LinkedIn Contact Awards and Honors
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major: Religion, Social Change, Peace Studies/Environmental Studies
August 2019 – May 2023
Swarthmore College – Swarthmore, PA
GPA: 3.94
Thesis: Conspirituality: The Digital Creation of a Violent New Age Movement (working title)
- Phillip Evans Scholar, Richard Rubin Scholar, Senator at-large 2020-21 (Diversity and Inclusion/Internal Affairs Committee) President’s Sustainability Research Fellow 2020-2021, ChesterSemester Fellow, German Club Co-President 2019-2020,Phoenix Newspaper photographer, Lang Center Advisor, Leadership Board War News Radio, Pete Seegar Scholarship Recipient (Lucas August Jones Foundation), Lang Summer Impact Scholarship Recipient, Richard Rubin Summer Internship Scholarship Recipient, Pulitzer Fellowship Finalist x2, Analog Photography Club Board member
- Relevant Coursework: Humanitarianism: Education and Conflict, International Relations, Peace Education, Sustainability Research and Action, Gender, Sexuality and Social Change, Environmental Justice, Healing Praxis and Social Justice,
Non-Traditional Secondary Education
August 2015 – May 2019
- Schools: Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, The Oxbow School, Conserve School, Johnson Country Community College, University of Kansas City Missouri, IES Virrey Morcillo (Spain), Heilig-Geist-Gymnasium (Germany), CIEE
EXPERIENCE
Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility Advisor on Environment and Sustainability
February 2022– May 2023
Swarthmore College – Swarthmore, PA
- serve as peer mentor connecting fellow students with social impact opportunities and grants related to the environment and sustainability
- serve as knowledge base on external an internal sustainably opportunities/issues
- advocated and co-develop strategies for increased low-income student engagement with social impact grants
- team lead on Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility history and timeline development project
President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship Climate Community Fellow
August 2020 – August 2022
Swarthmore College – Swarthmore, PA
- Designed and led 130+ participant “Climate Essentials Workshop,” a flagship climate change education program for the Office of Sustainability
- Managed group of 10+ student employees
- Designed, developed, and implemented campus-wide strategies to foster engagement with the climate crisis
- Conducted interviews, identified key issues areas, and created report on the effectiveness of the environmental studies department
- Wrote white paper on “Building Climate Community in Liberal Arts Education Spaces”
Photographer
September 2019-May 2023
Communications Department Swarthmore College – Swarthmore, PA
- photograph college events ranging from dinner to NCAA tournaments while maintaining professional journalist photography standards
- work effectively under stress and delivered photos with extremely quick turn-around time
- work published in numerous venues including The Bulletin: The Alumni Magazine of Swarthmore College, college website, social media, pamphlets etc.
- mentored by Laurence Kesterson, a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist with 35+ year of experience
Judicial Intern in the Chambers of Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley
June 2021- August 2021
U.S. Tax Court – Washington D.C.
- Learned about the court’s history and tax law in the United States
- Assisted Chief Judge Foley in his oversight of the U.S. Tax Court
Policy Intern
July 2021 – October 2021
Climate Equity Policy Center – Berkeley, CA
- Created memo on implementing more effective and equitable bicycling policy
- Created factsheets targeted at various populations to increase public awareness of biking policy reform and it’s benefits for already disentranced communities
Intern
December 2020 – February 2021
Montgomery County Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions – Bethesda, MA
- Supported community engagement and dialogue with Montgomery Country Climate Action Plan through a 200+ registrant webinar
- Helped coordinate environmentally focused interfaith responses to Montgomery County Council climate policy
ChesterSemester Fellow
January 2022 – May 2022
Swarthmore College – Swarthmore, PA/Chester, PA
- Participated in course focused on engaging with the community of Chester, PA
- Supported development of Law, Policy & Environmental Justice conference
- Wrote summaries of environmental justice related documents focusing on public accessibility
- Wrote white paper on “Higher Education Engagement with Environmental Justice: Navigating Stakeholder Relationships”
Freelance Photographer
October 2017 – Present
- Photograph wide range of events, people and occasions from engagements to night clubs
Extern
Alameda County Bar Association – Oakland, CA
National Youth Leader at National Advocacy Institute
July 2018-July 2019
American Civil Liberties Union – Washington D.C.
- Helped lead 2 conferences of 1000+ youth
- Introduced panelists and facilitated conversations
- Helped organize demonstration on immigrant human rights at Capitol Hill with 1000+ participants
Volunteer
April 2013 – May 2018
Youth Volunteer Corps – Kansas City, MO
- volunteered on a wide range of projects including special education theatre programs to urban farms
- served for four years on youth advisory board
- served for 1 year on international youth advisory board
Intergenerational Spring Seminar Youth Dean
August 2015 – April 2017
Unitarian Universalist Association Office at the United Nations – New York, NY
- Assisted in planning, organizing, and leading two seminars focused on localized action on international concerns
- Oversaw youth leadership team
- Additionally, served on seminar planning board from 2020-2021