Experience

Minnesota Medical Association
• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Health Policy Analyst

  • Feb 2021 - Present


Public Health Law Center

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Provided ad-hoc research support to Commercial Tobacco and Healthy Eating and Living Teams. • Conducted a literature review of essential service designations for tobacco, vape, and marijuana retail in all 50 states in the wake of COVID-19 executive orders. • Transformed CDC datasets on smoking-related disease incidence into rate ratios by race, gender, and age to describe inequities in smoking-related disease burden across all 50 states. • Provided ad-hoc research support to Commercial Tobacco and Healthy Eating and Living Teams. • Conducted a literature review of essential service designations for tobacco, vape, and marijuana retail in all 50 states in the wake of COVID-19 executive orders. • Transformed CDC datasets on smoking-related disease incidence into rate ratios by race, gender, and age to describe inequities in smoking-related disease burden across all 50 states.



United States of Care

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• State Affairs Graduate Intern

  • May 2020 - Sep 2020

  • Secured introductory meetings with 23 leadership offices in 12 different state legislatures in 1 month. • Managed the weekly surveillance of COVID-19 response policies in 25 different states. • Contributed to 10 newsletters, 3 blog posts, and 2 policy playbooks that that helped policymakers, advocates, and the general public respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Secured introductory meetings with 23 leadership offices in 12 different state legislatures in 1 month. • Managed the weekly surveillance of COVID-19 response policies in 25 different states. • Contributed to 10 newsletters, 3 blog posts, and 2 policy playbooks that that helped policymakers, advocates, and the general public respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.



State of Minnesota

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Evaluation Consultant - MN Office of Management and Budget

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  • Designed a formative evaluation for a workplace wellness deductible discount program offered to over 52,000 state employees. • Built a 25-question, 3-branched survey with an accompanying database shell and codebook for prompt deployment. • Designed a formative evaluation for a workplace wellness deductible discount program offered to over 52,000 state employees. • Built a 25-question, 3-branched survey with an accompanying database shell and codebook for prompt deployment.



State of Oregon

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legislative Assistant

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Facilitated meetings with agency heads, legislators, & the Governor to negotiate an affordable public option bill. • Managed the drafting, amending, and scheduling of the Senator’s priority bills. • Produced policy briefs, evidence-based one-pagers, and daily bill-tracking reports. • Received lobbyists, constituents, and legislators for meetings on policy per the Senator's absence. • Facilitated meetings with agency heads, legislators, & the Governor to negotiate an affordable public option bill. • Managed the drafting, amending, and scheduling of the Senator’s priority bills. • Produced policy briefs, evidence-based one-pagers, and daily bill-tracking reports. • Received lobbyists, constituents, and legislators for meetings on policy per the Senator's absence.



Willamette University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Resident Advisor

  • Aug 2016 - May 2019

  • Responded to identity-based discrimination, sexual assault, suicide ideation, accessibility accommodations, and roommate conflicts in a community of 35 first-year college students. • Led the planning and execution process of community programs with budgets up to $2,000 and attendances of up to 200 residents. • Responded to identity-based discrimination, sexual assault, suicide ideation, accessibility accommodations, and roommate conflicts in a community of 35 first-year college students. • Led the planning and execution process of community programs with budgets up to $2,000 and attendances of up to 200 residents.



FamilyCare Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Government Affairs Intern

  • May 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Advocated for Medicaid reform per the experiences of Portland’s largest Medicare delivery network. • Drafted literature showcasing FamilyCare’s community partnerships in social determinants of health. • Collected and visualized financial audit data from Oregon hospitals and providers to advocate for capitation rate-setting transparency. • Advocated for Medicaid reform per the experiences of Portland’s largest Medicare delivery network. • Drafted literature showcasing FamilyCare’s community partnerships in social determinants of health. • Collected and visualized financial audit data from Oregon hospitals and providers to advocate for capitation rate-setting transparency.