Experience

Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Budget Analyst

  • May 2021 - Present



Governor's Office of Management and Budget

• Budget Analyst

  • Jun 2018 - May 2021

  Engage in cross-functional financial analyses and human resource planning to develop operating budgets of the Department of Public Health and Department of Children and Family Services whose combined budgets amounts to roughly $2.5 billion in operating revenue. In this position, I provide recommendations for staff on-boarding, grant disbursements, federal awards, and statutory spending obligation. Additionally in this position, I compose final budget deliverables, staff training presentations on agency budget plans, and program initiatives to senior staff, deputy governors, and legislative partners. In the past, I have led a number of office-wide projects, including coordinating the drafting and tracking of the FY2020 supplemental budget bill for the state of Illinois.



Cook-Witter LLC.

• Lobbyist Intern

  • Dec 2017 - Jun 2018

  Established legislative presence in the Illinois legislature for clients in the areas of health care, banking, manufacturing, real estate, transportation, revenue, local government, and agriculture. Provided services that include legislative tracking, monitoring and providing testimony to legislative bodies on behalf of clients, and establishing a network of policy liaisons to work with its clients' stakeholders.



Illinois Wesleyan University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Student Manager

  • Sep 2013 - May 2017

  Organize direct mailings and events for prospective students, while Interacting with individual families through tours and question and answer sessions. During this time I planned individual student itineraries and student meetings with admissions counselor and professors. I worked with advisors to train new student workers on tour procedure and office management.



Bloomington City Government

• Student Intern

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  As a student intern through the mayor's office I attended city meetings and worked directly with aldermen to facilitate government transparency. Throughout my service I connected alderman Diana Hauman to community partners and nonprofits through guided forums in order to learn more about Bloomington civic engagement. I instituted urban planning strategy to fit with Bloomington’s city model to incite economic development and composed final deliverable of this project that included best practices approach, stakeholder analysis, and SWOT analysis.



Allstate

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Member

  • 2015 - 2016

  Working with team members, I assembled financial and demographic information using Excel and Eviews into meaningful market insights. Using this information we compared graphical data of past market behavior to identify future growth opportunities within Texas. Next we strategized marketing methods aimed to increase Allstate’s market share and incite growth within Texas. Finally, I collaborated with team to create presentation of analysis and pitch advertising plan to Allstate financial team.



Hillary for America

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Selected as a fellow on Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign across rural Iowa for the Iowa caucus. While working with the Hillary campaign I mobilized foundational support through canvassing, one-on-one meetings, and caucusing strategy events. My fellowship team coordinated candidate stump speeches and meet-and-greets, which ignited grassroots momentum in rural areas by establishing a strong volunteer network. Together with other fellows, I flooded social media to increase Hillary's visibility and promote campaign platform. Experience using Vote Builder, a voter information database, to create lists of strategically targeted voters for nationally-targeted campaigns' voter contact program.At the end of each day I composed detailed status reports from gathered voter identification information and commit to caucus cards, which allowed us to geographically map support through the campaign.



Sigma Kappa Sorority

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Delegate

  • Oct 2014 - Jan 2015

  As the Executive Panhellenic Delegate of Sigma Kappa Sorority at Illinois Wesleyan University it was my duty to represent the interests of Sigma Kappa at Panhellenic meetings and event. I maintained mutually beneficial relationships with local and National Panhellenic Sorority Council. Together with other delegate I fostered an inclusive campus environment for all Greek and non-Greek students. Lastly, I served as a contributing member of the Executive Board to ensure the safety and success of my chapter at Illinois Wesleyan University, ending the semester with an award of membership excellence.



Student Conservation Association

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Crew Member

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  While working with the Student Conservation Association I performed trail and campsite restoration in a small crew while camping in the backwoods. This experience enabled my to gain extensive teamwork experience while living and working with other selected individuals. Together we worked alongside National Forest Crew conserving natural ecosystems in state and national parks. I developed extensive knowledge of environmental preservation procedure and sustainable living practices.