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• Provides operational and project management support to ensure smooth operations for the Office of Inclusion and Equity• Responsible for effectively managing and organizing the administration of the office; assisting with the coordination of all DEIA events and initiatives; collaborating with Employee Resource Group’s (ERGs) leadership teams to provide leadership and guidance around DEIA-related initiatives, programs, events, communication, and related issues• Collaborates with the CIEO on the implementation of strategic initiatives, research, communication, and analysis

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Supported both the Chief Inclusion and Equity Officer and the Vice President for Digital Services. • Project managed shortlisted grant application for the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge and facilitated conversations between the Digital, News, Inclusion and Equity, Legal, and Finance departments.

• Managed elements of pre-production through post-production as member of 3-person team for the Critics’ Choice Award and NAACP Image Award nominated documentary A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING (narrated by Common and executive produced by NBA stars Grant Hill and Dwyane Wade).• Assembled press kits and press advisories, coordinated interviews, cut clip reels, and liaised directly with press such as the TODAY Show, Chicago Sun-Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and Deadline.• Coordinated all aspects for over 40 events and screenings with various groups, including organizations (the Aspen Institute, the Miami Dolphins, the NAACP), educational institutions (Northwestern, Dartmouth, Stanford), and members of Congress.• Implemented and directed social media strategies; forged and maintained partnerships with targeted social media accounts and influencers; updated the website and oversaw the online presence.

Kanazawa, Japan

• Created lesson plans for and led 14 weekly classes resulting in over 700 students advancing from no English-speaking abilities to basic conversational. Saw 1200% increase during tenure of students who voluntarily signed up to take the optional year-end prefectural English test.• Developed and implemented district-wide curriculum to target observed difficulties with vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.• Led two seminars at an annual prefectural teacher training and had the highest ranked workshop out of 45.• Served as a 2017-2018 Area Leader, organizing monthly events and conducting personalized check-ins with 20 people.

Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

• Coordinated and personalized marketing schemes on social media, in schools, and throughout the city’s foreigner cultural centers, attracting 25% increases in both attendance and participation.

London, United Kingdom

• Developed and implemented six successful nationwide marketing, social media, and guerrilla campaigns for PR Week Award's Consultancy of the Year, and Cannes Lions and Drum Marketing’s Grand Prix Award-winning company, with each campaign achieving “trending” status and surpassing internally set goals for clients (Kellogg’s, Diageo, SkyTV, Bear Grylls, and more).• Cold-called hundreds of reporters and had items picked up by the BBC, BBC Radio 4, and others.• Generated a customer influencer database comprised of 300+ influential UK citizens for one of the company’s largest international clients.• Researched and prepared presentations for clients to share strategy and success factors of PR campaigns.

Oxford, United Kingdom

• Created original YouTube series which attracted over 1,900 views, becoming the top-rated campus show for Oxford’s oldest literary magazine whose alumni include Sylvia Plath, Terry Jones, and Graham Greene.• Pitched, outlined, produced, and promoted 10 weekly videos as part of pilot campus production.

Greater New York City Area

• Organized and edited professor notes for the best-selling 3rd edition of The Norton Shakespeare; aggregated extreme far-ranging viewpoints across a group of world-renowned scholars with differing perspectives. • Streamlined ongoing book ordering process by developing a database of Norton’s orders across multiple colleges.

Greater New York City Area

• Wrote 2-4 articles per week addressing cultural trends ranging from feminist issues to product reviews. • Entrusted quickly with the responsibility of running orientation and onboarding new writers.

Wellesley College

• Initiated liaison between student body and guest speakers by supporting event logistics and improving outreach. Guests included Director Ang Lee, former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, and novelist Karen Russell. • Raised awareness and interest in the program with 150% Facebook follower growth and 20% attendance increases.

• Supervised a floor of 45+ people.• Organized monthly, engaging events and programs for the floor’s students and the surrounding community.• Conducted check-ins with each resident so as to foster an involved, inclusive, and spirited community.

Wellesley, Ma

• Led 30+ writers and actors in the creation of a bi-monthly, online, satirical news show.• Implemented campaigns to raise the average number of views by 25%.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Durant Scholar, Pforzheimer Fellow, Susan and Donald Newhouse Center for the Humanities Student Ambassador.

English Language And Literature, General, First Class Honours (A Grade)

Activities and Societies: ISIS Magazine Broadcasting Team Producer; Inaugural Visiting Student Delegate to the Junior Common Room (i.e..

Humanities/Humanistic Studies

• Awarded the Winsor School’s Saltonstall Scholarship providing for a year of study at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. • Coursework in Art.

Education record

• Conducted an extensive review of French grammar and phonetics in the strong-intermediate section.

High School

• Attended the Winsor school in Boston, Massachusetts from sixth grade through senior year. • College Preparatory Curriculum.