Summer Fellow

• Jun 2023 - Present

Working at the 12th District Cook County Commissioner's office this summer. “Mikva Challenge Summer Fellows (MSF) is a six-week program that will place approximately 50 young people ages 17-20 to serve as fellows in the offices of city, county, state and federal lawmakers across the city of Chicago for 30 hours a week, for 6 weeks between June and August. Additionally, Fellows will receive 4+ hours of professional development workshops focused on work readiness skills.” Working at the 12th District Cook County Commissioner's office this summer. “Mikva Challenge Summer Fellows (MSF) is a six-week program that will place approximately 50 young people ages 17-20 to serve as fellows in the offices of city, county, state and federal lawmakers across the city of Chicago for 30 hours a week, for 6 weeks between June and August. Additionally, Fellows will receive 4+ hours of professional development workshops focused on work readiness skills.”

Summer Journalism Fellow

• Jun 2023 - Present

Democracy Ambassador/Youth Council Member

• Sep 2022 - May 2023

• Engaged in community canvassing efforts to promote voter turnout and raise awareness of local community issues. • Produced informative videos on canvassing techniques to educate and empower others in the community. • Actively contributed to focus groups aimed at enhancing the quality of life in Logan Square and determining a suitable name for a mental healthcare facility in the community. • Engaged in community canvassing efforts to promote voter turnout and raise awareness of local community issues. • Produced informative videos on canvassing techniques to educate and empower others in the community. • Actively contributed to focus groups aimed at enhancing the quality of life in Logan Square and determining a suitable name for a mental healthcare facility in the community.

Youth Council Member/Intern

• May 2022 - May 2023

• Wrote a policy proposal that addresses recidivism, specifically how using incarceration as a means of holding parolees who commit technical violations is ineffective and disrupts efforts to a successful reentry to society. • Canvassed at local community events to inform and connect constituents to state benefits and note their concerns • Created interview questions and interviewed representatives of different sectors on how their organizations promote Latinx representation • Wrote a policy proposal that addresses recidivism, specifically how using incarceration as a means of holding parolees who commit technical violations is ineffective and disrupts efforts to a successful reentry to society. • Canvassed at local community events to inform and connect constituents to state benefits and note their concerns • Created interview questions and interviewed representatives of different sectors on how their organizations promote Latinx representation

Research Scholar

• Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

Wrote a literature review that addressed disparities in the cybersecurity workforce and privacy and security concerns of visually impaired individuals when utilizing camera based assistive technology Wrote a literature review that addressed disparities in the cybersecurity workforce and privacy and security concerns of visually impaired individuals when utilizing camera based assistive technology

Transcription Intern

• Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

Paid 5-week Internship in which I transcribed American historical primary sources such as newspaper clippings from WWII and journals on Astrophysics research from NASA and the Harvard College Observatory. I also conducted brief research and responded to questions on the importance of preserving historical documents and the effects history has implanted in the modern world. Paid 5-week Internship in which I transcribed American historical primary sources such as newspaper clippings from WWII and journals on Astrophysics research from NASA and the Harvard College Observatory. I also conducted brief research and responded to questions on the importance of preserving historical documents and the effects history has implanted in the modern world.

Scholar

• Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

IOS Mobile App Development Camp • Learned the basics of the Swift programming language. • Utilized Xcode and Storyboard to develop and add functionality to apps. • The camp culminated with the final project of developing an app with teammates. IOS Mobile App Development Camp • Learned the basics of the Swift programming language. • Utilized Xcode and Storyboard to develop and add functionality to apps. • The camp culminated with the final project of developing an app with teammates.