Mercer Pommer

Experience

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  Centre for Global Social Policy

  May 2016 - Mar 2017

  Research Assistant

  I worked in a small collaborative group with some other student researchers to create products that would exhibit the research being done at the Centre for Global Social Policy in the field of gender, migration, and care work. As part of this team I:Prepared research reports, summaries, and briefs, based on both my own and others’ research, by myself and collaborativelyDesigned infographics, tables, graphs, and charts to both display data and present larger ideas about the meaning of careAssisted in the creation and production of videos exhibiting our work, as part of knowledge dissemination effortsPrepared, formatted, and wrote fact sheets to present the findings of research in a concise and accessible wayPerformed media targeting research and created a media strategy to present the larger efforts of the research project Show less

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  Public Outreach Fundraising

  Aug 2019 - Jan 2021

  Phone Fundraiser

  I did phone fundraising for a variety of non-profits including Amnesty International, Plan International, and SumOfUs. I also aided in the writing, researching, and editing of fundraising raps.

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  Toronto Environmental Alliance

  Feb 2020 - Jun 2021

  Frontline Campaigner

  I worked at TEA doing door and phone canvassing to build political and financial support for the organization’s environmental campaigns. We campaigned on municipal issues such as climate change, waste, transportation, economic, and environmental justice policy. In my time at TEA, I worked closely with policy researchers, political organizers, and professional campaigners to gain valuable insights into the processes of policy advocacy at the municipal level.

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  The New School

  Jun 2022 - May 2023

  Teaching Assistant

  I taught the R coding section of an advanced graduate quantitative methods class. My responsibilities included creating lesson plans, holding office hours for students, helping write assignments, marking, and teaching classes.As of yet, this is by far one of the most rewarding positions I have ever held. The class I taught was small, and many people struggle with math and coding, but working through problems with them was very fulfilling for me—I always enjoy watching my students excel.