Nicholas Crookston Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC

• Running point on Voto Latino’s partnerships in the non-profit, political, and governmental sectors, both at the national and state/local levels, alongside Voto Latino's Senior Partnerships Advisor and the Chief.
• Organizing college leadership programs and partnerships to support the work of student leaders impacting Latinos and civic priorities on their campuses
• Providing our team with real-time policy analysis and support on a host of issues impacting young Latinos, including voting rights, immigration, student loan debt, climate change, and more.
• Coordinating engagement with stakeholders in Congress, the Administration, and state and local governments

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

• Developed a slate of programming, “ND Democracy Talks,” to engage the ND community with speakers and lecturers discussing their scholarship on topics relevant to the state of American democracy
• Across 3 months, founded and built out the Hesburgh Democracy Fellows program, bringing 63 students across disciplines together in community around the issues of studying and defending democracy in their own communities
• Co-authored and published an op-ed on behalf of the Center, for The Observer student publication

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

• Crafted a 1.5 hour interactive training curriculum on promoting allyship for immigrant community members, which includes modules on building a vocabulary, practical steps for allies, and know your rights
• Across two years, trained roughly 250 students and faculty members across residential halls, academic departments, student groups, and the Student Union
• Led a team of 12 student facilitators, social media ambassadors, and program co-leads to bring trainings to Notre Dame community members in dorms, academic departments, and extracurricular organizations
• Forged a coalition of over a dozen student organizations, Student Union principals, and faculty members to spark the movement that became UndocuAlly ND and bring together resources to get it off the ground

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

• Served as an administrative figurehead for Notre Dame’s largest Latino student organization before the Student Union, University administration, and the community at-large
• Helmed a team of 13 board members to organize various events and initiatives for our community, including a yearly formal and talent showcase, dance nights, game nights, movie watches, and alumni networking opportunities
• As VP, led our team as a co-director and stage manager for our annual Latin Expressions talent showcase, which garnered a 50-person in-person audience and 1.1k livestream viewers, all abiding by stringent COVID-19.
• As President, initiated the non-partisan ‘Nuestro Voto’ campaign, which dedicated 100% of LSA’s events toward civic engagement and included event partnerships with the Institute for Latino Studies and ND Votes
• Co-chair of the 2022 “Pasos de latinoamérica” dance night event, a collaboration of 13 Latino student organizations, which brought in 200+ students for a first-of-its-kind, campus-wide celebration of Latino Heritage.

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

• Compiled research materials on the writings and work of 11 guest lecturers—including Ruby Bridges, Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs, Howard Bryant, and Dr. Jemar Tisby—for “Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary,” a racial justice.
• Undergradauate student speaker, Klau Center dedication ceremony, November 5, 2021.
• Assisted Professor Dory Mitros Durham, Associate Director of the Klau Center.

• Assisted Senator Patty Murray's Deputy Press Assistant and the Deputy Press Secretary for the Senate HELP Committee
• Compiled and distributed 50 daily news clips packages, and weekly coverage highlights, for the Senator and her staff in the personal and committee offices
• Drafted a range of content for office outreach, including a series of 30 tweets for the August 2022 recess, a complete set of remarks on the Inflation Reduction Act, and a judiciary form letter
• Staffed four press conferences and two taping time sessions alongside members of the communications team
• Performed administrative tasks, such as batching and transcribing voicemails, delivering mail, and sorting through more than 500 funding requests

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Provided administrative support and research for Voto Latino’s Executive Director, Vice President of Campaigns, and Campaigns Coordinator
• Monitored 2022 congressional and gubernatorial races via local media sources and election databases
• Wrote and disseminated weekly email newsletters to a national volunteer base
• Staffed and assisted in organizing Voto Latino’s 2022 Our Voices event at the National Archives.
• Researched legislation related to voting rights and immigration reform, including the Freedom to Vote Act and the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.
• Performed regular office duties, including monitoring and responding to emails from partners and volunteers, scheduling meetings, compiling news clips, making prints, and creating and managing spreadsheets to manage.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Researched and drafted 50 State-specific factsheets on farmworker populations and issues, nationwide.
• Produced research materials used in the UFWF’s immigration advocacy efforts in the 117th U.S. Congress.

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

• Provided an avenue of communication between Balfour-Hesburgh program directors and my peers in Notre Dame’s Balfour-Hesburgh Scholars Program
• Planned and helped to coordinate various events for the Balfour Scholars community, including academic information nights, student formals, wellness events, and other programming
• Coordinated communications with the alumni of the Balfour program and the greater campus community through social media outreach initiatives

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

• Worked alongside Siegfried Hall Rector, Hall Staff, and residents to craft and implement a Hall-wide Antiracism Initiative for the 2020-21 academic year
• Helped to establish and promote a zero-tolerance discrimination policy in Siegfried, as well as a holistic culture of inclusion and justice within the Hall
• Coordinated with campus administration and organizations to host four trainings related to bystander intervention (GreeNDot) and microagressions (MiNDful)
• Created educational materials and social media graphics, telling the stories of Champions of Black History, as part of a Hall-wide celebration of Black History Month

South Bend, Indiana, United States

• Worked alongside a team of other interns, creating and disseminating social media materials to promote the work of Proteus, Inc. in Indiana, Nebraska, and Iowa
• Produced material for a “Face Masks for Farmworkers” campaign, which collected resources and donations to support farmworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Created Spanish-language translations of all team materials, including infographics for a heat safety trainings and pesticide safety workshops for farmworkers

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science, Global Affairs (Civil And Human Rights), Latino Studies, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha, Gamma Delta chapter; Balfour-Hesburgh Scholars; QuestBridge College Match.

Indiana Core 40 With Academic Honors

Activities and Societies: Student Council (President, Vice President, Representative); Class of 2019 (President); Burris Laboratory School.