Experience

Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Policy Analyst

  • Mar 2022 - Present

Children's Defense Fund
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Policy Associate

  • Sep 2018 - Mar 2022


Department of Justice

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Law Intern Program, Office of Information Policy

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Researched Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) court decisions and advised OIP leadership accordingly. • Developed and wrote guidance memos for FOIA attorneys and staff as well as the civil requester community. • Reviewed initial discoveries and user testing for National FOIA Portal project. • Researched Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) court decisions and advised OIP leadership accordingly. • Developed and wrote guidance memos for FOIA attorneys and staff as well as the civil requester community. • Reviewed initial discoveries and user testing for National FOIA Portal project.



SmartBrief

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Editor

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  • Wrote and edited education news, with a particular focus on career and technical education and STEM education.• Created, implemented, and monitored social media strategy across all industries.• Coordinated inter-departmental editorial projects and lead internal team trainings.

• Editorial Assistant

  • Apr 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Write and edit content across all industries, with a particular focus on the education team.



Journalism Center on Children and Families

• Program and Editorial Coordinator (Feb. 2011 - July 2014); Ed. Assistant (July 2010 - Feb. 2011)

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2014

  • Developed, wrote, and edited resources on critical social issues; oversaw internship program. • Administered Casey Medals awards program in close coordination with the JCCF director. • Edited JCCF News Summary, a weekly newsletter for journalists covering the children's beat. • Selected for competitive McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute program on sex trafficking; lead research project and created issue vertical on the topic for the JCCF website. • Managed day-to-day operations of the organization between directors, from Feb. 2011 to Nov. 2012.



Public Broadcasting Service

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services

• News and Public Affairs Intern

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Wrote and edited pieces for an experimental PBS multi-platform news initiative on topics such as education and juvenile justice. • Wrote and edited pieces for an experimental PBS multi-platform news initiative on topics such as education and juvenile justice.



Office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy

• Press Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  • Fielded media inquires; reviewed press releases; assembled newsworthy clips for Sen. Kennedy. • Fielded media inquires; reviewed press releases; assembled newsworthy clips for Sen. Kennedy.