As Coordinator of Government Relations, I communicate the value of Main Street to decision-makers, advocate for place-based policies, demonstrate how federal funding sources are used in Main Street communities, and research and track policy and funding that may be important to Main Street organizations.

Livable City Group believes that small interventions can make a big difference. The practice focuses on action at the hyper-local level, helping clients develop quick, actionable, and responsive solutions that are relatively inexpensive to implement.

As an associate, offered policy support for clients and multi-sector alliances with a focus on health equity and the social determinants of health. Tracked legislative and regulatory federal policy developments in the public health space, developed meeting materials, drafted policy deliverables including legislative summaries, policy memos, and issue briefs, and created internal systems of information sharing and amplifying. Supported management of the multi-sector coalition the National… Show more As an associate, offered policy support for clients and multi-sector alliances with a focus on health equity and the social determinants of health. Tracked legislative and regulatory federal policy developments in the public health space, developed meeting materials, drafted policy deliverables including legislative summaries, policy memos, and issue briefs, and created internal systems of information sharing and amplifying. Supported management of the multi-sector coalition the National Alliance to Impact the Social Determinants of Health (nasdoh.org). Check out one of our Robert Woods Johnson Foundation grant-funded projects on health equity: rtbhealthcare.org Show less

As a fellow, tracked and summarized legislative and regulatory federal health policy developments, including committee hearings, legislative announcements, movement of health-related regulations, executive orders and announcements, and oversight and advisory changes. Collected and assessed evidence-based resources to promote community-level collaborative efforts to advance health outcomes. Engaged in weekly meetings, convenings, and work shops with dozens of stakeholders in the health care… Show more As a fellow, tracked and summarized legislative and regulatory federal health policy developments, including committee hearings, legislative announcements, movement of health-related regulations, executive orders and announcements, and oversight and advisory changes. Collected and assessed evidence-based resources to promote community-level collaborative efforts to advance health outcomes. Engaged in weekly meetings, convenings, and work shops with dozens of stakeholders in the health care sector, business sector, community-based sector, social service sector, and nonprofit sector to advocate for and advance federal policy to impact the social determinants of health (SDOH). Show less

As a research assistant, conducted and wrote weekly situation reports to identify vulnerable populations and track service provider needs in the local community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maintained a needs assessment database and developed a matrix to track best practices in COVID-19 response, elevating lessons learned to key local decision-makers. Collaborated with over two dozen local stakeholders from nonprofits to emergency operations personnel, engaging in meetings and conducting… Show more As a research assistant, conducted and wrote weekly situation reports to identify vulnerable populations and track service provider needs in the local community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maintained a needs assessment database and developed a matrix to track best practices in COVID-19 response, elevating lessons learned to key local decision-makers. Collaborated with over two dozen local stakeholders from nonprofits to emergency operations personnel, engaging in meetings and conducting interviews. In addition, assisted in a major research project to advance local-level housing policy via a literature review, environmental scan, and analysis of housing justice policies. Show less

Graded essays and other qualitative assessments for undergraduate public policy and ethics courses of 40 to 80 students. Created and maintained grading and attendance databases to track student participation and performance and assisted in additional administrative tasks as they arose during the courses.

As a temporary-contracted policy consultant, analyzed state-level legal and regulatory codes related to health care services, mental health care, and law enforcement response. Conducted an environmental scan to gather best practices in statewide mental health plans, drafted three bills to be introduced during Virginia’s special legislative session, and helped to convene health care stakeholders to build alliances and collect topic expertise to inform new legislation.

As a policy fellow, conducted a systematic review of food action plans across the United States, culminating in an extensive report of case studies and best practices to inform the development of one central Virginia City’s Comprehensive Plan. Collaborated with over a dozen community stakeholders and developed advocacy plans to advance local food policy. Engaged in monthly client meetings, planned meetings with groups up to 25 people, prepared one-pager reports for each meeting, and briefed my… Show more As a policy fellow, conducted a systematic review of food action plans across the United States, culminating in an extensive report of case studies and best practices to inform the development of one central Virginia City’s Comprehensive Plan. Collaborated with over a dozen community stakeholders and developed advocacy plans to advance local food policy. Engaged in monthly client meetings, planned meetings with groups up to 25 people, prepared one-pager reports for each meeting, and briefed my client on project progress with oral presentations and handouts. Show less

As a summer intern, researched major grocery store chains’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports and utilized a market-wide metric to evaluate the CSR’s sustainability goals, culminating in a 90-page report. Drafted over a dozen one-page issue briefs on local, state, and federal environmental legislation, composed two dozen environmental policy opinion pieces placed in news outlets nationwide, and organized and led meetings with five congressional offices on food and agriculture… Show more As a summer intern, researched major grocery store chains’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports and utilized a market-wide metric to evaluate the CSR’s sustainability goals, culminating in a 90-page report. Drafted over a dozen one-page issue briefs on local, state, and federal environmental legislation, composed two dozen environmental policy opinion pieces placed in news outlets nationwide, and organized and led meetings with five congressional offices on food and agriculture legislation. Show less

Notable tasks in this role included: condensing monthly 90-page performance reports into 3-page strategic growth reports for funder support, compiling around 100 electronic sources of internal events/programs templates into one master template, and researching and designing monthly fact sheets focusing on equity in the local food system.