Experience

New England Council

• United States
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Federal Affairs

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  • Serve as the lead staffer for all Council advocacy and programming in several key issue areas, including Higher Education and Technology & Innovation. • Develop and maintain relationships with members in the Higher Education and Technology industries to ensure continued engagement and participation with the Council. • Work closely with Council members to identify priorities, develop positions, and articulate those positions to the New England Congressional delegation and/or relative federal agencies through letters, meetings, op-eds, and events. • Monitor federal legislation and other policy proposals of interest to members in assigned issue areas and provide timely and informative updates to members. • Develop programming for members on issues and topics of concern to the New England business community, including arranging for legislative briefings, guest speakers and panel discussions in both New England and Washington, DC. • Assist membership staff in identifying prospective members in assigned industries, and support membership recruitment and retention efforts. Show less



Council for a Strong America

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Represent the Federal Policy team at internal and external meetings with Hill staff, funders, allies, and other CSA staff• Craft the Federal Policy agenda for the 117th Congress • Manage grants which fund early childhood education work • Manage the appropriations portfolio on behalf of over 5,000 members of the organization• Manage and lead 2 associate level staffers on their daily appropriations tasks• Orchestrate, plan and lead meetings with bipartisan bicameral members of Congress and their staff on the issues of childcare policy, nutrition policy, afterschool policy and juvenile justice policy • Write a weekly nutrition and childcare policy newsletter which is shared widely with allies and funders • Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Group where I implement and advise on inclusive practices across the organization Show less

• • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Manage the appropriations portfolio on behalf of over 5,000 members of the organization• Orchestrate, plan and lead meetings with bipartisan bicameral members of Congress and their staff on the issues of childcare policy, nutrition policy, afterschool policy and juvenile justice policy • Write a weekly nutrition and childcare policy newsletter which is shared widely with allies • Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Group where I implement and advise on inclusive practices across the organization Show less

• • Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Develop substantive materials, including background documents, talking points, letters, testimony, fact sheets, etc.• Monitor and report on significant developments in the substantive areas within child care, child nutrition and juvenile justice policy and identify key policy and advocacy opportunities• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key child care and nutrition allies as well as congressional staff• Assist in the planning and implementation of advocacy strategies to achieve policy goals• Brief and/or present to CSA staff, allies and Congressional staff on research and legislative details• Attend hearings, briefings, mark-ups and meetings with allied organizations• Track policy activities and work completed in Salesforce• Use Pardot as a communication tool• Member of the Staff Empowerment group which promotes trainings for Junior Staff to advance in their careers• Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion group which discusses and made changes to organizational issues that may be improved regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion • Member and founder of the "Virtual Events Committee" which works to maintain and increase employee moral and communication during the COVID-19 pandemic Show less



Madison Services Group, Inc.

• United States
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Analyst

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Advocate on behalf of women and minority-owned small businesses while working for a women-owned small business • Analyze federal legislation and present findings to clients • Create and deliver presentations about federal legislation that impacts our clients • Assist with events for clients including occasions on Capitol Hill, legislative hearings, and receptions across the country • Schedule meetings for the CEO and external clients and manage the shared online database • Advocate on behalf of women and minority-owned small businesses while working for a women-owned small business • Analyze federal legislation and present findings to clients • Create and deliver presentations about federal legislation that impacts our clients • Assist with events for clients including occasions on Capitol Hill, legislative hearings, and receptions across the country • Schedule meetings for the CEO and external clients and manage the shared online database



Commonwealth of Massachusetts

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legislative and Policy Fellow at the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  • One of four selected Tisch Summer Fellows for Civic Life from the Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning graduate program, allowing me to attend sessions about civic life across all levels in the Commonwealth, as well as engage with elements of civic duties outside of the state government • Reported to the Legislative Director and Deputy Director of Policy as well as Secretary Ash • Tasked with writing policy briefs for the Secretary about rural jobs, patent trolling, tourism, and seasonal employment both from within and outside the Commonwealth • Weekly updates to the Chief of Staff report of important happenings from around the Commonwealth • Piloted a Federal Updates section added to the Chief of Staff report on a weekly basis • Summarized and organized all amendments to the Economic Development bill put forward in the 190th Session of the Massachusetts Legislation • Documented and tracked all Earmarks added to the Economic Development bill put forward in 2018 • Attended bill signings, testimonies, and Senate and House sessions • Participated in the State House Intern Speaker Series where the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and their staffers spoke with us about their roles in state government • Attended events as a fellow for civic life at a the South Bay Detention Facility, MassHousing, and at Tufts University all based around the role of public service in the Commonwealth Show less



City Year

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Second year Americorps member selected to lead a team of first year members through their service in a turnaround school specializing in attendance coaching, social emotional learning coaching, and ELA interventions • Student and school data entry point where I input quantitative information, such as dosage spent in ELA interventions, in order to extrapolate the qualitative information about student academic and social emotional growth• Extended Day point where I work with the school administration and staff to run an engaging, cognitively enriching, and safe afterschool program for students age 4-11 while also training my team how to engage with the whole school model of afterschool Show less

• • Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

  • First year Americorps member, serving in a third grade classroom in a turnaround school, focusing on the attendance, behavior, and coursework of students specifically working to achieve growth of three levels in reading • Extended Day Coordinator where I plan the afterschool program with one hour of homework and reading intervention and then 45 min of planned enrichment activities while still adhering to the common core requirements as well as plan whole school events • Corps council member acting as a liaison to leadership for my teammates to bring attention to the pluses and deltas of service while also planning events for the whole core of 265 people during bi-weekly meetings• Service Reserve member doing physical service events throughout the year while leading a team of volunteers through the service day, as well as setting up ahead of time and finishing the remainder of the work after Show less



The Headfirst Companies

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Aquatics Staff Member

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  -Taught swim lessons and life guarded daily -Interacted and assisted parents and guardians who had questions and concerns -Responsible for morning carpool and all questions and concerns regarding before care for the St. Albans campus -Taught swim lessons and life guarded daily -Interacted and assisted parents and guardians who had questions and concerns -Responsible for morning carpool and all questions and concerns regarding before care for the St. Albans campus



Martha's Table

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

• Intern

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  -Assisted the Director of Clothing Services with the referral program -Provided clothing and essentials to those who needed them -Worked with others to organize the annual clothing auction fundraiser -Worked in the food pantry providing subsidized food to those in need -Assisted the Director of Clothing Services with the referral program -Provided clothing and essentials to those who needed them -Worked with others to organize the annual clothing auction fundraiser -Worked in the food pantry providing subsidized food to those in need