Vanessa Sousa Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Penn Quarter Partners (PQP) is a strategic public affairs & advocacy firm that focuses on the biopharmaceutical & medical technology sectors. As a consulting firm of choice for life sciences innovators navigating a complex environment since 2011, the firm has advanced the strategic advocacy, communications, and data-driven needs of clients at the national, state, and global levels

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

•Cultivates outreach initiatives to enhance community, to promote the work of the Steering Committees, and expose members to greater leadership skills•Collaborates with program faculty on classroom leadership exercises and teambuilding activities •Coordinates and communicates program-wide events and announcements •Addresses and mediates any concerns within the program and develops resolutions

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

•Educates and assists students on university policies & adjudication procedures and prepares statements & appeals before students’ conferences, hearings, or panels •Advocates for improvements to students’ rights and accommodations within specific university codes and guidelines•Provides students the space to speak about their struggles, accommodations, & ideas to further strengthen AU policy

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

•Tracked and collected data on homicide and domestic violence cases•Attended court hearings and trials on such homicides and domestic violence cases •Wrote daily briefs & articles on attended hearings and composed long-form stories on homicide reduction policies

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

•Guided first-year members’ research by educating on literature reviews, policy memos, matrixes & grant proposals •Advised the Economic Inequality issue group in the organization and execution of their social action project

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

•Managed and supported A.U. School & Class Councils as their primary point of contact within the V.P. cabinet•Tackled the problems that come to the Vice President’s cabinet, filled in for the Vice President, and assisted the Cabinet Directors with their programming events

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

•Developed a coding scheme and utilized this key to quantitatively code a qualitative, nationally-distributed survey•Conducted statistical analysis for Professor Suhay’s research about Americans’ perception of inequality •Research conducted will be included in Professor Suhay's book manuscript

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area