Press Intern for U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer

LAUREN C. TURENCHALK

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914-***-**** ******@**********.*** www.linkedin.com/in/laurenturenchalk PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

Washington, D.C. OFFICE OF U.S SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER Sept.’20-Present National Press Intern

• Compile daily mentions memorandums and news briefings for the press team and Leader Schumer.

• Organize a daily editorial roundup of major news outlets to share with the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee.

• Draft a daily press schedule of events happening across the Hill for the Schumer press team.

• Complete projects for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Newark, DE BIDEN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, University of Delaware Oct.’19 - May’20 Undergraduate Archivist and Research Assistant

• Conducted historical research and digitized hundreds of archival materials in order to create an upcoming digital collection for the Center for Historic Architecture and Design in the Biden School. Washington, D.C. OFFICE OF U.S SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER June’19 - Aug.’19 Legislative Intern

• Attended Congressional Committee hearings and wrote over 20 policy memorandums for legislative staff. Conducted legislative research on environmental, immigration, and judicial policies.

• Authored over 10 policy-based constituent letters on behalf of Senator Schumer.

• Answered phone calls to the office, greeted visitors to the office, and handled flag/tour requests.

• Volunteered for the Senate Diversity Initiative and Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee Wilmington, DE OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR THOMAS R. CARPER Feb.’19-May’19 Legislative Intern

• Wrote event memorandums, portions of speeches, and talking points directly for the Senator and staffed over 15 events alongside the Senator in Delaware.

• Wrote over 30 official letters to constituents, organizations, and companies on behalf of Senator Carper.

• Handled constituent correspondence and casework inquiries and answered all phone calls to the office. Newark, DE CAMPAIGN OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR THOMAS R. CARPER Sept.’18-Nov.’18 Campaign Intern

• Made hundreds of phone calls to constituents in Delaware to gain support for the Senator and contributed to his successful re-election campaign.

• Planned and staffed campaign events such as Hispanic festivals, community days, and candidate events.

• Wrote mentions memorandums, talking points, and debate preparation scripts for Senator Carper. New York, NY GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL June’18-July‘18 Frontline Representative

• Met a bi-weekly quota of recruiting new monthly-donating members, volunteers, and staff applicants to increase our funding and political clout.

• Educated hundreds of people about Greenpeace’s plastic-free future and anti-oil pipelines campaigns. Chappaqua, NY HORACE GREELEY HOUSE MUSEUM, New Castle Historical Society Jan.’18-Dec.‘18 Research Intern

• Researched the past 20 years of exhibits and created an extensive digitized exhibition for the museum’s website and Facebook page to improve accessibility to our materials.

• Link: https://www.newcastlehs.org/digitized-past-exhibitions/ EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE May 30th, 2020

• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Bachelor of Arts in History.

• Overall GPA: 3.7

• Dean’s List: 7/8 semesters. Delaware Scholar Award (all semesters).

• First Place Winner of the University of Delaware’s Thomas J. Craven Essay Prize.

• Study Abroad Program, 2019: Classical and Biblical Literature in Athens, Greece.

• Contributing to a Political Science Professor’s Scholarly Publication. MEMBERSHIPS • Former Secretary of The National History Honor Society (Phi Alpha Theta); The National Political Science Honor Society (Pi Sigma Alpha); College Democrats Club; Spanish National Honor Society. SKILLS • Intermediate Spanish; Microsoft Suite; Legislative Research and Writing; Intranet Quroum; ActBlue.

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