Riya Kataria Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

・Built my photography business from scratch and continue to work on weekends, engaging in wedding, portrait, and event photography. ・Maintain a constant flow of new and returning clients through marketing outreach, social media engagement, and SEO optimization. ・Perform accounting functions such as data entry and bookkeeping for a yearly revenue of $15,000+. ・Exhibit exceptional understanding of Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and Lightroom.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Work as a Legislative and Press Intern for the Office of Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17):• Wrote press releases, social media communications, and direct legislative statements to Congress and the White House, including public letters to President Biden regarding the inflation crisis and foreign policy.• Directly collaborated on policy work in areas such as foreign and economic policy analysis, amendment propositions, cosponsor identification, and original policy pitches in healthcare and data privacy.• Addressed citizen complaints, casework, and ground communications for a constituency of 750,000+.

• Served as assistant project manager to oversee market analysis and form comprehensive product strategies.• Utilized incomplete data to evaluate competitor sales strategy and form responses through SWOT analysis.• Consulted multiple departments for cross-functional consumer research surrounding future product strategy.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

As an intern at the Applied Cooperation Team in the MIT Sloan School of Management, I help facilitate and participate in projects that aim to make our local and national community more altruistic. This summer, I worked on a research project surrounding Facebook Ad Campaigns. Currently, I am working on a project that urges more responsible usage of MBTA’s The RIDE as well as curating online content.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

As an intern at the Systemic Justice Project at Harvard University Law School, I work on researching and analyzing the intricacies of our justice system, and how it operates systemically. This summer, I worked with Harvard Law Professors to gather research on confirmation hearings, assist in website renovation and development, curate online content, and analyze Critical Legal Studies. Throughout my senior year, I will be working with them on my senior thesis project surrounding the study of lack of civic engagement for marginalized communities.

Greater Boston Area

As a Digital Mobilization Intern, I helped with responding to SMS outreach, assisting in digital marketing, and running quality assurance on certain promotional materials for the Elizabeth Warren presidential campaign.

As a research fellow, I dived deep into the anthropological aspects of our activism today, and did a study based on digital advocacy and the culture revolving around it.

San Francisco Bay Area

As an associate instructor for Lee Academics, I assist the instructors in English instruction for the SAT and ACT. In addition, I solidify branding by curating social media content and maintaining an online presence.

Worked with elementary, middle, and high school students to introduce and coach them in speech events. Cut scripts and coached individually.

San Francisco Bay Area

As a tutor at Kumon, I work with children ranging from 3 years old all the way to 16 years old. I mostly work in the English department and help children build their critical thinking skills in literature and writing, but I also help in the Math department occasionally.

Fremont, California

As co-campaign manager, I help run a team of students in the entirely student-run school board campaign for Hua Li. I went canvassing door-to-door, led a campaign video project, and recruited students who were passionate about their local representatives.

San Francisco Bay Area

As an intern for the Ro Khanna for Congress successful reelection campaign, I worked on mobilizing an extensive team of youth volunteers, organizing phone banks, and canvassed.