Experience

CHOOSE 180

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

• Director of Advocacy

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Tenants Union of Washington State

• Seattle, Washington, United States

• Equity and Language Justice Director

  • Mar 2020 - Feb 2023



King County Department of Community and Human Services

• EPRP Equity Advisory Committee Member

  • Dec 2021 - Jul 2022



Tenant's Union of Washington State

• Seattle, Washington, United States

• Community Organizer and Tenant Rights Counselor

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2022

  • Acted as a liaison to the Latinx community to defend their rights during the housing crisis brought on by COVID-19 • United City of Burien through grassroots community organizing to unanimously pass a package of tenant protection policies including Just Cause Eviction Reform • Redesigned tenant rights education program to make more workshops and advocacy strategies more accessible to Latinx, immigrant and refugee communities • Established and maintained first Tenant Rights Clinic in South King County • Counseled tenants and connected them to resources through the TU’s clinic and hotline • Facilitated community workshops for tenants in both Spanish and English • Worked in partnership with TU staff and board on organizational management including grant writing, reporting, public presentations and fundraising Show less



Innocence Project

• United States
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Legal Assistant

  • Oct 2016 - May 2017



CDSA, Inc.

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

• Assistant Director

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2016

  • Grew the after-school program and preschool in collaboration with the Director of the program while centering the needs of the school • Managed administrative functions, through database and budget management, to ensure smooth and efficient operations of the organization • Provided mentorship and supervisor to teachers on school curriculum and program • Created a curriculum for elementary school youth of color based on restorative social justice with a focus on racial diversity, cultural humility, and identity. • Planned and executed full annual calendar of community, outreach, and fundraising events Show less



Urban Native Education Alliance

• Program Coordinator

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Supervised, directed and trained 10+ volunteers and interns for middle and high school mentorship program • Facilitated Cultural and Identity Education Program for 40+ Indigenous students in the community • Oversaw daily operations of facility and managed logistics for program instructors in order to ensure a successful and smoothly ran program • Managed community outreach efforts and served as a representative of the program at high schools and pow wows to recruit youth and families • Served as office and board liaison to sustain program, governance and grant making Show less



Law Office of Michael Withey

• United States
• Legal Services

• Paralegal

  • 2013 - 2014