Sonja Aibel Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

Create a structured approach for producing, synthesizing, and delivering user research that will inform future product development and content offerings.

Project manage development and creation of the Youth Civic Hub, liaising between content, engineering, and outreach teams. Coordinate maintenance and improvement of tools including the Opportunities Board, Organization Directory, Power Map, and Civic Glossary. Represent youth team at local events and in meetings with advisors and partners. Collaborate with.

Assist students with voter registration and mail-in voting logistics.

Created data storytelling project about civic engagement at CUNY institutions utilizing political and financial data and interviews with students and experts.

Led a team of dedicated volunteers focused on key voter contact responsibilities within the 2024 March For Our Lives GOTV campaign. Contributed to MFOL’s mission to empower young voices, combat gun violence, and mobilize a historic number of youth voters.

Facilitate workshops in YVote's Change Makers Institute, Democracy Camp, and Peer Leaders Track programs. Lead a 7-person team of social media creators in making video and graphic content. Co-lead NYC Youth Agenda mental health advocacy efforts. Represent YVote in meetings with the press and donors. Mentor peer leaders in planning mental health workshops.

Researched student organizations at colleges in swing states across the country. Participated in policy research. Attended meetings with key partners and campaigns.

Created and managed content for social media accounts totaling 85k+ followers.

Created and managed posting of Instagram content. Increased follower count by more than 50% during my time in the role.

Managed teams of high school student activists in rural Georgia who organized mutual aid efforts and voter registration drives.

Analyzed data concerning requests for NYC Landmark documents for presentation shared with 50+ agency staff members. Contributed to digitization of historical records and documents. Organized paper documents.

Led conversations among Brooklyn residents about community needs and policy solutions to create a participatory budgeting ballot used by 100k+ voters. Consulted with agency about making the participatory budgeting process more youth-friendly in future years.

Researched state legislature, city council, and other candidates’ policies related to abortion rights for a voter guide used by more than 150k voters in the 2022 midterm elections.

Advise Pennsylvania legislative campaigns on use of campaign technology for 2022 midterm elections.

Connected constituents to necessary services and resources. Organized database of gifts to the NYC Mayor.

Canvassed voters in Brooklyn and Manhattan for Yuh-Line Niou's New York State Senate campaign and U.S. Congress campaign. Distributed COVID-19 supplies to constituents.

Founded and led High School for Ashmi. Ran youth-focused outreach efforts including canvassing, flyering, and social media communications. Researched and wrote campaign finance policy.

Co-founded and led Youth for Dianne. Managed youth social media content creation and strategy. Led phonebanking, textbanking, relational organizing, and canvassing shifts. Represented campaign for print media and podcasts. Planned events related to Jewish and queer communities in NYC. Facilitated fundraising outreach. Data entry and database administration.

Moderated volunteer slack channel to provide policy, tech tool use, translation, and voter protection assistance to textbanking volunteers.

Bachelor'S Degree, Statistics And Data Science

Applied Mathematics, 4.0 (Unweighted)

Activities and Societies: President of the BTHS Model United Nations TeamAP coursework: Calculus BC, Statistics, Research, Psychology.

Dual Enrollment, 4.0

Coursework: American Government, Sociology.