Experience

Catholic Migration Services

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Skadden Fellow and Staff Attorney

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Kakalec Law PLLC

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Graduate

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022



National Center for Law and Economic Justice

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pro Bono Scholar

  • Feb 2022 - May 2022



Lincoln Square Legal Services Inc.

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern, Federal Litigation Clinic

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

• Summer Law Clerk

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021



Queens District Attorney's Office

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Spring Intern, Housing and Worker Protection Unit

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Interned with the newly-formed Housing and Worker Protection Bureau, pursuing housing fraud and wage theft investigations. Interned with the newly-formed Housing and Worker Protection Bureau, pursuing housing fraud and wage theft investigations.

• Summer Legal Intern, Immigrant Workers' Rights Unit

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  - Researched: discrimination under NYC, NYS, and federal law, along disability, gender, immigration status, and caretaker status; wage and hour law in four states; enforceability of arbitration agreements in NY; unemployment benefits for undocumented workers in NY; federal COVID-related programs for workers; retroactivity of NJ law- Worked with clients to conduct intakes, collect additional information, calculate their damages, and provide updates - Drafted: memo of law for motion for default judgment in District of New Jersey; demand letters; client affidavits to support motions and responses; advocacy letter for reconsideration of unemployment benefits; DOL complaints



New Immigrant Community Empowerment

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

• Deputy Director

  • Nov 2017 - Aug 2019

  New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) is a grassroots, member-based worker center that organizes and serves immigrant workers, particularly day laborers and recently-arrived immigrants. NICE dispatches immigrant workers to living-wage employment, largely in the construction industry; educates and trains workers in both skills and political engagement; and runs grassroots campaigns to change public policy at the state and city level to address issues that impact members and the wider immigrant worker community.



Heat Seek

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Programs

  • Feb 2016 - Aug 2017

  Design, implement, and evaluate program for innovative non-profit, Heat Seek NYC, which combines technology, policy, and organizing to fight tenant abuse and harassment in New York City. Through our proprietary temperature sensors and data analysis, we help at-risk tenants get their heat restored under New York City's housing code, and we use data advocacy and organizing techniques to increase system-wide impact to fight tenant harassment and preserve affordable housing throughout the city. Design, implement, and evaluate program for innovative non-profit, Heat Seek NYC, which combines technology, policy, and organizing to fight tenant abuse and harassment in New York City. Through our proprietary temperature sensors and data analysis, we help at-risk tenants get their heat restored under New York City's housing code, and we use data advocacy and organizing techniques to increase system-wide impact to fight tenant harassment and preserve affordable housing throughout the city.



Beespace

• Philanthropic Fundraising Services

• Fellow

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016



Broadway Community

• United States

• Interim Executive Director

  • Dec 2015 - Aug 2016

  Broadway Community provides a variety of services to low-income and homeless individuals, including a thrice weekly four-course meal, an all-fresh produce food pantry, vocational culinary training, medical care, case management, and more. As Interim Executive Director, I was responsible for fundraising, strategic growth, management of staff, mobilizing our Board of Directors and volunteers, and much more. Broadway Community provides a variety of services to low-income and homeless individuals, including a thrice weekly four-course meal, an all-fresh produce food pantry, vocational culinary training, medical care, case management, and more. As Interim Executive Director, I was responsible for fundraising, strategic growth, management of staff, mobilizing our Board of Directors and volunteers, and much more.



Central Presbyterian Church

• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resident Pastor

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2015

  • Serving a progressive, historic, downtown church of 650 members, managed a variety of volunteers and led several ministries: local outreach and advocacy, stewardship/fundraising, youth ministry, ecological justice• Restructured our local mission efforts to streamline committee work and focus efforts on holistic issue work, in four areas: LGBTQ justice; environmental justice; homelessness; and criminal justice. • Formed and led an ongoing volunteer team to address longstanding issues of homelessness and our facilities• Served on Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Central Outreach & Advocacy Center, a non-profit that works with individuals experiencing homelessness and advocates for better public policies around homelessnesso Co-organized a new fundraiser that raised $3,500 in its inaugural year and $12,000 in its second year• Planned successful three-day All-Church Retreat for 150 congregation members• Preached at least five times per year, led worship weekly, provided primary pastoral care for two geographical parishes (150 people), taught education courses to youth and adults, led two youth service trips, moderated governing body, provided leadership for congregation-wide visioning and strategic planning process, led hiring process for church chef• Part of fundraising team that raised nearly $1.2 million each year



Yale Divinity School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Student

  • Aug 2009 - May 2012

  Co-founder of Yale Committee on Community Engagement, to bring social justice courses and community work into the curriculum at Yale Divinity SchoolLeader of Reformed Students Group, comprised of Presbyterian and other students of Reformed heritageDavid Kelsey Scholar each yearStudent reader of admissions applications for 2013 admission.Earned Reformed Studies Certificate.

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2009 - May 2010

  Researcher responsible for conducting, transcribing, and analyzing 90-minute interviews of 30 New Haven faith leaders from a diverse group of faiths in order to analyze the city’s religious composition and map all religious communities



UConn Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chaplain Resident

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Provided care for patients and their families, hospital staff, and my peers; served as translator when requested.Served on the Oncology, ICU, and Geropsychiatry UnitsParticipated in Clinical Pastoral Education curriculum Provided care for patients and their families, hospital staff, and my peers; served as translator when requested.Served on the Oncology, ICU, and Geropsychiatry UnitsParticipated in Clinical Pastoral Education curriculum



BorderLinks

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Delegations Organizer

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2009

  Along with Mexican co-leader, planned and led more than 20 immersion trips, lasting from one day to two weeks with groups of 6-25 people, to the U.S.-Mexico border regionTranslated from both Spanish-to-English and English-to-Spanish during the tripDeveloped popular education materials and curricula for program use, assisted in general development and fundraising, and cooked and educated around Sustainable Food Program Along with Mexican co-leader, planned and led more than 20 immersion trips, lasting from one day to two weeks with groups of 6-25 people, to the U.S.-Mexico border regionTranslated from both Spanish-to-English and English-to-Spanish during the tripDeveloped popular education materials and curricula for program use, assisted in general development and fundraising, and cooked and educated around Sustainable Food Program



Concern Worldwide

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Development Intern

  • Jan 2008 - May 2008

  As part of Development Team, helped plan, staff, and organize for fundraising events.Focused on New York City relationships to build support for Spring Fun Run. As part of Development Team, helped plan, staff, and organize for fundraising events.Focused on New York City relationships to build support for Spring Fun Run.