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Anthony Diorio, Sophomore, Intern at the U.S. House of Representatives<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I am first and foremost a learner. I’ve found that while a lot of learning happens at school or university there’s even more that happens outside the classroom so a lifelong goal of mine is to never lose sight of my constant ability to learn and grow as a person. I am also a proud Italian-American and maybe a little bit of an obsessive Bruce Springsteen fan!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In my job for my member of congress, like any typical hilltern<\/em> I answer a lot of phones and respond to constituent requests. I also get to write policy letters and keep track of different legislation and votes. My favorite part about my job however is getting to attend briefings and writing briefing memos for staff members. Briefings are conducted by experts in the fields and are incredibly informative and usually very interesting.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The leadership program has prepared me for my role as incoming Student Co-Director as well as my current position on the hill. The program has helped me hone my research skills as well my concise writing; both of which are invaluable skills in any workforce. The program has also helped me with my self confidence in leadership. In other words, helping me to grow in my confidence as a leader as well as looking to the follower to better understand their needs. All leadership is effective service leadership: a point which I believe Dr. Manuel never fails to deliver!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Do things that you enjoy! So often people (especially AU students) can get caught up in what would look good on a resume or what they “should” be doing when in reality whatever you want to be doing is what you should be doing. Find a way to incorporate what you love into what you do because you will perform better when you enjoy what you’re working on.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You can reach out to Anthony on LinkedIn<\/a> or on Instagram at @anthony.oreo<\/a>. You can also reach Anthony via email at anthony.spaleadership@gmail.com.
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Anthony Diorio, Sophomore, Intern at the U.S. House of Representatives Major in Interdisciplinary Studies: Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics and Government; Minor in Political Science Who am I? I am first and foremost a learner. I’ve found that while a lot of learning happens at school or university there’s even more that happens outside the classroom […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2895,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-256","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2895"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/256\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":253,"date":"2021-04-19T14:24:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T14:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2021-04-19T14:24:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T14:24:28","slug":"leadership-in-action-prachi-jhawar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/leadership-in-action-prachi-jhawar\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership In Action: Prachi Jhawar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prachi Jhawar, Senior, Digital Media Intern at the National Organization for Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hi! My name is Prachi Jhawar (PRAH-chee JUH-ver), I use she\/her pronouns, and I’m from Westford, MA. I’m a third-year senior double majoring in Political Science and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. I’ll also be graduating with Undergraduate Certificates in Advanced Leadership Studies and Women, Policy, and Political Leadership.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I currently serve as the President of AU’s Students to End Abortion Stigma, the Communications & Outreach Coordinator for AU Triota (the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Honors Society), and a Senior Peer Facilitator for the American University Experience (AUx) Program. In the past, I’ve also held leadership roles in AU’s South Asian Student Association, the SPA Leadership Program, and AU Civics in the Capitol. I’m also member of Pi Sigma Alpha and Iota Iota Iota, two academic honors societies on campus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a Digital Media Intern at the National Organization for Women (NOW), my primary role is using Adobe Photoshop and Canva to create graphics pertaining to relevant feminist media. However, I do more than just make graphics! My role includes tons of research, collaboration, and work on other departments. Using both current events and my understanding of feminism, I create social media graphics and infographics to educate our followers and members about central issues in feminist advocacy. Additionally, I write copy for our social content to engage our followers to contact their Members of Congress in order to pass legislation improving the lives of women. Lastly, I draft blog posts for our website to educate members on random but important feminist political issues.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The SPA Leadership Program has prepared me for my role at NOW through both research and collaboration. Both of my social actions projects were about marginalized women and girls, so having the background of how policy impacts marginalized women has helped me create graphics that accurate reflect thorough research processes. Additionally, I’ve learned how to streamline my research process, cutting back my turnaround time for projects.<\/div>\n
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There’s five members of my team. So, the collaboration skills I’ve learned through working with other group members has allowed me to take initiative on the design projects, brainstorm ideas, and foster an friendly community as well as you can online. I’ve created great relationships with my supervisors and feel like I’ve been able to make my mark at NOW through those relationships. The SPA Leadership Program has helped me become more confident in both my collaboration skills and my ability to take initiative, and I feel as though that shows in my work at NOW.<\/div>\n
