Experience

Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia
• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Policy Intern

  • Jun 2023 - Present


PEGLLLLab

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

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Our work at the PEGLLLLab helps those we assist scale the walls we’ve built between us by taking a looking and listening approach to learning. We help promote inclusivity by encouraging our partners to assemble a diverse array of stakeholders and community members who can recognize and realize the goals they share instead of stranding those goals at the roadblocks of division. One of the most important ways we do this is by relying on participant observation, whether it be in-person or virtual,… Show more Our work at the PEGLLLLab helps those we assist scale the walls we’ve built between us by taking a looking and listening approach to learning. We help promote inclusivity by encouraging our partners to assemble a diverse array of stakeholders and community members who can recognize and realize the goals they share instead of stranding those goals at the roadblocks of division. One of the most important ways we do this is by relying on participant observation, whether it be in-person or virtual, and to utilize the practice of active listening to create summary reports with supporting themes that leave our partners with a strong framework of ideas and tactics from which they can create a path forward. Show less Our work at the PEGLLLLab helps those we assist scale the walls we’ve built between us by taking a looking and listening approach to learning. We help promote inclusivity by encouraging our partners to assemble a diverse array of stakeholders and community members who can recognize and realize the goals they share instead of stranding those goals at the roadblocks of division. One of the most important ways we do this is by relying on participant observation, whether it be in-person or virtual,… Show more Our work at the PEGLLLLab helps those we assist scale the walls we’ve built between us by taking a looking and listening approach to learning. We help promote inclusivity by encouraging our partners to assemble a diverse array of stakeholders and community members who can recognize and realize the goals they share instead of stranding those goals at the roadblocks of division. One of the most important ways we do this is by relying on participant observation, whether it be in-person or virtual, and to utilize the practice of active listening to create summary reports with supporting themes that leave our partners with a strong framework of ideas and tactics from which they can create a path forward. Show less


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Policy Intern, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

  • Dec 2022 - May 2023


University of Virginia

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Photojournalist at Humans of UVA

  • Aug 2020 - May 2022

  Our mission at Humans of UVA is to create a platform featuring portraits and short stories that glimpse into the lives of members of the UVA community, to conduct interviews with members of the UVA community and document their stories through the use of social media, and to display the diversity of the UVA community, giving attention to voices that are not typically heard. Our mission at Humans of UVA is to create a platform featuring portraits and short stories that glimpse into the lives of members of the UVA community, to conduct interviews with members of the UVA community and document their stories through the use of social media, and to display the diversity of the UVA community, giving attention to voices that are not typically heard.



Jacksonville Urban League Center for Advocacy and Social Justice

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

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Organized and led town halls with guest speakers from organizations like ACLU of Florida and the Southern Poverty Law Center which discussed criminal justice, voter suppression, and children’s rights (among other issues) in Florida. Created report examining the Jacksonville “School-to-Prison Pipeline” and its implications, as well as recommendations for addressing root causes within schools and surrounding ecosystems. Worked with local organizations (i.e. non-profit, faith-based) to… Show more Organized and led town halls with guest speakers from organizations like ACLU of Florida and the Southern Poverty Law Center which discussed criminal justice, voter suppression, and children’s rights (among other issues) in Florida. Created report examining the Jacksonville “School-to-Prison Pipeline” and its implications, as well as recommendations for addressing root causes within schools and surrounding ecosystems. Worked with local organizations (i.e. non-profit, faith-based) to increase community engagement Show less Organized and led town halls with guest speakers from organizations like ACLU of Florida and the Southern Poverty Law Center which discussed criminal justice, voter suppression, and children’s rights (among other issues) in Florida. Created report examining the Jacksonville “School-to-Prison Pipeline” and its implications, as well as recommendations for addressing root causes within schools and surrounding ecosystems. Worked with local organizations (i.e. non-profit, faith-based) to… Show more Organized and led town halls with guest speakers from organizations like ACLU of Florida and the Southern Poverty Law Center which discussed criminal justice, voter suppression, and children’s rights (among other issues) in Florida. Created report examining the Jacksonville “School-to-Prison Pipeline” and its implications, as well as recommendations for addressing root causes within schools and surrounding ecosystems. Worked with local organizations (i.e. non-profit, faith-based) to increase community engagement Show less



U.S. District Court

• United States
• Administration of Justice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2021 - Jun 2021

  Interned with the Honorable Chief Judge Mark S. Davis of the Eastern District Court of Virginia, learning about the daily processes of the court and attending hearings and sentencings. Interned with the Honorable Chief Judge Mark S. Davis of the Eastern District Court of Virginia, learning about the daily processes of the court and attending hearings and sentencings.



Norfolk Academy

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Photography Club Co-Founder and President

  • Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Educated, encouraged, and expanded photographic knowledge of our members through bi-monthly meetings, educational activities, exhibitions, public events and photo critiques.

• Batten Leadership Fellow

  • Mar 2016 - May 2019

  Investigated and engaged challenges facing local and broader communities through the lens of engineering and technology in a multi-disciplinary, academic and experiential leadership program. Directly collaborated with community partners and peers to develop innovative, sustainable solutions to problems while fostering enduring relationships. Leveraged 3D-printing technology to develop an orthotic solution to Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Subluxation. Rendered models and tested orthotic… Show more Investigated and engaged challenges facing local and broader communities through the lens of engineering and technology in a multi-disciplinary, academic and experiential leadership program. Directly collaborated with community partners and peers to develop innovative, sustainable solutions to problems while fostering enduring relationships. Leveraged 3D-printing technology to develop an orthotic solution to Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Subluxation. Rendered models and tested orthotic on subjects to determine its efficacy.

• Summer Programs Counselor

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  Organized activities and provided instruction to campers alongside camp directors and supervised campers, working to resolve conflicts.