EDUCATION

Master of Public Administration, Expected May 2022

University of Delaware

Specialization: Public and Non-Profit Management

Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies and Urban Studies, May 2020

University of Connecticut

Study Abroad: Prague, Czech Republic

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant

September 2020–Present

Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware

Provide research support on various topics to the Conflict Resolution Program staff.

Create and host podcast interviews to be published on the Institute for Public Administration website.

Update and draft various documents and PowerPoints as related to the Conflict Resolution Program and the Institute for Public Administration.

Intern

Hartford Reentry Welcome Center, Hartford, Connecticut

September–December 2019

Supported case managers by conducting new client intake.

Managed the front desk in a professional manner by greeting clients, creating appointments, and making and receiving phone calls.

Assisted case managers in making connections with local nonprofit organizations.

Policy Intern

September– December 2019

Department of Developmental Services, Hartford, Connecticut

Synthesized findings from existing community plans and utilized data to create SWOT analyses on key planning issues.

Conducted policy research and created informative presentations on findings for staff to help put together the new intensive and complex 10-year Plan of Conservation and Development.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Co-Founder/Vice President

April 2019-May 2020

Haitian Students Association, University of Connecticut

Coordinated large- and small-scale events that introduced the student body to Haitian culture.

Led bi-weekly general body meetings on topics related to Haitian culture.

Alternative Spring Break Team Leader

September 2018–April 2019

University of Connecticut Community Outreach

Mobilized a group of 45 undergraduate students in a week-long service trip on rural poverty in Appalachia.

Facilitated discussions for reflection with participants prior to, during, and after the trip on the implications of poverty in rural Appalachia.

RESEARCH

Undergraduate Independent Research

September–December 2018, January-May 2020

University of Connecticut

Project Title: African American, Puerto Rican, West Indian Housing Struggles in Hartford County

Conducted research and prepared information on residents of color who lived in Hartford, Connecticut, during the early to mid-twentieth century.

Investigated the history of housing instability and eviction in the United States and Hartford, Connecticut.

Library Research Assistant (Intern)

University of Connecticut Dodd Research Center, Storrs, Ct

November 2018 – May 2019

Established the new punk rock image collection by Joe Snow onto the Connecticut Digital Archives.

Critically analyzed and researched over 200 abstract ideas and photos to correctly organize the collection.

Worked independently while filing periodic reports to supervisor on progress of project.

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