Course assistant for 3 graduate-level courses:• MPP Math Review• Race and Racism in Public Policies, Practices, and Perspectives (MPP Core Class)• Greater Boston Applied Field Lab: Advanced Budgeting, Financial Management and Operations

• Conducted an academic year-long research project for the MassDOT Highway Division modernization team and provided recommendations to integrate safety and resilience components into capital project development.• Interviewed employees and enumerated internal survey to build out a process map for project development process.• Benchmarked project delivery process against high-performing analogous agencies to identify best practices and recommend implementation strategies.

• Provided strategic support to the mayor of Bloomington, Indiana during her first weeks in office.• Led comprehensive review of digital channels for constituent engagement (website, 311 portal, social media) and crafted recommendations for improving digital engagement efficacy, breadth, and equity. Provided concrete implementation steps, resources needed, and suggestions for prioritization.

• Led strategic project on engaging Gen Z for workforce development partners: developed project plan, conducted desk research, interviewed 9 community partners, and synthesized findings into a proposal for leadership. Developed a Request for Proposal for a facilitator to guide the proposed Community of Practice.• Researched and synthesized findings on scaling an apprenticeship pipeline in New York City, two-generation service delivery models, and strategies for equitable labor market recovery, contributing to the foundation’s knowledge base on critical social issues.• Managed $500k+ in data-driven grant renewal on team charged with awarding $15 million in annual grants to community organizations focused on workforce development and college attainment for low-income young adults.

Office of Field Operations; Prevention, Transformation, and Recovery Team (federal receiverships)• Implementation specialist working on operational turnarounds for troubled housing authorities under federal receivership; primary project New York City Housing Authority and Alexander County (Illinois).• Analyzed performance data from 150,000 public housing units and synthesized findings into policy recommendations to improve asset management and compliance with regulations for housing authority leadership.• Responded to data requests from internal and external partners, including developing dashboards, ad-hoc analyses, and visualizations.• Developed program goals and performance indicators in adherence with strategic plan and federal regulations; produced and disseminated progress reports to internal and external partners.• Created and directed project management systems in Excel, Power Automate, and Power Apps to monitor the progress and production of a 15-person recovery team assigned to 75+ housing authorities

Agriculture Extension Volunteer• Served as the sole volunteer in a rural Cameroonian village working with a local counterpart to build local capacity through agriculture training• Co-designed needs assessment survey with local counterpart and administered to approximately 60 small-scale farmers.

Course: Quantitative Analysis of Public Policy

Data analytics intern in the Office of Strategic Research, Implementation, and Planning