Hana Stepnick Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Draft scripts and ghostwrite op-eds for campaigns, nonprofit leaders, and former members of Congress
• Research and write extensive background briefs on subjects spanning from reproductive rights to tax policy
• Copyedit op-eds, new business proposals, and various other internal and external communications

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Contributed to writing speeches, op-eds, and other strategic communications for leading names in politics, business, philanthropy, and entertainment
• For over twenty clients, I produced comprehensive and readable research documents on topics related to domestic policy, foreign relations, climate, heath care, racial justice, and gender equity
• Drafted op-eds published in major media outlets

• Helped the Discovery (short-form content) desk produce and organize content
• Managed multiple days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday coverage with a small team

• Assisted with the day-to-day tasks of the Editorial Projects team, which manages the process of producing Wirecutter content
• Became fluent in project management tools, particularly AirTable
• Helped with planning and facilitating Prime Day coverage, one of Wirecutter's biggest events of the year
• Tested products for a future guide
• Wrote two articles, including one that I pitched to the Discovery team

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Wrote a range of stories on topics including housing, health care, voting, and even intramural sports
• Had articles published in online and print editions of INDY Week, a weekly paper in Raleigh-Durham
• Contributed to the award-winning "Under the Radar" series, which reported on Durham's little-known local boards

• Explored the values and experiences of American democracy through a fellowship that included taking a seminar with other Duke juniors and conducting a research project in the Raleigh-Durham community
• Analyzed cash bail files in Wake County and produced a report for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Reported stories with a focus on voting, electoral policy, and gun policy
• Refined skill of fact-checking thoroughly and systematically
• Wrote an investigative enterprise story on the election misinformation policies of social media companies that was featured in an edition of POLITICO’s California Playbook and received 2nd place for the Melcher Award.
• Co-wrote a story about poll workers that's been cited in multiple reports about voting and democracy since publication
• Aided senior reporters and editors with research and checking quotes for accuracy

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Assisted with planning and facilitating programming, such as conferences, guest speakers, and student discussions, for Duke’s political community
• Helped organize a conference about rural economic development in North Carolina

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

• Researched voting rights and elections bills in the North Carolina General Assembly
• Drafted internal memos, press conference statements, and fact sheets for state legislators
• Analyzed county budgets from 2018 to demonstrate an underfunding of North Carolina elections

• Led a case study on how political parties and advocates used civic tech in Georgia’s 2020 and 2021 elections for Professor Eric Mlyn

• Researched and wrote a memo on filibuster reform and Senate procedures for a US Senate staffer

• Wrote memos for the Congresswoman to use during fundraising calls
• Organized databases of donors and made strategic targeting decisions

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Researched and wrote briefs on international constitutional courts for Dr. Georg Vanberg

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Policy Major, Economics And History Minors

Advanced Degree