• Proofread and edit articles for both print and digital• Provide feedback for the team of writers• Write breaking news, profiles, and opinion pieces

• Supported the president with speaking engagements (drafting talking points, editing presentations • Assisted with email marketing and social media • Developed relationships with media • Wrote press releases, talking points, op-eds, newsletters

Using storytelling -- through op-eds, essays, video and visual art to amplify the voices and experiences of impacted people to change the narrative of what it means to get by in this society.

•Supported voting rights, immigrant rights, mass incarceration and education justice programs with media, press and logistical needs.• Drafted press releases, media advisories, op-eds, talking points, blog posts, mass email, website copy and more.•Pitched media, create and maintain press contact lists and relationships.•Coordiated Voting Rights panel for inaugural Social Justice Now Film Festival (link included below).•Traveled to various U.S. cities to assist local partner organizations with media and press needs (pre-COVID).

•Reported timely news stories; Beats: Social Justice, Racial Issues, Education•Interviewed Rep. Maxine Waters, Sen. Cory Booker, former Sen./current VP Kamala Harris, and others•Covered 2018 midterm elections; staying on top of news related to potential elected officials of color in each state•Covered Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference 2018

•Wrote and pitched news stories 3 nights/week concerning the black community, specifically black millennials•9 published pieces/week

Contribute stories about issues related to the African American community.

•Moderated Facebook Live discussion for Giving Tuesday 2018 (Video link below)•Developed daily social content for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter •Managed website, ensuring it's up-to-date, with correctly written copy, enticing graphics, and video•Served as liaison between Food for Others and corporations, volunteers, and potential donors interested in partnering with Food for Others•Initiated strategies to increase diversity among volunteers and donors

Digital communications/social media outreachAssists Executive Director, Volunteer & Operations Manager, and Director of Development & Outreach dailyIncreased social media following (Twitter and Facebook) by 25%; resulted in media coverage from top metro-DC area news outlets (WUSA 9, WJLA ABC 7, and Fox 5 DC)Manages organization’s website using WordpressCreates graphics and posts for all major organizational events (annual 5K, volunteer opportunities, food drives, Giving Tuesday)Contributed to planning of annual Donor Dinner (October 2017) (invitation design, RSVP lists, coordinated catering and decorations)Volunteer management – Supports volunteers with issues relating to clientsTracks food input and output in database Compiles monthly progress reports

Drafted press releasesWrote and edited policy updates on national K-12 education issuesUpdated organization website using WordpressProofread 1200+ word articles written by school officials and education policy experts for The State Education Standard, NASBE's monthly journal

• Wrote, edited and researched news releases for university website and alumni magazine features• Conducted telephone and in-person interviews weekly for news releases and feature stories• Photographed events for news releases and social media• Answered phone inquiries from various university constituents

• Increased social media followers and likes by 10%, posting daily and generating hashtags• Designed and facilitated the company blog, documenting 6 articles about my experience as a PR intern• Composed news releases for 3 clients’ product launches• Verified over 15 journalists’ attendance to a press conference for SES, a world-leading satellite company

• Publicized 2-3 articles per week for the largest Christian communications company in the U.S.• Contributed ideas on how to increase the number of readers on weekly conference calls with editing staff

Selected to participate in an academically rigorous program focused on writing, critical thinking and analysis, aimed at rising freshmen and sophomores from underrepresented minority groups, who are interested in the legal field. Learned about the law school admission process, the Law School Admissions Test, explored the field of law through professional development workshops and presentations, and took courses such as Race & Law and Contract Law.