Experience

Footsteps, Inc

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Social Work Intern

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Individual and group therapy at Footsteps, an organization that provides services to individuals who are in the process of leaving insular ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities. Individual and group therapy at Footsteps, an organization that provides services to individuals who are in the process of leaving insular ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities.



National Institute for the Psychotherapies

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

• Psychotherapy Intern

  • Jan 2022 - Feb 2023

  ●Provide weekly individual psychotherapy sessions for culturally diverse adult populations using person-centered, mindfulness, and psychodynamic approaches. ● Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and initial interviews, develop treatment plans, make diagnoses, and perform intake phone screenings for prospective clients. ● Participate in group case presentations and analyses. ● Ensure accurate case notes and confidential client files. ● Deal with administrative processing of intakes and information. Work with telehealth platforms. Show less



Center for Council

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Programs and Operations Associate

  • Apr 2021 - Sep 2021



Independent Juvenile Defender Project

• Los Angeles, California

• Program Coordinator

  • Jun 2019 - Apr 2021

  The Independent Juvenile Defender Program is a nationally recognized, award-winning program of the Los Angeles County Bar Association providing legal representation for youth charged with crimes in the juvenile delinquency system in Los Angeles County. In addition to coordinating legal representation, the IJDP provides legal support, training and assessments for attorneys working with our program. The Independent Juvenile Defender Program is a nationally recognized, award-winning program of the Los Angeles County Bar Association providing legal representation for youth charged with crimes in the juvenile delinquency system in Los Angeles County. In addition to coordinating legal representation, the IJDP provides legal support, training and assessments for attorneys working with our program.



NPR

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations/Production Intern

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018



VALOREM LAW

• Belgium
• Legal Services

• Paralegal

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018



Jim Crow Research Project at Yale

• Student Researcher

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Contributed to a Yale professor's digital humanities project; an educational game that allows students to virtually experience various fictional scenarios of life under restrictive Jim Crow-era laws. With careful attention to detail, researched and achieved photos and newspaper articles conveying what life was like in the 1950s under Jim Crow laws. Wrote scripts that will be used in an online educational game depicting life for baseball players living during this time period. Contributed to a Yale professor's digital humanities project; an educational game that allows students to virtually experience various fictional scenarios of life under restrictive Jim Crow-era laws. With careful attention to detail, researched and achieved photos and newspaper articles conveying what life was like in the 1950s under Jim Crow laws. Wrote scripts that will be used in an online educational game depicting life for baseball players living during this time period.



Just Add Water at Yale

• New Haven

• Director and Head Tour Manager

  • Sep 2014 - May 2018

  Just Add Water is a fourteen-member improvisational comedy troupe performing short and long form improv, including musical improv. We rehearse four hours every week and perform eight shows at Yale per school year, regularly selling out theaters seating 100+. During two week-long national tours every year, we perform at approximately 20 schools, local theaters, colleges and retirement homes for audiences ranging in size from 15 to 500. Reviews of our shows and workshops can be found at http://www.justaddwateryale.com/reviews/. Director (01/2017 - present): Serve as the creative head of the group. Plan and lead rehearsals and shows. Teach repertoire and introduce new games and exercises. Provide respectful individual critiques to each member to encourage personal growth and skill development. Lead in-school improv workshops with students ages 4 to 18. Off-Campus Tour Manager (01/16 –01/17): Booked shows at schools, retirement homes, and theaters in the New England areas. Booked and organized a week-long program of 3 performances and 9 workshops for Foote School's "Visiting Artist Program" in New Haven, CT. As the head tour manager (01/15 –01/16): Planned Winter Break tour in Miami. Negotiated finances, booked 12 paid performances, and organized transportation and housing for fourteen members. Show less



The Good Show at Yale

• New Haven, CT

• Director

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2017

  The Good Show is a late-night variety show focusing on Yale's campus culture and world politics, patterned after such programs as Saturday Night Live. The group of 12 members performed three to four shows every semester and regularly sold out theaters seating 75+. I wrote sketches and monologue jokes, acted in the show, filmed and edited video sketches, and developed games to play with guests. Director (06/2016 - 01/2017): Served as the creative and logistical head of the group. Led writing meetings, edited the script, and assigned acting roles. As leader, worked to create an environment in which group members felt comfortable sharing their ideas. Show less



FilmNation Entertainment

• Los Angeles, California

• Film/TV Production Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Read script submissions, articles, and novels and wrote brief summaries and reviews of the material for review by the Production and Acquisitions Assistant. Recommended which works FilmNation should consider for production. Covered the desks of assistant producers; handled correspondence with clients and scheduled meetings. Read script submissions, articles, and novels and wrote brief summaries and reviews of the material for review by the Production and Acquisitions Assistant. Recommended which works FilmNation should consider for production. Covered the desks of assistant producers; handled correspondence with clients and scheduled meetings.



Yale University Office of Public Affairs and Communications

• New Haven, CT

• Social Media Coordinator

  • Jan 2016 - May 2017

  Photographed events and subjects of interest and edited the photos using Photoshop. Wrote descriptions of campus life, visiting speakers, and other occasions for Yale's social media sites. Photographed events and subjects of interest and edited the photos using Photoshop. Wrote descriptions of campus life, visiting speakers, and other occasions for Yale's social media sites.



U.S. PIRG

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Democracy Now Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Worked on the “Democracy for the People” project, which aims to limit the influence of big money in local D.C. elections by promoting legislation to provides public matching funds to candidates who don’t accept large contributions. Informed citizens about the legislation through in-person canvassing and phone-bank work. Wrote weekly news memos to update coalition members about the project’s progress. Researched fair voting legislation in other states. Organized canvassing events. Worked on the “Democracy for the People” project, which aims to limit the influence of big money in local D.C. elections by promoting legislation to provides public matching funds to candidates who don’t accept large contributions. Informed citizens about the legislation through in-person canvassing and phone-bank work. Wrote weekly news memos to update coalition members about the project’s progress. Researched fair voting legislation in other states. Organized canvassing events.