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-Develop, train, and maintain relationships with patients and supporters who want to share their stories to influence policy change, and implement self and community care strategies for storytellers.-Prepare materials for advocacy campaigns including policy memos, testimony, talking points, toolkits, and fact sheets, and serve as a spokesperson for the organization.-Write compelling press releases, statements, op-eds, monthly reports, and media advisories.-Collaborate with coalition partners on communications plans and messaging for various legislative campaigns.

- Serve as the key lobbyist on a portfolio including abortion access, sex education, and family planning funding. - Lead the cultivation of diverse legislative champions through trainings, events, and strategic relationship building including managing and developing our first ever quarterly state legislative convenings.- Oversee and manage bill tracking, analysis, and strategy on a portfolio of over 400 pieces of state legislation.- Successfully lobbied for family planning funding, Title X backfill, and the creation of a new line item for family planning services for people who are undocumented, with no cuts during four consecutive budget cycles – effectively quadrupling New Jersey’s investments in family planning funding.- Manage the candidate endorsement process for 2021 state legislative candidates.

- Generated relationships with legislators and community organizations to advance reproductive and sexual health policies.- Organized over 50 faith leaders across the state to take action on reproductive and sexual health policies.- Trained coalition partners and volunteers on power mapping and how to advocate for legislation.

Wilmington, Delaware

- Reignited the organization's organizing work by modernizing data systems including VAN, investing in youth organizing through trainings and convenings, overseeing and increasing Generation Action’s presence, and developing comprehensive advocacy plans.- Developed and implemented the communications plan and the served as the key spokesperson with the media.- Served as the organization's data manager by leading staff and volunteer trainings on VAN- Lobbied and advocated for proactive reproductive rights legislation, leading two successful legislative campaigns.

- Amassed and sustained a virtual volunteer cohort to train for the 2018 election cycle.- Young Leaders Advocacy Council phonebanking champion.

-Was selected from a rigorous application process to serve with nine other women leaders nationwide as a student ambassador for the American Association of University Women.-Represented thousands of AAUW student members across the country and advised the AAUW national office on student needs.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

-Led policy research initiative to close the wage gap in the City of Pittsburgh. -Communicated with constituents electronically and in person to meet their concerns. -Attended, organized, and hosted meetings as a representative of the Councilman.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

-Crafted policies after extensive research concerning campus sexual assault and reproductive health access that were introduced in the Pennsylvania Legislature.-Engaged with members of the community with phone calls and in person meetings to meet the needs of constituents using CTS-Compared state's legislation to analyze governmental impact and construct effective policies.

Greater New York City Area

-Reported on the financial status one of the most successful amicus strategies in Whole Women's Health vs Hellerstedt-Analyzed and reviewed over 100 employee expense reports on concur each monthEvaluated and analyzed Pro Bono services from over 70 firms assess the role of donated services in our annual valuation-Processed finance forms and utilized SharePoint to organize and codify filing systems -Reported on foreign financial accounts and filled out FBAR documents

-Organized and spoke on a panel at the PA AAUW conference detailing the process of leading a student organization which helped over 100 other attendees brainstorm about ways to improve their student organizations

Greater Pittsburgh Area

-Planned numerous educational and social events with as many as 600 in attendance -Used Google Drive, Microsoft Office, and civicore to create directories to facilitate positive professional relationships-Managed excel spreadsheets detailing programming information in order to keep event details organized and clear-Published work on a blog for young feminists called we break glass ceilings, and the national Strong Women Strong Girls blog in order to keep the community up to date about important issues and to mobilize peers to interact with local organizations-Retained professional connections by writing and distributing acknowledgment letters to donors which fostered positive relationships with organizations.-Organized survey data in order to track societal impact

Greater Pittsburgh Area

-Raised $2,500 in one day through a Giving Tuesday campaign that I researched and outlined. The money helped to write an amicus brief for the Supreme Court Case Whole Women's Health vs Hellerstedt.-Organized a comprehensive guide to domestic abuse relief centers that was used by women all across Pennsylvania-Collected donor information from over 40 foundations to better assess funding opportunities-Researched transgender rights for a brief that was brought to the PA Supreme court-Created a meta-analysis of pro-life blogs to examine the attitudes towards abortion care providers