Experience

Colorado Fiscal Institute
• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Labor Policy Analyst

  • Jul 2022 - Present


Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Innovation and Early Learning Programs

• Student Trainee

  • Sep 2021 - Jul 2022

  -Serving as a Student Trainee in the Office of Innovation and Early Learning Programs; support the U.S Department of Education's evidence-based and evidence-building discretionary grant program. - Designing and implementing an IRB-approved qualitative policy analysis for the Office of Innovation and Early Learning Programs which examines the Department's role in scaling evidence-based early literacy innovations; analyzing stakeholder responses and data to discern best practices and produce policy recommendations. - Conducting analysis on grant applications ability to support strategic Departmental priorities including COVID-19 response and student re-engagement, increasing access and equity in STEM education, and promoting school readiness and improved learning outcomes in school's serving high concentrations of of children living in poverty - Supporting grantee's implementation and evaluation work aimed at creating, implementing, replicating, or scaling up evidence-based innovations to improve student achievement for high-need students; and rigorously evaluating and improving such innovations



The Brookings Institution

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Communications and Events Intern

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  - Managed policy publications, events, and strategic communications for The Hamilton Project (THP), an economic policy initiative at the Brookings Institution. THP produces evidence-based policy proposals and analyses to promote broad-based economic growth, a more robust safety net, and market-based climate solutions. - Published and disseminated a framing paper and accompanying blog with leading economic policy scholars on the current state of the social safety net in the United States and prospects for reform, placed in context of current policy response to pandemic-driven economic instability. - Designed and conducted outreach with infographics and accessible communications to promote Brookings scholarship on twitter and in news media, and crafted media pitches and press advisories for events and papers - Drafted and edited communications to legislators, press, and the Hamilton Project’s Advisory Council - Spearheaded planning for THP’s Annual Retreat, a major economic policy conference in which leading academics, policymakers, and practitioners discuss strategies for equitable growth.



TJ Alumni Action Group, Inc.

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Policy and Grants Fellow

  • Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  -Advocated for policies to increase access to the nation’s top public magnet high school for low-income, disabled, female, and BIPOC students -Researched, developed, and raised funds for a new, innovative outreach program in Fairfax to close the excellence gap in STEM education and provide community for high-potential students and their families -Advocated for policies to increase access to the nation’s top public magnet high school for low-income, disabled, female, and BIPOC students -Researched, developed, and raised funds for a new, innovative outreach program in Fairfax to close the excellence gap in STEM education and provide community for high-potential students and their families



University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Study: Advancing Racial Justice in VA by Reimagining Exclusionary Discipline Policies

  • Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  - Designed and conducted research study on the impact of School Resource Officers, particularly on students of color and disabled students, and presented to statewide leaders in education and criminal justice policy - Formulated policy proposals based on evaluation of local practices in Charlottesville and Albemarle, with an aim of addressing equity concerns by engaging students and school stakeholders in decision making processes - Designed and conducted research study on the impact of School Resource Officers, particularly on students of color and disabled students, and presented to statewide leaders in education and criminal justice policy - Formulated policy proposals based on evaluation of local practices in Charlottesville and Albemarle, with an aim of addressing equity concerns by engaging students and school stakeholders in decision making processes



Family Equality

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Federal Policy Intern

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  - Advocated to advance legal and lived equality for LGBTQ families and drive policy change by lobbying Congressional, Senate, and regulatory policy staff. Provided policy background on the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act, critical Supreme Court briefs, and relevant regulatory policies. - Initiated and coordinated strategy for advocacy meetings, corresponding with Congressional staff to gain 25 additional House cosponsors and 10 additional Senate cosponsors for the Every Child Deserves a Family Act. - Spearheaded efforts to implement racial justice focused internal and external organizational reforms - Developed and fundraised for the LGBTQ+ Youth COVID Relief fund for youth with experiences of homelessness and involvement in the foster care and criminal justice systems through work with coalition partners.



National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP)

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

• Policy and Communications Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  - Revamped and wrote NASCSP Annual Report to Congress to ensure the continued support of national community action programs through effective data visualization and highlighting local impact - Advocated for and conducted impact evaluations of the Community Services Block Grant and Weatherization Assistance Program, which critical funding to local community action agencies working to increase economic opportunity for low-income populations - Managed weatherization expo for Congress on the Hill and annual Data Task Force conference



Richard Bonnie Institute of Psychiatry and Public Policy

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2018 - Jan 2019

  - Analyzed and coded case law on Miranda Rights into a database and organized lab data for research project - Worked to reform public health outcomes through state level policy initiatives and a nationally cited research base to advocate for the rights of individuals with disabilities and mental health disorders - Analyzed and coded case law on Miranda Rights into a database and organized lab data for research project - Worked to reform public health outcomes through state level policy initiatives and a nationally cited research base to advocate for the rights of individuals with disabilities and mental health disorders


Fairfax County Democratic Committee
• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Summer Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017