Experience

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  West valley fire department

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Cadet

  Basic firefighting training, debris cleanup, responding to fires, heavy machinery operation, radio communication.

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  Brown daily herald inc.

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Opinions editor

  Managed 20 staff writers, edited articles, and contributed columns, often under tight deadlines

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  Office of the united states trade representative

  May 2015 - Sept 2015

  Research and speech writing intern

  Wrote press releases and memos for USTR projects, drafted remarks for senior officials, and edited columns for The National Review and Foreign Policy on TPP and T-TIP trade agreementsConducted primary source research for columns, speeches and meetings among top officials

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  Brown university

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Teaching assistant

  Led discussion sections and prepared lesson plans for courses on city politics and foreign policyManaged over 40 students, edited and graded essays, advised students on writing techniques

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  Center for arctic study and policy at the u.s. coast guard academy

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Research assistant

  Conducted in-depth interview-based research on Indigenous participation in Bering Straitpolicymaking, examined strategies for Russia-U.S. diplomatic collaboration in the ArcticCompleted and presented a report on future bilateral Bering Strait policymaking to Coast Guardleadership, Indigenous and local stakeholders, faculty and other experts

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  National journal

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Research analyst

  Led client engagements, ​conducted core qualitative research, created and presented client deliverables, and helped develop and refine stakeholder analysesWorked directly with senior leaders in National Journal and provided insight to some of the most influential government affairs professionals in Washington

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  F/v signe lynn

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  Crewmember

  Member of a fishing crew in Southeast Alaska, working 18+ hour-days in a competitive and dangerous industry

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  Jonathan kreiss-tomkins for state house

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Campaign manager

  Managed a successful Alaska State House of Representatives electoral campaign. Responsible for overseeing and coordinating campaign operations, developing and executing media, design, fundraising and voter mobilization strategies

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  Usc annenberg center on communication leadership & policy

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Researcher and adjunct instructor

  Developed and taught graduate and undergraduate journalism and public diplomacy course curricula.

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  Repustar

  Mar 2020 - Aug 2022

  Served as product manager for a novel fact-checking chat bot, publishing platform and audience engagement tool. Built partnerships and sought out business opportunities across news, academia, fact-checking and more. Oversaw a distributed team including software developers, editors, social media managers and data analysts.

  • Vice President of Product Development

    Jul 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Director of Engagement

    Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
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  Gigafact

  Aug 2022 - now

  Co-founder and head of operations

  Managing day-to-day operations of Gigafact, a new fact-checking accelerator for newsrooms seeking to push back on misinformation in their communities.Guiding the strategic vision of Gigafact, maintaining editorial standards, managing our product roadmap and nourishing and expanding our member network.