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Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States

• Direct and produce new University-sponsored video series overviewing major sectors within real estate• Conceptualize and implement expert-led programming for Boston College’s acclaimed real estate center

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Consulted with 200+ undergraduates in 15-minute sessions on resume building, career exploration, and presentation skills to maintain high-ranked job placement rates for BC graduates

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Competitively selected to debate both perennial and modern political issues alongside top academics, public policy experts, and political science students from across the country

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Reviewed permits and overlays for ongoing residential developments across the the City of Nashville • Studied and shadowed architectural design and property analyses through Autodesk and GIS softwares

Boston College

• Section head of BC’s independent weekly paper with a circulation of 9,500; coordinated 10 columnists while editing articles for logic, flow, and argumentative efficiency to strengthen writers’ voices• Moderated the The Heights’ Editorial Board, collaborating with editors to investigate and write about critical BC issues

Boston College

• Used modified AP style conventions to copy edit 100+ articles for all sections of paper; wrote stories for a record 6 of 6 sections

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Developed comprehensive policy implementation plan to expand homeownership opportunities within Boston’s affordable housing stock • Built consensus with 16 leaders at the intersection of real estate finance, economic development, and nonprofit community work through breakthrough proposal to extend first-time homebuyer subsidies to cooperatives

Boston College

• Conducted comprehensive case studies in four states, interviewing 25+ school and government leaders, community activists, and journalists to observe challenges of COVID-related school reopenings• Constructed and analyzed first-ever database of structural, virus-related outdoor learning events in U.S. schools to observe differences between public and private sector education standards during the height of COVID-19• Utilized FOIA and Excel analytics to compile and organize over 1.5M data entries of COVID-19-related private and public school learning model information based on political lean and teacher union strength

East Harlem, New York

• Transported industrial and household items in 12 hour shifts across the NY metro area• Coordinated moves for 25+ customers while translating Spanish to English for crew and clients

Pelham, New York

• Second in command for the first independent, student-owned town newspaper in the country; managed 10 writers with over 4,000 weekly readers• Interviewed local and statewide political figures including mayors, school board members and state assembly members, writing on issues such as COVID-19, local protests, and the Amazon-NYC HQ2 breakup

Mount Vernon, New York, United States

• Utilized ShipStation software to customize, pack and ship KN95 and civilian-grade mask orders for international customers • Collaborated with team of three to design an efficient assembly-line method to ship over 100,000 lifesaving PPE products in three months

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Analyzed impact of campaign finance on electoral success in the 2018 Congressional Midterm Elections• Discovered shifting PAC support between political parties based on perceived election momentum

Bronx, New York, United States

• Assisted citizens of New York Senate District 34 through constituent calls and collaboration with the NYC Departments of Transportation and Sanitation • Maintained constituent case files and reports through the government database BlueBird

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science, Double Minor In Finance And International Studies

Activities and Societies: The Heights Newspaper, Real Estate & Urban Action Council, the John Marshall Project, EagleMUNC, BC Marching.

Business, Political Science, And History

Abroad program for Spring 2024 semester.

Advanced Regents Diploma

Activities and Societies: Secretary-General (President) of Pelham Model UN Science Research - 2nd in Behavioral Science at WESEF.