Experience

Crain's Chicago Business

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2023 - Present



Acuris

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Financial News Stringer

  • Apr 2020 - May 2023

  * String together time-sensitive details of financial news releases for wire service; track SEC filings to determine company evaluations * Edit company database to include new companies, acquisitions, and financial updates * String together time-sensitive details of financial news releases for wire service; track SEC filings to determine company evaluations * Edit company database to include new companies, acquisitions, and financial updates



Illini 4000

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

• Team Member

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  * Cycled 4,600 miles from New York City to San Francisco in summer 2022 and helped raise $130,000 for cancer research and patient support services * Assist new team members in fundraising efforts * Assist in IRS compliance and preparation of tax documents * Cycled 4,600 miles from New York City to San Francisco in summer 2022 and helped raise $130,000 for cancer research and patient support services * Assist new team members in fundraising efforts * Assist in IRS compliance and preparation of tax documents



Workaway

• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Nov 2020 - Apr 2021

  * Volunteered on a non-profit hurricane relief farm in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Tended to vegetable fields, built new fences (out of shipping pallets!) and vegetable beds, cared for dozens of pigs, goats, chickens, and ducks. * Worked as a housekeeper and front-desk clerk for a ski hostel in Teton Village, Wyoming. * Volunteered on a non-profit hurricane relief farm in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Tended to vegetable fields, built new fences (out of shipping pallets!) and vegetable beds, cared for dozens of pigs, goats, chickens, and ducks. * Worked as a housekeeper and front-desk clerk for a ski hostel in Teton Village, Wyoming.



BlackRoots Alliance

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

• Digital Canvasser

  • Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

  * Phone-banked in support of Fair Tax Illinois; promoted a more equitable state income tax system. * Conversed with hundreds of Chicagoans. * This job required a rigorous understanding of the state income-tax system in order to responsibly answer questions, address concerns, and discuss socioeconomic impacts likely to stem from a major shift in the Illinois tax code. * As the COVID-19 pandemic forced many people out of work and into extremely stressful situations, cold-calling folks to talk about tax policy required patience, resilience, and respect for personal boundaries. Show less



ACLU

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

• Field Manager - Grassroots Voter Outreach

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  * Managed teams of 3-5 canvassers throughout the Chicagoland area. * Held conversations on pertinent social and political issues, including protection of reproductive, immigration, and voting rights. * Raised thousands of dollars in donations to the American Civil Liberties Union through face-to-face street canvassing. * Processed and documented team earnings daily; trained new canvassers. * As public advocates for controversial issues, my team members and I developed higher levels of emotional endurance. I faced several intense situations that forced me to act quickly, maintain composure, and protect my coworkers. As such, the consequences of training and managing canvassers were heightened greatly. Show less



AL Media Strategy

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  * Promoted engagement with clients' political campaigns. * Tracked and documented competitor media spending for multiple House, Senate, gubernatorial, and mayoral races. * Contributed to media planning and campaign messaging by analyzing opponent campaigns' activity in media markets, including mainstream social media platforms. * Basic Excel data entry and analysis. * Promoted engagement with clients' political campaigns. * Tracked and documented competitor media spending for multiple House, Senate, gubernatorial, and mayoral races. * Contributed to media planning and campaign messaging by analyzing opponent campaigns' activity in media markets, including mainstream social media platforms. * Basic Excel data entry and analysis.



US Congress

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Political Canvasser - Sean Casten for Congress

  • Feb 2018 - May 2018

  * Knocked on doors in Illinois' 6th Congressional District on behalf of Representative Sean Casten. * Conversed with people of various political affiliations to spread awareness of the candidate's political stances on key issues and vision for the future. * Knocked on doors in Illinois' 6th Congressional District on behalf of Representative Sean Casten. * Conversed with people of various political affiliations to spread awareness of the candidate's political stances on key issues and vision for the future.



The Law Offices of Catherine M. Byrne

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  * Conducted small-office intern work: made copies, sorted heaping mounds of court documents, organized email archives. * Summarized court transcripts. * Filed affidavits and other court documents at the Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago. * Conducted small-office intern work: made copies, sorted heaping mounds of court documents, organized email archives. * Summarized court transcripts. * Filed affidavits and other court documents at the Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago.