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Washington, Dc, Us

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Monitored legislative committee hearings, and the legislative session, track a variety of legislation of interest to the Association that affects Florida counties, topics include Preemptions/Mandates, Community & Economic Development, Public Safety & Criminal Justice, Health, COVID-19, Agriculture & Environment, Growth Management, Water, Transportation, Administration, Elections, Finance & Tax, Technology, and Federal policy. Conducted research on policies affecting local governments on the local, state, and federal levels. Reported to the Association on all activities of our Federal counterpart, the National Association of Counties. During Session, communicated weekly reports, data points, podcast episodes to all 67 counties across Florida and our members. Collaborated with affiliates and members on requested specific county research needs and surveys. Assisted all lobbyists on the Public Policy team with individual requests and research. Attended State and National conferences and workshops for professional development.

Partnered with UF-VA UNESCO Bioethics unit to prepare communications material to inform Floridians about COVID-19 precautions, encouraged healthy behavior through ad content, shared COVID resources through social media channels, and collected COVID testing information for public use via an interactive community resource map.

Coordinated and ran events for President Barack Obama, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Senator Cory Booker around the State of Florida. Conducted COVID-19 screening tests, organized crowd control and vehicle arrangements for drive-in rallies, worked with secret service and staff to contain crowds, handled logistics of time-sensitive events and planning, and held the highest level of confidentiality with principals' schedules.

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Transferred to the Tallahassee location and worked as an essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. Followed safety policies, social distancing, and local guidelines while providing superior customer service and quality on the front end.

Gainesville, Florida Area

Selected among a competitive pool of applicants to be in the Gainesville Store Opening Crew in Summer 2018. Engaged with customers through superior customer service skills and training. Trained new Team Members through hands-on learning and detailed instruction. Served on two hiring panels, including Front-End Supervisor and Team Trainer, to select the most qualified candidate for the team. Fostered relationships with all team members on the front end through team-focused activities.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

The Future of Florida Summit is a student-led conference bringing together students from universities and colleges around the state of Florida to draft and present policy proposals on pressing issues in the State. Served as the Director of Public Relations during the 2020 Summit on Criminal Justice Reform. Developed and implemented a Marketing Campaign through Facebook and Instagram. Created content to market the Summit to universities and students around the State of Florida.Recorded video content for future PR use such as promotion and outreach. Interviewed a competitive pool of applicants for the 2020-2021 Organizing Committee. Served on the organizing committee during the Technology and Public Policy 2018-2019 Summit. Attended the 2018 Future of Florida Summit and placed First among environmental policy proposals. Our idea centered on how we define Ecotourism in the state of Florida.

Gainesville, Florida Area

Served as Vice President executive board of the student-led group within the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, which promotes civic engagement and public service involvement among college students. Conducted in-person interviews among a highly competitive pool of 50 applicants to become student ambassadors to the Graham Center. Wrote and featured on the Let's Talk Gainesville podcast "Let's Talk Gainesville: A Take on Gainesville's Mental Health."Organized the Graham Center's first Campus Conversations event in 2018 that initiated conversations from different organizations on campus on debated topics on college campuses, such as mental health resources. Served on an organizing committee partnered with Gators Against Human Trafficking for the 2018 Human Trafficking Symposium. Writer in the 2018 Bob Graham for Public Service's "Let's Talk Gainesville" magazine.

As Director of Internal Relations, I established a Mentorship program to connect Fellows with other members of the organization. Organized all social and activities to build connections among the members. Created a social media presence on Instagram for the Student Fellows to expand membership and visibility of the organization on campus.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Elected by 250+ chapter women to serve on the Nominations Committee to select the 2019-2020 Executive board. Spent 30+ hours in interviews and developing interview questions and discussions. Facilitated over 30 interviews in the course of a week. Developed situational interview questions for each position.

University Of Florida

As Treasurer of Delta Zeta, I facilitated chapter operations daily through inputting charges, communicating with members, and working with the Delta Zeta Nationals. Worked with other chapter women to prepare their annual budgets, monitored spending, and helped organize and plan chapter events. Created the first "Budget Committee" to open up transparency on financial spending to all chapter women and to receive input on where members would like to see their dues be allocated. Administered and created an annual budget of over $100,000 in spending each school year. Risk-managed chapter events, fundraisers, sisterhood, and out-of-town functions. Answered emails and calls daily pertaining to Treasurer duties from sisters and parents. Developed a Treasurer Handbook to help transition the new Treasurer's to the roles and responsibilities.

Dublin, Ireland

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is the publicly funded healthcare system in the Republic of Ireland, responsible for the provision of health and personal social services. Interned in the Communications department assisting the Communications staff with content and the redesign of the HSE Website, specifically in Staff Resources. Sorted and read through hundreds of health-related documents to determine if they were relevant to the citizens of Ireland.

Brevard, North Carolina

As a Camp Counselor, I was responsible for twelve campers a session, in total 40 campers throughout Summer of 2017. Served as emotional support and comfort for campers who were away from home for two weeks. Improved my communication skills by adapting to the needs of each individual camper. Gained leadership experience and participated in extensive teamwork training weekly with colleagues. Cultivated relationships among staff, campers, and parents. Gained skills in active listening, patience, flexibility, and problem-solving. I was chosen as the Head Archery Instructor, with no prior experience, to teach archery, safety techniques, and facilitate archery competitions with brother camps.

Selected to research Florida’s Early Childhood Education programs in Bay County, Florida. Compiled a report of critical issues, such as lack of transportation and training for Early Childhood educators, program cuts on the State level, and discussed policy improvements and implementation techniques in Florida counties to enhance Early Childhood education programs.

During the 2016 General Election, registered students to vote on-campus. The position included updating voter registration, signing up first-time voters, and engaging with students about the importance of voting.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Created bill indexes and a tracking system for the Senator’s legislation and was responsible for ensuring bills progressed through the process. Handled constituent calls and managed visits to the office. Gained valuable experience working in a high-pressure and fast-paced environment. Organized and prepared bills that the Senator sponsored.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Interned in a high-pressure newsroom with a team to meet airtime deadlines. Prioritized incoming news items for the video editor and assisted in the selection of evening programming. Tactfully managed anxious callers to foster good community relations and air content. Assisted with the preparation of newscast through video editing and production.

Management, Business Administration And Management, General, Alumni

Activities and Societies: Delta Zeta Sorority, Bob Graham Center for Public Service, Future of Florida Summit, Let's Talk Gainesville.

Education record

Education record

Activities and Societies: Anchor Club Executive Member, Editor-in-chief of "The Howl", AP Calculus and Algebra Math Tutor

Business

Activities and Societies: The Global City of Dublin and Internship Seminar