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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• In this role I have handled all legislative affairs for Senator Ed Kennedy including his personal legislation, committee work, and budget amendments.
• Senate Staff on Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development, working closely with community stakeholders throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Primary author of the COVID-19 Cultural Impact Commission Report released in June 2021
• State Delegation Liaison to the city’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery working group.
• Legislative Priorities included several aspects of Massachusetts Education Policy including Early College programming and the Student Opportunity Act.

Greater Boston Area

Currently enrolled at the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies as a doctoral candidate in the Public Policy PhD program, with a primary focus on local and regional development, particularly in Massachusetts's Gateway Cities. Completed all coursework and qualifying exams in 2016.Also served as a teaching assistant in the McCormack.

Greater Boston Area

• Served as the only full-time staff member for the City's Mayors under the Plan E form of government.
• Staffed all City Council, School Committee, and School Building Committee meetings.
• Drawing upon an academic and professional background to greatly expand the scope of the role to include public policy analysis skills, authoring memos and both council motions and motion responses.
• Worked collaboratively with city administration on local policy initiatives, constituent service, and all forms of external communications including the launch of a multimedia Mayor’s office blog.
• Helped launch Lowell City of Learning Initiative to facilitate Lowell’s application to be the first UNESCO-designated Learning City in the United States.
• Managed the Mayor’s Office Calendar and Budget.

Greater Boston Area

Worked in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development through the Rappaport Institute’s public policy fellowship program with a focus on economic development in gateway cities with a particular concentration on innovation and leadership. Following completion of full-time Rappaport summer fellowship, I remained involved on a.

Lowell, Massachusetts

Primary author of academic article, currently pending publication, and provided other key contributions in a collaborative research project focused on Lowell’s creative economy, which was presented to project funders in 2014. * Conducted and transcribed interviews with community stakeholders* Extensively surveyed neighborhood business districts for.

Lowell, Massachusetts

Oversee a wide-ranging collaborative grant-funded project to create new community-driven cultural programming throughout Lowell National Historical Park. Working with the LHP board and Park staff to solicit public input on programming and institute sustainable pilot programs. * Provided general marketing and community outreach services for Lowell Heritage.

Boston, Massachusetts

Provided oversight for a variety of constituent and legislative programs on behalf of State Representative Colleen M. Garry with various stakeholders; including residents, local business owners, non-profit organizations and public officials. Collaborated with local legislative delegation team; creating and maintaining programs that met the needs of the.

Handled various positions including supervising concession stand staff and specializing in customer service

Quincy, MA

Provided onsite coverage and reporting for high school sports programs on the South Shore (Quincy-based newspaper). Skilled in proofreading and copyediting, notably AP style.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Public Policy

Currently enrolled in the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies in the Public Policy PhD program as a doctoral.

Masters, Public Affairs

Received Outstanding Capstone Award from the faculty of the UMass Boston MSPA Program for second year capstone Project: Industrial and.

Bachelors, Political Science, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Political Science Club, President

Education record

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Lambda Honor Society