EDUCATION
American University, School of Public Affairs (SPA), Washington, DC May 2021Bachelor of Arts: Political Science
Honors: GPA: 3.4/4.0, Summer Enrichment Training Program (STEP), SPA Leadership Program
South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC May 2017Honors: Graduated with Arts & Academic Diploma’s, Dean’s list, GPA: 3.47/4.0, Class of 2017 Commencement SpeakerMemberships: National Honor Society, Ambassador, Student Council/Hall Exec, Honor Council, International Relations Club, Film Club, Multi-Cultural Club
South Pointe High School, Rock Hill, SC August 2013 – June 2015Honors: Principal’s Scholar, Varsity Lettered in Academics, Two-time Academic Achievement recipient, Student Council Excellence in Precision Award
Memberships: Student Council Executive Board, Drama Club, Ambassador, Quiz Bowl Team, P.R.I.D.E. Leadership Society, National Beta Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), PROGENY Multi-Cultural Club, International Thespian Society, South Carolina Association of Student Councils
EXPERIENCE
Diversity & Inclusion Assistant, Brooklyn Nets | BSE Global, Remote June 2020 – Present
- Spearheads 5 Employee Resource Groups (ERGS) for internal staff in efforts to execute programming and foster company inclusivity.
- Evaluate and Reviews the company’s internal diversity data in relation to other NBA League Teams to inform and influence strategic planning and decision-making.
- Develops and designs D&I educational content for new intranet site to manage employee engagement, drive culture change, and department functionality.
Congressional Intern, Majority Whip Leadership Office, U.S. House of Representatives. August 2019 – December 2019
- Assisted in performing political research on relevant legislative initiatives integrated with data entry into House information systems and drafting of memorandums referencing committee briefings
- Received and documented approximately 30 constituent calls daily in addition to processing political mail for Office Recording-Keeping Operations
- Fulfilled weekly Majority-Whip Reception and State Event duties through assisting with logistics planning and program set-up
Orientation Leader, Office of Orientation, Transition, & Retention, American University January 2019 – August 2019
- Welcomed over 1800 undergraduate students to American University for summer orientation and general university welcome
- Led groups of 13-20 students through question and answer sessions, campus climate discussions, and transitioning to college
- Facilitated sexual assault prevention, consent, safe drinking, and diversity & inclusion presentations to over 30+ student per sessions for 90 minutes
Communications & Outreach Program Assistant, Center for Diversity & Inclusion, American University August 2017 – present
- Share events and opportunities with more than 1,000 students, faculty, and staff via email newsletter and social media
- Assess the impact of social media and other outreach campaigns such as “A Dialogue for U”
- Support four full-time staff by managing office email, answering phones, and assembling handouts for our programs
- Generate and implement initiatives for strategic outreach of CDI to the student body as well as target populations including but not limited to First Generation students, STEP students, Students of Color, LGBTQ community students.
Director of Social Media, Student Voice, Washington DC June 2017 – May 2020
- Administrated the creation, curation, and publishing of relevant, original, high-quality content
- Monitored, listened, and responded to more than 6,700 followers in a “Social” way while analyzing strategy
- Promoted content through social advertising on 4 digital platforms
SKILLS
• Computer: Microsoft Office Suite; Windows Movie Maker; iMovie; Photography; Videography; Final Cut Pro,• Social Media: Facebook (scheduling post and activity), Twitter (analytics and trends), Instagram, Snapchat