Advocacy Director

• Mar 2019 - Present

Trains health and human service workers on rules and strategies for conducting nonpartisan voter engagement as part of service provision. Coordinates student voter engagement activities including National Voter Registration Day events, nonpartisan phone banking and poll worker recruitment. Engaged over 1600 students and community members through voter engagement and advocacy programing in 2020. Conducts workshops on misinformation and social work ethics that reached over 500 people in winter of 2021. Plans and facilitates legislative advocacy trip to Washington DC, training a cohort of 20 students each year. Promotes opportunities for student advocacy in surrounding communities through coordination with office of field education. Participates in neighborhood outreach following incidence of violence through Columbus CARE Coalition. Show less

Community Engagement Manager

• Sep 2016 - Mar 2019

Planned continuing education and engagement opportunities for social work practitioners, faculty, and students with a focus on advocacy and diversity; including the Campaign School for Social Workers, Community Organizing for Social Work Values, and the Community Engagement & Action Conference, which drew 300 attendees with 17 different sessions. Planned continuing education and engagement opportunities for social work practitioners, faculty, and students with a focus on advocacy and diversity; including the Campaign School for Social Workers, Community Organizing for Social Work Values, and the Community Engagement & Action Conference, which drew 300 attendees with 17 different sessions.

• Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

Write editorials, blog posts, and press releases on civil liberties issues including police practices, prison privatization, disability rights and religious liberty.Curate content, manage engagement and promote events on social media platforms. Manage organization accounts during period of grow of 1,000 new Twitter followers and 10,000 new Facebook page likes. Live tweet legislative hearings, press conferences and protest events.Speak at conferences and for college classes about ACLU issues and social work advocacy practice.Monitor and aggregate daily news list for policy, legislative and legal teams. Show less

• Apr 2014 - Jul 2015

Coordinate over 50 speaking events per year with groups across the state utilizing staff and volunteer speakers. Plan biennial membership conference of 200+ attendees, 40 speakers and 15 workshops. Manage policy campaign to increases access to polling places for voters with disabilities. Provide supervision for social work intern on a variety of advocacy projects.

Board of Directors MSW Representative

• Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

Participated in decision making and governance of National Association of Social Workers Ohio Chapter. Worked in local region to promote membership and build networks among social workers. Participated in decision making and governance of National Association of Social Workers Ohio Chapter. Worked in local region to promote membership and build networks among social workers.

MSW Intern

• Aug 2013 - May 2014

Engage in community development efforts in the Greater Hilltop through conversations with residents, community leaders and partner agencies. Developing Capacity Assessment project and building relationships around issues of food security and health access. Engage in community development efforts in the Greater Hilltop through conversations with residents, community leaders and partner agencies. Developing Capacity Assessment project and building relationships around issues of food security and health access.

Site Coordinator

• Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

Coordinate various planning, administrative and outreach tasks for summer literacy program for at-risk youth. Coordinate various planning, administrative and outreach tasks for summer literacy program for at-risk youth.

MSW Intern

• Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

Worked on collaborative programming efforts to develop outreach opportunities for Ohio State students on the near East side of Columubs. Organized and planned events for OSU community included Diversity, Dinner and Dialogue at the OSU Hillel and discussion panels for Women's History Month through the Multicultural Center. Worked on collaborative programming efforts to develop outreach opportunities for Ohio State students on the near East side of Columubs. Organized and planned events for OSU community included Diversity, Dinner and Dialogue at the OSU Hillel and discussion panels for Women's History Month through the Multicultural Center.

Purchasing Manager

• Aug 2011 - Mar 2013

While working for Green BEAN my world was all about local tortilla chips, free range eggs, and grass-fed milk. I was responsible for purchasing and inventory control for all grocery items for the online store. This meant interacting with suppliers, checking product forecasts and monitoring department margins. I kept tight control over product flow until I left the job to go back to school for my masters degree. While working for Green BEAN my world was all about local tortilla chips, free range eggs, and grass-fed milk. I was responsible for purchasing and inventory control for all grocery items for the online store. This meant interacting with suppliers, checking product forecasts and monitoring department margins. I kept tight control over product flow until I left the job to go back to school for my masters degree.