Tafari Torres Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Assisted on a range of public opinion projects conducted by the Survey Center• Performed statistical analysis (Stata) and created data visualizations in R, Tableau, and Datawrapper software.• Synthesized research, reports, and studies for proposed surveys on political views, workplace culture, and trends in American life – including dating, family, and social preferences of Americans.• Gained exposure to survey analysis techniques and polling methodologies.• Attended American Enterprise Institute events, symposiums, and seminars.

Miami, Florida, United States

• Drafted the City’s Program for Public Information (PPI) Plan which was passed through City Commission on July 20th, 2022. • Conducted a Flood Insurance Coverage Assessment by synthesizing two alternate property data sets and FEMA-provided flood insurance data on Microsoft Excel• Conducted research on Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Electric Vehicle Supply equipment (EVSE) and drafted memos on their relevance to City EV infrastructure priorities • Created a framework for an EV plan for the city to use as it increases EV infrastructure

• Researched legislation and drafted memos summarizing their status in Congress • Monitored and summarized congressional hearings on House Appropriations and Education Committees • Kept track of congressional social media responses toward issues affecting constituents • Stayed up to date on current events that were related district-wide, state-wide, nationally, and globally. Also monitored daily reportage on the Congressman. These would be sent as updates on a semiweekly basis.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Monitored and summarized congressional hearings and informational briefings on Education appropriations• Wrote newsletter articles recapping congressional hearings, briefings on education, updates on DoEd leadership, and other pressing issues which would inform the NAFIS community• Drafted press releases conveying tentative NAFIS updates • Analyzed school expenditure data to assist in legislative advocacy • Monitored Senate Impact Aid coalition membership and drafted supporting documents for NAFIS legislative advocacy • Assisted in organizing the NAFIS Spring Conference, which brought together representatives from hundreds of school districts across the country. o Researched the communications strategies of ten school districts across the country and ranked them on a scale from one through ten, with one being the best score. The research was then synthesized into a PowerPoint presentation and used to inform leadership on staffing a school communications panel for the NAFIS conference.

· Coordinated with secretaries and paralegals to complete daily tasks and projects while meeting strict deadlines· Organized all files into separate cases and archived accordingly· Prepared all paperwork, documentation, and files related to cases for monthly trial prep· Performed miscellaneous duties as assigned

Master'S Degree, Public Policy

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Administration, 3.81

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Alpha - The Global Public Affairs and Administration Honors Society Stavros Niarchos Foundation Ithaca.

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