Teresa Merk

News Producer and Grants Coordinator at Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention
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Richmond, Virginia, United States, US
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  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • News Producer and Grants Coordinator
      • Sep 2023 - Present

      • Draft, revise and finalize scripts for bi-weekly news update segment. • Research relevant grant opportunities and write corresponding applications. • Draft, revise and finalize scripts for bi-weekly news update segment. • Research relevant grant opportunities and write corresponding applications.

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Practice Coordinator
      • Jul 2022 - Feb 2023

      • Organized agendas, attended, and took notes for the Capital Projects & Infrastructure and the Finance & Restructuring practice group meetings. • Routinely created confidential work reports for internal distribution, using Tableau Software. • Coordinated speakers for retreats and annual events by communicating directly with managers, business development, and marketing specialists throughout the firm. • Organized agendas, attended, and took notes for the Capital Projects & Infrastructure and the Finance & Restructuring practice group meetings. • Routinely created confidential work reports for internal distribution, using Tableau Software. • Coordinated speakers for retreats and annual events by communicating directly with managers, business development, and marketing specialists throughout the firm.

    • Project Officer
      • Jun 2021 - Jul 2022

      • Researched policy and drafted statements and recommendations about urgent, human-rights focused current events. • Revised and proofed Recommendations Report prepared for Hybrid Court process in Iraq. • Developed a template for case studies which included all relevant aspects to the event being discussed, including dates, presence of genocidal patterns, and indicators of intent. • Researched policy and drafted statements and recommendations about urgent, human-rights focused current events. • Revised and proofed Recommendations Report prepared for Hybrid Court process in Iraq. • Developed a template for case studies which included all relevant aspects to the event being discussed, including dates, presence of genocidal patterns, and indicators of intent.

    • Colombia
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Fellow
      • Oct 2021 - May 2022

      • Coordinated with teams based across three continents to align schedules for meetings about benchmarks of reform. • Participated in meetings, in person and virtually, with regional representatives and officials for UN offices, senior officials with international think tanks, and leaders in their field in data and development. • Composed post-meeting reports on main ideas discussed, progress to this point, and next steps in reform for distribution among participants. • Coordinated with teams based across three continents to align schedules for meetings about benchmarks of reform. • Participated in meetings, in person and virtually, with regional representatives and officials for UN offices, senior officials with international think tanks, and leaders in their field in data and development. • Composed post-meeting reports on main ideas discussed, progress to this point, and next steps in reform for distribution among participants.

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

      • Graded an average of 40 essays on topics ranging from judicial review and checks and balances to the political questions doctrine and states’ rights, every six weeks. • Communicated complex concepts in a simplified manner. • Collaborated with other teaching assistants to create scale for consistency across grading. • Graded an average of 40 essays on topics ranging from judicial review and checks and balances to the political questions doctrine and states’ rights, every six weeks. • Communicated complex concepts in a simplified manner. • Collaborated with other teaching assistants to create scale for consistency across grading.

    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Programs Associate
      • Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

      • Developed course material for civics lessons in collaboration with the Summer Programs team. • Provided feedback on submission essays for students between the ages of ten and fifteen. • Created presentations, games, word searches, tests, and quizzes for the facilitation of learning. • Developed course material for civics lessons in collaboration with the Summer Programs team. • Provided feedback on submission essays for students between the ages of ten and fifteen. • Created presentations, games, word searches, tests, and quizzes for the facilitation of learning.

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Legal Practice Assistant
      • Jan 2019 - Aug 2020

      • Conducted research on relevant projects, such as tracking of Environmental Policy Legislation.• Filed pleadings documents through Electronic Court Database.• Organized, drafted, and reviewed pleadings in preparation for settlement or trial.• Performed research and document retrieval on LexisNexis database.

    • Administrative Clerk
      • Jun 2017 - Aug 2020

    • Finance Director
      • Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

      • Prepared call lists and supervised the candidate during calls with donors. • Created donor sheets highlighting previous contribution trends and areas of giving for each individual being contacted. • Coordinated with political activists in the area to organize and prepare fundraiser locations and dates. • Prepared call lists and supervised the candidate during calls with donors. • Created donor sheets highlighting previous contribution trends and areas of giving for each individual being contacted. • Coordinated with political activists in the area to organize and prepare fundraiser locations and dates.

    • Finance Intern
      • Jul 2015 - Nov 2015

      • Assisted in planning and execution fundraisers. • Trained incoming volunteers. • Completed entry of contribution and disbursement data for State Board of Election reports. • Assisted in planning and execution fundraisers. • Trained incoming volunteers. • Completed entry of contribution and disbursement data for State Board of Election reports.

    • Field Organizer
      • May 2015 - Aug 2015

      • Managed and trained volunteers. • Created and managed Door Knocking Turf for community outreach strategy. • Revised door-knocking and phone banking script to reflect candidate’s greatest strengths. • Managed and trained volunteers. • Created and managed Door Knocking Turf for community outreach strategy. • Revised door-knocking and phone banking script to reflect candidate’s greatest strengths.

    • Political Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Finance Intern
      • Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

      • Analyzed and reviewed donor sites looking for individuals that matched the profile of DNC donors. • Revised state-wide press lists and memos, updating spreadsheets with most recent verifiable information. • Analyzed and reviewed donor sites looking for individuals that matched the profile of DNC donors. • Revised state-wide press lists and memos, updating spreadsheets with most recent verifiable information.

    • Brazil
    • Government Administration
    • Field Organizer
      • Mar 2014 - May 2014

      • Created and printed Door Knocking Turf for canvass shifts based on universe of voters and persuasion strategy. • Recruited three college interns to team by conducting outreach on local college campuses. • Trained and supervised incoming interns on phone bank, door knocking, and voter outreach protocols. • Created and printed Door Knocking Turf for canvass shifts based on universe of voters and persuasion strategy. • Recruited three college interns to team by conducting outreach on local college campuses. • Trained and supervised incoming interns on phone bank, door knocking, and voter outreach protocols.

    • Field Organizer
      • Sep 2013 - Nov 2013

      • Recruited a minimum of five new volunteers for door-knocking shifts, weekly. • Canvassed neighborhoods to inform voters about the candidate, her platform, and vision for the community. • Completed data entry on phone bank and canvass responses in VAN database. • Recruited a minimum of five new volunteers for door-knocking shifts, weekly. • Canvassed neighborhoods to inform voters about the candidate, her platform, and vision for the community. • Completed data entry on phone bank and canvass responses in VAN database.

Education

  • New York University
    Master of Arts - MA, Political Science
    2020 - 2022
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    Bachelor's Degree, Political Science and Government
    2014 - 2017

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