Vikash Mehan

Co-founder and National Field Director at Done Waiting
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area
Languages
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Political Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-founder and National Field Director
      • Aug 2020 - Jan 2022

    • United States
    • Political Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Field Director
      • Dec 2019 - Aug 2020

      • Research and implement effective marketing strategies (e.g. door-to-door, telemarketing) to engender support in the district for Solomon Rajput's congressional campaign. • Create plans to maximize voter reach and turnout for the campaign through data analytics around identification and mobilization of key demographics and voter registration. • Responsible for resource deployment (organize, train, and manage) of a large number of fellows and volunteers - ensure team members are placed in… Show more • Research and implement effective marketing strategies (e.g. door-to-door, telemarketing) to engender support in the district for Solomon Rajput's congressional campaign. • Create plans to maximize voter reach and turnout for the campaign through data analytics around identification and mobilization of key demographics and voter registration. • Responsible for resource deployment (organize, train, and manage) of a large number of fellows and volunteers - ensure team members are placed in roles to best utilize their skill sets and benefit the campaign. • Work with campaign manager and Solomon Rajput directly to set, measure and assess adjustments needed to ensure all our goals are consistently and properly accomplished.

    • Campus Coordinator - University of Michigan
      • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

      • Led a team of student campaign fellows on the University of Michigan campus to create a presence for the campaign in Ann Arbor. • Met with various student groups and activists to help organize support for the campaign. • Led the planning of a town hall for members of the Ann Arbor community to interact with Solomon Rajput. • Drafted policy positions on numerous issues of concern to the constituency of Michigan Congressional District 12. • Field marketing: Distributed flyers and… Show more • Led a team of student campaign fellows on the University of Michigan campus to create a presence for the campaign in Ann Arbor. • Met with various student groups and activists to help organize support for the campaign. • Led the planning of a town hall for members of the Ann Arbor community to interact with Solomon Rajput. • Drafted policy positions on numerous issues of concern to the constituency of Michigan Congressional District 12. • Field marketing: Distributed flyers and canvassing for the candidate both in the local community and at numerous local protests and marches.

    • Co President
      • Sep 2019 - May 2020

      • Working collaboratively with the co-president: o Led the club in promoting and educating about various civil rights causes throughout the university. o Advocated for medical amnesty education. o Penned an op-ed (published in The Michigan Daily on March 14, 2019) opposing changes in the University's felony disclosure policy. o Planned a Freedom of Information Act workshop. o Cross marketing with other university clubs with similar goals through organizing for and promoting their… Show more • Working collaboratively with the co-president: o Led the club in promoting and educating about various civil rights causes throughout the university. o Advocated for medical amnesty education. o Penned an op-ed (published in The Michigan Daily on March 14, 2019) opposing changes in the University's felony disclosure policy. o Planned a Freedom of Information Act workshop. o Cross marketing with other university clubs with similar goals through organizing for and promoting their particular causes. o Attended the ACLU's Advanced Advocacy Institute in Washington, D.C., in the summer of 2019 - acquired skills and training in organizing, knowledge of effective advocacy strategies, and information on notable cases surrounding civil rights.

    • Member
      • Sep 2016 - Sep 2019

    • United States
    • Biotechnology
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Needs Finding Director
      • Sep 2019 - May 2020

      • Responsible for identification and development of solutions for problems that our community partners struggle with such as quadriplegia. o Example: worked with a community member to help him live more independently in his own home. • Led an interdisciplinary team of undergrads to develop a solution for identified problems. The solution included iterative design reviews and associated enhancements.

    • Member
      • Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

      • Worked with a team to create an adaptation to a common kid's toy for the benefit of a girl with muscular dystrophy.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

      • Assisted post-docs in general lab tasks pertaining to the pathogenesis of bronchiolitis obliterans. o Spent time learning the fundamentals of lab processes and techniques, and performing tasks such as RNA isolation. • Assisted post-docs in general lab tasks pertaining to the pathogenesis of bronchiolitis obliterans. o Spent time learning the fundamentals of lab processes and techniques, and performing tasks such as RNA isolation.

  • Amstore
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan
    • Worker
      • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

      • Assembled, finished, and packaged furniture for leading large department stores. o Learned use of power tools including drills, drivers, and grinders. • Assembled, finished, and packaged furniture for leading large department stores. o Learned use of power tools including drills, drivers, and grinders.

Education

  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Doctor of Medicine - MD
    2021 - 2025
  • University of Michigan
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Microbiology, General
    2016 - 2020
  • Caledonia High School
    2012 - 2016

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