Experience

Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice

• United States
• Public Policy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Sep 2023 - Present



Lawndale Christian Legal Center

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paralegal Intern- Paralegal

  • May 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Assisted staff attorneys by preparing and serving subpoenas and FOIAs, managing records and discovery returns, and filing standard motions and appearance forms • Communicated with the State’s Attorney’s Office and law enforcement agencies to ensure our organization receives necessary records and documentation • Completed other legal-related tasks that occasionally required high-level performance under pressure in order to assist the attorneys with their workload • Assisted staff attorneys by preparing and serving subpoenas and FOIAs, managing records and discovery returns, and filing standard motions and appearance forms • Communicated with the State’s Attorney’s Office and law enforcement agencies to ensure our organization receives necessary records and documentation • Completed other legal-related tasks that occasionally required high-level performance under pressure in order to assist the attorneys with their workload



Chicago Justice Project

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

• Research Intern

  • Oct 2020 - May 2021

  • Conducted qualitative and comparative legal research on both the functioning and flawed components of several violence prevention organizations across the U.S. to shed light on the most effective measures of preventing violence • Worked with other members to create a proposal that will be brought to policy makers regarding the provision of social services to individuals involved or on the brink of involvement in the criminal justice system • Conducted qualitative and comparative legal research on both the functioning and flawed components of several violence prevention organizations across the U.S. to shed light on the most effective measures of preventing violence • Worked with other members to create a proposal that will be brought to policy makers regarding the provision of social services to individuals involved or on the brink of involvement in the criminal justice system



Jumpstart

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Corps Member

  • Oct 2018 - Jun 2020

  •Implemented the Jumpstart curriculum in a preschool classroom as an aid to teachers to further enhance the socio-emotional and educational development of children from low-income households •Enabled children to receive an individualized learning experience and develop nurturing relationships with a caring adult in a fun and educational setting •Enhanced children’s vocabulary and comprehension through educational, socio-emotional, and recreational activities that also served as a means of clearly communicating the message of the targeted children’s books Show less



UCAN (Chicago)

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Social Media Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  •Planned and executed social media campaigns that communicated UCAN’s impact on more than 20,000 at-risk youth and their families in the community, increasing engagement by 140% •Analyzed and recorded social media engagement on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter while implementing strategies of creating a clearer virtual presence of the impact and purpose of UCAN •Planned and executed social media campaigns that communicated UCAN’s impact on more than 20,000 at-risk youth and their families in the community, increasing engagement by 140% •Analyzed and recorded social media engagement on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter while implementing strategies of creating a clearer virtual presence of the impact and purpose of UCAN