Sasha Gopalakrishnan Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Delhi, India

- Worked on a preliminary strategy to improve the representation of women in leadership positions in India’s health sector- Conducted primary stakeholder interviews, carried out an evidence landscape and co-developed a “Menu of Solutions” that will eventually be used to implement new and improved women’s leadership initiatives in both private and public health organizations across India

New York, United States

- Assisted with reading, research, literature reviews, and cleaning and coding of interview data for a project on women’s transnational gendered labor

New Delhi, Delhi, India

- Edited and wrote copy for the general news department at one of India’s leading news media organisations.- Tracked national and global news to pick up for NDTV’s digital platform.- Assisted with updating, managing and taking news onto NDTV’s website and mobile app.

New York, United States

- Conceptualized and designed internal and external communication materials on FIS’ sustainability initiatives, to be disseminated to investors, partners, and leaders.- Conducted product and partnership research for FIS’ global financial inclusion programs. - Provided administrative and outreach support to the Environmental, Social and Governance program and the Government Relations team.

Gurugram, Haryana, India

- Created and executed the social media strategy for the org’s COVID-19 relief campaign, raising awareness and funds to help alleviate the economic distress afflicting migrant workers during India's nationwide months-long lockdown.- Distilled the org’s activities and accomplishments into communication materials and reports for sponsors, benefactors and partners.- Mitigated impact of the lockdown on migrant workers stranded in Gurgaon, by consistently distributing care packages containing food, juices, soaps, masks, and sanitary napkins.- Conducted preliminary field research for women’s health program by facilitating focus-group educational workshops with young girls on menstrual hygiene (ages 12-16) and sexual health (ages 17+), so as to normalize information and conversations on sexual and reproductive health.

Poughkeepsie, Ny

- Appointed to the position based on exceptional academic achievement in International Studies- Provided academic support to current and prospective International Studies majors: includes providing editorial assistance with essays and assignments and supplying advice on classes, professors and study abroad programs.- Provided administrative support to department faculty and the head of the department: includes filing and taking inventory, managing emails, answering phones, and organizing events.- Acted as a liaison between students and faculty of International Studies.

Poughkeepsie, Ny

- Advised Editorial Board and Executive Board on key decisions regarding daily operations and future vision of the paper, drawing from several years of internal editorial experience- Spearheaded the establishment of the Miscellany News' news podcast More Than Miscellaneous and co-hosted it weekly- Organized and publicized journalism panel on new media, bringing several high profile NY-based journalists to campus and facilitated their conversations with campus community

Greater New York City Area

- Edited all sections of weekly 20-page collegiate newspaper for content, grammar, clarity and style, having final sign-off on all content.- Managed production of paper to ensure that each publication was comprehensive and cohesive. - Recruited, trained and mentored all junior editors and writers.- Weighed in on all decisions pertaining to daily operations and futurevision of the newspaper.

Greater New York City Area

- Curated the Arts Section weekly, which included editing 6 articles per issue, writing headlines and photo captions, and managing Campus Canvas (student artistic expression section)- Assigned writers with articles based on their interests, and provided them with guidance as and when needed- Transferred Campus Canvas to color-print, and expanded its reach to more artists of color on campus.

Greater New York City Area

- Wrote 900-word articles every week on a variety of campus arts events, interviewing three or more sources per article

New York City

- Developed and curated content for the social media platforms and website of a global non-profit that facilitates grassroots youth-led movements the world over.- Conducted interviews, collected stories, and created content for their social change blog.- Assisted with the execution of their fundraising and thought leadership events.- Created and designed communications materials for fundraising and influence events such as flyers, announcements and emails.

India

- Facilitated educational sessions on gender inequality, patriarchal control, and female sexuality for resource-poor women who were training to become feminist community leaders, as a part of the NGO's Feminist Leadership Program- Conducted in-depth interviews with the leaders-in-training—navigating sensitive subject matter such as experiences of domestic violence at home & sexual discrimination at work—in order to gather and document stories about the obstacles they overcame in their journey towards sexual and economic empowerment- Co-organized a large-scale Convocation Ceremony, with 120 guests from social work backgrounds attending

New Delhi, India

- Worked across areas of ideation, campaign designing, content writing, presentation creation, social media marketing, communications & operations. - Created video campaigns and sales-pitch presentations for companies like Adidas, MakeMyTrip, and Coolpad, as well as conceptualized, created, and marketed independent campaigns run by Yellout.

Gurgaon, India

- Reviewed and edited all Edboard publications - including news articles about school events, magazine publications, and yearbooks - before they were disseminated to students, faculty and parents. - Recruited, trained and supervised junior editors and reporters.

Gurgaon, India

- Wrote bi-weekly Newsflash articles about high school events.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Sociology, 4.0 / 4.0 Gpa

Graduated with a distinction on my 75-page Master's thesis, which focused on how working women in Delhi and Gurgaon navigate masculinized.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Studies; Minor In Women’S Studies, 3.92 / 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Senior Editor, The Miscellany News; Academic Intern, International Studies Department; Phi Beta Kappa (Vassar.

Women'S Studies

Study Abroad Program at DIS Copenhagen from Aug - Dec 2018.