Experience

Comfort Food Community

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Health Outreach Coordinator

  • May 2023 - Present



Immigrant Service Providers Network (ISPN)

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• New Arrivals Committee Co-Chair

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Missouri Office of Refugee Administration (MO-ORA)

• International Institute of St. Louis

• MO Resource Coordinator

  • Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

  MO-ORA is the private non-profit arm of the International Institute of St. Louis that has administered the refugee resettlement program for the state of Missouri since May 2018. As Statewide Resource Coordinator, I identify resource gaps and challenges affecting the integration of resettled communities and work with local resettlement agencies and community partners to develop collaborative solutions across the state. MO-ORA is the private non-profit arm of the International Institute of St. Louis that has administered the refugee resettlement program for the state of Missouri since May 2018. As Statewide Resource Coordinator, I identify resource gaps and challenges affecting the integration of resettled communities and work with local resettlement agencies and community partners to develop collaborative solutions across the state.



Center for Human Rights, Gender, and Migration

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - Jan 2022

  Provided project support, data collection and analysis, and writing for two mixed-methods research projects in St. Louis pertaining to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigrants and immigrant service providers, and on service providers for survivors of intimate partner violence, respectively.

• Research Intern

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Worked collaboratively on three interdisciplinary project teams doing desk research and writing background material to support the Center’s ongoing and future research projects. Topic areas included impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigrants and immigrant service providers, COVID-19 pandemic impacts on survivors of intimate partner violence and service providers, and conflict-related sexual violence.



St. Louis Mosaic Project

• St. Louis, Missouri

• Community Development Intern

  • Feb 2019 - May 2019

  Assisted the Executive Director and Senior Program Manager in implementing a regional immigration attraction strategy for the city of St. Louis. The St. Louis Mosaic Project, an initiative of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership and the World Trade Center St. Louis, aims to grow the foreign-born population of the St. Louis region by fostering immigrant entrepreneurship and social and economic integration. Assisted the Executive Director and Senior Program Manager in implementing a regional immigration attraction strategy for the city of St. Louis. The St. Louis Mosaic Project, an initiative of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership and the World Trade Center St. Louis, aims to grow the foreign-born population of the St. Louis region by fostering immigrant entrepreneurship and social and economic integration.



Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri

• St. Louis, Missouri

• Advocates Statewide Intern

  • Oct 2018 - Jan 2019

  Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri is a joint project of the two regional Planned Parenthood organizations operating in the state. As an intern under the Communications Coordinator, my responsibilities in this role included creating content for the project’s social media accounts, editing and uploading content to the website, monitoring and compiling relevant media activity, and updating database information. Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri is a joint project of the two regional Planned Parenthood organizations operating in the state. As an intern under the Communications Coordinator, my responsibilities in this role included creating content for the project’s social media accounts, editing and uploading content to the website, monitoring and compiling relevant media activity, and updating database information.



Capital Roots

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

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Contributing to the Greater Capital Region Food System Assessment (GCRFSA) for New York State, specifically pertaining to food security within refugee and immigrant communities, as well as identifying opportunities for growth of service providers of culturally appropriate foods. The GCRFSA's overall mission is to "increase economic resilience and equity in the Greater Capital Region Food System, specifically for regional producers and low-income consumers." Contributing to the Greater Capital Region Food System Assessment (GCRFSA) for New York State, specifically pertaining to food security within refugee and immigrant communities, as well as identifying opportunities for growth of service providers of culturally appropriate foods. The GCRFSA's overall mission is to "increase economic resilience and equity in the Greater Capital Region Food System, specifically for regional producers and low-income consumers."



USCRI Albany (U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Albany Field Office)

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Housing Coordinator Intern

  • May 2016 - Jul 2016

  For the Housing Program, as part of the Reception and Placement Department, I worked to secure housing in Albany for incoming refugees before their arrival. From Mid-May to the end of July, I assisted in the resettlement of 172 individuals across 54 separate cases. For the Housing Program, as part of the Reception and Placement Department, I worked to secure housing in Albany for incoming refugees before their arrival. From Mid-May to the end of July, I assisted in the resettlement of 172 individuals across 54 separate cases.



Clean+Healthy

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

• Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015