Experience

Vote16USA

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

• Vote16NJ Founder

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  - Lead the initiative with other young leaders to grant municipalities the right to lower the voting age to sixteen in NJ - Establish connections with state/local officials and legal professionals to tackle both legislative and judicial advocacy tactics - Speak at youth conferences and host panels in collaboration with political professionals and other civic organizations to galvanize NJ youth to pursue civic engagement - Lead the initiative with other young leaders to grant municipalities the right to lower the voting age to sixteen in NJ - Establish connections with state/local officials and legal professionals to tackle both legislative and judicial advocacy tactics - Speak at youth conferences and host panels in collaboration with political professionals and other civic organizations to galvanize NJ youth to pursue civic engagement



Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Harvard Votes Challenge Summer Organizing Fellow

  • Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

• Summer Health Policy Analyst

  • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  - Research the global, national, and statewide landscapes of methamphetamine use- Propose policy solutions to enhance criminal justice systems in Massachusetts to productively combat existing methamphetamine use and prevent a statewide methamphetamine crisis- Work with a team of other analysts to form cohesive solutions for lawmakers in the Massachusetts Senate



YMCA Youth and Government

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

• 2022-2023 State Legislative Officer

  • Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

  Elected by dozens of conference peers as a state legislative officer to preside over committee sessions and plan the 2023 conference

• School Club President

  • Feb 2021 - Apr 2023

  Assisted club members at Somerville High School in developing distinct, comprehensive state legislation and public speaking skills to succeed at a statewide mock legislative session

• 2022 CONA Delegate

  • Jul 2022 - Jul 2022

  - Thoroughly researched and authored a federal policy proposal to present and debate in legislative sessions with talented, civically engaged students across the nation- Peers voted my proposal to move to the highest session (plenary session)- Presented, debated, and passed proposal in plenary to over 600 students



United States Senate

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• United States Senate Youth Program Delegate

  • Dec 2022 - Mar 2023

  Selected by the NJ Department of Education as one of two delegates in the state to represent NJ in Washington D.C., discussed policy with politically-active delegates from other states, learned invaluable information from high-ranking political officials Selected by the NJ Department of Education as one of two delegates in the state to represent NJ in Washington D.C., discussed policy with politically-active delegates from other states, learned invaluable information from high-ranking political officials



American Legion Auxiliary

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Girls Nation Senator

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Attended the ALA NJ Girls State program and was elected by 200 delegates as one of two senators to attend Girls Nation, a national mock senate session in Washington D.C.; authored a bill that was passed unanimously by mock senators of all fifty states Attended the ALA NJ Girls State program and was elected by 200 delegates as one of two senators to attend Girls Nation, a national mock senate session in Washington D.C.; authored a bill that was passed unanimously by mock senators of all fifty states



NJDSC

• France
• Restaurants

• Digital Organizing Fellow

  • Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

  Oversaw a network of 400+ community volunteers, Led text-bank program sponsored by the NJ Democratic State Committee to elect Democratic candidates down the ballot/spread accurate voter information, ran daily text bank trainings using Scale to Win, used the VAN software to strategize mass voter outreach Oversaw a network of 400+ community volunteers, Led text-bank program sponsored by the NJ Democratic State Committee to elect Democratic candidates down the ballot/spread accurate voter information, ran daily text bank trainings using Scale to Win, used the VAN software to strategize mass voter outreach