Experience

Hastings Environmental Law Journal

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Editor in Chief

  • Mar 2023 - Present

• Staff Editor

  • Aug 2022 - Mar 2023


California Air Resources Board
• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Legal Extern

  • Jan 2023 - Present


University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Assistant for Professor Jessica Vapnek

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  • Researched the legal regulation and biodiversity impacts of Buddhist religious practices • Anticipated projects include supporting US Government funded projects in Kosovo and Ghana, reviewing legislative drafting assignments by fisheries officers from the Pacific region, and conducting other research on international topics • Researched the legal regulation and biodiversity impacts of Buddhist religious practices • Anticipated projects include supporting US Government funded projects in Kosovo and Ghana, reviewing legislative drafting assignments by fisheries officers from the Pacific region, and conducting other research on international topics



California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Researched and drafted legal memos on California Wage Orders and other labor regulations • Analyzed and summarized over 200 seasonal work job orders for illegal terms, to guide work at field offices and to assist a state assembly member in his legislative advocacy • Drafted letters to the Employment Development Department, detailing violations of seasonal worker regulations and requesting specific enforcement actions • Researched and drafted legal memos on California Wage Orders and other labor regulations • Analyzed and summarized over 200 seasonal work job orders for illegal terms, to guide work at field offices and to assist a state assembly member in his legislative advocacy • Drafted letters to the Employment Development Department, detailing violations of seasonal worker regulations and requesting specific enforcement actions



Fulbright Association

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• English Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2019

  As a Fulbright Fellow placed in the English Department of one of Greece's most prestigious private schools, I acted as a cultural ambassador for American education and cultural traditions to students from grades 7-9. During those two years, I filled a variety of roles: SAT tutor, speech and debate coach, literary magazine editor, volunteer coordinator, and most importantly classroom assistant to many teachers in the middle school. As a Fulbright Fellow placed in the English Department of one of Greece's most prestigious private schools, I acted as a cultural ambassador for American education and cultural traditions to students from grades 7-9. During those two years, I filled a variety of roles: SAT tutor, speech and debate coach, literary magazine editor, volunteer coordinator, and most importantly classroom assistant to many teachers in the middle school.



Bard College Student Government

• Bard Farm Representative

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  After having spent a summer harvesting crops on the college farm, I served for a year as representative for that farm on student government. As part of the BARDeats group confronting issues at the intersection of food and politics, I worked to inform my fellow students about agricultural sustainability as well as to gather diagnostic information from the student body in regards to these issues by means of online surveys, interviews and publicity events. After having spent a summer harvesting crops on the college farm, I served for a year as representative for that farm on student government. As part of the BARDeats group confronting issues at the intersection of food and politics, I worked to inform my fellow students about agricultural sustainability as well as to gather diagnostic information from the student body in regards to these issues by means of online surveys, interviews and publicity events.



Culture Connect

• Canada
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • Jan 2014 - May 2016

  While studying at Bard College, I worked through the college's Trustee Leader Scholar Office to manage the Bard campus operations of the Culture Connect foundation. In partnership with Culture Connect's own Education Program Coordinator, I helped to recruit, train, transport and oversee both our student volunteers and the curriculum which Culture Connect offers them. Culture Connect provided extended day programming at a selection of local schools were large populations of English language learners required extra language help and integration into the community. Show less