Claire Nelson

Experience

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  City of San Antonio

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Intern

  The Healthy Start program is a national initiative to reduce infant mortality through group education, a Parents As Teachers curriculum, and other outreach programs and coalitions. Accomplishments include:•Developed an educational tool on Gestational Diabetes•Facilitated group-based and individual health education sessions•Counseled women during home visitations •Created an information book on a client’s weekly fetal development •Collaborated with: African American Health Council, Healthy Families Network coalition, Resident Leadership Team, the San Antonio perinatal opioid collaborative, and FIMR (Fetal infant mortality review)•Facilitated a poverty simulation and Parent talks (educational meetings for clients)•Developed an educational children’s activity book on nutrition, education, safe sleep, and oral health•Managed case files and intake forms for new clients•Constructed the educational portion of the July and August newsletter for families on Cleft Palate/Craniofacial abnormalities, cord blood donation, and the importance of immunizations Show less

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  LVCT HEALTH

  Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

  Project Intern

  • Developed and executed a school-based intervention to fill gender-based violence knowledge gaps in young adolescent male population • Created electronic monitoring system for intervention inventory • Aided in renewal of program funding by documenting trends in HIV contraction and treatment

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  Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

  Intern

  • Drafted grant proposals for submission to health funders and commentary on legislation • Oversaw database organization and established entry protocols for donor tracking • Collected and analyzed data on breast cancer, new treatment options, and proposed legislation concerning breast health for the Foundation Director

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  Sambryal Farm

  May 2020 - Nov 2020

  Executive Assistant

  • Supervised five project managers and contractors for technology maintenance, property upkeep, marketing strategies, product distribution, and product development• Managed calendaring, meetings, and business relationships • Established protocols and technology infrastructure for reoccurring business projects

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  Kinship Milk Tea

  Nov 2021 - Jan 2023

  Chief Operations Officer & Production Lead

  • Managed production and distribution of small-batch artisan tea to 15 local stores•. Supervised production staff and hiring of new personnel• Managed calendaring, meetings, and business relationships

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  The George Washington University Law School

  Aug 2022 - now

  Law Student

  Thurgood Marshall Scholar (top 35% of class, as of Spring 2024)Endowed Scholarship Recipient

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  Dec 2022 - Mar 2023

  Legislative Intern to Representative Lloyd Doggett

  Research and draft new legislative proposalsManage constituent communicationsDraft interoffice memoranda

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  Haynes and Boone, LLP

  May 2023 - now

  Summer Associate
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  LexisNexis

  Aug 2023 - now

  LexisNexis Associate