Litigation Fellow

• Sep 2023 - Present

Litigation Analyst

• Dec 2022 - May 2023

Litigation Intern

• Jun 2022 - Dec 2022

• Drafted legal research memos on topics including compelled speech, hearsay exceptions, and administrative agency deference.• Maintained discovery spreadsheets and developed targeted chronologies for use in trial preparation.• Reviewed and coded thousands of documents using Everlaw and Relativity.• Became integrated into several affirmative litigation projects representing victims of gun violence and defending gun violence prevention policies.

Legal Intern

• May 2021 - Aug 2021

• Researched and drafted an amicus brief in support of litigation by families of mass shooting victims. • Researched the origin of a policy decision and wrote a corresponding memo that was sent to the California Attorney General's Office for use in ongoing litigation. • Analyzed prospective Takings Clause challenges to new policies regulating the dispossession of ghost guns and developed effective legal counterarguments. • Reviewed the Guam Code and summarized all sections related to firearm policy. • Proposed modifications of state legislation to prevent hate-motivated gun violence. Show less

Senior Campaigner, Ending Gun Violence

• Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

• Developed and implemented federal and state legislative campaign strategies.• Conducted state and congressional gun violence prevention advocacy, including providing legislative testimony.• Managed relationships with national and state coalition partners.• Wrote advocacy materials and grassroots activism tools.• Tracked and evaluated metrics and progress towards human rights impact.• Led two successful gun violence prevention state legislative campaigns.

End Gun Violence Campaigner

• Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

Campaigner, Human Rights Defenders

• Apr 2017 - Jun 2018

• Led successful campaigns contributing to the release of activists in Turkey and journalists in Myanmar.• Developed campaign strategy documents and membership engagement materials. • Generated substantial grassroots activism, including 138,362 emails and 9,450 phone calls.• Coordinated successful government advocacy. • Served as the campaign spokesperson, including performing a live interview on camera• Spearheaded public events including a Senate panel attended by nine congressional offices. Show less

Campaigner, Individuals at Risk Program

• Feb 2016 - Apr 2017

• Performed trainings on strategic case campaigning with AIUSA Local and Student Groups.• Co-lead diverse tactics in order to resolve cases, including lobbying, media, coalition building and grassroots activism.• Developed an efficient system for tracking, reporting and analyzing data for AIUSA Group casework resulting in the documentation of 146,582 additional actions in 2015.• Created a Write for Rights human rights education program, including the production of materials, managing outreach to 14,619 educators, building strategic relationships organizations, and collecting data, resulting in 11,628 actions in 2015 and 20,694 in 2016.• Created online and offline materials to ensure that AIUSA Groups are equipped and motivated to win their case campaigns.• Managed AIUSA's Urgent Action Network, including data collection, the production of training resources and quality assurance through attention to detail. Show less

Associate Campaigner, Individuals at Risk Program

• Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

Intern, Individuals at Risk Program

• Sep 2014 - May 2015

• Administered a large database of activists to receive urgent alerts about human rights abuses. • Collected and reported data for a nation-wide grassroots campaign. • Developed casework materials, including strategies for resolving individual human rights abuses. • Supported AIUSA members in campaigning on individual cases.

Intern

• Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

Research Intern

• Nov 2012 - Feb 2013

• Wrote a comparative report regarding death penalty abolition within several African states. • Edited litigation from the Truth and Justice Commission in Nairobi. • Wrote a comparative report regarding death penalty abolition within several African states. • Edited litigation from the Truth and Justice Commission in Nairobi.

Organizing Fellow

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

• Managed a grassroots team of volunteers for President Obama's reelection campaign. • Developed the capacity of group leaders, managed weekly events and motivated team campaign work. • Performed trainings and led community outreach efforts, including phone banks and canvassing. • Managed a grassroots team of volunteers for President Obama's reelection campaign. • Developed the capacity of group leaders, managed weekly events and motivated team campaign work. • Performed trainings and led community outreach efforts, including phone banks and canvassing.

Party Affairs Intern

• Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

Working within a professional office environment, advancing office software skills and becoming familiar with the organization of the party. Compiled databases to facilitate communication among local officials and provided excellent service to address the concerns of constituents. Assisted with administrative functions and events, including the development of promotional merchandise. Working within a professional office environment, advancing office software skills and becoming familiar with the organization of the party. Compiled databases to facilitate communication among local officials and provided excellent service to address the concerns of constituents. Assisted with administrative functions and events, including the development of promotional merchandise.