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New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York

Business Relationship Team• Promote and monitor compliance with applicable external auditor’s independence rules and regulations as well as internal policies and procedures to help manage PwC’s regulatory, litigation, and reputational risk in relation to business relationships independence rules. • Develop, train, and manage business relationship team members in providing recommendations around the independence rules for business relationships, vendor relationships, and external events. • Provide Partners, Principals, and Managing Directors with high quality and timely consultative assistance on complex business relationship independence issues. • Manage a global assessment of member network Firms’ business relationships under amended SEC Rule 2-01 and domestic and international independence professionals who process business relationships and consultations by answering questions and providing guidance and training.• Take lead management role in collaborating with procurement department to review all vendor agreements and assess independence business relationship considerations. • Identify, manage, and institute enhancements to procurement department’s system processes to identify and document independence considerations for all PwC vendor relationships.• Perform secondary review and monitoring of business relationship submissions within PwC’s Business Relationship repository application. • Create and present training sessions on business relationships for new hires.

Greater New York City Area

Business Relationship Team• Advise client service engagement teams and assist in providing recommendations around the independence rules for business relationships, vendor relationships, and external events. • Provide line of service professionals high quality, high volume and timely consultations on independence related matters.• Collaborate with procurement department to review all vendor agreements and assess independence considerations. • Assisted in changing procurement department’s system processes to identify and document independence considerations for all PwC vendor relationships.

Jersey City

• Part of the Quality and Reporting team that designs and develops reports for PCAOB external regulatory body regarding Ethics & Compliance Personal Independence exception results.• Provide analysis of trends and findings around the data and develop supplemental narrative around reports.• Provide management reports to leadership and lines of service with the US firm’s performance in the areas of Personal Independence.• Conduct data quality reviews and provide real-time observations to Ethics & Compliance teams in an ongoing effort to improve quality.

Jersey City

• Part of the Self-Reported team which researches and resolves self-reported independence matters of the financial interests and arrangements of partners, managers, and staff. • Monitored the compliance with the SEC and AICPA independence rules of partners, managers, and partner candidates, evaluated independence issues that arise on an on-going basis and determined the appropriate actions or sanctions for circumstances. • Involved in the design, development, and reporting of weekly status reports which track the progress of self-reported matters.

Jersey City

• Randstad contractor on assignment at PricewaterhouseCoopers as part of the Ethics & Compliance Assessments team performing audits of the financial interests and arrangements of partners, managers, and staff. • Conducted audits and monitored the compliance of SEC and AICPA independence rules of partners in 4 year partner audit cycles and partner candidates, evaluating independence issues that arise on an on-going basis and determining the appropriate actions or sanctions for circumstances. • Assessed compliance requirements of staff before entering new roles, evaluating financial interests and arrangements of those being considered for admission to the PwC partnership.

San Francisco, California

• Consulted and provided legal services for Federal homeless and affordable housing programs, called Continuums of Care (CoCs), promoting and monitoring compliance with applicable federal laws. • Assessed federal compliance of CoCs by developing internal policies and procedures, facilitating strategic planning, development and presentation of materials on CoC governance, coordinated intake and assessment, performance measures, and other HEARTH Act implementation topics.• Performed audit on Clark County, NV CoC, for Unified Funding Agency designation process, developing audit tools, performing completeness reviews of information sent by auditee, and drafting audit report.• Supported efforts in Contra Costa County, CA to integrate the County Mental Health, Alcohol & Other Drugs, and Homeless Programs into one Behavioral Health Division, providing guidance and training to County employees, promoting evidence-based practices and providing technical assistance.

San Francisco

• Edited and corrected claims at the United States Federal Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California. • Worked under direction of court staff to evaluate claims in need of amending. • Worked on digital electronic document review.

Sacramento, California

• Researched, drafted, and evaluated current and proposed legislation on a variety of topics such as LGBT rights and domestic violence. • Submitted legislation to Legislative Counsel that protects LGBT individuals from harmful psychotherapy practices, and promotes equal benefit compensation to LGBT employees. • Drafted letter to California Supreme Court regarding a controversial domestic violence ruling. • Met with lobbyists and provided summary and recommendations to Assembly Member and staff. • Edited statements to the press and drafted internal memoranda.

San Jose, California

• Researched, drafted, and analyzed legal memoranda on issues such as fair housing testing, litigation remedies, and jurisdiction. • Wrote reasonable accommodation demand letters for clients. Interviewed witnesses and drafted declarations for court documents regarding predatory lending cases. • Conducted client intake, analyzed and provided summary and recommendations to supervising attorney. • Walked clients through small claims court process by evaluating claims, gathering facts, and filling out court documents.

-Handled logistics of the largest annual Utah gay pride festival including planning, designing, and set-up of festival grounds. -Facilitated requests of sponsors and vendors throughout all stages of the event. -Drafted and distributed press statements and informed media about press releases Directed the Pride Center's information booth and educated the public about the organization.

-Drafted a chapter on energy policy under the supervision of Professor Bryner for his environmental policy book. -Edited the content and organization of his environmental policy book. -Researched renewable and green energy policies in European countries.

Juris Doctorate

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Political Science