Eunice Mejiadeu
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY Exp: Fall 2024
B.S Criminology & Afro-American Hist; Minor-Legal Comm. GPA: 3.75 Washington, DC Dean’s list ’21, ’22,’23, HIV+ scholarship Recipient, VP Roundtable Guest, White House Roundtable guest, John Hopkins HIV/AIDs Symposium Speaker, and Panelist GOAL
Utilize four years of community engagement experience to support research and policy efforts around child welfare, trafficking, and HIV.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Crew Member/Host/Cashier May 2021 - August 2021
Popeyes Winchester, VA
● Order recalling during rush.
● Training New Members
● Floor Management
● Customer ordering and communicating.
Cashier/Food Runner/ Host January 2021-March 2021
Yard House Washington, DC
• Managing money, taking guest orders
• Holding down first-floor orders and second-floor order
• Cleaning the back of the house with dishes and floors. Nanny September 2022-May 2023
Full-time Washington, DC
● After School Pickup
● Laundry and household cleaning
● Preparing Dinner and Lunches
● Reading comprehension assistance
● Sorting and organizing of clothes.
Advocates For Youth July 2020 – Present
Engaging communities around HIV/AIDs Organizing (ECHO) Washington, DC
● Organized National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day across the nation.
● Lobbing for HIV reform and decriminalization on the state and federal level
● Participated as a youth panelist for various federal, state, and local sexual health and sexual education seminars and round tables.
● Training new advocates on proper advocacy and youth engagement skills. DC Cohort August 2022 –Present
Council Member Washington, DC
• Discussed research initiative taken by the state of DC in preventing HIV/AIDS
• Provide authentic youth engagement on issues plaguing youth within DC, such as a lack of access to birth control or safe testing zones for HIV.
• Data collection on the growing number of young black people living with HIV within the DC area. Children’s Hospital August 2022 –Present
HIV/AIDS Youth Ambassador Washington, DC
• Researched preventive measures for youth at risk of HIV/AIDS
• Connected with members of the community and local organizations to facilitate awareness events.
• Organized a student-led talent show on the conversation around HIV/AIDS with over twenty participants at Howard University.
Petey Greene September 2021 – August 2023
Tutor Washington DC
● GED Tutoring for high school-level math and science
● Lead Peer support groups on post-incarceration
● Mentor in life after incarceration
Representative Adam Smith June 2023-September 2023 Congressional Intern Washington, DC
• Research housing policy in the State of Washington
• Engaged in constituent meetings on policy reforms.
• Collected data on constituents within the district and categorized specific information into data systems.
• Regularly conversed with constituents over the phone regarding problems in the district. Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute May 2023-August 2023 Foster Youth Intern Washington, DC
• Conducted research and published research paper surrounding Foster Youth and Sex Trafficking
• Held Congressional briefing around trafficking and Child Welfare
• Engaged Federal agencies such as HHS and the White House on policy recommendations regarding my research.
• Attended Sex Trafficking conferences and connected with organizations domestically and internationally on preventing trafficking.
Ameri Corp June 2022 – August 2022
Summer Associate Washington, DC
● Conducted group lead research on student engagement at DCPS.
● Crafted curriculum for DC public schools to engage students.
● Executed curriculum at DCPS school at the middle school level. Raising A Village October 2021 – August 2022
Tutor Washington, DC
● Lead after-school tutor for elementary-level math, science, and English assistance
● Food distribution to immigrant families living in government housing.
● Organized funding events for families in government housing United Way June 2021 – August 2021
Community Engagement Intern Winchester, VA
● Demographic research
● Client advisement and recruitment
● Data analysis and organizing climate issues within the community.
● Canvasing and advocating on behalf of United Way
● Referrals to outside agencies on behalf of United Way ACTIVITIES, SKILLS, INTERESTS
Technical: Microsoft 360, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Excel, Word, Java Programming Foreign Languages: French (Fluent), English (Fluent) Interests/Hobbies: Qualitative Research, Authentic Youth Engagement School Clubs & Interests: Petey Greene-Member, HU Debate