Experience

Time To Run
• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Co Executive Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present

Youth In Action, RI
• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Program Coordinator

  • 2021 - 2022

DSA BIPOC Caucus
• Co-Founder

  • 2019 - 2021


Sunrise Movement

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Field Organizer

  • May 2019 - Jan 2020

  Co-designed and facilitated organization training for national leadership. Developed curriculum to train/support hub leaders across the nation to prepare for local, statewide and congressional elections. Co-led cohorts from across the United States in an intensive leadership program, focused on Public Narrative; provided one-on-one coaching on narrative and strategy. Led a cohort of high school youths for a 10 week intensive organizing course. Co-designed and facilitated organization training for national leadership. Developed curriculum to train/support hub leaders across the nation to prepare for local, statewide and congressional elections. Co-led cohorts from across the United States in an intensive leadership program, focused on Public Narrative; provided one-on-one coaching on narrative and strategy. Led a cohort of high school youths for a 10 week intensive organizing course.



Private Residence

• United States

• Teacher

  • 2015 - 2020

  Co-designed course curriculum for grade levels 3-7. Implemented a structured daily school schedule. Created individualized reports focusing both on academic growth and social development. Tailored teaching methods based on each student's learning style. Pedagogical practices were based on evidence-based paradigms (i.e., growth mindsets (C. Dweck), grit and perseverance (A. Duckworth)). Co-designed course curriculum for grade levels 3-7. Implemented a structured daily school schedule. Created individualized reports focusing both on academic growth and social development. Tailored teaching methods based on each student's learning style. Pedagogical practices were based on evidence-based paradigms (i.e., growth mindsets (C. Dweck), grit and perseverance (A. Duckworth)).



University of Rhode Island

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  • 2017 - 2018

  Average class size of 15-32 students. Administered/graded midterm and final exams. Graded/provided feedback on homework essays per week. Led class discussions. Offered 1:1 study sessions. Served as primary point of contact for student support. Courses (each held ~12 weeks): -- Advanced Developmental Psychology (graduate level) -- Behavior Problems and Personality Disorders Average class size of 15-32 students. Administered/graded midterm and final exams. Graded/provided feedback on homework essays per week. Led class discussions. Offered 1:1 study sessions. Served as primary point of contact for student support. Courses (each held ~12 weeks): -- Advanced Developmental Psychology (graduate level) -- Behavior Problems and Personality Disorders



SLV.Global

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher, Psychiatric Intern

  • 2017 - 2017

  Participated in workshops led by mental health professionals from King's College London Center for Trauma, Displacement and Mental Health. Commuted to several locations for seven different projects. Taught English to children residing in institutional care; shadowed one of Sri Lanka’s leading psychiatrist. Conducted psychiatric evaluations on older patients; ran therapeutic sessions at psychiatric institutions. Participated in workshops led by mental health professionals from King's College London Center for Trauma, Displacement and Mental Health. Commuted to several locations for seven different projects. Taught English to children residing in institutional care; shadowed one of Sri Lanka’s leading psychiatrist. Conducted psychiatric evaluations on older patients; ran therapeutic sessions at psychiatric institutions.



Brown Medical School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 2016 - 2017

  Worked on a project that examines the social context amongst trauma-exposed adolescents under Nicole Nugent, PhD. Created HTML databases on RedCap to administer psychological battery tests. Conducted systematic literature reviews for post-docs. Trained to administer WASI-II IQ test. Worked on projects under Stephanie Parade, PhD that aims to determine if adverse childhood experiences of mothers may impact their infant’s health and developmental outcomes. Attended monthly follow up home-visits of subjects to assist administering measures. Assisted organizing project's data. Show less



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 2016 - 2016

  Worked on a study under Jessica Schleider, PhD that examined whether a single session intervention teaching "growth mindsets" of personality can reduce depression and anxiety in high-risk early adolescents. Created a database on Qualtrics for an online intervention. Conducted a systematic literature review on an independent thesis exploring "Social Coping amongst Adolescents with Internalized Disorders". Worked on projects led by Professor John Weisz, PhD that examined the effectiveness of an integrative holistic approach to evidence-based treatment for youth problems and disorders. Show less



Hasbro Children's Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pediatric Intern

  • 2015 - 2015

  Interacted with children and adolescent patients who struggle with both psychiatric and medical illnesses in a day treatment program; helped run skills-building activities based on mindfulness, cognitive behavioral training, and healthy emotional expression expressing emotions; observed patient-progress discussions led by the multidisciplinary clinical team. Interacted with children and adolescent patients who struggle with both psychiatric and medical illnesses in a day treatment program; helped run skills-building activities based on mindfulness, cognitive behavioral training, and healthy emotional expression expressing emotions; observed patient-progress discussions led by the multidisciplinary clinical team.