Experience

R.J. Leonard Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Manager of Campaigns

  • May 2019 - Present

• Content Development Associate

  • Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Writing and editing of content pertaining to foster care system, RJLF program, and outcomes.• Working directly with Executive Director to develop a more cohesive story about the foundation’s work.



The Maryland General Assembly

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Fellow, The Office of Delegate Jon S. Cardin

  • Jan 2019 - Present



Montgomery County Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Substitute Teacher

  • Dec 2018 - Present



American Battlefield Trust

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

• Associate Historian

  • Jul 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Developed online awareness and fundraising campaign content, generating more than $1M for conservation and education:-- Researched and wrote more than 160 unique emails to CWT supporters, with average open rate of over 20% and with more than 8K direct donations.-- Open rate increased from ~20% in 2016 to ~21.6% in 2017 and ~23% in 2018.-- Used Sublime Text, Luminate Online (Convio), and EveryAction to build HTML/CSS content.• Spearheaded effort to dramatically expand CWT’s focus on Black History Month and coverage of African American history.• Assisted effort to increase volume and quality of CWT’s social media posts, resulting in 30K new Facebook followers.• Collaborated with Web and Education Directors on project to redesign information architecture of CWT’s digital education content so as to better reflect the story CWT is narrating. Show less

• Research and Web Migration Contractor

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Migrated 1000+ pages of content from website built using Blackbaud’s Luminate CMS to new Drupal site. • Meticulously fact-checked hundreds of entries on Civil War timeline, identifying and correcting 75+ errors.• Identified and presented issues of significant and problematic duplication and overlap within Gettysburg map content, by creating master list of 50+ maps and auditing two different Content Management Systems.



Hillary for America

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Nov 2016 - Nov 2016



American Battlefield Trust

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

• Research and Editorial Assistant

  • Oct 2016 - Nov 2016

  • Responsible for fact-checking and editing approximately 40 battle narratives from 500 words to 200 words. • Responsible for fact-checking and editing approximately 40 battle narratives from 500 words to 200 words.



American Battlefield Trust

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

• History and Education Intern

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Managed project to provide website video access to hearing impaired readers: -- Researched and presented findings on closed captioning providers to Education Director, submitted several videos to vendor to ensure high quality of service, updated employee manual with captioning instructions. • Cut and edited educational video content, conducted extensive research, and wrote articles on American history. • Pitched, narrated, cut, and edited video on “political generals.” (http://www.civilwar.org/education/in4/political-generals.html) • Researched and wrote report for CWT’s congressional relations staff, resulting in productive relationship with Congressman. • Aided Trust’s President with writing book foreword on battlefield preservation, and by providing relevant historical quotes and anecdotes for speeches. • Edited colleagues’ and superiors’ written work for publication. • Assisted with the development of a curriculum on battlefield preservation. Show less



Bernie 2016

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2016



ACLU of Maryland

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

• Intern

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Conducted extensive research into history of racial inequities in Maryland’s juvenile justice system. • Helped protect voting rights in Maryland by researching “election reform” groups and assisting with hotline for voters experiencing difficulties at polls. • Took part in a phone-bank to educate constituents on campaign for marriage equality. • Researched MD higher education non-discrimination policies to support marriage equality campaign. • Conducted extensive research into history of racial inequities in Maryland’s juvenile justice system. • Helped protect voting rights in Maryland by researching “election reform” groups and assisting with hotline for voters experiencing difficulties at polls. • Took part in a phone-bank to educate constituents on campaign for marriage equality. • Researched MD higher education non-discrimination policies to support marriage equality campaign.



Johns Hopkins University Department of History

• Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Studied invocations of Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, and their economic views in recent political debates • Studied invocations of Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, and their economic views in recent political debates



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legislative Intern Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  • Leveraged subject matter expertise in US history to conduct personal tours of Capitol Building for Congressman’s constituents, as well as a group of NSA VIPs. Gained reputation as expert on American history and attained highly favorable feedback from tour participants. • Assisted legislative staff by conducting various research and writing projects, supported by attendance at policy briefings. • Updated Congressman’s website with relevant votes and legislation from 112th Congress. • Met with constituents and stakeholders on behalf of the Congressman. Show less



Johns Hopkins University Department of History

• Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - Nov 2011

  • Reviewed financial records of Aaron Anthony, Frederick Douglass’s first owner • Reviewed financial records of Aaron Anthony, Frederick Douglass’s first owner



The Johns Hopkins News-Letter

• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor At Large

  • Nov 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Elected to the Editorial Board that sets the paper’s editorial stance and wrote multiple editorials

• Magazine Editor

  • Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Edited three 24 page special editions of the paper, including one focused on the 2010 Midterm Elections

• News and Features Editor

  • Oct 2009 - Apr 2010

  • Responsible for initial recruiting and ongoing training and management of editorial staff of 20+ writers.• Part of an editorial staff selected as finalist for 2010 National Pacemaker Award.• Assigned writer task of interviewing professor as part of “Today I Learned” series. After writer failed to follow up on compelling aspects of professor’s story, took opportunity to mentor staff to become more flexible and improvisational during interviews, leading to improvement in quality of staff writing moving forward. • Caught incidence of plagiarism by staff writer by performing exhaustive examination of submitted article.• Interviewed members of JHU community, Baltimore business and community leaders, and a member of House of Representatives, to highlight critical topics, such as HU’s environmental record and concerns of low-income residents affected by major “urban renewal” project in East Baltimore.• Edited and laid out paper’s largest section every week. Show less

• Staff Writer, News and Features Section

  • Oct 2008 - Oct 2009

• Writer, Arts and Entertainment Section and News and Features Section

  • Oct 2007 - Oct 2008



The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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

• One Week History Scholar

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2010

  • Accepted into highly competitive History Scholars program • Discussed nineteenth century history with leading experts in the field, including Eric Foner and James McPherson • Researched New York City’s role in the Civil War with other Scholars and presented our findings to the group • Accepted into highly competitive History Scholars program • Discussed nineteenth century history with leading experts in the field, including Eric Foner and James McPherson • Researched New York City’s role in the Civil War with other Scholars and presented our findings to the group



HISTORIC SHIPS IN BALTIMORE, INC.

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Educator and Docent (USS Constellation Museum)

  • Apr 2007 - Apr 2010

  • Educated visitors about the ship and its history • Led hands on educational activities such as “Brace the Yards” with groups of ten or more children and adults • Promoted from intern to “Ordinary Seaman” • Educated visitors about the ship and its history • Led hands on educational activities such as “Brace the Yards” with groups of ten or more children and adults • Promoted from intern to “Ordinary Seaman”



The Johns Hopkins Tutorial Project

• Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Tutor

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

  • Tutored elementary school student in reading, writing, and math twice a week • Prepared lesson plans and monitored the progress of the tutee • Met with tutee’s parent to provide progress reports • Tutored elementary school student in reading, writing, and math twice a week • Prepared lesson plans and monitored the progress of the tutee • Met with tutee’s parent to provide progress reports



Johns Hopkins University Department of History

• Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  • Examined thousands of microfilmed nineteenth century petitions to local governments in the South • Examined thousands of microfilmed nineteenth century petitions to local governments in the South



Obama for America

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Oct 2008 - Nov 2008



Baltimore Civil War Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sunday Manager

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2007

  • Educated visitors about Baltimore’s and Maryland’s roles in the Civil War• Promoted from volunteer to Sunday Manager while only in high school• Managed the museum and gift-shop single-handedly every Sunday while still in High School

• Volunteer

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2006