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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Providence, Rhode Island Area

-Lead collaborative initiatives with administrators, faculty, students of color, and alumni to provide education around topics on race, coalition-building, and equity-Created and directed Nurturing Alignment, an initiative that cultivates practices for community, healing, and movement building through skill-share workshops. -Supervised the Coordinator for Co-Curricular Initiatives, Graduate Coordinator, and 50 student staffers by providing supervision, guidance, and support-Lead graduate student of color support and programming at the University and serve on the Graduate Student of Color Initiative-Served on the Transformative Justice Practitioner Team by working to build stronger interconnected community and responding to instances of interpersonal conflict and harm

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

-Managed all outreach and education related to interpersonal violence prevention and provided leadership for strategic vision of the Center-Supervised Men’s Violence Prevention Coordinator and 10 peer-educator staff on facilitating workshops on anti-violence, cultures of consent, and healthy relationships-Developed meaningful year-long campaigns and facilitations to effect attitudinal and behavioral change across campus community -Developed data integrity strategies to inform program goals, predict resource needs, and measure impact on individual and campus levels -Served as a confidential advocate to survivors of interpersonal violence-Trained faculty and staff in responding to harm with trauma-informed frameworks

University Of Denver

-Designed and facilitate a weekly seminar for 30 research associates at the graduate level on human rights work and social justice-Supervised research associates in their learning objectives related to human rights research and advocacy-Served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the course "Forced Labor and Human Trafficking" at the graduate level, lead ongoing development and design of the curriculum, and provide effective, timely, and appropriate feedback to students to support their learning-Created partnerships with local non-profits, elected officials, and community activists for guest speaker panels, presentations, and large-scale University events.

University Of Denver

Denver, Co

-Supervised a team of five teaching assistants at George Washington High School for four 9th grade classrooms -Developed curriculum used by teaching assistants to engage high school students in community organizing and social justice work-Mentored teaching assistants on successful and inclusive youth engagement strategies and facilitate weekly lesson plan meetings-Served as Chair of the Training Committee for the PA program and deliver monthly training sessions for 30 staff members

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Created FAIR Girl's first trauma-informed workforce development initiative for survivors of human trafficking by developing curriculum, leading workshops with 5 clients twice a week, and fostering partnerships with local organizations working with marginalized youth-Provided case management for to up to ten survivors of sex trafficking, conducted initial intake assessments, connected clients to safe housing and educational services in the D.C, Maryland, and Virginia area, assisted with job training and applications, de-escalated crises, navigated immigration policies and refugee resources, and liaised with social service and governmental organizations-Managed a 24-hour crisis number 15 days a month and offered advice to those seeking help, referred services, met on site with those who had been arrested or detained and offered housing and case management-Staffed the Vida Home, a crisis apartment for survivors, and provided training to over 30 interns and volunteers on policies and procedures -Represented FAIR Girls at the Washington D.C. Human Trafficking Task Force's victims' services subcommittee and supported research for local safe harbor laws-Provided court advocacy for clients within criminal, juvenile, and family courts

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Perak, Malaysia

-Taught 13 classes to over 400 high school-students, lead after-school clubs and academic teams, and directed English Camps to foster confidence with spoken English in rural Malaysia

B.A., Political Science, Global Poverty And Practice

Master'S Degree, Human Rights With A Focus On Gender, Race, And Equity