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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Vern Riffe Center

Serves as Legislative Intern in the Ohio House of Representatives in the office of State Representative Denise Driehaus who serves as the ranking member on the Ohio House of Representative’s Finance Committee and a member of the Ways and Means Committee.Assists the Legislative Aide in duties including research of policy issues, constituent outreach, and drafting letters. Continues long-term projects under the Legislative Aide, including following the status of bills and resolutions through the Ohio Legislature.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Supported staff members with policy and research projects focused on state budgetary, workforce development, and poverty-related policies. Attended and documented Ohio General Assembly committee and state agency hearings as well as advocacy coalition meetings. Identified and analyzed data focused on Ohio’s economic recovery compared to neighboring Midwestern states in order to support policy directed at improving Ohio’s economic recovery.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed and maintained organization’s contact database, updating political official, national embassy, and other client files, and contacting Schedulers within offices of members of Congress to set up meetings with GMF Program Director. Served as back up to Internship Coordinator in execution of daily duties. Worked extensively with Richard G. Lugar Institute for Diplomacy and Congress – which aligns members of Congress with upper level diplomatic corps within embassies of Washington, D.C. – on various matters.

The Ohio State University

Charged with obtaining author, subject, and other metadata from pieces and donations, cataloged all subject matter in archival software database. Determined category and corresponding search terms of original works – often over 100 years old – to enable location of item by patrons within collection website, also using internet to locate relevant resources for finding information requested by patrons/researchers.Acted in customer service capacity by staffing reading room desk, greeting guests, referencing regional, state, or city-specific phenomena, and retrieving collection pieces for patrons and researchers.

Hired to staff fast-shift line, packaging books for shipping, monitoring inventory, transferring stock from loading to packaging areas, and backing up other lines during times of non-prioritization of fast-shift line.Ensured smooth flow of product and constant supply to line with 100% uptime, supplying fast-shift line with inventory for packaging. Frequently worked overtime as member of Shipping & Inventory Team to unload next day’s product after end of regular shift.Chosen to function within Quality Assurance Team as backup during key packaging and distribution runs, prevented line slowdowns from backlog of products needing quality control verifications.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Urban And Regional Governance

Bachelor’S Degree, John Glenn College Of Public Affairs

High School