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New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, United States

New York, United States

• Advocated for LGBTIQ human rights by ensuring United Nations General Assembly resolutions passed with language protecting people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Projected votes of member states and.
• Drafted submissions to UN experts highlighting the rights of LGBTIQ people under international law.
• Convened grassroots LGBTIQ activists from all global regions at the United Nations and brokered meetings between activists, UN missions, and UN agencies. Conducted advocacy trainings with activists to ensure meetings.

New York, United States

New York, United States

• Research for Professor Lisa Davis, Co-Director of CUNY’s Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic:
• Drafted amicus brief to the Constitutional Court of Colombia in support of plaintiffs, a coalition of reproductive justice organizations; utilized international law to challenge abortion restrictions. Judgement was.
• Conducted research on gender persecution in international criminal law. Worked with Professor Davis to convene experts on gender persecution; used expertise to inform toolkit on documenting gender persecution in.
• Prepared presentations and researched topics for an international law class at the University of Los Andes, with a focus on statehood, women's rights, and religious freedom.
• Researched and helped to draft paper on gendered tropes in contract law cases.

New York, United States

• Supported first-year students in contract law class through one-on-one and small-group tutoring sessions.
• Helped second-year students learn administrative law doctrine, including rulemaking and adjudication.

New York, New York, United States

• Drafted civil society sign-on letter calling for the International Criminal Court to integrate a broader understanding of gender into its upcoming policy paper on gender persecution to provide protections for LGBTIQ+.
• Composed letters to state delegations encouraging them to submit comments on the International Criminal Court’s upcoming gender persecution policy paper. Provided follow up technical support to states.

New York, United States

• Conducted literature review on nuclear policy to inform U.N. treaty body submissions. Focused on the disproportionate effects of hazardous nuclear materials on BIPOC communities and women.
• Presented on nuclear abolition and human rights law at the International Peace Bureau’s World Peace Congress.

New York, United States

• Clerked for human rights experts Madeleine Rees, Gay McDougall, and Rosa Celorio; drafted judgement for hearing on violence against Afro-Colombian women.
• Researched and wrote memoranda on gender persecution in Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan, and Syria.

• Diamond v. Ward: wrote memoranda to inform temporary restraining order and motion for preliminary injunction for transgender woman and prisoners’ rights activist incarcerated in a men’s facility.
• Belton v. Gautreaux: interviewed witnesses, engaged in strategy sessions, and wrote memoranda for a federal class-action lawsuit on behalf of people incarcerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York, United States

• Researched and composed memoranda on: reproductive health care as a form of rehabilitation, restitution, compensation and satisfaction within international law and reparative justice regimes; congressional limitations.
• Published op-ed on police use of sexual and gender based violence during protests in Hong Kong.

New York, United States

• Authored primer on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda for LGBT civil-society organizations.
• Composed responses to U.S. Department of Homeland Security proposed asylum regulation and U.S State Department human rights report regarding impact on LGBT community.
• Drafted submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women regarding domestic violence against LGBT community during COVID-19 pandemic.
• Compiled all pending cases on LGBT issues at international and regional human rights courts and tracked national LGBT legislation in all United Nations member states.
• Provided technical support for OutSummit, a virtual conference on LGBTIQ issues, drawing over 1,400 participants.

New Jersey

• Advised students on study abroad programs and guided them through the application process
• Supported faculty leading programs abroad
• Managed office finances, invoices, expense reports and student stipends
• Coordinated contracts between Drew and third-party vendors

New York, New York

• Provided administrative support for teams researching abortion, contraception and postpartum hemorrhage
• Maintained databases, conducted literature reviews and communicated with research partners
• Managed logistics for conferences convening researchers, service providers and other key stakeholders

Greater New York City Area

• Drafted and edited policy and research documents, including a study on masculinities in crisis and post-conflict contexts and the Gender Team's strategic plan
• Produced social media messages and infographics for International Women’s Day and the Commission on the Status of Women

Elizabeth, New Jersey

• Coordinated English Second Language tutor training for students at Drew University; matched tutors with refugee youth in Elizabeth, New Jersey
• Liaised with internal and external partners to develop curriculum and share information
• Executed outreach and communications with clients and community partners

• Composed and edited press releases, opinion pieces, and creative web content for clients
• Investigated mayoral races in major cities in order to track candidates and their political affiliations
• Assembled and maintained press lists

Greater New York City Area

• Created status reports measuring the progress of global strategies in order to provide program transparency for executive leadership
• Refined risk reporting and management practices for program governance
• Conducted market research for a fully digitized underwriting strategy

• Researched and helped to implement a robust employee recognition program
• Identified best practices for service culture, diversity and inclusion, and accountability and ownership in a higher education environment
• Coordinated and executed logistics for the inauguration of Drew University’s 13th President and communicated with VIP guests and top donors in order to cater to executive needs

• Located and reviewed potential readings for an introductory gender studies textbook
• Summarized and cited suggested readings in a spreadsheet for further review

• Facilitated administration of training programs targeting educators in fields of sexual and reproductive health
• Assisted with preparation of materials and logistics for trainings
• Archived and maintained documentation electronically and manually

Greater New York City Area

Conducted a literature review of research examining female genital mutilation through a social justice lens for a study lead by Dr. Susana Fried.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Gpa: 4.0

Activities and Societies: Graduate Fellow; Sorensen Center For International Peace and Justice Fellow; Law Review Senior Staff Editor

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Women'S And Gender Studies, Summa Cum Laude, Gpa: 3.9

Activities and Societies: Baldwin Honors Society, 2013 - 2017; Dean's list 2013 - 2017; Co-Chair and Founding Member of Iota Iota Iota.

New Education For Women (New) Leadership, Nj

Selected for and participated in NEW Leadership NJ, a six-day political leadership training program for women

High School, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Dean's List

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society