Experience

Ausherman Family Foundation

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

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  The Ausherman Family Foundation is a philanthropic giving organization in Frederick County, Maryland. The Foundation distributes grants to local, Frederick nonprofits that fit within specified areas of interested including youth services, historic preservation, public art, and community improvements. As the Administrative Assistant I market the Foundation to the public through collecting content for monthly newsletters through attending social events and conversing with a large network of Ausherman partners. This content is also shared on the Ausherman website, blog posts, and social media. In addition, I am responsible for event planning for meetings of Ausherman Board of Trustees or for gatherings of Frederick's leading philanthropists. Furthermore, I maintain and update records of grants that the Ausherman Family Foundation has awarded by filing documents. Lastly, I was the first Board of Trustee member from Hood College and I am now responsible for recruiting my replacement to the Board of Trustee from Hood College. Show less

• Board of Trustee Member

  • Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

  The Ausherman Family Foundation gives grants to nonprofit institutions in Frederick County. As a Board of Trustee member, we reviewed applications for grants, talked about the viability of grants, discussed how to help existing nonprofits in the community, and evaluated the progress grants that were distributed to nonprofits.



National Endowment for the Humanities

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• NEH Virtual Seminar Coordinator

  • Apr 2021 - Aug 2021

  I am the Virtual Coordinator for a Summer Seminar through Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. The seminar teaches the history of the First World War to teachers throughout the United States. I am responsible for collecting paperwork, enrollment materials, biographies, and photographs from the participants. I collect other course work from the participants. I distribute the participants stipends to them. In the virtual Zoom environment, I monitor the chat and communicate with the seminar attendees. When I am not in the seminar room, I act as a research assistant and explore digital archives for primary documents pertaining to the First World War. These materials will be used by Hood College professors who are writing about the transatlantic memories of the First World War. Show less



Capoeira Social Project

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

• Grant Writing Intern

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

  The Capoeira Social Project is a nonprofit organization that works with students in Baltimore to learn the Brazilian martial art and dance of capoeira. I was responsible for researching and writing grants for the organization. The organization needs funding to continue, support, and enhance its programs. The organization offers classes on capoeira, music, art, building instruments, and more. I wrote grants that emphasize the impact and importance of these services to the community. The Capoeira Social Project is a nonprofit organization that works with students in Baltimore to learn the Brazilian martial art and dance of capoeira. I was responsible for researching and writing grants for the organization. The organization needs funding to continue, support, and enhance its programs. The organization offers classes on capoeira, music, art, building instruments, and more. I wrote grants that emphasize the impact and importance of these services to the community.



Hood College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Blazer Ambassador/Tour Guide

  • Oct 2017 - May 2021

  I was responsible for welcoming families and prospective students to campus through tours and other interactions. I worked closely with all the Admission staff to plan, organize, and set up Admission events. In addition, I was an overnight host and provide accepted students with an opportunity to experience a day on campus.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  I assisted an Associate Professor of History and Global Studies on a book project about the transatlantic memories of the First World War. I was responsible for navigating online archives, recording and organizing the information, and effectively communicating my research. In lieu of this experience, I developed a research article about a World War I memorial in Libertytown, Maryland. This article has been submitted to an academic journal for peer review.

• Teaching Assistant for Modern World History

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  Through this internship, I gained hands on experience in higher education. I was tasked with developing my own syllabus for Modern World History. Additionally, I gave lectures, led class discussions, administered quizzes, and interacted with the students.



David Trone Congressional Campaign

• Fellowship

  • May 2018 - Nov 2018

  Through the campaign I gained knowledge of a voter base and how to engage constituents in the voting process. My main responsibilities included phone-banking, canvassing, and organizing campaign events. Through the campaign I gained knowledge of a voter base and how to engage constituents in the voting process. My main responsibilities included phone-banking, canvassing, and organizing campaign events.



Mayor of the City of Frederick

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  I worked with a set of data taken from surveys taken by Hood College sociology students at the Frederick Community Action Agency. I organized the data set into charts and graphs and evaluated it for improvements. I worked with a set of data taken from surveys taken by Hood College sociology students at the Frederick Community Action Agency. I organized the data set into charts and graphs and evaluated it for improvements.