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Founder of the Next Push, www.thenextpush.com

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Facilitated dialogue groups through local non-profit dedicated to supporting parents, staff, and educational system leaders in designing equitable, anti-racist schools.Lead groups in identifying and achieving specific goals to increase equity in schools

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Designed and implemented innovative community-network building strategies to spark community action and connection in DC communities experiencing neighborhood change.Managed public policy and community engagement consultant teams for the Deputy Mayor's Office of Planning and Economic Development's New Communities Initiative.Conducted research on and wrote reports on low-income and mixed-income housing redevelopment with a focus on social inclusion and economic mobility.

Case Western Reserve University

Coordinated entrepreneurial team of community network-builders and cross-sector project partners who implement community building strategies to bridge divides across race and class in public housing and mixed-income communities for the New Communities Initiative in Washington, DC.

University Of California, Berkeley

Designed and led semester-long research projects for undergraduate students in American Studies and Geography departments; taught twice weekly discussion sections.

Oakland, Ca

Developed tools, resources, training materials, and repository of best practices to help support local capacity-building efforts around the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule; coordinated outreach and prepared materials for webinar: Breaking Down Barriers: Transportation and the AFFH Rule.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assisted civil rights law firm dedicated to impact litigation on housing discrimination, fair lending, employment discrimination, public accommodations, and police accountability; interviewed potential clients, managed case files including discovery documents, correspondence, and pleadings.

San Francisco Bay Area

Explored how to bring health education to schools through multimedia; contributed to the production and revision of the PHE health curriculum; conducted research related to education and public health; compiled evaluation and assessment data in Microsoft Excel and Salesforce; independently planned a 10-day retreat for thirty staff members.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Contributed to the monthly publication, Multinational Monitor, by conducting research and writing memoranda on current public interest topics.

Fryeburg, Me

Master In City Planning (Mcp), City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Activities and Societies: HUD Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition, Graduate Student Instructor.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), American Studies

Activities and Societies: Tour Guide, American Studies Department Student Representative, Teaching Assistant for First-Year Seminar.

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