Experience

Envision Freedom Fund (Formerly Brooklyn Community Bail Fund)

• Research and Advocacy Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  • Leads the planning and implementation of short and long-term criminal legal policy and advocacy initiatives • Manages research projects, including coordinating data analysis, conducting internet research, and drafting written reports • Co-manages cross-functional project team of six members, including managing the team’s budget, developing agendas, leading meetings, and fostering collaboration across departments • Represents the organization in coalitions and campaigns, as well as other advocacy-related meetings and projects Show less



Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, Inc.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advocacy and Communications Manager

  • Mar 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Work with staff to build and execute communication and advocacy campaigns that support the organization's mission • Ensure consistent and strategic public-facing communication of the organization’s mission, including on social media, in e-blasts, and on the organization's website • Manage organizational website to keep content updated and strategically aligned with organization’s goals and priorities • Work with the communications specialist to manage the organization's media and online communications strategy • Prepare written and oral testimony, talking points, and press statements to support the organization's advocacy work and other relevant campaigns • Oversee overall project management and project design for the organization's Court Watch NYC program, including developing and maintaining project strategy and goals, volunteer engagement, day-to-day management of working groups, partnerships to advance the project's goals, and all public-facing messaging • Coordinate with the development team to leverage the organization's criminal legal and immigration advocacy work for fundraising and ensure consistent messaging • Manage the organization's public education strategy and messaging, including developing external informational materials (e.g. fact sheets and social media toolkits), serving as the organizational spokesperson as needed, and identifying and preparing staff for speaking engagements • Field and prioritize press inquiries and draft talking points and messaging for organizational spokespeople • Develop and execute advocacy initiatives, involving a combination of research, policy, communication, and organizing strategies • Represent the organization in coalitions and campaigns, as well as other advocacy-related meetings and projects • Create visual content for reports, online media campaigns, etc. Show less



Brooklyn Community Bail Fund

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

• Policy and Advocacy Assoc

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2020

  • Develop materials for bail reform advocacy, public education, and press including know-your-rights materials, talking points, e-blasts, press statements, written and verbal testimony, and social media toolkits • Lead the development of statewide public education and organizing materials, including coordinating with legal experts across the state, working with designers to distill complicated information into easily understandable content, and coordinating a statewide distribution and organizing plan • One of the lead organizers of Court Watch NYC, a collaborative prosecutorial accountability project between the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, VOCAL-NY and 5 Boro Defenders • Manage all social media (Twitter and Facebook) and graphic design for the organization • Lead multiple projects for the Bail Bond Accountability Coalition, including coordinating collection of original research and drafting written reports, press releases and testimony • Manage all aspects of event planning for multiple national conferences, including site selection, event registration, coordinating travel and lodging for over 40 participants, and ensuring smooth run-of-show Show less



Women in the Public Sector at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• Graduate Assistant

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

  - Promoted from intern to Graduate Assistant within first two months of employment with the organization - Provide oversight and direction to two interns and act as point of contact between interns and organization directors - Spearhead development of grant proposals to grant-making organizations and foundations - Develop creative social media content across multiple platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) - Collaborate with team members to develop comprehensive strategic plan for the organization - Collaborate with staff to organize and facilitate speaker series events and workshops Show less



Women's Prison Association

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

• Data Specialist (temporary)

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Oversee and assist with the input of client and service data to ensure timely data entry and reporting - Assure data quality by identifying incomplete or inaccurate data collection and following up with staff for completion or correction - Train staff members on use of client information databases and provide follow-up assistance as needed - Perform miscellaneous department or agency related duties or special projects as directed by supervisor - Assist in preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual statistical reports - Update user manuals as needed Show less

• Program Associate Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

  - Rewrote Mentor Manual for use in training volunteer mentors - Assisted Managing Director of HR with research for use in program development - Developed research-based outline detailing the importance of gender-specific assessment tools - Assisted WomenCare Program Coordinators with administrative tasks, planning, organizing, and facilitating events - Completed tasks as assigned by the Managing Director of Programs - Worked directly with clients, conducting intake interviews and administering Risk/Needs Assessment Show less



Federal Defenders of New York

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Work Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  - Assisted clients during and after their legal cases with reentry programs - varied from connecting clients with rehabilitation programs to helping clients find jobs and housing - Observed Federal court proceedings - Organized and updated Excel database containing the expert psychological evaluations of FDNY clients - Reported directly to the Director of Client and Mitigation Services - Assisted clients during and after their legal cases with reentry programs - varied from connecting clients with rehabilitation programs to helping clients find jobs and housing - Observed Federal court proceedings - Organized and updated Excel database containing the expert psychological evaluations of FDNY clients - Reported directly to the Director of Client and Mitigation Services



City College of New York

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Psychology Research Assistant

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013

  - Input questionnaire data into Qualtrics. - Worked directly with subjects. Duties included explaining instructions, answering questions, and setting up eye tracking and EEG equipment - Input questionnaire data into Qualtrics. - Worked directly with subjects. Duties included explaining instructions, answering questions, and setting up eye tracking and EEG equipment