Assisted with investigations into police policies and practices.

Managed office logistics, wrote office publications, connected student Vets with resources. Planned public events ranging from book talks and panel discussions to Veterans’ Day ceremonies.

Worked at preeminent budget and economic think tank & advocacy group, focusing on SNAP & farm bill.Provided day-to-day assistance to VP Ellen Nissenbaum, a leader on safety net legislation. Created congressional target lists. Facilitated CBBP’s Farm Bill “War Room” to track Senate floor and Cong’l Record to find and block “poison pill” amendments and give real-time updates to CBBP Staff.Tracked and researched legislation in coordination with policy analysts. Tracked Congressional responses to the DOJ’s legal attempt to challenge conditions protections of the ACA for the health and legislative teams.Coordinated coverage of events on the Hill and at think tanks around D.C., organizing intern coverage of events.

Conducted and edited interviews of politicians, journalists and academies.

Created a database of NYPD CompStat data, and an archive of articles about shootings in New York City. I wrote about the website in the New York Daily News’ Voice of the people section and was featured in a follow up Daily News Editorial about my site and the problems with the CompStat system.

For two summers, drafted and edited press releases, social media updates, and newsletters. Was responsible for daily news summaries. Attended and wrote briefs about press conferences on a daily basis. Organized press conferences. Created a media contact database using programs including Cision and Excel. Updated the Council Member’s website using programs including Constant Contact.