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Challenge yourself! The purpose of college is to grow, and you won’t be able to do that unless you take risks. Apply for that internship you don’t think you’re qualified for. Go to the Office Hours of your favorite professor even if you’re worried you won’t have anything to talk about! The highlights of my college career have come through taking risks, even when I was really worried about the outcome, and those risks have allowed me to grow a lot.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Prachi Jhawar, Senior, Digital Media Intern at the National Organization for Women \u00a0 Double Major in Political Science & Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Who am I? Hi! My name is Prachi Jhawar (PRAH-chee JUH-ver), I use she\/her pronouns, and I’m from Westford, MA. I’m a third-year senior double majoring in Political Science and Women’s, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2895,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-253","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2895"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":251,"date":"2021-03-24T22:23:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T22:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/?page_id=251"},"modified":"2021-03-24T22:23:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T22:23:03","slug":"leadership-in-action-vanessa-sousa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/leadership-in-action-vanessa-sousa\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership In Action: Vanessa Sousa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vanessa Sousa, Class of 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alongside being a sophomore at AU, I am also a first-generation American and college student from New Jersey studying CLEG with a minor in the Spanish Language, with the hopes of becoming trilingual! I have been very active in the Leadership Program and am often referred to as the program’s official “cheerleader”!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I currently intern in a DC non-profit organization, DC Witness, as a Spring Intern where I track and collect data on homicide and domestic violence cases (utilized by the DC Metro PD and Congress in their criminal justice reform) and attend court hearings and trials on such homicides and domestic violence cases. Additionally, I write daily briefs and articles on attended hearings and compose long-form stories on homicide reduction policies.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Leadership Program has taught me that the most successful leaders are the most authentic ones. In the program, I have learned that there are a variety of different leadership approaches and skills. Therefore, it is vital to appreciate and thus, apply one’s individualized strengths to each position acquired, and to embrace one’s qualities and values. Leadership comes in all shapes and sizes, therefore, instead of attempting to replicate a traditional-type of leader, take the opportunity to grow into your own leadership style; develop your style!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vanessa Sousa, Class of 2023   CLEG Major, Spanish Language minor First Year Teaching Assistant for the Economic Inequality Issue Group, Spring 2021 DC Witness Intern, 2021-2022 Co-Student Director Who am I? Alongside being a sophomore at AU, I am also a first-generation American and college student from New Jersey studying CLEG with a minor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2895,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-251","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2895"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":248,"date":"2021-03-03T16:44:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T16:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2021-03-03T16:44:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T16:44:05","slug":"leadership-in-action-emma-lovato","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/leadership-in-action-emma-lovato\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership In Action: Emma Lovato"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Emma Lovato, Class of 2022   Communications, Minor in Economics Barista at Tatte Bakery & Cafe and the Davenport Coffee Lounge Who am I? Hi! I’m Emma (she\/they), I’m in my third year of undergrad. What are you involved with on campus? Right now I’m the Director of Print Production for American Literary Magazine. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2895,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-248","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2895"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":244,"date":"2021-02-03T20:35:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T20:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/?page_id=244"},"modified":"2021-02-03T20:35:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T20:35:20","slug":"leadership-in-action-noelle-serino","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/leadership-in-action-noelle-serino\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership In Action: Noelle Serino"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi everyone – my name is Noelle Serino (She\/Her)! I\u2019m a senior at AU studying with a double major in Public Health and Justice, Law & Criminology with (of course) a Certificate in Advanced Leadership Studies. I\u2019m originally from Valatie, New York, a small rural town Upstate and have loved my second home of DC while I\u2019ve been a student at AU.<\/div>\n
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I\u2019ve been lucky enough to have a variety of on-campus experiences that have really helped to hone my leadership skills. Over the past few years at AU, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to work with the Career Center, AU Experience, Student-Athlete Support Center, Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution Services, and perhaps my favorite, the SPA Leadership Program.<\/div>\n
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The Root Cause Coalition (TRCC), to provide a bit of context, is a non-profit, member-driven organization composed of 75 health systems, hospital associations, foundations, businesses, national and community nonprofits, health insurers, academic institutions and policy centers. The overall mission of the Coalition is to reverse and end the systemic root causes of health inequities for individuals and communities through cross-sector collaboration.<\/p>\n

