Experience

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  National Pork Producers Council

  • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • Manager of Competition, Labor, and Tax Issues

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

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  Bloomberg Government

  • Legislative Analyst

    • Apr 2021 - Feb 2023

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  Daikin U.S. Corporation

  • Washington, District Of Columbia

  • Government affairs associate

    • Mar 2019 - Mar 2021
    • Washington, District Of Columbia

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  TV Asahi

  • Washington, DC

  • Producer

    • Oct 2017 - Mar 2019
    • Washington, DC

    • Discovering, tracking, researching, and covering US current events for Japan’s most watched news programs • Covering all White House and State Department news and stories to track breaking foreign policy news• Covering major foreign policy events like Singapore summit with President Trump and Kim Jong Un• Assisting with interviews, live-shots, and logistics

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  Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute

  • Tokyo

  • Intern

    • Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
    • Tokyo

    • Researching US policy and politics and creating a political analysis report on the US election’s Republican Candidate• Evaluating and reporting on the US election cycle including potential foreign policy impacts and Vice- presidential candidate selections

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  Embassy of Japan

  • Diplomatic Assistant

    • Nov 2014 - Jul 2015

    • Track and research TPP and agriculture related issues relevant to Japan and the U.S.• Draft and edit documents including correspondence, speeches, presentations and outreach materials for Economic Section• Manage reception guest lists and VIP check-in at receptions held by the Embassy of Japan• Arrange meetings for Japanese diplomats with U.S. government counterparts and with members of Congress• Maintain schedules and correspondence.

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  • Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent

    • Nov 2013 - Oct 2014

    • Manage all and writing constituent correspondence including email, postal mail, and faxes • Coordinate Intern program and oversee intern activities• Provide support to senior staff, including research, drafting briefs and memoranda• Represent the Congresswoman in meetings with constituents and interest groups• Manage constituent services for the Washington, DC office

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  Representative Candice Miller

  • Legislative Aide

    • Jun 2013 - Nov 2013

    I write constituent correspondence, complete flag requests, and provide tours of the Capitol. Other responsibilities include conducting issue specific research to write memos, briefs, or op-eds for the staff and Congresswoman. In addition, I attend Congressional hearings or briefings to formulate briefs for the staff. I have created and organized a system for handling Member correspondence.

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  Representative Candice Miller

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Intern

    • May 2012 - Aug 2012
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Working as an Intern at Representative Candice Miller (MI-10), I had numerous responsibilities and projects from adminstrative work to constituent correspondence to legislative research. For example, I attended legislative hearings and briefings for senior staff, drafted opinion editorials, and responded to controversial issues raised by constituents.

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  American Academy of Ophthalmology

  • Intern

    • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

    I worked in the Government Affairs Office in Washington, DC. I wrote letters for Congressional Advocacy and policy memos for Academy newsletter updates. Other responsibilities included attending and reporting on Congressional hearings, research for State and Federal Affairs issues, data entry, and adminstrative projects.

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  YWCA of Greater Toledo

  • Administrative Intern

    • May 2010 - Jul 2010

    Worked with childcare development by helping parents find childcare providers and providers to find customersHelped organize attendance for the organization's fundraisers Organized and filed the CEOs office

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  Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

  • Researcher

    • Sep 2009 - May 2010

    Researched the evolution of technology start-ups and the genesis of research based clustersWorked Under Professor Arvids Ziedonis-Professor of Strategy at the University of MichiganExplored and analyzed the effects of University research on the creation of new technology based businesses in the economy

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  University of Toledo

  • Researcher

    • May 2009 - Jul 2009

    Researched and helped to write a business plan for a photovoltaic labResearched and helped to write a pedicle screw Business Plan

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  Avenue Bistro

  • Hostess

    • Aug 2008 - Jul 2009

    Managed seating, reservations, and to-go orders;