Will Monahan Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Durham, North Carolina, United States

"A community of leaders within Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, striving to make transformational contributions to society.During this journey, Robertson Scholars learn to create change, foster collaboration, turn their passions into action, and have a palpable impact in their communities. The experience of being a Robertson Scholar helps students become thoughtful, creative, lifelong contributors to society – the kind of citizens and leaders prepared to meet the unprecedented challenges of our interdependent world.Approximately 30 Robertson Scholars are annually selected from over 80,000 applications to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University."

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Intern for the Transatlantic Defense and Security Initiative

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Intern for Senator Mark Warner of Virginia- Wrote briefings on subjects including AI in the military, immigration, cryptocurrency, and anti-trust law- Drafted 18 memos to the Senator on day-to-day developments in the Ukraine conflict- Fielded more than 500 phone calls, 700 voicemails, and 1000 constituent letters from across Virginia

Durham, North Carolina, United States

- Coordinated with client non-profit to develop custom full-stack web application- Designed accessibility features to facilitate use by elderly and low-English proficiency individuals- Organized project documentation to facilitate handoff to permanent information technology staff

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Staffed CS 210 (Intro to Computer Systems) under Prof. Alvin Lebeck.- Answered live Q&A during lectures- Led a weekly discussion section to reinforce material and assist with homework- Held weekly office hours for debugging and conceptual help

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Interned for Democratic campaign consulting firm:- Compiled data on election results and trends- Helped design campaign materials including mailers- Corresponded with partner businesses- Engaged directly with voters on behalf of client campaigns- Carried out client recruitment research on 2021 elections across the nation

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Partisanship Social Media Study in Duke Political Science Department- Collected social media data of Army officers using Twitter web-scraping API- Studied data to collect information on online partisanship of officers- Prepared partisanship data for use in training a natural language processing model to assess political content of social media postings

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Along with a small group of fellow members of the Duke Class of 2024, helped found and served as Director of Technology for 24 Tutoring, a volunteer tutoring organization conducting free online instruction for students of all ages affected by COVID-related school closures.- 24Tutoring worked with over 100 students in less than a month.- 24Tutoring registered over 100 volunteer tutors in less than a week.- Within 2 months, 24Tutoring worked with students from six continents and fifteen countries.- Organization featured in news publications in multiple countries- Personally tutored multiple students

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Learned accounting best practices and software including Quickbooks and Microsoft Excel- Processed political donations and handled donor and expense data- Compiled and filed FEC reports- Communicated with donors and candidate campaigns

Arlington, Virginia, United States

- Interacted with voters to give out voting info and discuss important issues- Recruited and coordinated volunteers for canvassing and phone banking- Campaigned for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot, from holding Tim Kaine's Senate seat to flipping an Arlington County Board seat

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science, Computer Science, Senior

Activities and Societies: Tech for Equity, Duke Moot Court (Vice President, 2021-2022), Duke International Relations Association (President)

Study Abroad, Political Science And Government

Exchange student at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), France's premier university for political science. Completed.

Study Abroad, Political Economy

Spent half a summer studying under Oxford professors through the Duke in Oxford program. Completed intensive course on Political Economy.

Visiting Student (Robertson Scholar), Political Science & Computer Science, Sophomore

Activities and Societies: Scale and CoinAttended UNC for a semester as part of the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Model UN (President), Quiz Bowl (Captain), Political Discussion Club (President), Theater, Student Government.