Experience

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  Florida house of representatives

  Sept 2019 - May 2020

  District intern for anna eskamani

  ●Conducted legislative research for the 2020 legislative session to keep the representative informed●Designed graphics to highlight community events and local elections to promote civic engagement

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  Florida democratic party

  Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Fellow

  ● For the 2020 Joe Biden For President campaign, phone banked, text banked and led and facilitated online webinars to train about 20 people to phone bank at a time; and communicated the Build Back Better plan to potential voters in Central Florida

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  The agency at uf

  Nov 2020 - Dec 2021

  ● Created communications booklet for client. ● Served as a content manager for internal communications on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok. ● Created work back timelines on monday.com. ● Served as the project coordinator for the College of Journalism and communications for giving day 2021. ● Helped in writing a thought leadership piece “ladies through the wrong lense” ● Engaged with public interest communications, Conducted social listening to understand feelings surrounding vaccine hesitancy.

  • Media Coordinator

    Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Project Coordinator

    Nov 2020 - Jun 2021
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  Rowdy magazine

  Jul 2021 - Dec 2023

  ● Researched and wrote articles, focusing on politics and public policy ● Created Instagram content for volumes 6 and 7 of the magazine. ● Developed content relating to breaking news. ● Developed copy for the Instagram posts.

  • Staff Writer

    Jun 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Social Media Coordinator

    Jul 2021 - Jun 2022
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  Danielle hawk for congress

  Sept 2021 - Dec 2021

  Policy communications intern

  ● Organized candidate’s correspondences, and ran communications for a local reproductive rights march organized by the candidate

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  The florida senate

  Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

  Legislative intern in the office of senator tina polsky

  ● Compiled a report presented in the House identifying significant differences between chambers’ versions of the 15-week abortion ban● Attended meetings with the Senator with lobbyists, constituents and advocacy groups, taking notes on key messages and action steps● Wrote the senator’s weekly correspondence for the Sun Sentinel publication, promoting public engagement

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  Florida forward coalition

  Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

  ● Created social media graphics to promote the platform of candidates, local events, and key issues of the organization ● Phonebanked conducting 150+ calls per week, and carrying out 6+ hours of door-to-door canvassing per week● Helped organize and run community events and marches to bring attention to local issues and elections● Candidates: Olysha Magruder for Florida House District 22, Diyonne Mcgraw for Alachua County School Board, Neveah Renwick for Soil and Water, Jr Gaillot for Agriculture Commissioner. Show less

  • Social Media and Comms Fellow

    May 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Social Media Coordinator

    Mar 2022 - May 2022
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  Jr galliot for agriculture commissioner

  Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

  Communications intern

  ● Spearheaded a weekly newsletter highlighting the policy platform and providing campaign updates to supporters. ● Created a blog post about why reproductive rights are a consumer issue highlighting the policy platform. ● Constructed a policy memo regarding how the commissioner of agriculture can address immigrant farmers in Florida.

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  University of miami school of law

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2022

  Summer legal academy scholar

  ● Selected to participate in Summer legal academy. ● Took courses in constitutional law, Tort law, Contract law, and human rights and business. ● Engaged in moot court and presented an oral argument.

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  Change party at the university of florida

  Aug 2022 - Sept 2022

  Vice public relations chair

  ● Constructed press releases to emphasize core values of the party. ● Conducted research, compiling information on past legislation. ● Change Party gained 27 new seats during the fall 2022 campaign season.

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  U.s. house of representatives

  Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

  Congressional intern in the office of congresswoman lois frankel

  ● Crafted a policy memo on the scope of NDA policies varying across states, focusing on workplace sexual harassment● Conducted research for the Keep Girls in School Act, which addresses barriers to girls’ education in developing countries● Engaged with federal public policy, prepared for and attended hearings, and wrote memos summarizing a variety of policy areas for staff

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  College democrats at the university of florida

  Oct 2022 - May 2024

  ● Provides statements and conducts interviews with reporters on public policy issues, and writes for The Independent Florida Alligator● Met with DNC Chair Jaime Harrison and FDP Chair Nikki Fried to create an outreach plan for youth and underrepresented communities

  • Public Relations Director

    Apr 2023 - May 2024

  • Political Director

    Feb 2023 - Apr 2023

  • Member

    Sept 2021 - Feb 2023

  • Graphics Coordinator

    Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
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  Uf generation action

  Jan 2023 - May 2024

  ● Organizes meetings and events to educate students and Florida residents on the state’s current reproductive policy landscape.● Trains volunteers to collect petitions for Florida’s 2024 pro-abortion ballot amendment, and coordinates with state leaders.● Works on a policy proposal for accessible menstrual products and other reproductive health resources on campus, through membership on the University of Florida Student Government’s Reproductive Rights Ad Hoc Committee.● Co-founded "The Brown Bag Project <3" for UF students Show less

  • Legislative and Political Director

    May 2023 - May 2024

  • Legislative Organizing & Sexual Health Committee Chair

    Feb 2023 - May 2023

  • General Member

    Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
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  Bob graham center for public service

  Feb 2023 - May 2024

  ● Selected to be a part of an outstanding cohort of undergraduate researchers selected on the basis of their commitment to civic engagement, public policy, public leadership, or public service, broadly defined● Received $2,000 to support my honors thesis on attitudes toward reproductive policies across generations of Latinx women● Surveying to collect data on attitudes towards abortion ● Through the center founded by former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, acted as an ambassador for the center at key programming and events. ● Received $500 to support my topic on menstrual and fertility tracking applications and users’ perceptions post-Roe ● Organized and led an event in the sphere is diversity and equity ● Selected among 60 students statewide to engage in the largest student-organized policy conference in Florida (2023 Topic: K-12 Education)● Created through group collaboration a policy proposal to invest in creating liaisons between schools and families to uplift underserved communities

  • Reubin Askew Scholar

    Mar 2023 - May 2024

  • Student Ambassador

    Sept 2021 - May 2024

  • Civic Scholar

    Jan 2023 - May 2023

  • Equity and Inclusion Chair

    Feb 2023 - Apr 2023

  • Future of Florida Summit Participant

    Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
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  Community day care, inc.

  Sept 2024 - now

  B + i board fellow

  Serving as a non-voting board to help update the bylaws of the organization to reflect and promote DEI initiatives to improve capacity for diverse and low-income families.

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  University of michigan - gerald r. ford school of public policy

  Oct 2024 - now

  Research assistant lead

  Conducting research on women of color (Black and Latine) and the barriers the face within office, which limits their policymaking ability. The research is an extension of the Restorative Democracy Project conducted through Center for Racial Justice at the Ford School.