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Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managing Do312 alongside leading a team consisting of members in our Boston, Houston, Portland, and Vancouver markets, working to grow engagement and audience for them and our greater national team
• Spearheading social media strategy and implementation across the DoStuff brand in order to increase reach and brand awareness

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Creating content via social media, a daily newsletter, and site pages to intrigue an audience of over 1 million in local Chicago events and businesses
• Since starting, increased email subscribers by 12%, increased social engagement by 105%, boosted our social following by 4.7%, and increased our open rate by 3% to engage with more Chicagoans

• Promoting and creating content for an audience of over 200K+ in order to support local initiatives and events
• Monitoring and managing the status of local and national campaigns to develop community awareness
• Increased YoY engagement by 2,000%+ and impressions by 1,000%+ across all social channels reaching more Hoosiers

• Working towards addressing and educating people on the current threat of climate change in hopes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere
• Currently working to create a chapter at Indiana University, the first Climate Reality Project Indiana Chapter
• Finished a 9 day virtual training with 10,000 other trainees to become certified and join the 20,000 wide alumni network

Indiana, United States

• Managed a first-time federal campaign into the transition to a statehouse campaign, working to unseat a local incumbent
• Created campaign materials, and built partnerships and awareness across several southern Indiana counties to increase candidate approval and name recognition
• Compiled historical race data and performance through an online databases in order build a framework for campaign success

• Strived to build a communal relationship between College Democrats at IU and the Bloomington City Council
• Informed members via briefings regarding how to be more active members of the community
• Wrote and released statements in response to local and state occurrences

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Undergraduate Researcher in the Department of Health and Wellness Design working alongside doctoral student, Ting-Yen (Tim) Huang, and assistant professor, Dr. Evan Jordan, in submitting a paper to the annual Travel and Tourism Research Association Conference on the topic of COVID-19 and travel.

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

• Developed initiative for EcoBloomIU app promoting sustainable and intentional decision making by consumers and retailers
• Worked towards university fossil fuel divestment and developing a green general education curriculum for students
• Sought ENERGY STAR certification of current campus buildings and LEED construction of future

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Traveled around Indiana weekly with campaign manager and Lieutenant Governor Candidate in order to speak to citizens and help with local issues
• Assisted in the planning and execution of a statewide candidate caravan with 14 different stops in order to promote the campaign and get out the vote
• Worked alongside campaign manager to support various duties

• Increased team’s Club Sports classification ranking from B to A securing more funding and prioritization for the club's next year
• Helped organize and run a bake sale, securing over $600 in funding to lower dues for members, making our team more accessible and affordable
• Purchased quarter zips for all team members in order to promote our club, comradery and retention

Bloomington, Indiana Area

• Oversees participants in facilities and enforces policies to ensure safety and promote wellness
• Certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Opens and closes gym areas, preparing for day to day operation

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Organized and coached a Summer 7s season for Indianapolis’ leading women’s rugby 7s team
• Promoted retention rates and created high and memorable competition instating a passion for rugby
• Coordinated biweekly out of state travel to make tournament weekends run flawlessly while competing

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Completed Northwestern Mutual Backpacks to Briefcases program learning valuable professional skills
• Served as a liaison between the committee and women’s rugby team to thoroughly convey information between both groups
• Identified and communicated athlete concerns to school in order to alleviate student stress
• Discussed and organized fundraisers and events for the athletic student body in order to create memorable experiences for students and community members

Stark Neurosciences Research Institute

• Summer Intern who assisted an MD-PhD student with his project looking at air pollution's harmful relationship with neurodegenerative diseases in the Block Lab
• Utilized a microtome to slice mouse and rat brains into 40μm slices for further analysis with staining
• Stained and mounted mouse and rat brain slices through a two day procedure for microscopy
• Imaged tissue slices via confocal microscopy for quantification with ImageJ
• Gave an oral presentation at program’s conclusion in order to convey information learned to her summer research program cohort

Bloomington, Indiana

• Hosted a prominent Zero Waste Educator in order to teach students about more sustainable decision making

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

• Coordinated a 600 student dorm-wide donation drive for local shelters building a new community relationship
• Created new programming for students in order to encourage socialization and enhance their living experience
• Discussed and voted on funds for Resident Assistants and Community Educator led programs encouraging student presence at informative and fun events
• Tracked meeting minutes and attendance for great accountability within our group over the year

• Managed approximately 35 undergraduate students in a residential scholars community to ensure co-op requirements were met and that the community was orderly and presentable.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Summer Intern assisting a PhD student involved in a project looking at the impact of soil deposition on various West Virginia forests and tree-core cutting method efficiency in Dr. Lixin Wang's Ecohydrology and.
• Extracted and purified cellulose to achieve cellulose yield for carbon isotope analysis
• Weighed, formatted and analyzed results for percent yield of dozens of cellulose samples for above analysis
• Developed and tested more effective method for cutting wood to increase efficiency
• Presented scientific poster and made oral presentations at program’s symposia and poster session

• Student in the AP Research AP Capstone program
• Developed, executed, analyzed, and presented independent research investigating correlation between diet and one’s empathy and sympathy
• Surveyed more than 150 high school students across 4 grades using an Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy test and a self-made survey to obtain data
• Ranked with a 4-5 from College Board

Westfield, Indiana, United States

• Greeted athletes and managed accounts for smooth business operations and a positive experience
• Designed flyers for event promotion to inform attendees of upcoming programming

Carmel, Indiana

• I started as a crew member then was promoted to Shift Lead. As Shift Lead, I did the following:
• Assisted in training incoming associates in operating cash register system due to experience and position
• Prepared and restocked inventory to maintain organization and fulfill orders
• Provided customer service to perpetuate a positive environment
• Supervised employees and cafe during work shifts for efficiency and safety

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Environmental And Sustainability Studies, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Student and Dorm Government, Union Board; Rugby, Quidditch, Western Equestrian Teams

Bachelor Of Arts, Bachelor Of Science, Exercise And Sports Science, Sustainability Studies

Ap Capstone Diploma, Honors Diploma

Activities and Societies: Lacrosse, National Honor Society, Rugby