Skills: Leadership, Project Development, AdvocacyInterests: Politics, Non-profit Management, Mental Health, Disability Awareness, Rare Disease Advocacy, Government AffairsEverylife Foundation (Washington, D.C.), YARR (Young Adults Rare Representatives ) Leadership AcademySeptember 2022 - January 2023, Capstone Project - Advocacy Internships-Learned about the roles and opportunities for patient representation in policy making, drug development, and the regulatory process and the steps it takes to enter those rolesProfessional ExperienceNational 4-H Youth In Action Healthy Living Pillar Winner 2023 (Washington, D.C.) September 2022 - present-Showcase my 4-H impact story at the national level with media interviews and speaking engagements including fireside chat with U.S. Surgeon General at national Spark conference in March 2023Highlight my Diamond Dlover Project where I developed and facilitated positive mental health resilience groups for teens and tweens, including previously incarcerated youthServe as the official national spokesperson for the Health Living Pillar of 4-HServe as Nation 4-H Mental Health Ambassador developing and presenting on-line intervention programs for youth, served as a keynote speaker for national events, train 4-H volunteers to modify programs to promote diversity and inclusionPennsylvania 4-H State Council, Vice President of Operations (State College, PA) January 2021-January 2022-Led the functioning of 56,000 youth members including developing and facilitating leadership seminarsCreated a unifying theme and service project for the state that emphasized equity and inclusionServed as an ambassador for the organization including lobbying for agriculture initiatives at the state and national levels.