Thomas Roche Email & Phone Number

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.