Experience

West End Strategy Team

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Work with clients to develop effective messaging and tactics to advance organizational goals. Develop and push communications collateral including customized pitches, news advisories and press releases and talking points. Produce proactive long and short-term strategies for public and press events, report launches and op-ed themes and placement. Work with clients to develop effective messaging and tactics to advance organizational goals. Develop and push communications collateral including customized pitches, news advisories and press releases and talking points. Produce proactive long and short-term strategies for public and press events, report launches and op-ed themes and placement.



Public Citizen

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Communications Intern

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Developed content for news website, including op-eds, interviews, and blog posts. Tracked media hits and reporters of interest for a variety of projects and campaigns. Drafted social media copy and analyze using Sprout Social. Developed content for news website, including op-eds, interviews, and blog posts. Tracked media hits and reporters of interest for a variety of projects and campaigns. Drafted social media copy and analyze using Sprout Social.



Mothership Strategies

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Email Fellow

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Drafted fundraising emails and text messages. Learned to code web pages and emails with HTML/CSS. Developed content for clients. Produced digital content and client deliverables. Edited code and copy for fundraising emails. Drafted fundraising emails and text messages. Learned to code web pages and emails with HTML/CSS. Developed content for clients. Produced digital content and client deliverables. Edited code and copy for fundraising emails.



CASCADE at Howard University

• President

  • May 2021 - May 2022

  Lead the largest and oldest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization at Howard University. Developed programming for undergraduate and graduate students centering around community issues, cultural matters, and advocacy. Oversaw and supported archival efforts, including the design of a webpage on the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center’s website and engagements with Project STAND. Lead team of over a dozen student leaders. Dedicated 4-5 hours a week to advocacy and service work.

• Historian

  • Aug 2019 - May 2021

  Curated first comprehensive online archive of materials chronicling the history of LGBTQ+ student advocacy at Howard University. Designed online outreach to engage students with LGBTQ+ history at Howard University and beyond. Conducted research on LGBTQ+ history at Howard University and beyond. Developed directory for resources and information for transgender students. Developed programming for the participation of the general body.



Brennan Center for Justice

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • Sep 2021 - Nov 2021

  Wrote memos and reports concerning local and federal law enforcement use of social media monitoring tools. Reviewed and wrote comprehensive summaries about thousands of pages of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Conducted an independent research project on the use of facial recognition technology in public housing. Aided in the re-design of a comprehensive document detailing the U.S. government’s use of emergency powers. Wrote memos and reports concerning local and federal law enforcement use of social media monitoring tools. Reviewed and wrote comprehensive summaries about thousands of pages of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Conducted an independent research project on the use of facial recognition technology in public housing. Aided in the re-design of a comprehensive document detailing the U.S. government’s use of emergency powers.



UC Santa Barbara

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

  Learned and implemented digital humanities techniques, including topic modeling and network mapping. Used the Topic Modeling Tool to develop an understanding of archival letters held in the Ballitore collection at UC Santa Barbara. Engaged with physical archival material in the research library at UC Santa Barbara. Collaboratively wrote an academic article for a special issue of 18th Century Life. Learned and implemented digital humanities techniques, including topic modeling and network mapping. Used the Topic Modeling Tool to develop an understanding of archival letters held in the Ballitore collection at UC Santa Barbara. Engaged with physical archival material in the research library at UC Santa Barbara. Collaboratively wrote an academic article for a special issue of 18th Century Life.



Maryland CASA Association

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

• Legislative Intern

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Wrote legislative bill summaries, testimonies, and advocacy alerts for state-wide coalition on child welfare. Re-designed online resource library for Maryland CASA Association website. Logged and tracked the progress of legislative bills of interest to Maryland CASA Association. Wrote legislative bill summaries, testimonies, and advocacy alerts for state-wide coalition on child welfare. Re-designed online resource library for Maryland CASA Association website. Logged and tracked the progress of legislative bills of interest to Maryland CASA Association.



Freedom House

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

• Intern

  • Sep 2020 - Jan 2021

  Assembled weekly press clips concerning worldwide LGBT rights, sent out to staff. Researched and created one-pagers encompassing an overview of LGBT rights in different regions. Wrote an internal document detailing the current marriage equality case in India, including conducting and editing an interview with an LGBT human rights defender in India. Assembled weekly press clips concerning worldwide LGBT rights, sent out to staff. Researched and created one-pagers encompassing an overview of LGBT rights in different regions. Wrote an internal document detailing the current marriage equality case in India, including conducting and editing an interview with an LGBT human rights defender in India.



ESF Camps & Experiences

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Camp Counselor

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Worked with groups of 10-20 children for eight-hour days. Developed workshops related to community values. Complied with safety regulations on a large campus. Worked with groups of 10-20 children for eight-hour days. Developed workshops related to community values. Complied with safety regulations on a large campus.



Cinnaholic

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cashier and Team Member

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Worked primarily at the register, responsible for taking orders and collaborating with other team members. Assembled product for customers, following written orders. Opened and closed store regularly, responsible for physical appearance of store. Worked primarily at the register, responsible for taking orders and collaborating with other team members. Assembled product for customers, following written orders. Opened and closed store regularly, responsible for physical appearance of store.



HASA

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

• Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2017

  Filed paperwork and performed administrative tasks for the agency. Created and designed brochures by way of advertisement for the agency. Filed paperwork and performed administrative tasks for the agency. Created and designed brochures by way of advertisement for the agency.