Varisha Khan Email & Phone Number

Redmond, Washington, United States

Youngest elected in the City of Redmond and first of two Muslim women elected in the State of Washington. Successfully wrote, proposed and passed an evictions and late fees moratorium at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure residents remain housed, continue to have running water, and are not burdened by accruing municipal late fee debt during the.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Founding Director of the OneAmerica Votes Muslim Committee, a PAC under OAV Justice Fund. Built foundation and direction of the political action committee for the purpose of recruiting, funding, endorsing, and supporting a pipeline of candidates to run for office and winning elections. Empowered first and second generation immigrants, American Muslims, and.

Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA

During internship between September and December 2015, developed a beat on Seattle-related, immigrant and American Muslim issues by pitching, reporting and publishing stories on hot button and breaking news stories. Reported on stories including a generation gap in Seattle East African community, the death of Hamza Warsame, anti-Islam rallies in WA State.

Founding Director of the first-ever Middle Eastern Student Commission in the Associated Students of the University of Washington. Throughout the 2016-2017 academic year, will put on cultural programming and events to raise awareness of the cultures of and issues faced by UW's Middle Eastern student body.Planned, lobbied and did community outreach in.

Office Of Civil Rights

Assisted in ground-breaking research study on workplace and housing discrimination of American Muslims in Seattle, the first of its type in the US.

Registered voters on the street and at citizenship oath ceremonies; produced, narrated and edited short, step-by-step video guides for new voters in English and Spanish about how to vote; provided media coverage of local elections; collected stories by and about hopeful future citizens.

University Of Washington

Reported, filmed, and edited stories using Adobe Premiere Pro for broadcast on The Daily of UW and UWTV.

Bachelor’S Degree, Communication—Journalism And Political Science

Activities and Societies: Member of working groups and taskforces to establish the Middle Eastern Commission in the Associated Students of.

High School

Activities and Societies: Key Club Founder and President, Honor Society Inductee, Associated Student Body (ASB) Vice President, Sophomore.