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New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

• Developed new communications framework using MailChimp, Google Groups, LinkedIn, and Squarespace to onboard and inform members of updates on meetings, power mapping, and member organization progress
• Directed student affinity group within the wider coalition, manage a team of 5 high school students to lead advocacy projects such as City Council Member outreach, Op Ed campaign.
• Researched, designed, and presented advocacy-focused decks on equity gap in youth journalism to city council.
• Developed online branding and messaging templates for social media campaigns and newsletter messaging (using Squarespace, X, LinkedIn, and Instagram) including City Council Member outreach, legislative updates, and.

New York, New York, United States

• Responsible for the well-being and safety of 20+ residents during the academic year
• Managed deadlines for and completed administrative and creative tasks for residential life
• Led community-building initiatives and created inclusive events to immerse students in campus life and refer them to resources critical to student success
• Mediated conflict between residents and enforced campus policies

New York, New York, United States

• Conducted background research on member, partner, and grantee organizations (100+) to streamline granting and overhead support processes
• Utilized Legistar to track upcoming and current legislation, City Council hearings, and political events relevant to the organization and its priority policies and summarized in emails to supervisors.
• Prepared background research and written & oral testimony for City Council hearings on small businesses, immigration, and education.
• Compiled a Mandarin-language essential vocabulary guide for voter registration events and community outreach
• Attended relevant community events, voter registration and lobbying trainings, and policy and research workshops
• Researched and created an end-of internship policy presentation analyzing comparative NYC mental health programs and how its newest one (B-HEARD) can be improved during its pilot to better serve Asian New Yorkers.

New York, New York, United States

• Responsible for the creation of weekly newsletters, for office presentations, and for event planning.
• Spearheaded an outreach campaign that registered 160 students on campus to vote.
• Participated in outreach and community service projects on and off campus, analyzed and entered feedback on events into database.
• Established and maintained connections with student leaders, faculty, and their organizations to promote events and recruit volunteers/attendees and promote the office and its mission

• Planned, programmed, and advertised bi-weekly workshops teaching social justice advocacy to Pace community
• Managed and produced social media and online marketing content; created branding kit to create a cohesive image across all platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter); increased newsletter sign-ups by 10%
• Analyzed algorithms to produce far-reaching content with a 20% increase in engagement and event attendance
• Designed and managed public relations media for 30+ events related to social justice and voter registration
• Maintained correspondence with 30 collaborative organizations both on- and off-campus

New York, United States

• Developed new communications framework using MailChimp, Google Groups, LinkedIn, and Squarespace to onboard and inform members of updates on meetings, DOE policies, and member organization progress
• Increased followers by 75% and community engagement by 12% over two months via effective social media management and strategic content planning based on analytics
• Created fundraising strategy and network research to target potential sponsors and key organizations involved in Press Pass' work
• Prepared and presented advocacy-focused PowerPoint slideshows on equity gap in journalism to city council

Spring, Texas, United States

• Led and trained team of 12 employees, managed schedules, and evaluated monthly progress for 20 students
• Established strong client relationships by setting clear goals and delivering academic performance and engagement results resulting continued patronage.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government

High School Diploma, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: English NHS, Spanish NHS, Social Studies NHS (Rho Kappa), Speech and Debate, Climate Change and Sustainable.