Experience

Harvard Legal Aid Bureau

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Attorney

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Housing Practice Area Head – co-led the housing practice area; responsibilities included leading weekly meetings all of student attorneys and clinical instructors, setting policy for intake decisions, supporting Executive Director in case assignment and monitoring student capacity, facilitating process for revising practice area mission and guiding principles Student Attorney, Housing Practice - Represent low-income tenants in private and public housing eviction and public subsidy termination. Advocate in courtroom and administrative hearings. Participate in attorney for the day program in housing court. Show less


Harvard Defenders
• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Student Representative

  • Sep 2020 - Present


Mecklenburg County Public Defender

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Under student practice certification and supervision, conducted in courtroom procedures including pleas, bond hearings, negotiation, and bench trials of misdemeanors, mostly cases involving charges of domestic violence, carrying a concealed gun, and driving while impaired. Client and witness interviewing, discovery review, legal research and writing. Under student practice certification and supervision, conducted in courtroom procedures including pleas, bond hearings, negotiation, and bench trials of misdemeanors, mostly cases involving charges of domestic violence, carrying a concealed gun, and driving while impaired. Client and witness interviewing, discovery review, legal research and writing.



Committee for Public Counsel Services

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Public Defender's Division - Drafted motions to dismiss and motions to suppress on gun possession cases. Shadowed attorneys on duty during arraignments. Participated in client interviews. Reviewed transcript of SAIN interview in sex offense case. Supported client and their family in collecting letters of support to present as mitigation package to prosecution. Reached out to potential expert witnesses for upcoming attempted homicide trial. Public Defender's Division - Drafted motions to dismiss and motions to suppress on gun possession cases. Shadowed attorneys on duty during arraignments. Participated in client interviews. Reviewed transcript of SAIN interview in sex offense case. Supported client and their family in collecting letters of support to present as mitigation package to prosecution. Reached out to potential expert witnesses for upcoming attempted homicide trial.



Durham Community Land Trustees

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

• Community Organizer

  • Dec 2018 - Aug 2020

  - Building relationship between residents and the organization - Keeping residents informed and engaged in DCLT programming - Listening to and working to empower over 250 residents across seven neighborhoods - Developing resident leadership to participate in and lead advocacy and housing justice work in Durham - Building relationship between residents and the organization - Keeping residents informed and engaged in DCLT programming - Listening to and working to empower over 250 residents across seven neighborhoods - Developing resident leadership to participate in and lead advocacy and housing justice work in Durham


You Can Vote
• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Campus and Youth Organizer

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2018


Student U

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

• High School Advocate

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2018

  Advocated on behalf of a group of high school students; met with them regularly and advised them on college readiness, goal setting, and academic success Advocated on behalf of a group of high school students; met with them regularly and advised them on college readiness, goal setting, and academic success



WomenNC

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

• UN CSW Fellow

  • Oct 2014 - May 2015

  Partnerd with InStepp, a non-profit organization in Durham, NC that works with women released from prison, conducted an advocacy research project on the reintegration of women exiting prison in the United States and presented research at the 59th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Partnerd with InStepp, a non-profit organization in Durham, NC that works with women released from prison, conducted an advocacy research project on the reintegration of women exiting prison in the United States and presented research at the 59th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women



Girls for Gender Equity

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Urban Leaders' Academy Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Designed peer mentoring program between 15 high school students and 40 middle school students; created mentor training curriculum, focused on mentoring as a form of social justice activism Designed peer mentoring program between 15 high school students and 40 middle school students; created mentor training curriculum, focused on mentoring as a form of social justice activism