Experience

Mikva Challenge

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

• Senior Director of Partner Sites

  • Jun 2021 - Present

• NYC Program Director

  • Nov 2019 - Jun 2021

  Championing youth voice and activism in NYC via Mikva Challenge's action civics model, in partnership with NYC DOE's Civics for All Initiative.



Partners In Health

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

• Executive Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - Nov 2019

  Provide administrative support to Chief Development Officer, such as calendar and request management, travel arrangements Facilitate internal and cross-departmental planning and meetings. Provide project management support as needed. Provide administrative support to Chief Development Officer, such as calendar and request management, travel arrangements Facilitate internal and cross-departmental planning and meetings. Provide project management support as needed.



City Year

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Impact Manager

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2018

  Manage 7-13 AmeriCorps members at an elementary and K-8 school in Mattapand and Dorchester, MA. Manage relationships with school administration, teachers and City Year. Responsible for student growth in academics, attendance and social-emotional skills. Responsible for professional development of AmeriCorps team. Manage 7-13 AmeriCorps members at an elementary and K-8 school in Mattapand and Dorchester, MA. Manage relationships with school administration, teachers and City Year. Responsible for student growth in academics, attendance and social-emotional skills. Responsible for professional development of AmeriCorps team.



Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights

• United States
• International Affairs

• Family Reunification Specialist

  • Nov 2015 - May 2016

  •Provide reunification services for up to 15 unaccompanied immigrant children by collecting and assessing family background information through interviews and background check documents. •Advocate for and provide case management to participants and their families through collaboration with Office of Refugee Resettlement, partner agencies and other stakeholders.•Understand and stay up to date on Office of Refugee Resettlement policies and procedures to ensure appropriate decision-making protocols are used, appropriate documents are gathered and maintained and policy is implemented correctly.•Facilitate group activities for participants to satisfy their social-emotional needs, as well as develop their leadership and coping skills.•Assist with other program elements, such as tutoring, trauma-informed care, behavior management, activity monitoring, and record management. Show less

• Policy and Advocacy - Graduate Intern

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2015

  Research and analyze wage garnishment policies and practices in IL, used to draft a bill on the issueManage social media accounts for Illinois Asset Building Group and fall conferenceRegularly attend stakeholder and government committee meetings on the state’s ACA implementation, Medicaid benefit changes, and the current state budgetEdit and compile 2014 Annual Report for IL State Commission on the Elimination of Poverty to be shared with the IL state legislature and key stakeholdersEdit legislative district fact sheets on minimum wage, extreme poverty and SNAP benefitsResearch and compile census data for a report on income benefits for immigrant women commissioned by the Chicago Foundation for Women Show less



Jewish Child and Family Service - JCFS

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Services for People with Disabilities - Graduate Intern

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  Co-facilitated weekly group therapy sessions on dating skills and anxiety management for adults with disabilities, weekly group therapy sessions for dually-diagnosed youth on social-emotional and life skills, and monthly workshops for young children who have siblings with disabilities. Planned monthly social events for Jewish adults with disabilities and Jewish volunteers, and policy conference on upcoming benefits changes for aging adults and adults with disabilities. Drafted monthly newsletter for program participants. Show less



The Mikva Challenge

• Elections in Action Director

  • Sep 2009 - Aug 2013

  The Elections in Action program works with 25 Chicago Public School teachers and their students with the mission of involving students in elections through direct campaign work. This involves coordination with political campaigns, communicating frequently with teachers and students, as well as hosting leadership events and visiting classrooms to better prepare students for their campaigning experiences. Additionally, I also supervise the Student Election Judge Program, where 1,500 Chicago high school students serve as election judges on Election Day, through a partnership with the Board of Elections. Show less



Human Rights Watch

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Jeff Metcalf Summer Fellow

  • Jun 2008 - Sep 2008

  Conducted an internal quantitative and qualitative analysis through statistics and interviews of the various departments of the organization to better understand and improve the strategic planning process. Conducted an internal quantitative and qualitative analysis through statistics and interviews of the various departments of the organization to better understand and improve the strategic planning process.