Katie B.
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Experience
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School-Based Health Alliance
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United States
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Jan 2021 - Present
• Writing and publishing a peer-reviewed literature commentary along with 3 other consultants• Revising email templates, social media templates, and newsletters for national quality data-gathering initiatives, with the goal of making them more sensitive to the pandemic • Writing and publishing a peer-reviewed literature commentary along with 3 other consultants• Revising email templates, social media templates, and newsletters for national quality data-gathering initiatives, with the goal of making them more sensitive to the pandemic
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American University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Alumni
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Aug 2017 - Present
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Study Abroad Student
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Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
• Studied African gender and development, East African environmental concerns, East African public health concerns, and emerging issues in African politics• Studied ecology and conservation at the Turkana Basin Institute in the Rift Valley and at the Mpala Institute in Nanyuki
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Children's Environmental Health Network
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Intern
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May 2020 - Aug 2020
• Attended biweekly team meetings and attended one executive board meeting alongside 3 other student interns• Evaluated the organization’s new HTML version of their Eco-Healthy Child Care E-Learning course• Conducted a literature review on the topic of clean water, focusing on both scholarly articles and gray literature that had been published from August 2019 through July 2020, with a focus on health, equity, and economics• Researched health indicator statistics for southern US cities in order to assist in writing a grant proposal
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Umande Trust
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Kenya
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Intern
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Mar 2020 - Apr 2020
• Supported community-led initiatives to improve access to water, sanitation, and renewable energy in the largest urban informal settlement in Africa• Worked with local community centers to help manage Bio Centres, which are units that use biodigesting technology to process waste and generate biogas for the local community• Designed poster campaigns to educate Kibera residents about Covid-19 and the organization’s programs • Supported community-led initiatives to improve access to water, sanitation, and renewable energy in the largest urban informal settlement in Africa• Worked with local community centers to help manage Bio Centres, which are units that use biodigesting technology to process waste and generate biogas for the local community• Designed poster campaigns to educate Kibera residents about Covid-19 and the organization’s programs
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Working Families Party
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Political Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Canvasser
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Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
• Talked with 100-500 people each day while canvassing for the Working Families Party on the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn to collect signatures and get Cynthia Nixon on ballot for NYS Governor • Talked with 100-500 people each day while canvassing for the Working Families Party on the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn to collect signatures and get Cynthia Nixon on ballot for NYS Governor
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Club Member and Volunteer
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Sep 2017 - Apr 2018
• Worked with 5-10 students to plan 5 protests and canvassing events to try to get AU to divest from fossil fuels• Showed how AU’s claim of carbon neutrality was false since AU’s endowment was invested in fossil fuel companies • Worked with 5-10 students to plan 5 protests and canvassing events to try to get AU to divest from fossil fuels• Showed how AU’s claim of carbon neutrality was false since AU’s endowment was invested in fossil fuel companies
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Babysitter
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Jan 2013 - Aug 2017
• Supervise 1-3 children, ages 3 weeks-8 years, for 5-25 hours/week • Supervise 1-3 children, ages 3 weeks-8 years, for 5-25 hours/week
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Green Schools Alliance
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Social Media Manager
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Jul 2014 - Jun 2017
• Worked as the Social Media Department Head/National Student Coordinator• Managed three student social media interns. We were collectively in charge of the organization’s Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Google Plus accounts and each had to write a monthly blog post to be displayed on the organization’s website• Served as the head of the social media department and as one of the organization’s four National Student Coordinators from July 2016 to June 2017• Participated as a student advisor at the organization’s annual week-long environmental education conference at the National Conservation Training Center in West Virginia from in the years of 2015, 2016, and 2017• Won the “Carl Safina Award” in July 2016, an annual award that is presented to a Green Schools Alliance Student Fellow “who reflects the values and determination required to make a lasting difference in their community and in the world” (GSA website)
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JUST Capital
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Intern
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Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
• Worked with a team of about 10 interns to research various Fortune 1,000 companies and help build a first-of-its-kind report ranking the companies in terms of their environmental and social ethics• Read over various company reports and entered data points into large Excel spreadsheets • Worked with a team of about 10 interns to research various Fortune 1,000 companies and help build a first-of-its-kind report ranking the companies in terms of their environmental and social ethics• Read over various company reports and entered data points into large Excel spreadsheets
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Intern
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Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
• Shadowed two non-cosmetic plastic surgeons working to help better the quality of life for patients with vascular and lymphatic abnormalities• Looked in on patient surgeries and patient consultations • Shadowed two non-cosmetic plastic surgeons working to help better the quality of life for patients with vascular and lymphatic abnormalities• Looked in on patient surgeries and patient consultations
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Education
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American University
Dual Degree in Environmental Science, B.S. and Public Health, B.S., Environmental Science -
Columbia Preparatory School