Experience

Indy Hunger Network

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

• Director of Advocacy & Partner Engagement

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Interim Director of Advocacy

  • Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

• VISTA Coordinator

  • May 2021 - Oct 2022

  Identified and organized professional development opportunities for IHN's AmeriCorp VISTAsResponsible for administrative duties related to VISTA management, including monthly, bi-annual, and annual reports and bi-weekly sponsor verification formsOrganized and helped partner organizations with recruitment of new VISTA membersPartnered with the IHN Executive Director to identify and lead multiple communication activities, including donor acknowledgements and social media posts to increase public awareness of food insecurity and IHN's work



McFarland Youth Center

• Assistant Director

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2021

  Led youth center attendees through both structured and un-structured activities and weekly group meetingsOversaw and supported the center’s interns while they implemented programming of their own choiceRedirected and addressed conflicts amongst youth using restorative justice modelsHelped design and update the youth center’s website for optimal use by both parents and youth center attendees Led youth center attendees through both structured and un-structured activities and weekly group meetingsOversaw and supported the center’s interns while they implemented programming of their own choiceRedirected and addressed conflicts amongst youth using restorative justice modelsHelped design and update the youth center’s website for optimal use by both parents and youth center attendees



The Urban Leaders Fellowship

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

• Policy Fellow

  • Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  Conducted research and prepared policy memos as part of a group policy project surrounding municipal procurement for the Office of the Mayor of IndianapolisConducted research and community outreach to local stakeholders as part of a project to expand youth programming to under-utilized public facilities for the Marion County Commission on Youth, Inc. Conducted research and prepared policy memos as part of a group policy project surrounding municipal procurement for the Office of the Mayor of IndianapolisConducted research and community outreach to local stakeholders as part of a project to expand youth programming to under-utilized public facilities for the Marion County Commission on Youth, Inc.



Wisconsin State Assembly

• Political Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  Researched current news articles surrounding the policy interests of Representative LaKeshia Myers and prepared summaries of those developmentsAttended Wisconsin State Assembly Committee meetings and took notes on the proceedings for the office’s useFollowed up on constituents’ questions and requests, on behalf of the Representative Researched current news articles surrounding the policy interests of Representative LaKeshia Myers and prepared summaries of those developmentsAttended Wisconsin State Assembly Committee meetings and took notes on the proceedings for the office’s useFollowed up on constituents’ questions and requests, on behalf of the Representative



Indy Hunger Network

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

• AmeriCorps VISTA - Cooking Matters Coordinator

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  Worked with Indy Hunger Network staff and community partners to evaluate current cooking education classes at existing host sites.Worked with the Cooking Matters team to develop a plan for scaling up Cooking Matters sites to 7 new locations and offering more classes at current host sites.Oversaw the training of 15 new volunteers and helped manage a volunteer pool of 50+ individuals. Worked with Indy Hunger Network staff and community partners to evaluate current cooking education classes at existing host sites.Worked with the Cooking Matters team to develop a plan for scaling up Cooking Matters sites to 7 new locations and offering more classes at current host sites.Oversaw the training of 15 new volunteers and helped manage a volunteer pool of 50+ individuals.