regional and national leaders. Program alumni have made their way to influential positions in business, public service, and as advocates on behalf of our country’s most pressing issues. Over nine months, I'll grow and develop my leadership and professional skills via facilitated skills-building Leadership Forums, in-depth explorations of pressing issues affecting the Greater Los Angeles region, closed-door Leadership Interviews with influential cross-sector leaders, cross-sector Professional Placements, and a culminating set of Spring Projects. Learn more about the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs at corola.org/FPPA.Electoral Campaign Placement: Mark Gonzalez for State AssemblyNonprofit Placement: Luskin Orthopedic Institute for Children Show less

University Of California: San Diego

Project Co-Lead for Gender Study. Responsibilities include facilitating meetings, booking testing dates, assigning tasks, and evaluating validity of trials.Gender Study investigates the attitudes of children in regards to monetary compensation for a task. Two goals are to understand if children will pay others differently based on their ingroup or outgroup status (specifically, gender), and whether children will pay others differently depending on the tasks completed.

San Diego County, California, United States

Responsibilities included implementing design and content updates to the lab website, managing social media accounts, and keeping an updated lab calendar.

San Diego, California, United States

Conducts trials of Gender Study. Conducted a literature review for a parallel study to be conducted in India. Coded footage of dogs interacting with soundboards to help them communicate with their owners for Dog Cognition Study.

Managed all written external communications for Generation Up, including newsletters, press releases, letters of support for state legislation, Twitter posts, and so on. Oversaw and trained 4-person team of motivated student activists. Created communication strategies for high-priority advocacy campaigns, hosted workshops on communication strategies, and attended meetings with stakeholders to coordinate communication efforts.Also serving as Interim Co-Chief Technology Officer, where I… Show more Managed all written external communications for Generation Up, including newsletters, press releases, letters of support for state legislation, Twitter posts, and so on. Oversaw and trained 4-person team of motivated student activists. Created communication strategies for high-priority advocacy campaigns, hosted workshops on communication strategies, and attended meetings with stakeholders to coordinate communication efforts.Also serving as Interim Co-Chief Technology Officer, where I oversee and set direction for the technology team to update and redesign our website.GENup is a nationwide student-led social justice organization and student-activist coalition that strives to advocate for education through the power of youth voices. Show less

California, United States

Oversees the policy, campaigns, and organizing departments of the full GENup Executive Team. Responsibilities include coordinating 28 directors in 3 departments, facilitating the merge between our former K-12 and Collegiate divisions, setting unified goals and enabling collaboration across the three departments, setting direction for K-12 and higher education policy, working to strengthen our chapter system, and managing the hiring and onboarding process for new members, securing our fiscal… Show more Oversees the policy, campaigns, and organizing departments of the full GENup Executive Team. Responsibilities include coordinating 28 directors in 3 departments, facilitating the merge between our former K-12 and Collegiate divisions, setting unified goals and enabling collaboration across the three departments, setting direction for K-12 and higher education policy, working to strengthen our chapter system, and managing the hiring and onboarding process for new members, securing our fiscal sponsorship agreement, and pitching to potential funders. Show less

California

Oversaw K-12 division of the GENup Executive Team, which was made up of 45 directors in 6 departments. Responsibilities included overseeing and supporting each of the 6 department chiefs to ensure their teams are running smoothly, coordinating advocacy efforts across teams, overseeing collaborations with our collegiate branch, scheduling and facilitating internal meetings, setting direction and goals, and addressing individual concerns among members of the Executive Team. At least once a year… Show more Oversaw K-12 division of the GENup Executive Team, which was made up of 45 directors in 6 departments. Responsibilities included overseeing and supporting each of the 6 department chiefs to ensure their teams are running smoothly, coordinating advocacy efforts across teams, overseeing collaborations with our collegiate branch, scheduling and facilitating internal meetings, setting direction and goals, and addressing individual concerns among members of the Executive Team. At least once a year, I also managed the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding process for new members; and I planned the yearly in-person retreat for the GENup Executive Team to meet and regroup for the next school year.Other duties have included organizing virtual and in-person rallies and advocacy efforts, drafting education policy bills, developing grassroots campaigns, directing media and publicity, and maintaining communications with important allies. Work has resulted in 19 education bills passing the California legislature in 2021, and 28 bills in 2022. Show less

San Diego, California, United States

Collaborated with PhD candidate through the UCSD Research Apprenticeship Program on various studies related to bilingual education, classroom polarization, and student mobilization. Responsibilities included conducting literature reviews, revising paper, transcribing interviews, and extracting and evaluating excerpts from key texts.

San Diego, California, United States

Responsibilities included setting direction for the Office of Local Affairs, organizing advocacy campaigns, overseeing event coordination and publicity, building meeting agendas, tracking finances, facilitating a smoother hiring process, and supporting the Associate Vice President of Local Affairs. During my term, we successfully advocated to pass Housing Action Plan 2.0 in San Diego, and implemented a Disabled Students Commission to better represent the disabled student community.The… Show more Responsibilities included setting direction for the Office of Local Affairs, organizing advocacy campaigns, overseeing event coordination and publicity, building meeting agendas, tracking finances, facilitating a smoother hiring process, and supporting the Associate Vice President of Local Affairs. During my term, we successfully advocated to pass Housing Action Plan 2.0 in San Diego, and implemented a Disabled Students Commission to better represent the disabled student community.The Office of Local Affairs is dedicated to advocating and organizing with the UCSD student body to create local change that benefits all UCSD students. Show less

