Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs• Supported the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs strategic priorities by serving as a State Department spokesperson.• Organized media interviews, events, and logistics, fostering effective communication between senior officials and the press.

• Drafted media materials and press content, including briefings and press releases, contributing to strategic media outreach.• Pitched proactive press stories and coordinated media requests, strengthening relationships with national journalists.• Organized communications for high-profile events.

The James A. Kelly Korean Studies Fellowship Program will promote academic study, research, and professional career paths focused on Korean Peninsula studies by young Kelly Fellows.It recognizes the exemplary efforts of Jim Kelly to improve US-ROK relations and encourage the DPRK to denuclearize and join the international community of nations.The overall objective of the fellowship is to promote stronger US-ROK, US-DPRK, and inter-Korean relations through a variety of Pacific Forum programs. The fellowship makes a deliberate effort to encourage the study of Korean economic and security issues, with particular focus on raising awareness among the next generation of scholars and officials in the US, ROK, and worldwide about the vital role the Korean Peninsula plays in regional and international affairs.Kelly Fellows will develop their knowledge of Korean Peninsula issues through participation in the Pacific Forum’s Young Leaders program, research under the guidance of Pacific Forum senior staff, and the continuing series of U.S.-ROK and broader tri-/multilateral forums.Read more here: https://pacforum.org/program/james-a-kelly-korea-fellowship

• Provided support and assistance to Pacific Forum’s fellowship and internship programs, in-house publications, and events (both in-person and virtual). • Performed clerical functions and assists Program Directors in executing programs, projects, and proposals.• Developed social media branding that became the basis of Pacific Forum’s Instagram and Twitter engagement strategies.• Developed and produced Pacific Forum’s premiere podcast, “The Indo-Pacific Current.”

• Principal organizer for the annual 2021 School of Pacific and Asia Studies Graduate Conference.• Negotiated sponsorships with 4 Area Centers and book publisher and performed outreach to secure 3 keynote speakers.• Executed grant applications earning a total amount of $2,320 and managed the resulting budget of $3,000+.• Successfully pivoted the conference from in-person to a flexible, online format while tripling attendance.• Coordinated and scheduled 30+ presentations over 2 days.• Designed a marketing strategy that doubled conference submissions to 110 submissions total.• Assisted two professors in course instruction and design, and graded 70+ assignments per week.

Information on the policy center: http://csps.gmu.edu/csps-korea/

Fellowship Details: https://www.borenawards.org/

Center for East Asia Policy Studies website: https://www.brookings.edu/center/center-for-east-asia-policy-studies/ Contributed research to following piece by Jung Pak: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2019/06/24/mr-xi-goes-to-pyongyang/

- Provided research assistance for the Office of Regional Security Policy, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy - a major U.S. policy priority and the focus of the Vice President’s recent participation in the East Asia Summit.- Researched and proposed opportunities for the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to more closely align and message our respective Indo-Pacific strategies in key areas, such as Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and maritime South Asia.- Identified potential areas of concrete US-ROK cooperation to advance these strategies, including security and transnational crime, infrastructure financing, and governance.

Bon Vivant Cafe + Farm Market is the realization of many years of hard work, including building networks with small local farms, to finally make it possible to open a cafe serving Real Local Farm Food.Additionally, Bon Vivant supports many local farms and businesses with our Farm Market. Providing milk, eggs, butter, jams, granola, honey, and other products from local farms, as well as soaps and other products from Alexandria businesses.Source: http://bvfarmfood.com/#real-food-menu

The Institute of World Politics is a graduate school devoted to the study of statecraft, national security, and international affairs. Statecraft is the use of the various instruments of power in service of national interests and purposes, including the cause of peace with freedom and justice. The Institute was founded to fill a major national need: to supply professional education in statecraft, national security, intelligence and foreign policy that no other school offers. Source: https://www.iwp.edu/programs/page/institute-internship-detail-2

The Peacebuilding Fellows program is an academic program for selected students interested in gaining hands-on experience and understanding communities that are struggling to live peacefully together. Fellows attend classes on the Arlington campus two days a week and participate in an internship.Source: https://scar.gmu.edu/academics/undergraduate/peacebuilding-fellows

The Dialogue and Difference Project aims to promote cultural, political, and social understanding through the process of community dialogue participation.The project has been consistently working throughout the George Mason University community to bring faculty, students, and residents together to engage in effective dialogue surrounding some of the most controversial issues currently faced in global, national, and local communities. Source: https://dialogueanddifferenceproject.org/about/

Argo Tea is passionate about bringing teas directly from growers around the world and blending them into unique and delicious signature beverages and teas. [They] are committed to being a sustainable business by working with the best local and global tea, coffee and food artisans and by contributing back to [their] communities to promote a healthy lifestyle and the conservation of natural resources.Source: https://www.argotea.com/pages/our-passion

The Defense Forum Foundation is a U.S. non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting a strong national defense and promoting freedom, democracy, and human rights abroad. It is best known for its Congressional Defense and Foreign Policy Forums, held regularly on Capitol Hill for the benefit of Congressional staff, and for its work abroad promoting the freedom, human rights and dignity of the people of North Korea, and self-determination for the people of Western Sahara.Source: http://www.defenseforumfoundation.org/mission-and-history/about.html

The Program on Terrorism and Security Studies is a four-week resident program that supports the Marshall Center's increasing emphasis on transnational threats and challenges. The PTSS provides advanced professional education to those charged with understanding and then reducing the scope and capability of terrorism threats. The PTSS is a functionally focused program that draws in civilian, law enforcement, and military counterterrorism professionals from around the world and improves their capacity to counter terrorism's regional and transnational implications. It engenders an "intellectual interoperability" transcending national borders and enables national security officials to cooperate at an international level to contain security threats. It aims to combat terrorism in all of its manifestations: nationally, regionally and globally.Source: http://www.marshallcenter.org/mcpublicweb/en/nav-main-wwd-res-courses-ptss-en.html