Experience

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  Cognizant

  • Senior Consultant

    • Jan 2024 - Present
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  Freshly Minted Finance

  • Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • Co-Founder

    • Apr 2020 - Present
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Freshly Minted Finance and Mentorship Program (FM) aims to help Black, recent college graduates grow in their knowledge, capability, and confidence in managing their personal finances. As a co-founder I:• Organize and plan interactive, virtual events geared toward Black recent graduates featuring...

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  ATI Advisory

  • Health Research and Policy Intern

    • Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
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  Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

  • Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • Summer Analyst - Manatt Health

    • May 2022 - Jul 2022
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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  The Maryland General Assembly

  • Annapolis, Maryland, United States

  • Johns Hopkins Health Policy Internship

    • Jan 2022 - May 2022
    • Annapolis, Maryland, United States

    Working in the office of Maryland House Delegate Brooke Lierman for the 2022 legislative session to develop and advance public health and economic policy.

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  National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Research Fellow - National Cancer Institute

    • Jun 2019 - Apr 2022
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    • Provided administrative, planning, and logistical support to a Cancer Prevention Summer Curriculum, a 5 week-intensive course for domestic and international graduate and post-graduate professionals (95 participants)• Evaluated Cancer Prevention course: created survey, entered data, generated re...

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  Duke University School of Medicine

  • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

  • Research Administrator

    • Aug 2017 - May 2019
    • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

    • Extracted and analyzed financial data for 500+ accounts to review trends and ensure timely and compliant closeout of sponsored research funding accounts • Communicated the status and compliance level of faculty portfolios to grant managers and business managers across 24 clinical and basic scie...

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  Duke Cancer Institute

  • Durham, NC

  • Research Intern

    • Aug 2016 - May 2017
    • Durham, NC

    • Collaborated with project team on NIH-funded study Project P.L.A.C.E (Population Level Approaches to Cancer Elimination) • Conducted literature review of 30+ journal articles to identify validated measures to create survey• Designed and administered survey to women in attendance at Women’s Heal...

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  DukeEngage - A Program of Duke University

  • Muhuru Bay, Kenya

  • DukeEngage Project Coordinator

    • May 2016 - Jul 2016
    • Muhuru Bay, Kenya

    WISER (Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research) is a non-profit organization in Kenya dedicated to improving the Muhuru Bay community by empowering women and girls through education and health. In this position I:-• Taught English, mathematics, and science at two local primary ...

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  Organization for Tropical Studies

  • Venda, South Africa

  • Field Based Research Student

    • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015
    • Venda, South Africa

    • Designed survey to capture attitudes towards tuberculosis in the Venda community • Strengthened my understanding of the ethical implications of conducting research by assisting in the administration of informed consent • Interviewed residents of the community by coordinating with local translat...