Assistant Service

William Eastman

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EDUCATION

Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ

Bachelors of Arts, Summa Cum Laude in Political Science & History May 2012

GPA: 3.96/4.0 Major GPA: 4.0/4.0

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Personal Aide to Mayor Cory A. Booker Newark, NJ

Booker Team for Newark 2014 May 2012-Present

Aide the Mayor and his campaign through staffing Mayor at events and meetings;

handling any follow-up requested from the Mayor from constituents, public officials, or

donors; producing audio/visual material for his social media sites (corybooker.com,

Twitter, Facebook etc.) and, more generally, helping the Mayor build statewide and

nationwide connections.

Policy Intern for the Office of Mayor Cory A. Booker Newark, NJ

Office of the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey June 2011-

Present

Assist in policy analysis and development including work in the fields of homelessness,

affordable housing, education, and community service.Assisting in the development of

The Newark 50 Project, a campaign to permanently house Newark’s 50 most vulnerable

street homeless, and successfully research and develop policy initiativessuch as the

“Make a Change” program.Completed: Federal grant applications for projects to house

mentally ill homeless veterans, and an “Affordable Housing Inventory Chart” that details

the progress, and occupancy, of major affordable housing developments in the City of

Newark. Processed and reviewed applications for AmeriCorps Vista positions in the

Mayor’s Office.

Resident Assistant New Brunswick, NJ

Rutgers Residence Life April 2010-May 2012

The Resident Assistant is tasked with creating inclusive communities made up of

individuals within the residence halls as well as enforcing residence hall policies.-

Responsible for providing for successful and pertinent programing and community

buildingfor over 300residential students. Accountable for crisis response, and conflict

resolution in the residence hall.

LEADERSHIP

President and Founder of Rutgers Shalom/Salaam

Created and led the organization, recently named “Most Outstanding New Student

Organization” at Rutgers University that is dedicated to bridging the gap between Jews,

Muslims, and Christians through community service, cultural exchange, and mutual

respect.Created, developed and implemented: the organization’s constitution and vision,

successful and well-attended cultural programming which has: raised money for local

charities, and strengthened bonds on campus between different student organizations and

campus constituencies. The organization won “Most Outstanding Community Service

Outreach Program” for our initiative, People of Abraham United Against Hunger Events

which fed over a 1,000 meals to the hungry, provided cold weather clothing to the needy,

and brought together Christians, Jews, Muslims, and others including imams, Rabbis,

Christian clergy to build bonds and break bread.

Undergraduate Associate, Eagleton Institute of Politics

Graduate of Certificate Program that offers 25 students the chance to study the practices

and processes of politics through seminars, internships, and meetings with governmental

and political officials at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.

AWARDS & HONORS

• Member of Cap and Skull Senior Honor Society

• Richard L. McCormick Presidential Scholarship Recipient

• Rutgers College Scholarship Recipient

• 2010 School of Arts and Sciences(SAS) Excellence Award Scholarship Recipient

• Dean’s List – Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011

• Rutgers 2010 Academic Excellence Award

• Member of: The SAS Honors School, Phi Theta Kappa: International Honor Society of

The Two Year College, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars

• Recipient of the Hillel International “Exemplar of Excellence Award”

Skills

Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Google+

References will be provided upon request.

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