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London, England, United Kingdom

Wrote a number of articles in support of the Council's ChicagoGlobal newsletter on topics relating to business in global cities.

New York, New York, United States

• Provided hospitality for A-list guests and active politicians in a fast-paced environment for the #1 show in late night television.• Pitched news stories to the research department for use in regular monologue and ‘Meanwhile’ segments; compiled footage to be included in broadcast.• Captured behind-the-scenes photographs and footage of a Lord of the Rings field shoot which was posted on social media accounts with a combined 2.5 million followers.• Selected to train and supervise the next cohort of interns.

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Editor for Comment (Michaelmas Term, 2021) and Film (Trinity Term, 2021) sections.• Commissioned, drafted, copy edited, fact checked, and published various pieces for the Opinion and Film sections of one of the oldest independent student publications in the United Kingdom.• Contributed to discussions with the greater editorial board on overarching content strategy.• Used Adobe InDesign to design online and print lay ins for my respective sections.

Chicago, Illinois

• Researched, drafted, and published public opinion and foreign policy commentary and analysis for the Council's Running Numbers blog.• Consulted on the Survey of Russian Elites 2020 (Rivera et al.) which was featured in the Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog.• Helped fact-check, copy edit, and create public opinion data figures for various research briefs.• Managed public opinion datasets using SPSS and Crunch.• Supported event programming for several noteworthy speakers including Jim Mattis and Samantha Power.

Evanston, Illinois

Codified and analyzed several hundred political science academic research articles for a comparative research study.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Office of Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL-10).• Provided tours of the Capitol to dozens of constituents on a daily basis.• Was first point of contact for constituent services, including greeting guests and logging opinions.• Drafted co-sponsorship request memos for legislation and constituent response letters.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Anchored half-hour news casts covering local, national, and international stories for Northwestern’s campus radio station.• Wrote and edited scripts for production; handled audio production.• Provided analysis and commentary for 2016 presidential election special broadcast.• Produced multiple episodes of a student-run news-related talk show podcast.

Highland Park, Illinois, United States

• Helped run and manage athletic programs for my local park district, including baseball games and tournaments.• Assisted in park upkeep.

Highland Park, Illinois

Assisted with marketing and fundraising efforts including phone and mail inquiries and solicitations.

Master Of Science - Msc, Comparative Social Policy

Regent's Park College | Department of Social Policy and Intervention Graduated with Merit Concentrations in Health Policy and Labor Market.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Social Policy

Activities and Societies: Dean's List; Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity; WNUR News 89.3 FMMinor in Film and Media Studies Graduated cum laude.