Shelby Benz
Policy Intern at DC Department of Housing and Community Development- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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DC Department of Housing and Community Development
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Policy Intern
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Jan 2023 - Present
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The White House
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Domestic Policy Council Intern
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Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
• Helped to draft, inform, and edit national policy materials for advancing domestic housing, education, and food security priorities. • Conducted research and wrote several memorandums and papers for Administration officials. • Coordinated policy deliverables, systemized data, created presentations, and scribed for interagency meetings on economic mobility. • Provided ad-hoc assistance organizing and staffing conferences, committees, and stakeholder meetings at the White House and off site.
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Georgetown University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Researcher and Fellowship
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Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
• Led a site study to collect behavioral dawn-to-dusk data on troops of primate species surrounding a local hotel in Diani, Kenya through the Georgetown Kalorama Fellowship.• Conducted participant observation, informational interviews, and literature review research to test the validity of human-wildlife conflict mitigation strategies, and to envision ways for humans and wildlife to coexist peacefully for a more resilient and sustainable future.
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
• Performed molecular extractions, researched biodiversity, ecosystem services, and plant genetics at the Wimp Lab.• Explored genetic diversity as a determinant of ecological resilience in salt marsh ecosystems to improve coastal restoration.
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Biology Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
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Economics Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2021 - Aug 2021
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SOCOBA
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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Program Development Intern
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Jan 2022 - May 2022
• Fundraised and conducted cost-analysis for the shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) to Mabule, Botswana. • Designed projects, such as a women’s football league, to purvey HIV prevention curriculum, and advocate for women’s rights through improving access to water, securing access to education, and providing basic supplies such as feminine hygiene products. • Fundraised and conducted cost-analysis for the shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) to Mabule, Botswana. • Designed projects, such as a women’s football league, to purvey HIV prevention curriculum, and advocate for women’s rights through improving access to water, securing access to education, and providing basic supplies such as feminine hygiene products.
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Georgetown Climate Center
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United States
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Adaptation Research Assistant
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Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
• Researched adaptation strategies employed across the country to prepare communities for the impacts of climate change. • Wrote resource entries, case studies, and manage a database to support state and local government action on climate resilience. • Researched adaptation strategies employed across the country to prepare communities for the impacts of climate change. • Wrote resource entries, case studies, and manage a database to support state and local government action on climate resilience.
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United States Senate
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Legislative Offices
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700 & Above Employee
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Legislative Intern
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Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
• Served on a legislative portfolio, researching and analyzing policy regarding commerce, science, transportation, and education for the DC Office of Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). • Researched potential bills the senator could sponsor or cosponsor to better serve the citizens of Nevada, wrote policy memos about infrastructure and development, batched emails, and drafted constituent letters that portray the positions of the Senator. • Served on a legislative portfolio, researching and analyzing policy regarding commerce, science, transportation, and education for the DC Office of Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). • Researched potential bills the senator could sponsor or cosponsor to better serve the citizens of Nevada, wrote policy memos about infrastructure and development, batched emails, and drafted constituent letters that portray the positions of the Senator.
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Josh Harder for Congress
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Modesto, California, United States
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Digital Organizing Fellow
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Jul 2020 - Nov 2020
• Worked to mobilize Central Valley voters through designing flyers and translating language into Spanish, leading phonebank and volunteer trainings, contacting voters and registering people to vote, and spearheading youth participation initiatives. • Worked to mobilize Central Valley voters through designing flyers and translating language into Spanish, leading phonebank and volunteer trainings, contacting voters and registering people to vote, and spearheading youth participation initiatives.
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Tilman Law Office
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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Legal Intern
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
• Prepared files for trial to ensure that clients receive finest defense for their cases and helped create a digital organization system. • Prepared files for trial to ensure that clients receive finest defense for their cases and helped create a digital organization system.
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Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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GU Politics Fellows Program Student Strategy Team
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Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
• Selected to advise and research political messaging with former Obama Administration advisor, Stephanie Valencia. • Organized weekly campus events to educate students about the power of engaging certain demographics in the electoral process. • Selected to advise and research political messaging with former Obama Administration advisor, Stephanie Valencia. • Organized weekly campus events to educate students about the power of engaging certain demographics in the electoral process.
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Education
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Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
BSFS - Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, Science, Technology & International Affairs -
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
Master of Science in Foreign Service, International Relations and Affairs