Anna Pickett

Anna Pickett

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  • About me

    Gates Public Service Law Graduate, LLM Student | International Human Rights Law & Intersectional Disability Advocacy | on Dkhw Duw’Absh (Duwamish Tribe) land

  • Education

    • University of Washington School of Law

      2022 - 2024
      Master of Laws - LLM Sustainable International Development
    • Seattle University

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor's degree Humanities/Humanistic Studies

      Activities and Societies: President and Founder of Students for Disability Justice, Seattle University Dance Marathon Steering Committee Member

    • University of Washington School of Law

      2021 - 2024
      Doctor of Law - JD International Human Rights

      Activities and Societies: Gates Public Service Law Scholar, President & Founder of the Alliance for Disability Law & Justice

  • Experience

    • Seattle University

      Apr 2014 - Sept 2017

      Dance Marathon is a nation-wide student led philanthropy, raising money for local Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Seattle University Dance Marathon, specifically, is a year long fundraising effort for Seattle Children's Hospital's uncompensated care fund. In my role as Morale Chair, I trained and managed a team of 32 Morale Captains, who serve as team leaders and event promoters throughout the year.

      • President

        Apr 2014 - Sept 2017
      • Student Ambassador

        Jul 2014 - Jun 2017
      • Morale Chair

        Apr 2014 - Jun 2016
    • National MS Society

      Sept 2014 - Jun 2015
      Corporate Partner Research Intern
    • The Fulbright Program

      May 2017 - May 2018
      Fulbright Research Fellow
    • Seattle International Foundation

      Jul 2018 - Aug 2021
      • Development & Program Coordinator

        Apr 2021 - Aug 2021
      • Communications & Programs Assistant

        Apr 2019 - Apr 2021
      • Fellow

        Jul 2018 - Apr 2019
    • Global Shapers Community

      Feb 2021 - Jan 2024
      Seattle Shaper

      The Seattle Hub of Global Shapers is a diverse group of change-making Seattleites who are passionate about improving the world, instigating change, innovating, and taking risks. We collaborate with local communities, local organizations, and other Global Shaper hubs around the world to address local and global issues we care about to create a positive impact. https://www.seattleshapers.org/

    • Purposeful

      Jul 2021 - Jan 2023
      Activist Advisor

      The With and For Girls Fund brings all of Purposeful’s experimental feminist funding initiatives into one integrated participatory grantmaking hub, resourcing girls resistance from the village to the global and everything in between.The Founding partners of With and For Girls continue to work as a collective to power the fund with resources. They leverage learnings to influence more and better resources for girls in philanthropic and development spaces.

    • Legal Counsel for Youth and Children

      Jun 2022 - Sept 2022
      Legal Intern

      As a LCYC Legal Intern for their Youth Homelessness Program, I support the team in pursuing their mission and accompany young people between the ages of 12 and 24 years who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness in King County through various civil legal services.

    • Human Rights Watch

      Jan 2023 - Jul 2023
      Legal Extern, Disability Rights Division
    • Movement Law Lab

      May 2023 - Aug 2023
      Legal Intern, Global Program
  • Licenses & Certifications