Izzy Silver Email and Phone Number

I worked at the Freedom Community Center, a prison abolition community organization in St. Louis. I recorded and uploaded data from the CourtWatch program, aimed at holding prosecutors and judges accountable, as well as researching restorative justice practices that were published as a manual for FCC staff members.

I took photos weekly for the newspaper on campus. I covered university events and shoot portraits of people being featured. I led a project that culminated in a photo essay and interviews on pole dancers in St. Louis.

As a hostess, I was responsible for greeting guests, managing the server rotation, answering the phones, and organising the waitlist. In addition, I would often clean the tables and organise the bookstore located in the restaurant.

I took care of a one year old and a four year old. My responsibilities included preparing meals, engaging them in activities, and managing nap schedules.

I developed the organization’s programming into an online format to adjust to the precautions of the pandemic. I also organized intern team of twenty people into committees and managed their progress.

I practiced with the group as an alto voice part twice a week for three hours. We performed at on and off campus events multiple times the semester.

I supervised off-campus excursions into Manhattan for kids from five to fifteen years old who live in Harlem. The club engaged in fun activities such as painting and ice skating.

I practiced two times a week for three hours with the team. We participated in tournaments throughout the season in the Ivy Rugby Conference.

I emailed and wrote letters to a man who is currently incarcerated. We corresponded on a bi-weekly basis, offering support and insight to one another.

I researched how story telling affects the way that people learn how to run businesses. I culminated the internship by writing a handbook and hosting webinar that was used to teach staff about ways to use story telling as a powerful tool for communication. This virtual event hosted office leaders from more than four countries around the world.

I wrote blogs for the Media Girls website, as well as managing the social media accounts on a weekly basis. At the end of my internship, I led a workshop for middle school girls which taught them how to look at media critically and form a positive body image.

I travelled with a group of 15 high school students around Nepal for five weeks. We stayed in a Buddhist Monastery, a Hindu Ashram, and with two homestay families. I completed an independent study project on Ayurvedic medicine while at the Buddhist monastery, aided by the mentorship of an expert who lived there.