Samantha Levra, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Pasadena, Ca

- Youngest member ever elected to serve a three-year term with the Board of Directors to provide strategic direction and leadership- Work jointly with staff to implement an organization-wide strategic plan that focuses on: expanding access to high quality sexual and reproductive health care for a broader range of communities, advancing a culture of reproductive justice and gender equality, and developing collective power for movement building by deepening connections with communities.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles, California, United States

Conducted research and analysis to support organizations in decision making around social and emotional learning, college and career readiness, and innovative school models

Sacramento, California Area

- Coordinated background research to support a series of six stakeholder labs that bring together public and private leaders to envision economic development in the Central Coast- Supported project deliverables to client organization including stakeholder facilitation guides and post-lab reports

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Lead civic engagement at two school sites by supporting efforts to empower families to address the factors outside school boundaries that pose barriers to learning and inhibit local quality of life- Identify, develop and support parent leaders for non-partisan voter registration and turnout campaigns by providing training on voter registration and executing a communications strategy, which has resulted in 380 new voter registrations

Los Angeles, Ca

- Developed a succinct balance of nonprofit board skills including board governance, fiscal responsibilities, and personal development to prepare for lifelong community engagement and leadership service on nonprofit boards

Pasadena, Ca

- Supported the Executive Office and senior leadership team by performing independent quantitative and qualitative research through data analysis and market research for the Strategic Planning Committee’s 2026 health equity goals- Presented research on sexual assault on college campuses in order to guide the Board of Directors strategic goal setting around creating consent culture - Represented the Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley Executive Office for the National Day of Action by lobbying members of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles, Ca

- Balance and coordinate a workload for multiple projects while meeting strict deadlines, including word processing, directing telephone calls, organizing seminar materials, and composing reports and presentations- Input and update sponsorship information quickly and accurately into company database, CRM

Los Angeles, Ca

- Conducted research on homeless women’s access to insurance and healthcare in Los Angeles with the Affordable Care Act- Designed and distributed press releases to promote the Downtown Women’s Center’s social enterprise to fifty local and national publications- Interviewed ten participants for website blog and the “Story Bank” documenting the clients’ life experience and support provided by the Center

Los Angeles, Ca

- Created policy recommendations as part of a team based research project for the creation of an Office of New Americans, an agency that would coordinate cross-agency collaboration around immigrant integration at the federal level- Conducted extensive research by interviewing policy experts and reviewing academic and policy reports about The Office of National AIDS Policy as a potential model of an agency coordinated efforts at the national, state, and federal level around HIV/AIDS Policy- Composed a policy paper of academic sources, and prepared and presented the paper’s findings and recommendations to partner organization

Los Angeles, Ca

- Conducted best practices research and collaborated with an executive team to target barriers to education outside the classroom that effect Green Dot students.- Consulted with client organization to help them inform their constituents about policy issues and proposed solutions with regards to safe passage for students to and from school sites

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Activities and Societies: Co- Executive Director, Price Women and Allies; Mentor, Mentorship for an Accessible Price; Price Student.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science And Sociology, Minor In Gender Studies

Activities and Societies: Alpha Delta Pi, Women and Youth Supporting Each Other, Roots Foundation