Intern

The Black AIDS Institute

October 2020- April 2021

The leading organizing and policy instrument for addressing HIV/AIDs in black and brown communities, my work at The Black AIDS Institute is dedicated to assist with outreach and critically look at areas of growth within chapters; aid in the development of Jamii, the Institute's new professional learning community, where I examine the program and offer creative feedback; and, "Cut the Stigma," the Institute's HBCU centered outreach to end stigma, provide HIV and sexual health education, and I assist in reviewing what has been done, and conduct outreach to potential schools.

Carbon Charge Intern

Swarthmore College

Jan 2019 - May 2019

In this position, I am tasked with auditing each individual academic department, measuring their square footage against the amount of their carbon emissions to accurately assess their contribution to the aggregated carbon emissions of the College.

Intern

Chester City Councilmember- Elect Stefan Roots
Aug 2021-

After connecting with the then candidate, I was able to secure an internship conducting research with Councilmember-Elect Stefan Roots, where I am identifying effective activities for citizens to engage in to take ownership and meet the gaps of the current administration, as Roots plans for his initial days in office this January 2022. Identifying effective communication strategies, Councilmember-Elect Roots is seeking to empower Chester residents to recall their history of citizen action to hold the failing City Council accountable, as the city is in receivership.

Intern

Oregon House of Representatives

Aug 2020- Jan 2021

Working with Representative Karin Power, my position was self-designed and outlined to aid in the research and development of innovative policy solutions to childcare needs, as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. The scope of my work entails attending COVID childcare crisis-related committees; executing policy research, case studies, and producing relevant policy memos for legislative bill ideas on how to address and transform Oregon's existing childcare system to: first, cultivate programmatic avenues for childcare providers to become certified teachers and educators.

Intern

Philadelphia City Council Member Cherelle Parker
Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

Coordinating with the Chief of Staff of Councilmember Parker's team, I was able to solidify an internship position, where I worked weekly to assist in answering constituent calls, connecting constituents with services, and executing discrete office projects centered on logistics for events and events.

Legislative Intern

United States Senate

Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

Selected for my commitment to social justice and civil rights, the Otto and Verdell Rutherford Scholarship offered me the opportunity to work on the environmental and foreign affairs portfolios of US Senator Jeff Merkley. During my time I developed proficiency in note-taking, briefing, crafting decision memos for the Senator, data expertise organizing constituent emails and most importantly, being responsive to the needs of our constituent over the phone, leading tours and writing policy response letters.

Policy Associate

Portland City Council Member Chloe Eudaly
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

Working with one of our staff policy analyst, I helped to conduct research on behalf of an adopted policy proposal to initiate an equity program for cannabis licensing for communities disproportionately impacted by the former criminalization. I also organized and hosted a youth empowerment event at City Hall. Daily operations were directed towards attending meetings, taking constituent calls, working on social media and providing advise.

Staff Associate

Garvey Schubert Barer

May 2017 - July 2017

Working with lawyer Robert Weaver, I helped to provided briefs, analyses and opinions on his personal cases surrounding The Affordable Care Act in Oregon, as well as partner cases, in which I conducted research and read through statements and documents adding new commentary to the cases.

Intern

Oregon Climate

June 2016 - May 2017

Joining the early organization, I conducted research on student groups in Oregon and helped to conduct outreach to those groups. Additionally, I helped to organize and attend several lobby days at the Oregon State Capitol. In 2018, I won a Public Policy competition through the organization where I presented my proposal at the Global Climate Action Summit. The organization has since gone national, where I have served as a fellow and a member of the Millennial Advisory Board.

Clerical Assistant

Multnomah County District Attorney

Sep 2014 - Aug 2016

I helped to process and scan criminal records into the District Attorney's database, while also assisting in general office organization and filing.

Intern

Monument Lab

September 2021 - January 2022

In this position, I worked in conjunction with Monument Lab's curatorial team to support the research, performance and programming components of the upcoming exhibitions and projects; gained greater dialogue about curation, event design, community outreach, and research and evaluation; and I will support the process of sharing and archiving research findings in a publication and other means.

Intern

Portland Clean Energy Fund

October 2020 - May 2021

A policy initiative passed by communities of color and environmental justice organizations, the Portland Clean Energy Fund acts as the officiating conduit between the cities and these stakeholder groups to disseminate grant funds for sustainably equitable jobs and programming to strengthen the city's commitment to addressing climate change and racial justice. I have the opportunity to work in the liaison function between the institution and communities to analyze, gather feedback, and provide recommendations on the participant grantees.

Conversation Facilitator

Oregon Humanities

May 2018 - July 2020

Upon being selected, I created and facilitated conversations entitled, "The Hate You Give," where organizations who hire me, have we work with their members to grapple with the psychology of race and racism, as to combat these biases in their own lives.

Intern

Resolutions NW

June 2016 - Aug 2018

Working with a team of fellow students, we coordinated and facilitated a three day seminar on restorative justice with middle school students. I also worked to write, create, edit and produce a short film about restorative practices on Eurocentric standards of beauty.

Intern

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art

June 2017 - Aug 2017

Commissioned to write blog posts for the organization, I attended meetings and gave feedback on strategies to reach more students and youth. Additionally, I worked to coordinate and host with several colleagues a photo project for the International the Time Based Art Festival 2017 -- that was featured later in the Portland Winter Lights Festival and several other major local art scenes.

Project Coordinator

I Love This Place PDX

Sep 2015 - June 2018

www.ilovethisplacepdx.org/

Taking over the blog, I helped develop the website theme, manage content, coordinate guest contributors, edit content and produce my own. The entire framework of the current online platform was a development of my own and I have passed it on to the next editors to contribute their vision.

Youth Outreach Coordinator+

The CENTER

Feb 2015 - June 2018

www.thecenterpdx.org

After collaborating with the Director, we created this position for me to conduct outreach to young people, coordinate events around civic engagement and youth agency and generally bringing people into the physical space of the CENTER. Some of the highlights were producing shows with our NPR affiliate, hosting US State Dept. delegates, and working with middle school students on topics of race and privilege.