Social Assistant
Resume:
Nandita Kannapadi
Pittsburgh, PA, 15237, United States
******@****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/nanditakannapadi
Education
Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and International Studies, Case Western Reserve University
Minor in Computer Science and Social Justice
Area focus in the Middle East and Topical focus in International Development 08/2017 – 05/2021
Cleveland, United States
Professional Experience
Campaign Field Intern, Congressional Representative Jessica Miranda's 2020 Campaign Initiated projects on gathering demographics data with campaign managers Logged over 100 calls to district voters
08/2020 – 11/2020
Cleveland, United States
HRIS Intern, IT Department at Aleris
Implemented the General Data Protection Regulation compliance forms and documents on the application platform (iCIMS)
Collaborated with professional software developers and data analysts in the US and international counterparts in Belgium, Germany, and China 05/2019 – 08/2019
Cleveland, United States
Research Intern, The Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western Reserve University Examined and edited government grant proposals for energy-efficient projects written by CWRU professors
11/2018 – 05/2019
Cleveland, United States
Projects
Judicial Bypass Project, Research Assistant of Case Western's Reserve School of Law Researched and tracked the legislative process to determine how informed Ohio's county courthouses are on the 'judicial bypass law' where minors can petition for abortion without parental consent
Conducted and transcribed over 100 phone interviews and developed a database compiling the responses of 88 juvenile courthouses in Ohio Created and presented the first judicial bypass report in Ohio called Barriers for Minors Seeking Abortion (pending publication)
09/2018 – present
Women's Movement and Feminism in Jordan, CWRU's International Studies Senior Capstone Produced and presented a 34-page capstone essay based on extensive research and abroad experiences on the fluidity and complexities of feminism in Jordan 09/2020 – 12/2020
Leadership
Greek Life Office at Case Western Reserve University, Director of Diversity and Inclusion Facilitated 5 dialogues and focus groups on (identity, belonging, diversity) with the goal of creating safe spaces for underrepresented students Implemented projects and policies for more inclusive practices, such as drafting/initiating the Inclusive Community Standards policy for all Greek Chapters 01/2019 – 01/2020
Cleveland, United States
Art Forward, Treasurer
Coordinated student volunteers with youth at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center for monthly art projects
Organized the annual art exhibition Blank Canvas to display the incarcerated youth’s art and writings.
09/2018 – 01/2020
Cleveland, United States
Feminist Collective, Active Task Force Officer
Launched campus-wide events and panels to promote equality and to engage with the students and faculty about social justice and feminist issues Received $1000 grant from Planned Parenthood to canvass 08/2018 – 05/2019
Cleveland, United States
Youth Alliance and Activism in Society, Founder
Edited a student-run newsletter that submitted monthly articles around politics and social issues on local Cleveland and national/international issues 01/2018 – 05/2019
Cleveland, United States
Awards
Dean's High Honors List, Case Western Reserve University 3.75+ GPA
Social Justice Scholar, Social Justice Institute at CWRU
$500 grant and engaged in weekly discussions on social issues Courses
Intro to Journalism, Case Western Reserve University Interviewed 3 people for the short story assignments Creative Writing, Case Western Reserve University
Video Production, Case Western Reserve University
Currently enrolled
Skills
Sustained Diaolgue
Moderator
Formally trained as a dialogue
moderator
Self-Starter
Founded the Diversity and
Inclusion Committee in
CWRU's Pi Beta Phi chapter
Social Justice Training
Institute
Engaged in a conference with
highly-passionate students
about D&I issues and learned
techniques on moderating,
communicating, and
implementing inclusive policies
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