o Operated as a research assistant for the Institute of Educational Leadership to identify localities across the country implementing the Community Schools framework.o Collaborated with the ULF Dallas cohort to complete a policy project investigating the implications of current attendance boundary lines on school diversity in DISD. Findings were then presented to local stakeholders at the end of the summer fellowship term.

o Facilitated the Policy Innovation Lab’s weekly sessions in which Lab members learn about policy issues in DC’s Wards 7 and 8, technical skills, and communication techniques to help them further their work in their policy project teams and with their community/government partner.o Maintained communication with teams inside and outside of Lab sessions, provide advice on their projects, and assist teams with troubleshooting issues.o Supported the Lab’s Executive Director with project management, curriculum development, and other resource development.o Managed the Lab’s Social and Communication’s Committees.o Established mechanisms of feedback to better enhance the Lab experience for members and their community/government partners.o Collected, arranged, and stored information which will later be used to draft the Lab’s Annual Report.

o Connected with students and families regarding the student’s academic progress.o Informed the overall school community about promotion and graduation requirements as well as essential deadlines.o Provided recommendations and alternatives to establish sustainable plans for academic success for at risk students.o Coordinated with members of the leadership team to develop wide-reaching solutions for academic concerns that impact the student body as a whole.o Managed and coordinated credit recovery programs which take place after normal school hours or outside the traditional academic year.o Collaborated with the data assessment specialist to ensure that student assessment data is congruent with their graduation track.o Reviewed students’ academic history to ensure that class placement is accurate and addresses any gaps in their graduation track.

Legislative Intern for Kathy Castor (FL-14):o Assisted staff members in completing research projects.o Attended hearings and briefings and subsequently drafted memos for staff members.o Logged and responded to constituent mail and inquiries.o Performed basic office tasks such as answering phones, handling mail, restocking office inventory, etc.

o Created, organized, and executed lesson plans to instruct students in content matter.o Managed groups of students as big as twenty-seven to achieve a cohesive and collaborative learning environment.o Analyzed assessment data to generate a data driven response to student learning.o Coordinated intervention techniques to target individual student learning struggles. This promoted better learning outcomes.

o Expanded the language department into an interdisciplinary department that comprised of Latin, Logic, Rhetoric, and Philosophy.o Initiated interdisciplinary initiatives which included developing a branding model later used by other departments as well as working on interdisciplinary student milestones.

o Developed the department’s core values and streamlined the pedagogical methods used in the department.o Integrated objective assessments, such as the National Latin Exam, for the purposes of data collection.o Conducted peer observations. This provided the opportunity for professional development in which members of the department would assess each other's strengths and reflect upon areas of improvement.o Performed model lessons for newer members of the department.

o Streamlined all the clubs and student organizations to ensure that they align with the mission and vision of Classical Prep.o Ensured that all clubs and student organizations were in communication with each other.o Encouraged colleagues and students to found new student organizations by giving them the tools to start.o Administered the budgets of all clubs and student organizations.

o Empowered students to develop and practice their own leadership skills.o Mentored students on planning fundraisers that would begin small and manageable and as the students grew older and experienced, the events they would plan became more complex and on a grander scale. o Organized leadership retreats that would train students on different aspects of leadership such as trust, communication, organization, budget management, event planning, fundraising, school and community engagement, and goal setting.

o Developed, maintained, and evolved the language program at Classical Prep, which included developing a Latin and Spanish course progression.o Created, organized, and executed lesson plans to instruct students in content matter.o Managed groups of students as big as thirty to achieve a cohesive and collaborative learning environment.o Analyzed assessment data to generate a data driven response to student learning.o Coordinated intervention techniques to target individual student learning struggles. This promoted better learning outcomes.o Offered after school tutoring to narrow learning gaps for struggling students.