Wesley Wei Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington, D.C.

Busan, South Korea

• Selected from a nationally competitive applicant pool as one of 22 Korean language recipients placed in Busan for the U.S. Department of State CLS Program.
• Studied Korean language and culture for 20+ hours a week after testing into the advanced-level course.
• Honed intercultural and linguistic skills through active engagement with the host community.Host University: Pusan National University in Busan

• Conducted a comprehensive search of enacted laws and state legislations filed in the 2022 session related to Critical Race Theory bans in K–12 education to investigate emerging trends as context for discourse on the.
• Reviewed a law review article surrounding the public right to education and education as a property interest.

Nashville, TN

Nashville, TN

• Staffed the information desk at the Commons Center, providing customer support for students, faculty, and campus visitors.
• Provided set-up and support for events within the facility to meet client requests, ensuring proper room structure, A/V set up, and customer satisfaction.

Remote/Washington, D.C.

• Researched pandemic testing policies and tracked media publications surrounding 2021 statewide assessments to support a national landscape review on the state of accountability and provide insights to the feasibility.
• Contributed to the organization’s development by presenting an independent project about data systems that support Asian American and Pacific Islander students by disaggregating racial and ethnic demographics beyond.

Remote/Nashville, TN

• Reported on the impact of the Antiracist Teaching, Learning, and Leading panel series that reached over 150 educators across the nation, including conceptualizing data collection methods and surveying and interviewing.
• Conducted cohort observations and analysis of program effectiveness for the two EdCo Summer Workshop in contribution to the organization’s marketing, grant, and program development processes.

Remote/Louisville, KY

• Created standard deconstruction documents for all k-12 social studies courses to support district-wide implementation of the revised Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies, including clarification statements.
• Researched, sourced, and modified primary and secondary documents for 5th grade social studies instructional use in alignment with the multidisciplinary compelling question sequence.
• Supported the development of the Black Historical Consciousness elective course by visualizing the course’s inquiry-based conceptual framework, ensuring its alignment to the district’s Racial Equity Policy, and.

London, United Kingdom

• Conducted comprehensive searches in print, online, and social media for clientele coverage and produced reports communicating results of marketing efforts and impact analyses for nine lifestyle and luxury brands.
• Managed clients' inventories and arrange couriers for samples to be featured in fashion publications with high circulation rates.
• Designed a human-centered prototype to improve the company's onboarding process through applications of the design thinking framework.

Washington, D.C.

• Researched and drafted a landscape analysis on the state of holistic admissions within institutions of higher education in contribution to the Reimagining College Access initiative, which supports the use of k-12.
• Conducted policy scans and write policy memos about educator preparation programs and teacher shortages to use in consultations with four state Departments of Education.
• Collaborated with the content lead to co-plan an event about innovative models of professional development for education policy organizations, lawmakers, and stakeholders.

Washington, D.C.

• Advocated for the AAPI community on Capitol Hill by meeting with staffers and discussing policy issues such as data disaggregation and college access, affordability, and completion.
• Staffed AAPI-related workshops and provide logistical and technical support to OCA’s National Convention, ensuring quality control and efficiency amongst staff members and a well-functioning convention for over 600.
• Participated in weekly seminars and professional development workshops about ongoing issues affecting the AAPI community with external partners and the intern cohort.

Frankfort, KY

• Drafted new regulations for promulgation through the Division of Program Standards dealing with the rollout of the new Kentucky Academic Standards for all Kentucky K-12 public schools.
• Worked with the Office of Continuous Improvement and Support to ensure conformity of all education-related regulations to authorizing statues.
• Researched initiatives targeting early literacy and early numeracy development, working around recent budget cuts and making policy recommendations on current regulations to align with the Commissioner’s vision.

Master Of Public Policy, Education Policy (Quantitative Methods)

Bachelor Of Science, Human And Organizational Development; Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Asian American Student Association, Vanderbilt Student GovernmentFounder's Medalist for Peabody College