Syd Johnson

Experience

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  Rutgers University Camden Student Governing Association

  May 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Student Body President

    May 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chair

    Feb 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Legislative Committee Chair

    Feb 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Student Body Secretary

    May 2020 - May 2021

  • University College of Arts and Sciences Senator

    May 2019 - May 2020
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  Black Lives Matter Global Network

  Jun 2020 - Feb 2022

  Chairperson of New Jersey Black Lives Matter Coalition

  Organize an event hosting 1,000+ attendeesCoordinated with statewide partners and advocates

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  Project 555

  Sept 2020 - Apr 2021

  Special Events Coordinator

  Plan and coordinate events with various governmental offices.Organize and communicate with guest speakers from high levels of expertise.Host events and conduct any day of preparations.

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  Rutgers University - Camden

  Dec 2020 - Jun 2022

  • Rutgers University Camden Faculty Senate Student Representative

    Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Camden Board of Directors Student Representative

    Sept 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Arts Student League President

    May 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Sexuality and Gender Alliance President

    Dec 2020 - Jun 2022
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  Active Minds, Inc.

  Dec 2020 - Jun 2022

  Chapter President
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  CIEE College Study Abroad

  Apr 2021 - Aug 2021

  Fredrick Douglass Fellowship Scholar
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  Rutgers Office of Federal Relations

  Jun 2021 - Sept 2021

  Lobbyist Intern

  Attend and prep meetings with Congressional members and staffers.Research laws and acts relating to higher education funding and lobbying for more federal assistance.Creating essays pertaining to new federal and state laws being implemente

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  The Bonner Foundation

  Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

  Civic Fellow & Transitional Racial Justice Project Researcher
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  Immigrant Justice Association

  Sept 2021 - Mar 2022

  Program Coordinator
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  The Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice

  Mar 2022 - Aug 2023

  Director of the research project, "The Pronouns Project" which is a Rutgers-wide, tri-campus survey, documenting situations and conditions under which trans and non-binary Rutgers students negotiate pronoun use and misuse, the challenges they find in ensuring that peers, colleagues, professors, and supporters appreciate and engage students following their preferred pronouns, and the attendant challenges connected to pronoun misuse.

  • Program Director

    Jun 2022 - Aug 2023

  • Student Advisory Board Member

    Mar 2022 - Jun 2022
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  The Borgen Project

  Apr 2022 - Aug 2022

  Political Affairs Intern

  Meet with members of Congress and/or Congressional staffers in your State and District.– Represent The Borgen Project at various business, political and community events.– Assist with fundraising. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.– Mobilize individuals to contact their members of Congress in support of key poverty-reduction legislation.– As needed, speak to groups, classes and organizations.– Write letters of support for key programs to political leaders, media and other groups. Show less

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  PwC

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  “I Have a Dream” Foundation Extern
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  Office of New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Campaign Fellow
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  Asian-American National Committee, Inc. (AANC)

  Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

  Assistant Director to the Office of Strategic Communications and Outreach
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  Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation and Institute

  Sept 2022 - Mar 2023

  Civic Leaders Fellow
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  Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

  Jan 2023 - May 2023

  Walmart Emerging Leader Intern

  A congressional sixteen-week internship and being placed with Congressional Black Caucus members. Other activities include policy briefing education, leadership and professional development, and networking opportunities.

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  Jan 2023 - now

  • Caucus Aide (Congressional Progressive Caucus)

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Congressional Intern (IN-07)

    Jan 2023 - May 2023
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  The Fulbright Program

  Mar 2023 - Sept 2023

  Fulbright Alternate

  The program was founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946 and is considered to be one of the most widely recognized and prestigious scholarships in the world. The Fulbright Program, the United States government's flagship program of international educational and cultural exchange, offers passionate and accomplished students and scholars in more than 160 countries the opportunity to study, teach, conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to mutual understanding.

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  EMILYs List

  Aug 2023 - Oct 2023

  Ignite Change Fellow

  EMILYs List’s Ignite Change Fellowship is an annual nine-week virtual training designed to help community leaders, organizers, and advocates develop their political skills and confidence. The fellowship is designed to develop the next generation of Democratic pro-choice candidates by expanding the leadership of applicants from historically underserved communities, including women of color, LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people, women from rural communities, and women with disabilities.

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  Schwarzman Scholars

  Dec 2023 - Jun 2024

  Finalist/Alternate

  Schwarzman Scholars (Chinese: 苏世民学者; pinyin: Sūshìmín Xuézhě), founded by American financier and philanthropist Stephen A. Schwarzman, is a one-year fully-funded master's degree leadership program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. The program selects 100–200 scholars per year based on their leadership ability, academic achievement, and commitment to advancing mutual cultural understanding and global progress. Selected scholars pursue a one-year master's degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University, residing at Schwarzman College.Schwarzman Scholars has an acceptance rate comparable to the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships, making it one of the most competitive scholarships in the world. Show less

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  Congressional Progressive Staff Association (CPSA)

  Jun 2024 - now

  Outreach Director

  CPSA is an official congressional staff organization whose mission is to advance the interests of current and prospective progressive staffers, the wider progressive community, and the progressive movement at large. By mobilizing congressional staffers and elevating a diverse coalition of voices whose ideas are underrepresented in Congress, CPSA shall work to advance the following goals:GOAL 1Creating a more just society predicated on universal human rights; workers’ rights; economic, political and cultural freedom; and self-determination;GOAL 2Strengthening ties between progressive staffers and building and connecting communities of staff with shared professional interests;GOAL 3Creating and maintaining opportunities for professional development for progressive staff;GOAL 4Elevating traditionally marginalized voices in Congress to strengthen civic participation and representation; andGOAL 5Working to fight back against systemic and societal biases and prejudices, including but not limited to racism, sexism, gender discrimination, homophobia, classism, ableism, imperialism, and religious discrimination. Show less