Research Intern

• Feb 2022 - Present

Congressional Intern

• Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

• Intern in the Washington, D.C. Office of Senator Edward J. Markey.• Supported the Judiciary and Tax/Budget team by drafting briefs on judiciary, budget, and finance issues.• Wrote constituent letters on behalf of the Senator for more than 150 residents on topics including the American Jobs Plan, small business tax policy, FICA taxes, and the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap.• Compiled weekly press clips to highlight relevant news, sent to the Senator. • Attended Banking, Judiciary, and Rules Congressional hearings and drafted memos. • Prepared a research memo project on nuclear first use policy and presented it to staffers.

SBS in D.C. Fellow

• Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

• Selected as one of 20 students from more than 100 applicants for this highly competitive career development program with the UMass Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.• Engaged in professional development training for workplace etiquette, communication, interviewing, networking, identity and bias, policy and legislative process, and goal setting. • Selected as one of 20 students from more than 100 applicants for this highly competitive career development program with the UMass Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.• Engaged in professional development training for workplace etiquette, communication, interviewing, networking, identity and bias, policy and legislative process, and goal setting.

Secretary of External Affairs

• Oct 2020 - May 2021

• Served as the SGA President’s liaison to the Town of Amherst and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.• Advocated on statewide policy through letter and phonebanks to state and federal legislators on college affordability issues and combatting the student debt crisis.• Hosted two town halls for students with MA state representatives and senators focused on student issues.• Reinstated on-campus student employment during the COVID-19 pandemic after it was canceled by university administration to ensure students could safely continue to earn their much-needed incomes. • Met with university administration and Amherst Town Council members in town-university relations.

Senator

• Sep 2018 - Oct 2020

• Elected for three terms by nearly 250 student votes to the Administrative Affairs Committee and Rules and Ethics Subcommittee.• Oversaw and approved the Ways and Means Committee’s $3.1 million student activities budget.• Conducted denied Registered Student Organization (RSO) application appeals and budget appeals.• Member of the student government COVID-19 response task force focused on student demands and needs.

Public Affairs Intern

• Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

• Scheduled and attended advocacy meetings with staffers and members of Congress to discuss poverty and COVID-19 unemployment relief legislation.• Prepared a progress analysis report on a $1.6 million Hurricane Harvey recovery project in Houston, TX.• Analyzed notes from meetings with more than two dozen partner organizations across the country and prepared an executive summary and presentation for the CEO on critical racial justice suggestions for IRUSA and its network.• Attended House and Senate committee meetings on foreign affairs issues and drafted memos.• Trained partner organizations on SNAP benefits expansion and pandemic relief policy talking points.

Fellow

• May 2020 - Aug 2020

• Participated in weekly academic seminars to build a greater understanding of the economic, cultural, and political diversity of the GCC states and to explore the intricacies of U.S.-Arab relations.• Drafted two dozen issue briefs on U.S. relations with specific Gulf Countries and on regional economic and political issues, collaborated with other interns on projects including Model Arab League. • Participated in weekly academic seminars to build a greater understanding of the economic, cultural, and political diversity of the GCC states and to explore the intricacies of U.S.-Arab relations.• Drafted two dozen issue briefs on U.S. relations with specific Gulf Countries and on regional economic and political issues, collaborated with other interns on projects including Model Arab League.

Buser, Server

• Jun 2015 - Sep 2019

• Gained strong communication and customer service skills and developed the ability to work under high pressure as a member of a team. • Gained strong communication and customer service skills and developed the ability to work under high pressure as a member of a team.

Intern, House of Representatives

• Mar 2018 - May 2018

• Interned in the Office of Representative Smitty Pignatelli. • Conducted research for an in-depth analysis of MA gun violence in support of a “red flag” law that permits the confiscation of firearms from people deemed to be a threat to themselves or others, passed in July 2018.• Assisted in meetings with school officials, medical services, and business leaders as I shadowed the Representative. • Interned in the Office of Representative Smitty Pignatelli. • Conducted research for an in-depth analysis of MA gun violence in support of a “red flag” law that permits the confiscation of firearms from people deemed to be a threat to themselves or others, passed in July 2018.• Assisted in meetings with school officials, medical services, and business leaders as I shadowed the Representative.