I started with TRCC in August of 2019 as their Health Equity Intern. I stayed on with them within this position until August of 2020 where I was asked to begin as a part-time Research Consultant beginning in September of 2020. As an Intern, I organized financial data and contact information in their NeonCRM, crafted and published a variety of blog posts, and researched the activities of partner and member organizations and published said activities in their member platform. The majority of my experience as an Intern with TRCC was helping out with whatever I was able – and this ended up including organizing and moderating sessions within their 600 person Annual Summit, contributing to their 2020 Status of Health Equity Report, and facilitating meetings with varying organizations interested in membership.<\/p>\n

As a Research Consultant, my role has shifted more to focus on engaging with, researching, and compiling information on the activities of Coalition members and partners. I also track COVID-19 developments relating to the field of public health at a multitude of levels: federal, state, and local government; healthcare; hospital systems; non-profit; and direct service organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Leadership Program has shaped me in so many ways it’s hard to narrow it down. From the outset, the Leadership Program taught me the importance of collaboration and that leadership takes many different styles and forms – that there is no single way to be a leader. Every position I\u2019ve entered during my time at AU – both internships and on-campus positions – have been shaped by my experiences within the Program. Within the context of my work with TRCC, I\u2019ve learned the importance of collaboration, initiative, and hard work. A lot of success at the Coalition is achieved through collaboration – both internally and externally – and being able to strengthen existing skills and hone new ones.<\/p>\n

Over the summer, I had the opportunity to, in addition to my work with TRCC, serve as a Health Policy and Research Intern with the Institute for Medicaid Innovation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization focused on providing evidence of innovative solutions that address important clinical, research, and policy issues in Medicaid. Within this position I had the opportunity to create a soon-to-be-published report on maternal health and postpartum depression within the Medicaid population during the COVID-19 pandemic. I also worked as part of a team to produce State Medicaid fact sheets that highlighted all 50 U.S. states, DC, and Puerto Rico\u2019s state Medicaid plans including eligibility, programmatic offerings, history, ongoing developments, etc. Balancing these positions reinforced the importance of being able to challenge myself to grow while simultaneously making sure not to push myself beyond my limits. In this position I was able to better understand my public health passions and learn how to achieve success within an organization. Within my position at IMI, our team was recognized as being the most cohesive, successful, and well-organized of any team of summer interns because of our open communication, collaboration, and timeliness – all of which I learned through the SPA Leadership Program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Be kind to yourself and give yourself grace. Not only is college a formative time but we\u2019re living in a pandemic that is making so many of us re-evaluate ourselves and how we fit into the world around us. I\u2019ve taken this time to critically reflect on myself and identify ways to continue to grow and better myself.<\/p>\n

