Experience

Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • May 2023 - Present



The Second Step

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • Aug 2021 - May 2023



The Halks Firm

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Mar 2020 - Mar 2021



Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts, PC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2020



Suffolk University Health Law Clinic

• 3:03 Certified Student Attorney

  • Aug 2018 - May 2019



Suffolk County District Attorney's Office

• Greater Boston Area

• Student Attorney

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Summer intern with the Elder and Persons with Disabilities Unit Summer intern with the Elder and Persons with Disabilities Unit



State Representative Jim Cantwell

• Greater Boston Area

• Legislative Commission Coordinator

  • Aug 2017 - Apr 2018

  As a legislative commission coordinator for Promote Prevent: A Special Legislative Commission on Behavioral Health Promotion and Upstream Prevention in Massachusetts, I assisted in researching and legislating for better strategies to lift the heavy burden mental and behavioral health costs have on the Commonwealth. During my time there, I contributed to a special legislative report that compiled evidence-based recommendations and programs to assist in preventing mental and behavioral health issues and worked to establish a permanent legislative commission dedicated to this important cause. Show less



Centre for Disability Law and Policy

• County Galway, Ireland

• Research Assistant

  • May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Research assistant to Professor Gerard Quinn. Assisted CDLP in gathering information to form a three day research symposium on assisting individuals with disabilities in areas of conflict. Presented research on banking behaviors of persons with disabilities and the impact of ABLE accounts in the U.S. Research assistant to Professor Gerard Quinn. Assisted CDLP in gathering information to form a three day research symposium on assisting individuals with disabilities in areas of conflict. Presented research on banking behaviors of persons with disabilities and the impact of ABLE accounts in the U.S.



North Shore Education Consortium

• Northshore Academy Lower School and Assessment Program

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2016

  Work the front desk during the school day, answer and transfer calls, organize student files and incoming paperwork, and other day to day office activities. Work the front desk during the school day, answer and transfer calls, organize student files and incoming paperwork, and other day to day office activities.



Northshore Education Consortium

• Kevin O'Grady School and Northshore Academy Lower School

• Substitute Para-professional

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2016

  Assist teachers, nurses, and other staff members in classrooms for mentally, physically, and behaviorally challenged students ranging from the preschool level to twenty two years old. Assist teachers, nurses, and other staff members in classrooms for mentally, physically, and behaviorally challenged students ranging from the preschool level to twenty two years old.



National Defense University

• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Program Assistant

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2014

  Assist with day to day office activities, prep conference space for daily meetings and events, travel with foreign officers to various locations, and assist in planning educational trips for 100+ foreign senior military officials. Assist with day to day office activities, prep conference space for daily meetings and events, travel with foreign officers to various locations, and assist in planning educational trips for 100+ foreign senior military officials.



University of Massachusetts Lowell

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Honors Co-op Scholar

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Interned with Dr. Morgan Marietta researching and analyzing data for his third book titled, Citizens Guide to Dual Fact Politics. Compared controversial topics on different fact checking websites and news sources to see how many ways one story could be interpreted and how certain rhetoric was used to captivate different audiences. Interned with Dr. Morgan Marietta researching and analyzing data for his third book titled, Citizens Guide to Dual Fact Politics. Compared controversial topics on different fact checking websites and news sources to see how many ways one story could be interpreted and how certain rhetoric was used to captivate different audiences.