Project Manager. Delaware County Gun-Violence Homicide Database
June 2017 - Present
Manage GIS-mapping database of all Delaware County homicides since 2008 • Interact directly with local stakeholders (victims, health organizations, government officials, etc.) on gun violence reduction efforts.
Associate | Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
Sept. 2016 - Present
Responsible for the issue area of Art and Culture as Social Action and related events and initiatives • Advises students and organizations on funding, social innovation opportunities, and navigating resources
Summer Consultant | Temin and Company
June 2016Â - Sept. 2016
Provided research and press briefings to the CEO of a management consultancy focused on reputation and crisis management • Assisted with researching and writing conference speeches, white papers, and Forbes.com think pieces on socially responsible crisis management • Clientele included global corporations, foreign governments, universities, and various large-scale non-profits.
Strategy Consultant | Swarthmore Intercultural Center
Sept. 2015Â - Present
Work directly with 30+ student groups on campus • Ensure access to funding, budgeting, and developmental advice • Contribute to equity and inclusion reports, such as the annual Campus Climate Study
Writing, Research, & Multimedia Experience
Multimedia Intern | Human Rights Watch
June 2017 - Sept. 2017
Hands on experience with all aspects of post-production multimedia work, including transcribing, translating, subtitling, selecting sound bites, and editing assemblies • Contributed to digital strategy and studio interviews alongside senior producers.
Researcher & Writer | Passport du Wall Street
Contributed weekly stories for an online platform for American-Polish exchange and investment opportunity.
May 2016 - Present
Researcher & Case Writer | Global Nonviolent Action Database
Published 10 research articles on cases of international strategic for use by activists and academics alike
Sept. 2015 - Jan. 2016
Research Analyst | ERASE Racism NY
June - Sept. 2015
Produced a 30-page self-advocacy toolkit for a low-income community • Created an Excel database of all New York politicians and their respective stances on issues pertaining to economic equality, public education, and fair housing • Developed an interactive digital timeline for education on structural racism.
Leadership
And other unique experiences
Senior Editor & Writer | The Phoenix
Sept. 2016 - Present
Manage 30 writers for the bi-weekly section "The Campus Journal" for Swarthmore College student publication, The Phoenix • Assign stories; write features and opinion pieces; edit, copy edit and proofread publication.
Co-Founder | Swarthmore’s Women of Color Collective
Sept. 2015 - Present
Founded space for empowerment, networking opportunities, representation, and mentorship • Brought 50 members to the White House in March 2016 and met with 12 senior advisors of the Obama Administration.
Creator & Editor-in-Chief | VISIBILITY Magazine
Sept. 2015 - Present
Created platform to archive and uplift the experiences of historically marginalized student voices • Manage a production team and 40+ individual contributors • Distribute digitally to a network of 20,000 alumni.
Student | Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program
Sept. 2016 - Present
Participant in two Inside-Out courses, in which students inside and outside of prison study, research, and work on issues of social change and policy reform together inside Chester State Prison
Animator | Junior Youth
Sept. 2016 - Present
Co-leader of local community youth group focused on fostering values of unity, service, spiritual growth, and social action.
Program Intern | Asian Arts Initiative
Sept. 2016 - Jan. 2017
Provided programmatic support to this multidisciplinary arts center, which offers exhibitions, performances, artist residencies, youth workshops, and a community gathering space in Philadelphia's historic Chinatown district.
Selected Awards and Distinctions
2017:
Engaged Scholarship Fellowship from the Lang Center for Civic and Social Engagement
Social Justice Activism Award from Swarthmore College
2016:
Alina Wong Award in Recognition of Community Consciousness from Swarthmore College
Undergraduate Journalist Scholar Award from the South Asian Journalist Association
2014:
Award for Promoting Cultural Diversity and Harmony from the Baha’i Community, Town of Oyster Bay, NY
2011:
Presidential Volunteer Service Award from President Barack Obama’s Council on Service and Civic Participation
Conferences, Summits, & more
that I've recently had the honor of attending.
Glamour Women of the Year Summit, Brooklyn Museum, 2017​
Clinton Global Initiative, Northeastern University, 2017
Guns Down Life Up! Assembly, the New York Academy of Medicine, 2017
International Young Leaders Assembly Global Summit, the United Nations, 2017
Debating for Democracy, the New School, 2016
Women of Color Conference, Haverford College, 2016
International Day of Women, the United Nations, 2015