Senior Associate

• Jul 2021 - Present

Government Relations Director

• Jun 2020 - May 2021

• Lead Government and Community Relations for group of 114 student outreach workers and advocates, the largest homelessness street outreach provider in the state. • Manage team of 10 students using court eviction filings to identify and mail 1,500 tenants legal and rental assistance information. • Spoke on the National Low Income Housing Coalition COVID-19 Response Call about the initiative. • Assist 5 Georgia Tech and Spelman College students on a tenant’s rights mailing campaign in Atlanta. Show less

Harvest Kitchen Farmer's Market Teacher

• Jan 2018 - Feb 2021

• In 2018, working part time to teach food safety and culinary vocational training for 16–19 year-olds coming out of foster care or the juvenile justice system. Assisted with resumes, job applications, and interviews. • Since November, lead student staffing of the 2020 farmer’s market, teaching communication and management skills. • In 2018, working part time to teach food safety and culinary vocational training for 16–19 year-olds coming out of foster care or the juvenile justice system. Assisted with resumes, job applications, and interviews. • Since November, lead student staffing of the 2020 farmer’s market, teaching communication and management skills.

United Nations Advocacy Intern

• Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

• Reported on UN Security Council meetings, pulling member states' stances on issues relevant to Crisis Group's regional teams. • Researched background for the Crisis Group report on the Iran Arms Embargo (attached) and compiled sources for a forthcoming report. • Co-wrote talking points for the Crisis Group director's interview with ASPI, attached. • Reported on UN Security Council meetings, pulling member states' stances on issues relevant to Crisis Group's regional teams. • Researched background for the Crisis Group report on the Iran Arms Embargo (attached) and compiled sources for a forthcoming report. • Co-wrote talking points for the Crisis Group director's interview with ASPI, attached.

Research Assistant

• May 2018 - Aug 2020

• Worked 8 hrs per week on Professors Rob Blair’s research on peacebuilding and citizen trust in government. • Compiled first-ever dataset of UN peacekeeping deployment across all Africa missions, parsing 653 UN reports. This data comprises the central analysis in the just published "Peacekeeping, Policing, and the Rule of Law after Civil War." • Administered website and syllabi for Democratic Erosion Consortium, a collaboration spanning 44 universities. Analyzed and visualized the descriptive statistics of dataset created by consortium. • Reviewed source credibility for USAID in their 2019 report on police accountability. • Analyzed sources for working paper “The Effect of Chinese Aid on State Legitimacy in Africa.” •. Used Python to merge event data on violence across the African continent with survey data from AfroBarometer for a causal study of how exposure to violence affects civilians’ views of police. Show less

Counter Staff

• Jun 2017 - Jan 2020

Member of counter staff team for award-winning Chef Ana Sortun and James-Beard-nominated baker Maura Kilpatrick. Sofra Bakery and Café honored by Boston Magazine as the city's best breakfast, 2018. Member of counter staff team for award-winning Chef Ana Sortun and James-Beard-nominated baker Maura Kilpatrick. Sofra Bakery and Café honored by Boston Magazine as the city's best breakfast, 2018.

Survey Designer

• Sep 2018 - Feb 2019

• Planned and conducted the only study of rental voucher refusals in the RI housing market to date. • Publication of research in conjunction with fair housing nonprofit to push RI state law (passed 2021). • Won grant to present research at Alabama A&M National Urban Planning Conference. • Testified to the RI Senate Judiciary Committee, Providence City Council, and Cranston City Council about the issue. • Planned and conducted the only study of rental voucher refusals in the RI housing market to date. • Publication of research in conjunction with fair housing nonprofit to push RI state law (passed 2021). • Won grant to present research at Alabama A&M National Urban Planning Conference. • Testified to the RI Senate Judiciary Committee, Providence City Council, and Cranston City Council about the issue.