Experience

MALDEF - Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Legal Extern

  • Jan 2023 - Present


Grow By Three

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coach

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Coaching and mentoring incoming law students from underrepresented communities. I will be teaching them basic legal doctrines, but also providing general mentorship and guidance. Coaching and mentoring incoming law students from underrepresented communities. I will be teaching them basic legal doctrines, but also providing general mentorship and guidance.



Indiana Legal Services, Inc.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Legal Extern

  • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  In this role, I worked primarily on housing issues. However, I did expand my knowledge regarding Title VII. I drafted legal documents, and I participated in litigation strategy meetings. In this role, I worked primarily on housing issues. However, I did expand my knowledge regarding Title VII. I drafted legal documents, and I participated in litigation strategy meetings.



Chicago House and Social Service Agency

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Working with the Legal Director, I assist with researching Title VII, writing memos, and policy work. I also prepared complaints. Working with the Legal Director, I assist with researching Title VII, writing memos, and policy work. I also prepared complaints.



UNITE HERE

• Organizer

  • Nov 2016 - Jul 2021

  I organized over 700 new workers into the union; led roughly 250 workers on strike in two hotels during Chicago’s first city-wide hotel strike in 2018; and represented the union in labor-management meetings with high-level hotel representatives regarding several issues including working conditions, hotel policies, and grievances. Before leaving this position, I first-chaired negotiations with a nursing home facility in which I secured significant raises and cheaper but higher quality insurance for 100 workers.



National Consumers League (NCL)

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2016

  Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. In this role, I researched legislative policies, wrote speeches, and created presentations for the Executive Director’s speaking engagements. I also drafted memoranda and strategic plans for the Executive Director regarding such topics as the ride-sharing economy, Washington D.C.’s metro service, and the prison contractor Securus. Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. In this role, I researched legislative policies, wrote speeches, and created presentations for the Executive Director’s speaking engagements. I also drafted memoranda and strategic plans for the Executive Director regarding such topics as the ride-sharing economy, Washington D.C.’s metro service, and the prison contractor Securus.



Children's Defense Fund

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

• Servant Leader Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  I developed and delivered a high school English curriculum and social activities to combat recidivism to a class of seven incarcerated male scholars ages 14-21 at the New Beginnings Juvenile Detention Facility in Maryland. I developed and delivered a high school English curriculum and social activities to combat recidivism to a class of seven incarcerated male scholars ages 14-21 at the New Beginnings Juvenile Detention Facility in Maryland.