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Professional History

Swarthmore College. Swarthmore, PA

B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies, May 2018

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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 2016 - 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. 2015 - 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

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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

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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 

CV: Welcome

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

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