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Read more Leadership in Action blog posts here.\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Noelle Serino, Research Consultant with The Root Cause Coalition Double Major in Public Health and Justice, Law & Criminology Who am I? Hi everyone – my name is Noelle Serino (She\/Her)! I\u2019m a senior at AU studying with a double major in Public Health and Justice, Law & Criminology with (of course) a Certificate in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2895,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-244","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2895"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/244\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":242,"date":"2020-11-30T03:19:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T03:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/?page_id=242"},"modified":"2020-11-30T03:19:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T03:19:54","slug":"leadership-in-action-alexa-barnes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/leadership-in-action-alexa-barnes\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership In Action: Alexa Barnes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello! I\u2019m Alexa Barnes (she\/her), I\u2019m in my final semester as an undergraduate student. I\u2019m currently preparing to graduate, find a job in a pandemic-ravaged economy, and continue my education at the graduate level. I\u2019m a big fan of elections, farmer\u2019s markets, hiking, and public transit, and I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.<\/div>\n
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I\u2019m currently a member of SPA\u2019s Bipartisan Climate and Conservation Policy Club, and I\u2019m in the Politics, Policy, and Law Scholars Program. Last year, I served on Leadership\u2019s Steering Committee as an Interclass and Community Co-Coordinator.<\/div>\n
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I started at Lake Research Partners (a progressive political research firm) in January of 2020, and I\u2019ve been super fortunate to work on a wide variety of both quantitative (polling) and qualitative (focus group) research projects for candidates and political organizations. No two days are the same, but there\u2019s generally a lot of data mining, memo writing, editing, and analysis work. I also monitor public polling and messaging guidance from other progressive organizations. I\u2019ve been lucky enough to have held a number of internships while in undergrad, but my time at Lake Research has been one of the best experiences of my undergraduate career\u2014it\u2019s a great place to work if you like numbers and elections!<\/div>\n
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How has the Leadership Program prepared you for your current role(s) either on or off campus?<\/strong><\/div>\n
The SPA Leadership Program gave me an opportunity to practice writing policy memos and literature reviews early in my undergraduate education. I can\u2019t place enough emphasis on how helpful this was in preparing me to complete my undergraduate capstone and other academic and professional projects later on.<\/div>\n
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Read more Leadership in Action blog posts here.\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alexa Barnes, Senior, Research and Operations Intern at Lake Research Partners BA in Interdisciplinary Studies: Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics and Government; Minor in Political Science Who am I? Hello! I\u2019m Alexa Barnes (she\/her), I\u2019m in my final semester as an undergraduate student. I\u2019m currently preparing to graduate, find a job in a pandemic-ravaged economy, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2895,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-242","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2895"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/242\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":238,"date":"2020-11-04T20:58:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T20:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2020-11-04T20:58:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T20:58:34","slug":"leadership-in-action-chaitanya-venkateswaran","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/leadership-in-action-chaitanya-venkateswaran\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership In Action: Chaitanya Venkateswaran"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Confident. Introspective. Outspoken. Eager to learn. Ambitious. Hard worker. Dreamer. Woman. Indian. Lifelong student. Dancer. Artist. Polyglot. Bibliophile. Culturally-grounded Globe trotter. Global Citizen. These are just a few words that can be used to describe me. Hi! I am Chaitanya Venkateswaran, a freshman at American University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies and Economics. I am also pursuing a Certificate in Advanced Leadership Studies and Certificate in Political Thought. Born and raised in New Delhi, India, I spent the first 18 years of my life at school, studying, volunteering, learning classical dance and creating art. I aim to pursue a career in economics and global public policy, and would like to create positive change in the lives of people around the world.