Under my current position as Legal Assistant, I oversee the Removal and Criminal Defense department. I am the primary contact for individuals who are currently in deportation proceedings with U.S. Immigration court. I have knowledge to navigate both U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Executive Office for Immigration Review websites to ensure our clients can more easily navigate their immigration process and answer any questions they may have.

As a fellow to the First Generation to College/Low-Income Student Program, I acted as the primary point person for the First Generation to College Program at Colby College. I was responsible for developing and executing training and programming for student mentors and mentees. I helped point students to the resources they need which included financial, health, academic, etc.. resources. I assisted in the First Gen orientation for incoming first years to facilitate a smooth transition to college.

As an intern for Hope Border Institute in El Paso, Texas, I regularly analyzed and synthesized research and policies surrounding immigration and border enforcement. I was responsible for researching border apprehension statistics and exploring push factors driving immigration from the Northern Triangle. I communicated policy nuances to the director of advocacy through written summaries and helped begin an archive database for root causes research.

Under a grant funded by the National Science Foundation, I am one of 10 students who are participating in a research experience for undergraduate students. We are focused on the border region, and are researching immigration and border enforcement policies in the Southern Border. We are working with local community organizations that are at the forefront in the battle for immigrant and human rights.

Under the Government Dept. I was a research assistant for my faculty advisor during the spring semester 2017 and spring semester 2018 (I was abroad in the Fall 2017). I conducted qualitative research, supporting my advisor in the completion and revision of her book. I also translated documents to gather information and supportive evidence for research, journal articles, and books. I collaborated on a news archive for her latest work on a State policy intervention in El Bronx, Colombia.