Experience

Great Lakes Commission

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Water Quality and Water Infrastructure Program Specialist

  • Apr 2022 - Present



National Wildlife Federation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Water Infrastructure Consultant

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Ensure all people within the Great Lakes region have equitable access to clean, affordable drinking water. Organize roundtables with frontline communities to discuss how to use federal funds for water infrastructure maintenance and replacement.

• Water Equity and Affordability Intern

  • May 2021 - Jul 2021

  Research, synthesize, and produce materials about information related to the federal water infrastructure funding.Present research to members of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes coalition to inform organizational priorities.



University of Michigan- School for Environment and Sustainability

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - Apr 2021

  • Contributed data and analysis to a successful $218,063 National Science Foundation grant proposal from the "Decision, Risk, and Management Science" program to understand how municipal financial stress affects decisions about infrastructure spending• Collaborated on projects to document community supplier compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulations• Investigated how the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) is allocated at the federal and state level• Implemented research findings into several policy memos, white papers, and academic journals Show less

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Accumulated and analyzed municipal data from the Great Lakes Region to identify drivers of trends in water use • Communicated closely with advisors to governors from all Great Lakes states and Canadian Provinces • Authored a report for the Council to advise water resource managers on research findings



Environment America

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clean Water Advocate

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  • Coordinated meetings with 50+ congressional offices to discuss policy priorities and lobby staffers for support • Garnered sponsors for existing bills and provided resources for hearings and briefings on Capitol Hill • Promoted development of environmentally conscious policies by authoring press releases, hosting briefings for congressional staffers, and submitting multiple petitions to more than 1,500 organizations and businesses • Coordinated meetings with 50+ congressional offices to discuss policy priorities and lobby staffers for support • Garnered sponsors for existing bills and provided resources for hearings and briefings on Capitol Hill • Promoted development of environmentally conscious policies by authoring press releases, hosting briefings for congressional staffers, and submitting multiple petitions to more than 1,500 organizations and businesses



The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• President and Founder

  • Jun 2018 - May 2019

  -Organized a new chapter of the Society at the University of Michigan -Attended conferences and leadership training meetings -Established an Executive Board to run leadership and goal-setting events -Organized a new chapter of the Society at the University of Michigan -Attended conferences and leadership training meetings -Established an Executive Board to run leadership and goal-setting events



Gretchen Driskell for Congress

• Saline, MI

• Field Coordinator

  • Apr 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Facilitated leadership training sessions for field interns and retreats for community workshops and fundraisers • Developed skills in progressive political campaign work, community organizing, relationship building, and leadership • Managed phone banks from campaign headquarters, culminating in thousands of phone calls to passionate supporters • Facilitated leadership training sessions for field interns and retreats for community workshops and fundraisers • Developed skills in progressive political campaign work, community organizing, relationship building, and leadership • Managed phone banks from campaign headquarters, culminating in thousands of phone calls to passionate supporters



Dearborn High School Marching Band

• Dearborn, Michigan

• Percussion Instructor

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2018

  -Raised over $8,000 in funding through pledges and events for program expenses and updated equipment -Trained students to effectively execute performances through discipline, dedication, and musical inclination -Raised over $8,000 in funding through pledges and events for program expenses and updated equipment -Trained students to effectively execute performances through discipline, dedication, and musical inclination



Clean Water Action

• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Canvasser

  • May 2017 - Jul 2017

  -Collected over 5,000 signatures and 500 handwritten letters to lobby state legislators for better environmental protections -Trained new employees on canvassing, community outreach, and collecting donations -Collected over 5,000 signatures and 500 handwritten letters to lobby state legislators for better environmental protections -Trained new employees on canvassing, community outreach, and collecting donations