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Being British High Commissioner for a day has definitely been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to look behind the scenes of the work done by diplomats to manage international relations between the UK and India. I applied by submitting a 1-minute video about the challenges and opportunities for gender equality due to the pandemic. As High commissioner for a day, I filled in the shoes of Ms. Jan Thompson, the senior-most British diplomat in India. I had meetings with the Heads of Section and senior diplomats in India where they reported their weekly agenda to me which allowed me to understand the wide-ranging, complex and crucial work done by them. I had hour-long interactions with veteran journalist and editor Ms. Ishani Ray and senior IPS officer Ms. Anuradha Shankar which were truly inspiring. They were great learning opportunities for me to learn about the careers of journalist and the police force, and the obstacles faced by successful women on the path to building their career. I also launched a STEM tracer study by the British Council which was also a fascinating experience, and helped me understand the work done by the High Commission and the British Council in promoting women\u2019s education and empowerment. Overall, this was a wonderful experience, and I am unlikely to forget it anytime soon!<\/div>\n
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The day was a full of learning opportunities, especially during my interactions with Ishani Ray and Anuradha Shankar whose ambition and achievement in their sphere of work really inspired me! As someone interested in diplomacy, I was also inspired by my conversations with Jan Thompson. Her anecdotes and experiences helped me understand the pivotal work done by diplomats in a world which is moving from away from war to peace which relies heavily on diplomacy to maintain international relations.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2. Diplomats have a hard job! – As High Commissioner for a day, even without the stress and confidentiality of the job, I was knackered by the end of the day. So anyone planning on a diplomatic career will definitely be looking at a hard job, but with satisfying work and great change-making potential!<\/div>\n
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You can reach out to Chaitanya on Instagram<\/a> (@chaitanyavenkateswaran) or by email (<\/em><\/em>cv0844a@student.american.edu).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Read more Leadership in Action blog posts here.\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chaitanya Venkateswaran, First Year, British High Commissioner for a day Confident. Introspective. Outspoken. Eager to learn. Ambitious. Hard worker. Dreamer. Woman. Indian. Lifelong student. Dancer. Artist. Polyglot. Bibliophile. Culturally-grounded Globe trotter. Global Citizen. These are just a few words that can be used to describe me. Hi! I am Chaitanya Venkateswaran, a freshman at American […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2895,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-238","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2895"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/238\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":235,"date":"2020-10-14T17:16:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T17:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2020-10-14T17:16:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T17:16:13","slug":"leadership-in-action-noah-haines-class-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/leadership-in-action-noah-haines-class-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership in Action: Noah Haines, Class of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Noah Haines, Class of 2020, <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Noah Haines, Class of 2020, Field Organizer: Amy McGrath Senate Campaign Double Major: CLEG and Economics   Who am I? Hi Leadership Family!! My name is Noah Haines, and I am a recent AU – SPA Leadership graduate in the class of 2020. At AU, I was a three-year student in the Politics, Policy, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2895,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-235","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2895"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":231,"date":"2020-09-22T01:29:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T01:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2020-09-22T01:29:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T01:29:34","slug":"leadership-in-action-britt-jacovich-class-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/leadership-in-action-britt-jacovich-class-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership in Action: Britt Jacovich, Class of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Similar to other 2020 graduates, my job search process was extremely stressful due to COVID-19. I’m super grateful that I landed a job with Accountable.US and it involved applying constantly and working with the Career Center on my resume and cover letter. I was on numerous job listservs, scrolled through LinkedIn constantly, and checked in with my past internship supervisors for advice and informational interviews.<\/p>\n

