Experience

Illinois Humanities

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

• Special Projects Manager

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Illinois Humanities, the Illinois affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is a statewide nonprofit organization that activates the humanities through free public programs, grants, and educational opportunities that foster reflection, spark conversation, build community, and strengthen civic engagement. Work across Public Programs and Development to deliver long-term, research-focused strategic projects; support program operations, data capture and analysis, and partnership development. Show less



University of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Independent Consultant

  • Mar 2023 - May 2023

  Analyzed community engagement data to identify long-term trends and develop multilateral strategies for increased interfacing between local young people, artists, and arts and cultural assets at the University of Chicago. Analyzed community engagement data to identify long-term trends and develop multilateral strategies for increased interfacing between local young people, artists, and arts and cultural assets at the University of Chicago.

• Independent Consultant

  • Jun 2022 - Oct 2022

  Led the development of the first print marketing for Amplify: K-12 Arts Learning Programs at UChicago; reported on existing community engagement and outreach strategies for the Arts to reach more young people via the University. Led the development of the first print marketing for Amplify: K-12 Arts Learning Programs at UChicago; reported on existing community engagement and outreach strategies for the Arts to reach more young people via the University.

• Public Humanties Fellow: Sojourner Scholars Program

  • Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

  Provided programmatic support, taught, and mentored Scholars through their humanistic projects on Dr. Margaret T. G. Burroughs; Developed a terminal data capture system to quantify and qualify impact throughout the program's history. Provided programmatic support, taught, and mentored Scholars through their humanistic projects on Dr. Margaret T. G. Burroughs; Developed a terminal data capture system to quantify and qualify impact throughout the program's history.



Amplify: K-12 Learning Programs at UChicago

• Graduate Student Project Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Managed the development of branding and outreach projects: Amplify's first dedicated website as well as Theory of Practice—a thirteen page, research-driven document grounding the collective's values and pedagogy in scholarship and internal data; performed multi-organizational data analysis and identified pockets of opportunity to expand and deepen spheres of engagement. Managed the development of branding and outreach projects: Amplify's first dedicated website as well as Theory of Practice—a thirteen page, research-driven document grounding the collective's values and pedagogy in scholarship and internal data; performed multi-organizational data analysis and identified pockets of opportunity to expand and deepen spheres of engagement.

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2019

  Under PI Dr. Jean Decety (Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab/Child Neurosuite), studied the pathways underlying social neuroscience with focuses on child development and neural correlates of ethical decision making; Worked on (A) Department of Defense EEG study regarding effects of social pressures on moral stances and the neural development of children involved in terrorism and (B) study correlating traumatic brain injury with socioeconomic status. Under PI Dr. Jean Decety (Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab/Child Neurosuite), studied the pathways underlying social neuroscience with focuses on child development and neural correlates of ethical decision making; Worked on (A) Department of Defense EEG study regarding effects of social pressures on moral stances and the neural development of children involved in terrorism and (B) study correlating traumatic brain injury with socioeconomic status.



University of California, San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Under PI Dr. Devanand Manoli, studied functional neural circuitry underlying social attachment, the effect of age on those circuits, and how lesions associated with psychiatric illness change social behavior; animal model: socially monogamous prairie vole; Followed voles from impregnation to collection, then sectioning, staining, mounting, confocal imaging; Worked on study linking pair bonding, age, and reproductive status with oxytocin-secreting cells in the paraventricular nucleus. Under PI Dr. Devanand Manoli, studied functional neural circuitry underlying social attachment, the effect of age on those circuits, and how lesions associated with psychiatric illness change social behavior; animal model: socially monogamous prairie vole; Followed voles from impregnation to collection, then sectioning, staining, mounting, confocal imaging; Worked on study linking pair bonding, age, and reproductive status with oxytocin-secreting cells in the paraventricular nucleus.

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2017 - May 2018

  Under PI Dr. Gopal Thinakaran, studied the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease in the context of BASE1 and gamma-secretase proteases and pathways regulated by GWAS risk genes; Daily tasks included performing and analyzing polymerase chain reactions and managing 1000+ mice colony. Under PI Dr. Gopal Thinakaran, studied the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease in the context of BASE1 and gamma-secretase proteases and pathways regulated by GWAS risk genes; Daily tasks included performing and analyzing polymerase chain reactions and managing 1000+ mice colony.


Verdi Club
• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Server

  • Mar 2016 - Jan 2018


City and County of San Francisco

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• San Francisco Youth Commissioner: District 1

  • Apr 2016 - Jul 2017

  San Francisco is one of a handful of counties in the country with an additional branch under its mayor: the Youth Commission, which consists of youth aged 12-23, is responsible for advising the mayor and Board of Supervisors on policies, laws, and issues related to young people; Appointed by Supervisor Eric Mar to represent District 1 under Mayor Ed Lee, worked on (1) housing for transitionally aged youth (TAY), (2) community-benefit agreements (CBAs) with technology companies headquartered in the City, including Twitter and Salesforce, and (3) recreational opportunities for low-income youth. Show less


McCalls Catering & Events
• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Server/Barista

  • May 2015 - May 2017
• Tissue Corps Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Apr 2017

  Processed biological material from urological and gynecological oncological surgeries for use in future research. Processed biological material from urological and gynecological oncological surgeries for use in future research.