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Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Handle motions and appeals, including all aspects of litigation in the Anchorage Municipal Prosecutor's Office

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Oversee internal operations of the nonprofit state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, including budgeting and finance, human resources, IT, contracting, federal reporting and compliance portfolios for a 20+ member staff.

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Anchorage, Alaska

Manage risk management and insurance, and provide compliance and legal support to the Koniag company of families.

Anchorage, Alaska Area

Work with project team in co-project management role to conduct Tribal Court Assessments for the identified Alaska villages on behalf of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, Ak

Assist directing Young Lawyers Section of Anchorage Bar Association. Coordinate social and professional development opportunities for lawyers who are newly admitted to the bar.

Anchorage, Alaska

Research and writing support for civil trial court judge. Focus on family law, administrative appeals, and assorted civil matters.

Nyu School Of Law

Performed initial research for international human rights scholarship, in particular with regards to the human right to water, women's rights, LGBTQ rights and rights metrics.

Anchorage, Ak

Budapest, Hungary

Research and draft memos pertaining to economic, social, and cultural rights in the context of Roma communities in Europe.

New York, Ny

Prepare immigration applications for youth members of The Door, including SIJS and asylum petitions.

Taught group and individual SAT, SSAT, TOEFL and English language enhancement classes. LSAT trained. After five months, selected as a staff instructor with expanded duties for materials and curriculum development for all courses. Wrote a comprehensive TOEFL teaching syllabus.

Managed the office of two public interest attorneys at a non-profit membership oriented service organization. Prepared, formatted, and proofread articles for publication, correspondence, and training documents. Coordinated bulk mailings. Developed and organized topical legal library; instituted departmental filing system. Initiated MS Access legal resources database.

Supported two executives in the formulation, editing, and formatting of proposals and reports for non-profit and tribal corporate clients. Assisted with office management and performed clerical tasks as needed.

Managed the daily operations of a bilingual day labor center providing services to 75-100 day laborers. Developed daily office procedures including financial records, client intake services, correspondence, and employee manual. Managed a MS Excel database of daily employment records. Generated monthly, quarterly and annual reports for the board of directors and the City of Pomona. Prepared monthly board meetings.

Jd, Federal Indian Law, International Law, Immigration Law

Activities and Societies: Immigrant Rights Clinic, 2011-12 Staff Editor, New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy.

Aos, Massage Therapy

Mandarin

Activities and Societies: Dragon Boat Team Attained basic speaking, reading, listening and writing skills in Mandarin.

B.A., Cultural Studies, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Board of Trustees Educational Policy Representative; Sigma Delta Pi. Graduate cum laude Student.