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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Plan, guide, and advise C-suite and board of directors on diversity, equity, inclusion, and affirmative action matters. Implement and monitor programs to educate and engage staff. Accomplishments include:* Analyzed employee compensation and wrote pay equity report* Updated organizational bylaws to guarantee greater diversity and accessibility* Revised HR policies, including employee manual and dress code, to ensure inclusion and anti discrimination* Created policies including supplier diversity policy and anti-discrimination policy* Write organizational communications regarding events related to matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion* Formed DEI staff advisory committee* Planned and/or trained staff and board on DEI topics including race, religion, gender, orientation, disability, and income

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Litigate and settle disability rights cases in junior attorney role. Directly support Liberty Resources CEO as well as Liberty Housing Development Corp. Executive Director.

Repaired deeds in Philadelphia’s Land Bank for property sales in a neighborhood revitalization initiative. Supervised 10 geographic information systems fellows updating legal descriptions.

Boston, Ma, Us

Reviewed documents for national oil and gas litigation involving intellectual property claims.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Coordinated 13 student public service law projects, including the Criminal Record Expungement Project, the Lawyering for Reproductive Justice Project, and the Animal Law Project.

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Us

Designed 30+ courses annually, assisting in planning, producing written content, advertising, and hosting. Supervised Event Development Team of administrative, publication, and technical staff.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Defended low-income homeowners subject to foreclosure via negotiation, litigation, and other legal support, with a focus on stabilizing Philadelphia communities.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Defended very low-income public and subsidized housing clients in landlord-tenant matters under attorney supervision.

Collaborated with professors at Gulu University's Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies to domesticate a master's degree program in peace studies that was initially developed by Penn Law's International Human Rights Advocates.

Supported domestic non-governmental organization's mission to educate legislators, populace on the International Criminal Court and its prosecution of Lord's Resistance Army Leader Joseph Kony.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Analyzed, prioritized, paginated, and proofed national and local news, opinion, business, and sports sections.* Engaged circulation of more than 500,000 readers in news content by designing pages tailored to specific audiences.* Expanded the range of visual presentations by creating, finding, or soliciting innovative artwork.* Met multiple edition deadlines on a daily basis while coordinating photo, copy desk, and print production departments.* Freelanced movie and comic reviews for Features section.* Co-chaired a newsroom committee to develop material pertinent to readers in their twenties and thirties.

Camarillo, Ca, Us

Paginated and copy edited daily international, national, and local news sections, including the front page, and the weekly features section* Wrote dynamic headlines and captions for multiple design specifications* Proofread articles on a highly time-sensitive basis* Designed and copy edited special sections and features* Freelanced low-budget trip features for the Travel section

Certificate, Diversity And Inclusion

Jd, Law

Ba, English Literature, Latin