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In Spring 2023, I served as a press intern in the office of Senator Elizabeth Warren and completed a class within the SPA Leadership program focused on developing transferable professional skills within our internship and preparing to use these experiences to enter the job market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this role, I compiled daily television and radio clips using TV Eyes and Snapstream, transcribed audio and media appearances using Otter.ai, and wrote and edited original press releases, repurposed press releases, quotes, video scripts, and media advisories. I also researched reporters and developed issue area-specific press lists used to pitch stories on the Senator’s top priorities. In addition, I supported the office’s administrative functions by assisting with our tour program, reaching out to constituents and booking their tours, and updating the website with new tour information post-pandemic regulations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This internship solidified my love for communications and pushed me to pursue full time communications roles on the Hill to combine my passion for public service with my interest in press and communications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Spring 2023, I served as a press intern in the office of Senator Elizabeth Warren and completed a class within the SPA Leadership program focused on developing transferable professional skills within our internship and preparing to use these experiences to enter the job market. In this role, I compiled daily television and radio clips using TV Eyes and Snapstream, transcribed audio and media appearances using Otter.ai, and wrote and edited original press releases, repurposed press releases, quotes, video scripts, and media advisories. I also researched reporters and developed issue area-specific press lists used to pitch stories on the Senator’s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3358,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3358"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":45,"date":"2021-05-03T03:21:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T03:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2021-05-03T03:21:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T03:21:59","slug":"first-year-reflections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/first-year-reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"First Year Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

This semester, as part of the Immigration and Refugee Rights issue group, I was able to work with a team to collaboratively develop and execute a social action project to raise awareness for and support a refugee resettlement agency in the DMV area. We were able to raise over $200 to contribute to Mozaic which works with Syrian refugees. We also launched a social media campaign that reached over 100 people which we used to inform the public about the strenuous process undertaken by potential refugees to receive refugee status in the US as well as the mental toll that can take given the difficulty of the process and the lack of support resettled refugees are given. Lastly, we created a website with an informative video that was shared with first year AUx classes that also listed action items for viewers to take to learn about current legislation and sign petitions as well as to donate to various refugee support organizations around the country. Ultimately, we were successful in raising awareness and supporting a local organization.<\/p>\n

Personal Growth<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a leader, I have gained many valuable skills and experiences as a result of working with my issue group on a social action project and through the leadership labs that we were able to take part in. My organizational and planning skills have greatly improved as, being a member of a team, I wanted to ensure that I was able to support my teammates by keeping myself on track. I also was able to develop my ability to be assertive and share my ideas for potential issues and projects. I found that I became more confident in my role as a leader as well, and often saw myself volunteering to take on tasks when I may not have in the past. Collaborating with my team certainly helped build these skills because each person was supportive and helpful and willing to lend a hand which fostered a very encouraging environment in which I think all of us were willing to put ourselves out there, take charge, and grow.<\/p>\n

Team Dynamic<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was extremely proud of my group both during the planning and implementation phase of our project. We worked very cohesively and collaboratively together and were able to successfully create a plan and execute it. Although there were certainly challenges, such as being unable to find a restaurant to hold a fundraiser, we were able to work around it and instead develop other means to raise money, including online social media approaches that could reach a wider audience. At times we did encounter some conflict as we worked to delegate tasks and ensure that the work was being distributed equally but also trying to base it on our individual strengths, which could be difficult. Since many of us are very involved on and off campus, we sometimes had a hard time getting everything done in a timely manner but rather than have these issues grow and disrupt our project, we figured out ways to resolve them amongst ourselves or by asking for help from our teaching assistant who was always very supportive.<\/p>\n

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Our Project This semester, as part of the Immigration and Refugee Rights issue group, I was able to work with a team to collaboratively develop and execute a social action project to raise awareness for and support a refugee resettlement agency in the DMV area. We were able to raise over $200 to contribute to Mozaic which works with Syrian refugees. We also launched a social media campaign that reached over 100 people which we used to inform the public about the strenuous process undertaken by potential refugees to receive refugee status in the US as well as the mental<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3358,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3358"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":19,"date":"2020-07-06T19:43:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T19:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spatemplate\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2023-04-05T22:31:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T22:31:14","slug":"work-sample","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/em1702a\/work-sample\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Sample"},"content":{"rendered":"

Context<\/h3>\n

This is a writing sample from a course in political writing, and includes a one pager and talking points on the BE HEARD Act, legislation that aims to address workplace sexual harassment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n