Experience

Illinois Appellate Court, First District

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Judicial Law Clerk

  • Aug 2023 - Present



Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Law Student

  • Aug 2020 - May 2023

• Research Assistant for Professor Kimberly Yuracko

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Studied how fiduciary responsibility law relates to corporations' rights to discriminate along racial and gender lines when building supply chains--especially in the context of corporate activism and supply chain diversification



Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2022 - Jul 2022



City of Chicago

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Extern

  • Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Researched and authored legal memoranda on environmental torts, constitutional challenges to recently enacted state laws, and civil procedure issues related to discovery and alter-ego liability • Reviewed discovery production and contacted customers as part of ongoing investigation • Researched and authored legal memoranda on environmental torts, constitutional challenges to recently enacted state laws, and civil procedure issues related to discovery and alter-ego liability • Reviewed discovery production and contacted customers as part of ongoing investigation



Legal Aid Chicago

• United States
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Researched and authored legal memoranda, requests for information, and pre-hearing briefs advocating clients’ receipt of benefits owed under relevant administrative law: one brief resulted in the client receiving Medicare benefits while the other decision is still pending • Interviewed and built rapport with clients of diverse backgrounds to explain complicated legal issues • Orally argued a hearing in front of the Illinois Department of Administrative Appeals on behalf of a client appealing cash benefits Show less



San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Homeless Full Service Partnership (HFSP) Program Coordinator

  • May 2019 - Aug 2020

  -Promoted within the first year of employment as the first pre-licensed clinician to serve as Program Coordinator in the Center’s 46-year history-Oversaw regular team meetings, interviewed potential staff, on-boarded new hires, and conducted individual supervision/evaluation

• Mental Health Clinician

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2020

  • Combined psychotherapeutic interventions with case management to empower a diverse caseload of Los Angeles’s insecurely housed citizens with severe psychoses to pursue their housing and mental health goals (often included emergency involuntary hospitalizations)• Ranked the top hourly biller for homeless services out of a staff of 50+



EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Chaplain for Service and Justice

  • May 2017 - Jun 2018

  -Directed the school's service-learning program with over 170 students involved in projects and organizations across the city. This included coordinating events and regular volunteer/advocacy opportunities for the faculty and staff -Taught courses in 6th grade Hebrew Bible, 10th grade Social Justice, PE, and guest lectures in philosophy/Rule of Life -Utilized skills from social work and divinity school as a part of the chaplaincy staff; responsibilities include pastoral counseling, chapel-preaching, and brief therapeutic interventions Show less



Lincoln Community Health Center

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Integrated Behavioral Health Social Worker

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  • Conducted clinical assessments and behavioral health interventions in both English and Spanish • Led sessions in brief therapy utilizing skills in CBT, MI, Mindfulness, and solutions-based therapy • Collaborated within an inter-professional team in an integrated health/Primecare setting with doctors, nurses, addictions specialists, and nutritionists • Conducted clinical assessments and behavioral health interventions in both English and Spanish • Led sessions in brief therapy utilizing skills in CBT, MI, Mindfulness, and solutions-based therapy • Collaborated within an inter-professional team in an integrated health/Primecare setting with doctors, nurses, addictions specialists, and nutritionists



West View Methodist Church and Ditshego House of Laughter

• Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa

• Associate Pastor/Social Worker

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Preached, wrote devotionals, spoke at retreats, and coordinated events for a congregation of 1,000 • Taught home visiting skills at the church's non-profit: a community center serving hundreds of disadvantaged children in a nearby settler community • Wrote the "Ditshego House of Laughter" project summary and researched new funding sources and partnerships with similar-NGO's • Preached, wrote devotionals, spoke at retreats, and coordinated events for a congregation of 1,000 • Taught home visiting skills at the church's non-profit: a community center serving hundreds of disadvantaged children in a nearby settler community • Wrote the "Ditshego House of Laughter" project summary and researched new funding sources and partnerships with similar-NGO's



Interfaith Council for Social Services

• Chapel Hill, NC

• Case Manager

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  • Developed and implemented Service Plans for a diverse caseload of men experiencing homelessness at IFC’s Transitional Housing Shelter—conducted Motivational Interviewing, made referrals to needed services, and tracked accomplishments. • Developed and implemented Service Plans for a diverse caseload of men experiencing homelessness at IFC’s Transitional Housing Shelter—conducted Motivational Interviewing, made referrals to needed services, and tracked accomplishments.



Bull City Fit

• Durham, North Carolina

• Translator and Activities Coordinator

  • Jan 2014 - May 2016

  • Led a bi-lingual orientation for incoming participants of a health and wellness program which focuses on children dealing with issues of obesity—utilizing skills in motivational interviewing • Oversaw games and sports for children and parents in need of increased physical activity • Led a bi-lingual orientation for incoming participants of a health and wellness program which focuses on children dealing with issues of obesity—utilizing skills in motivational interviewing • Oversaw games and sports for children and parents in need of increased physical activity



New Creation United Methodist Church

• Youth Pastor and Translator

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Served in an intentionally diverse church: translated for Spanish speakers, led the youth group, taught seminars, preached bilingually, and coordinated meetings on inter-racial cooperation, and faith-based community organizing • Wrote and executed a grant for the purchasing of projector-equipment to be used to translate the liturgy into Spanish • Served in an intentionally diverse church: translated for Spanish speakers, led the youth group, taught seminars, preached bilingually, and coordinated meetings on inter-racial cooperation, and faith-based community organizing • Wrote and executed a grant for the purchasing of projector-equipment to be used to translate the liturgy into Spanish



Neighborhood House

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Bi-Lingual Project Manager

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Oversaw the development of an emergency preparedness system for a low-income senior residence home • Conducted group-meetings and home-visits with residents in order to explain and provide Advanced Health Care directives and update the emergency contact list • Oversaw the development of an emergency preparedness system for a low-income senior residence home • Conducted group-meetings and home-visits with residents in order to explain and provide Advanced Health Care directives and update the emergency contact list



The Micah Project

• Tegucigalpa, Honduras

• Pre-graduate School Internship

  • Apr 2013 - Jul 2013

  • Mentored and counseled former street-children by preaching, leading small groups, and teaching English • Lived communally with former street children in recovery • Mentored and counseled former street-children by preaching, leading small groups, and teaching English • Lived communally with former street children in recovery



Christian Center of Park City

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

• Professional Internship

  • Jun 2012 - Mar 2013

  • Authored, and then implemented in conjunction with local leadership, a grant proposal for a community garden on the Goshute reservation • Performed case-management for low-income residents through the Center’s benevolence program • Authored, and then implemented in conjunction with local leadership, a grant proposal for a community garden on the Goshute reservation • Performed case-management for low-income residents through the Center’s benevolence program