Meredith M. Bowers

**** **** ** **, **********, DC, 20010 503-***-**** adj0s1@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, Corvallis, OR

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (Jun 2019)

• Minors: French and Aerospace Studies

• Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha

• Attended Stanford University’s Hoover Institution Summer Policy Boot Camp (2018)

• Studied abroad at l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Lyon (Sciences Po Lyon) (2017)

• Graduated U.S. Air Force ROTC Field Training at Maxwell AFB, AL and Camp Shelby, MS (2017) EXPERIENCE

LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW, Washington, DC Election Protection Administrative Assistant (Temporary), Oct 2020 – Present

• Supporting 866-Our-Vote election protection hotline by providing technical support to 17,000+ volunteers from 150+ partner organizations who fielded 235,000+ calls in order to ensure voters had the right to vote without interference during the 2020 general election

LPAC, Washington, DC

Paid Intern, Jun 2020 – Aug 2020

• Assembled, produced and targeted sponsor support for LPAC's virtual event at the Democratic National Convention

• Assisted Executive Director to ensure record-keeping and follow-up were consistent and captured in major donor files; that updates to database are also up-to-date, reflecting changes put in by Executive Director's personal outreach

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER, Washington, DC Paid Legislative Intern, Jan 2020 - May 2020

• Logged constituent correspondence, attended congressional briefings, wrote policy memos for staffers, drafted letters to constituents, assisted with committee markups, drafted webpage updates for COVID-19 relief, answered phone calls, gave Capitol tours, transported bills and co-sponsorships to the House floor, and provided additional administrative support to office staff

• Drafted daily press clips for staff and weekly news wraps for congressman

• Managed front office when Staff Assistant was out of office

U.S. AIR FORCE ROTC, Corvallis, OR

Cadet (Officer Candidate), Sep 2015 - Jun 2019

• Drafted military memos and briefed active duty officers on current events

• Trained 20 cadets for 4 months in drill and ceremonies, dress and appearance, USAF knowledge, and leadership

• Supervised 10 project/event officers in 4 months including fundraising about $4,000 for OSU Air Force ROTC

U.S. SENATE, OFFICE OF SENATOR RON WYDEN, Portland, OR Military & Veterans Constituent Services Intern, Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

• Supported military and veterans caseworker through drafting letters to government agencies, conducting research projects, and collating voicemails to communicate constituent concerns to caseworker

• Identified problems with VA Roseburg Health Care System through review of 10 years of casework files

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, Corvallis, OR Undergraduate Research Assistant, Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

• Co-authored and published an open-resource textbook titled “Nuclear Security: Countering the Threat from States and Non-State Actors” (2019) with Prof David Bernell and PhD candidate Ben Wickizer through OSU Open Educational Resources Unit

SKILLS

TS/SCI Eligible, French Language, ArcGIS, Google Earth, Microsoft Office 365, Google Suite, Basic HTML/CSS, Stata