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One of our organization’s focus is on the administration and Congress’ response to COVID-19 and since I’m on the communications team, I’m constantly checking the news and Twitter. Our research varies every day but I’m always creating press lists, press releases, and social media content (follow us at @AlliedProgress and @Acccountable_US!).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

How has the leadership program prepared you for your current role? <\/strong><\/p>\n

One of my biggest (and favorite) weekly tasks is creating our Bailouts Bulletin newsletter. My experience with the Leadership newsletter definitely gave me a solid foundation on that project. But overall, learning how to collaborate with differing personalities and build professional relationships while balancing numerous communication and work styles has been the most invaluable.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s a message you have for current students? <\/strong><\/p>\n

My first three years of college were hard, but they were nothing compared to those last couple of months online due to COVID-19. I can’t imagine the numerous stresses you’re all facing right now. You don’t need to give 110% on every assignment or club meeting or internship task. Sometimes you’ll only have the energy for the bare minimum and there is nothing wrong with that. Your number one priority right now should be taking care of yourself and everything else is secondary.<\/p>\n

Please reach out if you have any questions or just want to get to know a leadership alum! Feel free to shoot me a message on Facebook or message me on Twitter<\/a>\/Instagram<\/a> @brittjacovich.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

You can also reach Britt at bjacovich@gmail.com or on LinkedIn<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Read more Leadership in Action blog posts here.\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Britt Jacovich, Class of 2020, Press Assistant at Accountable.US\/Allied Progress Double Major in CLEG and Public Relations & Strategic Communications   Who am I? My name is Britt Jacovich! I’m originally from Watertown, Connecticut. Currently, I’m working remotely for the unforeseeable future in DC with my cat while I watch an unhealthy amount of reality […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2895,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-231","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2895"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":215,"date":"2020-02-28T02:10:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T02:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2020-02-28T18:24:48","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T18:24:48","slug":"leadership-in-action-gregory-pratt-class-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/leadership-in-action-gregory-pratt-class-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership in Action: Gregory Pratt, Class of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gregory Pratt, Class of 2018, Digital Campaigns Associate at Blueprint Interactive<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What were you involved with in undergrad?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

On-campus I was an RA, Orientation Leader, Orientation Chair, Steering Committee Member (Outreach Coordinator), Student Government member, Member of Phi Alpha Delta, and the President of the Council of Professional Greek Organizations. I spent some time working in the Student Activities offices during my freshman and sophomore years.<\/p>\n

Off-campus I interned at the Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. I also spent a summer at the University of Michigan, helping them plan their welcome week student leadership program. During my senior year, I worked as the Finance Coordinator for the Pride Fund to End Gun Violence.<\/p>\n

Starting from graduation, what’s your career path thus far? What did your job search process look like?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I left college and went to go work on a political campaign, and I have since done four campaigns working in fundraising before coming to my current job.<\/p>\n

I found that using the connections you made in college, especially in DC, is one of the best resources when job searching. For instance, my first boss out of college ended up being one of my best friends’ (another Leadership Alum, MMK!) boss for one of her internships. Not only was it helpful in landing the job, but it was something that my boss and I could bond over and I was able to get helpful hints from her on how to work with him.<\/p>\n

What do you do in your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I manage all digital aspects for my client (mostly political and candidates) not limited to, but including ads, social media, websites, emails, etc. I also help manage and lead my firm’s digital fundraising efforts for all our clients.<\/p>\n

How has the Leadership Program prepared you for your current role?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Leadership Program taught me to not be afraid to ask questions and to admit when I do not know something, which can be hard to do, but so worthwhile.<\/p>\n

Also, working in politics, you serve a lot of different constituency groups and one of the first things the program teaches you to do is stop, listen, and engage with members of the community you are working with. This is invaluable in politics because it is so easy to determine what you think someone wants, but until you listen to them, you will never truly know, and can’t help them. By taking the time to stop, listen, and ask questions of the groups I am trying to reach, I am better able to help my clients achieve their goals.<\/p>\n

What’s a message you have for current students?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take any opportunity you have no matter how small or different it might seem, because one day the opportunities might stop. Being in DC, there are a million and one opportunities around you and it might seem easy to let them pass you or reject them if you deem them not worthy of your time, but don’t. You never know what doors that opportunity will open up down the line.<\/p>\n

Also, take time to enjoy yourself, have fun. Life is a marathon and not a sprint. It is okay that you won’t be a Congressman at 25, take the time to make friends, join a sports league (I joined a bowling league with my co-workers), go to trivia, anything that isn’t work.<\/p>\n

You can find me on Twitter @PrattEveryWeek<\/a>, you can also find me on Linkedin<\/a>, but I’m rarely on it. You can also email me at gregory.pratt15@gmail.com, but tbh I’m on Twitter all day every day (it’s sorta my job) so it’s probably the best place to reach me.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read more Leadership in Action blog posts here.\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gregory Pratt, Class of 2018, Digital Campaigns Associate at Blueprint Interactive What were you involved with in undergrad?\u00a0 On-campus I was an RA, Orientation Leader, Orientation Chair, Steering Committee Member (Outreach Coordinator), Student Government member, Member of Phi Alpha Delta, and the President of the Council of Professional Greek Organizations. I spent some time working […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1889,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-215","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1889"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/215\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spaleadershipportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]