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Provided remote research support for a criminal appeal involving a novel federal prosecution of extraterritorial conduct.

Researched legal issues and wrote internal legal memoranda to help a federal appellate judge decide how to rule in cases appearing before the court. Assisted Law Clerks in writing and preparing judicial opinions.

Assisted with the budgeting, logistics, publicity, and general management for a production of Sam Shepard's "A Lie of the Mind" at Southwark Playhouse.

Conducted a research project on behalf of the largest theatre owner in the world.

Produced a series of four readings over the course of the month of July 2016. Tasks include managing organizational finances, sourcing and acquiring necessary production materials, overseeing marketing efforts for the project, and running the box office at performances. As company manager, responsibilities included facilitating guest artist contracts, coordinating artist housing and logistics, and managing artist residencies at the project.

Undergraduate Production (UP) is a branch of the Yale College Deans' Office that oversees and supervises all undergraduate performance on campus. UP hired me as an experienced theatrical producer on campus to help guide teams through the production process.

Served as the Assistant Production Manager for two festival productions, which included maintaining calendars, taking notes during meetings, and performing tasks for the Production Manager as needed. Served as the Production Manager for a late-night cabaret, which included ensuring interdepartmental coordination, sourcing and purchasing materials, and running production meetings. Assisted in the maintenance and scheduling of a fleet of 12 vehicles and managing the correspondence for approximately 400 festival participants. Helped maintain a database of festival financial records.

I conducted daily media monitoring to compile lists of pertinent headlines for staff members and partner organizations; tracked television advertising spending in Tennessee’s Supreme Court elections by analyzing contracts on public disclosure sites; worked on communications and social media efforts, including drafting Tweets; created and implemented a system for tracking usage of organization’s YouTube channel; and staffed a national summit on fair courts issues, involving working at the registration table, taking notes during sessions, and helping to prepare conference materials.

Served as an intern in a U.S. House of Representatives Office. I was tasked with researching the impacts of certain proposals, then-pertinent legislation, and the answers to constituent questions; assisting staff in administrative tasks, such as correspondence management; and working the front desk of the office.

As a Field Intern, I helped organize a volunteer database in preparation for the 2013 and 2014 elections cycles.

Served as an intern in a U.S. Senate Office. In this capacity, I assisted the legislative team in researching policy positions and amendments to bills being considered on the floor of the Senate, worked with constituents over the phone, and served as the face of the office, among other tasks.