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Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Facilitated 6 interdepartmental meetings to develop Duke's food security strategy for over 17,000 students.Conducted cost-benefit and efficiency analyses of Duke’s existing food security initiatives.Developed and presented 42 actionable recommendations to 12 Duke administrators to solve on-campus food insecurity.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Assisted Professor Jay Pearson in teaching "Policy Choice as Value Conflict" (Public Policy Ethics). In addition to in-class assistance and grading, my responsibilities include leading a weekly discussion section with 15 Duke undergraduate students.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Developed project management system to assign and track projects for 8 interns.Drafted and/or edited 5 press releases on voting rights policy under tight deadlines.Led 10 Legal Observer volunteers to protect thousands of protesters after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.Re-developed the Local Election Advocates and Defenders program at ACLU-GA with other interns and staff.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Strategized with WFPC staff and Durham County's Food Security Coordinator to develop the conceptual foundation for the creation of an Equitable Food Oriented Development (EFOD) fund in Durham County. EFOD is a development strategy that uses food and agriculture to create economic opportunities, healthy communities, and explicitly seeks to build community assets, pride, and power by and with historically-marginalized communities.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Assisted Professor Norbert Wilson with research and data analysis for a paper discussing historical lending disparities between historically Black and historically white land-grant institutions.Analyzed large datasets to quantify disparities in federal funding between 52 white and 19 Black land-grant institutions.Developed 6 data visualizations to show over $500 million in white/Black federal funding disparities from 2010-2019.Conducted data analysis with over 15 large datasets from the National Science Foundation's HERD (Higher Education Research and Development) Survey.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Published 3 blogs on summertime child hunger and a NCSL LegisBrief on immigrant essential workers and COVID-19.Answered inquiries from 5 state legislators or staff on child nutrition, anti-hunger, and immigration issues.Publications:NCSL LegisBrief: "Immigrant Essential Workers and COVID-19" --https://www.ncsl.org/research/immigration/immigrant-essential-workers-and-covid-19.aspxNCSL Magazine: "Summer Fare: Pandemic Lessons on How to Reach Hungry Kids" --https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/publications-and-resources/summer-fare-pandemic-lessons-on-how-to-reach-hungry-kids-magazine2021.aspxNCSL Blog: "Immigration Congressional Hearings | April 2021 Highlights" -- https://www.ncsl.org/blog/2021/05/10/immigration-congressional-hearings-april-2021-highlights.aspx

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Created a 14-month step-by-step strategy to improve WFC’s Board of Directors’ efficiency, diversity, and impact.Garnered unanimous support from over 30 anti-hunger leaders on my proposal to restructure WFC’s Board of Directors.Designed COVID-19 guidance for over 400 food banks serving over 1.3 million people annually.Here is my Hunger-Free Community Report: https://bit.ly/3t9cDuWHere is a video where I outline my main project to restructure their Board of Directors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_vjcdLFwk4

Managed over 25 remote volunteers to providing high-impact technical assistance to frontline voter empowerment groups nationwide.Directed Social Media and Research teams with over 50 volunteers to serve 6 partner organizations.Utilized membership database with over 200 members to assign and track projects in a timely manner.Strategized on VEP's organizational structure, fundraising goals, and operational priorities through over 24 strategy meetings as a member of VEP's Steering Committee.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Revised and edited over 200 pages of appropriations bills and reports, totaling over $23 billion in discretionary funding.Analyzed database to identify trends and anomalies in over 300 Congressmembers’ appropriations requests.Participated in 6 strategy meetings with appropriations leadership to determine national legislative priorities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Wrote 10 legislative briefing memos to inform Congresswoman Castor’s legislative priorities and decision-making. Managed front office logistics and quarterbacked constituent services for over 757,000 constituents.Guided 4 new interns on memo writing, front office duties, and constituent correspondence with office staff.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Co-facilitated the Fatherhood Program for 15 low-income fathers. Co-designed 11 lessons and facilitated the successful execution of 4 employment and membership events.Developed 2 surveys to measure the Fatherhood Program’s anti-poverty impact on over 30 fathers per year.Cultivated 12 employer partnerships for Workforce Development program.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Taught 5 English classes daily across three grade levels. Achieved above-network-average student test scores.Designed 6th grade English curriculum, created over 850 lesson plans, and analyzed 45 students’ data to tailor instruction. Built relationships with over 60 parents to collaborative promote student success.

Hawai'I Island, Hawai'I

Wrote 15 legally binding Individualized Education Plans to determine student educational goals, placements, and supports. Developed 3 district-wide education policies and goals as a member of the school district’s Instructional Leadership Team.Designed a novel asynchronous classroom model to simultaneously teach 15 students with an array of learning disabilities.Achieved an average of 2.3 years of reading level growth in a single school year.

Conducted ethnographic research at two universities using various anthropological and qualitative methods.Designed a presentation on university students' held stigma, beliefs, and expectations to propose areas for improvement in Chegg's online tutoring platform.Collaborated with Chegg partners on a weekly basis to meet deadlines and co-create goals for my research.

Greater Denver Area, Colorado

Responsibilities and Results include: • Tutored small groups and led classroom lectures in writing and math• Designed and facilitated adventure learning objectives that engaged an average of 18 high school students per day

Turner Elementary School, Se Washington, Dc

Responsibilities and Results include: • Design and facilitate small group lesson plans for classes in English Language Arts and Math• Progress monitor students and interpret data to customize student interventions• Provide safe learning environment for sixty plus students daily through after-school tutoring• Assisting partner teacher in whole class tier-one instruction• Implement individual interventions to increase student grades and test scores• Collaborate with teammates to successfully plan and execute school events that engaged hundreds of people.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Canvass, Phone Bank, Data Entry, Organize Volunteers, Recruit Volunteers, Voter Registration, etc.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Data Entry, Phone Banking, Canvassing, Voter Registration, etc.

Master Of Public Policy, 3.94/4

Activities and Societies: Sanford Urban Policy Club; Rural Policy Club; Graduate Chess Club; Sanford Wine Bureau; Intramural Ultimate.

Certificate In Secondary Education, Education/Teaching Of Individuals In Secondary Special Education Programs

I earned my teaching credential with JHU through the Master's of Science in Education program while teaching full-time as a Teach.

Bachelor'S Degree, Global Development Studies, 3.93/4.0

Activities and Societies: Transfer Student Peer Advisor, Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity, Sustained Dialog, Arts MentorsPhi Beta.

Associate'S Degree, General Studies, 3.93/4.0

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, Honors Program, Volunteer Club, Student Government Association (Senator), Horticulture Club.