San Diego, California, United States

I am responsible for creating dialogue with and connecting the community - which includes the UCSD student body, community organizations, and local government - to our advocacy. Responsibilities include developing outreach and organizing strategies, reaching out to and meeting with students and student organizations, setting up and attending tabling events, sending out regular email communications, and creating and printing flyers.We are currently working to enact a Disability Justice… Show more I am responsible for creating dialogue with and connecting the community - which includes the UCSD student body, community organizations, and local government - to our advocacy. Responsibilities include developing outreach and organizing strategies, reaching out to and meeting with students and student organizations, setting up and attending tabling events, sending out regular email communications, and creating and printing flyers.We are currently working to enact a Disability Justice Campaign that would establish a resource center for students with disabilities, remove barriers to receiving accommodations, require all classes to provide lecture materials online, and make campus more physically accessible. In doing so, we have successfully established a Disabled Students Commission to better represent the disabled student community. We also gathered students and student testimony to advocate for a new city plan, Housing Action Plan 2.0, which has now been implemented and will make housing more plentiful, accessible, and affordable in San Diego. Show less

Represented the interests of students and student advocates in the grant review process for the OER Spark Grant, which invests in projects to encourage awareness and implementation of OERs (open educational resources) in California postsecondary education. Contributed to grant focus areas and reviewed applications to the Spark Grant.

New York, New York, United States

Coordinated 2 nationwide trainings for affiliate staff by building agendas and presentations, managing bookings and registration, communicating with participants, and creating post-convening resources. Supports national campaign to reform federal immigration policy by working with migrants on the ground and disseminating critical information to team members. Implemented 235-page Program & Strategy Playbook on internal ACLU database.

Carlsbad, California, United States

Intern at the Carlsbad district office for Assemblywoman Tasha Boerner (AD-77). Responsibilities included constituent communication, initiating casework, researching legislation, reporting on local and state meetings, and attending community events. I also was responsible for compiling a comprehensive 21-page directory of mental health resources for the people of San Diego County.

San Diego, California, United States

Intern at the San Diego district office for Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-53). Responsibilities included constituent IRS and OPM casework, responding to phone and email communications, writing memos and proclamations, attending briefings, and attending community events. Also prepared and submitted 40-page report on increasing youth participation in democratic processes.

Sacramento, California, United States

Intern at the Office of Senator Scott Wiener (SD11). Responsibilities included preparing talking points, monitoring committee hearings, maintaining contact spreadsheets, attending internal meetings, and assisting in scheduling. Also wrote a comprehensive summary of all legislation passed by the Senator for constituent use.Senator Wiener's office is well-known for his work in public health, LGBTQ+ rights, and housing.

Sacramento, California, United States

The UC Center Sacramento program is a quarter-long undergraduate program meant to train future California leaders to address challenging public-policy issues confronted by the nation and state. The program is made up of three components: teaching, research, and public service. Students in this program are connected to internships in all branches of state government, from the governor’s office and the Legislature to various state agencies, departments and commissions. Students also take 15… Show more The UC Center Sacramento program is a quarter-long undergraduate program meant to train future California leaders to address challenging public-policy issues confronted by the nation and state. The program is made up of three components: teaching, research, and public service. Students in this program are connected to internships in all branches of state government, from the governor’s office and the Legislature to various state agencies, departments and commissions. Students also take 15 academic units of coursework and complete a 15-20 page policy research paper over the course of the quarter. Show less

San Diego, California, United States

Led team of up to 26 UCAN Student Ambassadors at UC San Diego. Responsibilities include organizing and facilitating campus-wide meetings, organizing campus-wide advocacy efforts, scheduling and conducting meetings with federal legislative offices, teaching ambassadors about state policy and the budget, and collaborating with UCSD Governmental Relations team.UC Advocacy Network (UCAN) Student Ambassadors work to represent UC student interests to state and federal government, helping to… Show more Led team of up to 26 UCAN Student Ambassadors at UC San Diego. Responsibilities include organizing and facilitating campus-wide meetings, organizing campus-wide advocacy efforts, scheduling and conducting meetings with federal legislative offices, teaching ambassadors about state policy and the budget, and collaborating with UCSD Governmental Relations team.UC Advocacy Network (UCAN) Student Ambassadors work to represent UC student interests to state and federal government, helping to influence state policies and budget decisions that impact the UC system, and working to ensure that state lawmakers hear and understand our point of view. Show less

Recruited and directed team of 10 Penzils ambassadors, who recruit student tutors for our program. Responsibilities included preparing presentations and promotional material, planning social media campaigns, and managing and recruiting ambassadors.

San Diego, California, United States

Worked under Dr. Garrison Cottrell, who specializes in machine learning and computer vision.

The Youth Advisory Board researches and discusses House bills to advise Congresswoman Katie Porter on which bills she should support. As part of the Executive Board, I researched and proposed the congressional bills to present to board for discussion. I also coordinated all 18 members of the team to write and finalize our monthly board reports.

Orange County, California Area

Acted as the voice of over 50,000 students in the district at regular and special board meetings. Founded and led first Student Advisory Council to inform my opinions. First student representative on the Cultural Proficiency Task Force. Provided meaningful updates on the developing COVID-19 pandemic and district regulations.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Associated Students Office of Local Affairs | Political Science Research Apprenticeship | GENup at UC San Diego.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Developmental Psychology

Activities and Societies: Comparative Cognition Lab at UC San Diego Graduated Magna Cum Laude in June 2024. Received Regents Scholarship.

Summer School

Education record

Activities and Societies: IB Diploma Recipient, Triton of the Year, Valedictorian (awarded to all students with 4.0 GPA or above).