Ethan Thompson

Experience

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  Palace Social

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  VR Attendant

  -Assisted guests by helping equip the virtual reality device and the associated safety harness.-Cleaned and maintained a safe environment for customers during COVID-19.

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  H-E-B

  May 2022 - Jan 2024

  -Assisted with scanning and bagging customers' groceries and handled cash, check, and credit card transactions.-Led and collaborated with baggers to coordinate an efficient customer check-out. -Bagged customer's groceries efficiently and with care daily.-Assisted elderly customers to their cars and helped put away their groceries.

  • Grocery Cashier

    Nov 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Customer Service Assistant

    May 2022 - Nov 2022
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  Holocaust Museum Houston

  Aug 2022 - May 2023

  Student Ambassador

  -Educated high school children and peers on how to be upstanders in their communities.-Informed students and nonprofit organizations about the rise of hate crimes and fascist ideologies in present-day Europe and the United States and how to counter such ideologies in their communities.

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  Communication Council

  Sept 2023 - now

  -Representing the Moody student body through participation in the Senate of College Councils, contributions to Moody organizations, and helping address student issues to Moody leaders.-Held multiple policy roundtables to receive feedback and information on the student experience to create legislation to support university students. -Selected to be on the Senate of College Councils' Election Ad-Hoc Committee to supervise and administer the elections of the president and vice president of the Senate. Show less

  • Incoming Chair of Policy Committee

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Co-Host to “Policy Podcast”

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Policy Committee Member

    Sept 2023 - Apr 2024
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  The University of Texas at Austin Student Government

  Sept 2023 - now

  -Co-created the Instagram show “SG Street Talks” as co-host to raise awareness of UT’s Student Government and to better educate UT students about the Student Government efforts to improve the university.-Increases engagement and views on the Student Government Instagram page by over 110%. -Focused on keeping University of Texas students informed and engaged with all levels of government.-Collaborated with my agency to hold student roundtables with Texas representatives to allow students to learn more about Texas politics and question their congressional representatives. -Coordinated with my team to inform students on campus about the federal legislation on Medicare for all and created a bipartisan voting guide for students on the 2024 federal elections in Texas.

  • Incoming Associate Director to the Administrative Director

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Co-Host to “SG Street Talks”

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Government Relations Agency Member

    Sept 2023 - May 2024
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  Moody College of Communication

  Jan 2024 - now

  Student Associate

  -Assisting college advisors with filing student documents on Microsoft Excel and helping students with their appointments with advisors.-Answering all phone calls and questions from students and parents about Moody College.

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  UT Senate of College Councils

  Apr 2024 - now

  Incoming Senate Representative for Communication Council
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  The Associated Press

  May 2024 - now

  Vote Entry Operator

  -Answering calls from reporters and election officials to key voting data into the AP Vote Entry system to be posted in news stations and newspapers after verifying that the vote counts are accurate.

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  The University of Texas at Austin

  May 2024 - now

  Program and Processes Intern (Student Governance Organizations)

  -Creating, organizing, and updating resources to support Student Governance Organization student leader training, education, and guidance material to ensure students succeed in their governance organizations.-Benchmarking the University of Texas student governance organizations against other universities' student governments to better understand areas of improvement.

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  Ballotpedia

  Jun 2024 - now

  Research Fellow

  -Researching local officeholders and candidates' platforms across Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia for the 2024 U.S. elections to provide reliable, nonpartisan information to citizens.