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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Elected to serve as the Board President, responsible for facilitating the Task Force Board of Directors and establishing the strategic objectives for the Organization.Incorporated the 501(c)(3) wing of the Task Force (Task Force for Democracy) and the 501(c)(4) wing (Task Force USA).Transformed the Task Force into a national organization with a presence in several states with over 30 active staffers.Strategized and implemented targeted initiatives to educate students about FOIA, stop a dangerous Article V Convention, protect and advance local voting rights policy, and bridge the gap between young voters and elected officials through town halls.

United States

Founded the Task Force for Democracy (taskforceusa.org), a grassroots, high-impact nonprofit integrating youth into the American democracy and voting rights movement.Transformed the Task Force into an organization with a presence in multiple states nationwide, exceeding expansion goals. Recruited over thirty active activists in Arizona, California, and New York who lead the Task Force's main divisions.Developed the Task Force's national Representation, Transparency, and Voting Rights Initiatives; hosting town halls, increasing government accountability, and engaging voters across the country.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Developed the Campus Democracy Coalition national strategy for Public Citizen to have a long-term presence on campuses and a framework for student civic engagement.Analyzed threats to election officials and advocated for policies in several states to protect officials from threats.Researched and raised awareness about the dangers of implementing electronic ballot return (internet voting) due to cybersecurity risks.Helped organize over 85 events across the country commemorating John Lewis’s life and legacy and calling on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.Managed social media/online presence (Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook) for Public Citizen and its Democracy Campaign.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Helped revive the Support Squad, a team of NextGen volunteers who facilitate backend volunteer management and create community.Organized and led text-banking volunteer teams across the United States to increase voter registration, expand civic participation, and inform Americans about local/state democracy-related issues.Organized voter registration campaigns that engaged over 1.1 million voters on National Voter Registration Day across 6 key states.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Chair of the Commission on the Divest from Occupation Resolution (Condor). Condor researches and develops policies for financially- responsible pathways for AU to divest from the war industry.Sponsored and Co-Sponsored over 30 Amendments, Resolutions, and Referendums advocating for divestment from war, protections for student speech, and faculty labor rights. Secured major victories for student rights.Responsible for the highest fall student-voter turnout in American University’s history. Mobilized students to overwhelmingly support a divestment referendum with 65% of students voting in favor.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Co-founded Gen Z for DC (genz4dc.org), a network of young candidates running for D.C. elected offices (Advisory Neighborhood Commissions).Aligned candidates on a common policy platform focusing on student safety at D.C.’s college campuses, affordable and fair housing, and ranked choice voting (Initiative 83).

United States

Organizing campuses, student associations, and local nonprofits to engage, and empower students to participate in local democracy.Working with student organizations and professors to ensure all 50,000+ eligible voters in ASU's 5 campuses and across Maricopa's 10 community colleges have access to voting rights information, polling locations, and voter identification.Holding events to re-invigorate youth civic engagement and drive diverse democratic participation in Arizona's college/high-school campuses.

United States

Mobilized thousands of young Arizona voters to successfully defeat Proposition 128 with 63% of the vote—a ballot measure intended to undermine voting rights and effectively end Arizona’s referendum process.Co-founded Arizona Students for Voting Rights, an initiative intended to boost long-term young voter turnout going forward.

United States

Organized for over a dozen progressive policies and candidates in the 2022 Midterms, engaging thousands of young voters.

United States

Organized for over a dozen progressive policies and candidates in the 2022 Midterms, engaging thousands of young voters.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government, Sophomore

Activities and Societies: American University Student Government (AUSG) Undergraduate Senator At-Large. Voters of AU - Member.

Political Science And Government

Desert Mountain High School / Sol - International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Candidate

Activities and Societies: Desert Mountain High School Student Government, The DMHS Task Force, Amnesty International DMHS.