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New York, NY, US

o Work closely w/ state legislators and their staff, Citizen Action members and staff, allies, and partners, to advance Citizen Action’s priority ending mass incarceration legislation o Coalition building and facilitation for 13th Forward: the NY campaign for incarcerated workers’ rightso Recruit, develop, and train activists to engage in our ending mass.

Train incarcerated members to become community organizers as part of the Inside Organizing Committee (as a volunteer)

o Research and policy advocacy on key legislation, including extreme sentences, alternatives to incarceration, and rehabilitation programming in prisonso Communications support incl. developing social media toolkits and collaborating on op-edso Manage grassroots fundraisers for the Yes on Prop 17 (voting rights for people on parole) campaigno Facilitate.

o Create and implement strategic organizing plan to increase membership strength or win an election o Plan relevant events; develop effective turnout plan, manage logistics and worker involvemento Develop worker leaders to drive campaigns o Collaborate on campaign message and develop communication materialso Design and facilitate trainings o Work on.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Act as liaison between agent, brokerage, clients and third parties. Process contracts, manage clients, and schedule all necessary appointments to ensure team operations run smoothly. Including:-Manage transactions for both the listing and buyer side of sales.-Process ratified contracts and work with buyers and sellers on the path to closing. Once buyers.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Plan a wide range of events from intimate parties to upscale 200+ person weddings, requiring meticulous attention to detail and budget consciousness-Liaison between clients & Executive Chef to choose a custom menu, as well as with third parties such as florists, rental companies and venues-Manage catering staff and food timeline on site, with careful.

Cambridge, MA

-Build campaign support network by recruiting, training, and managing volunteers, in addition to developing relationships with key activists and allied organizations-Create and manage campaign events, assisting and working in tandem with the Regional Field Director-As part of college outreach team, helped draft related language for website and promotional.

Waltham, MA

-Supervise the Editorial Board, including writer recruitment and each stage of the editing process -Responsible for content decisions and ensuring that high standards are met prior to publication for the bi-annual 100+ page publication

French language tutoring for other first generation college students

Campus Sustainability Initiative

Monitor and improve recycling and composting programs, plan and oversee related events, coordinate with administration, faculty, and students, and coordinate sustainable move-out (Give & Go) and Move-In-Market

Office Of Representative Jay Kaufman

- Respond to constituent letters on a wide range of topics from environental issues to gun control- Research proposed legislation and create bill summaries- Craft draft legislation for Healthy Families bill- Attend committee hearings and monitor pending legislation

Greater New York City Area

Additional managerial responsibilities as of Fall 2009: -Supervision of staff of five people including training when necessary-Conflict resolution & troubleshooting-Primary customer service point person-Responsible for calculating the daily till and engaging security systemsGeneral responsibilities: register, customer service, stocking, filing, answering.

Responsible for 8-10 children for three weeks (24 hours/day), including planning daily games, craft projects, and physical sport/nature activities, accompanied by training in child development and pedagogical theory

Dakar, Senegal

-Conduct research on various human rights abuses in African countries. -Compile a profile of human rights abuses in the Gambia and conduct interviews for future publications of the organization. -Various administrative tasks and translation of documents from English to French.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Edit reports, translation of French legal documents, research contributing to investigations of worker rights violations by major apparel brands, office work

Conducted research and edited reports

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, French And Francophone Studies

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief and Senior Staff Writer- Brandeis International Journal, Captain- Brandeis DII Women's Rugby.

Master Of Science - Ms, Community Development: Criminal Justice Policy

Development Studies Program

Dakar, Senegal

Education record

Education record

Activities and Societies: United Student Government, Student Liaison to the Board

B.A., Poltical Science

Education record

Master Of Science - Ms

Master Of Science - Ms