Sierra Rodriguez

American University, Washington DC · srodwork@gmail.com · 214-718-4219

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

American University, Washington, DC                                                                                May 2024

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Honors: GPA: 3.932, Dean’s List; Community-Based Research Scholar; School of Public Affairs Leadership program; Athlete- Former Division I Diver on American University’s Women’s Diving team, All American Scholar; Member, Delta Gamma Sorority

Relevant Courses and Projects:  

• Member of SPA Leadership Education and Empowerment Group: Aided in developing and carrying out an action plan to help underprivileged student-athletes have the necessary equipment to play their sports; Partnered with  Student-Athletes Organized to Understand Leadership and with DC Public Schools; Raised over $400 through GoFundMe and catalyzed further donations through Amazon smile

• • POLITICAL INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING

Arena Academy, Online                                                                                               September 2021

Selected to attend Arena Academy’s organizer training program. 

• Developed skills necessary to be a successful organizer in a digital world
• Developed skills to manage teams of volunteers to amplify the campaign’s message and encourage voters to the poll for your candidate

POLITICAL INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING

Chief Executive Officer, Youth 4 Beto, Texas (remote)  

• Helped design and implement a youth town hall in Hidalgo County with turnout of 50+ youth as well as Beto running and promoting the town hall
• Advertised and grew the executive team volunteers from 5 members to 30+ members
• Directing Organizing, Outreach, Social Media, and Research team’s tasks and providing support to team leads as necessary
•  Grew our volunteer list to over 500+ volunteers
• Manage a list of over 500 members that volunteer at B4T and Y4B events
• Host meetings where volunteers can collaborate on plans the social media, outreach, and organizing teams
• Run the onboarding process to bring qualified volunteers onto the team

Executive Director of Outreach, Powered by Youth, Texas (Remote)       March 2021 – Present 

• Designed, compiled, and edited the information for liberal-leaning clubs at all 170+ colleges across the state of Texas
• Structured and implemented college outreach plan with Team Captains and Ambassadors at 10 colleges across the state
• Leading the outreach team with 12 members, and growing
• Developed and implemented a new streamlined onboarding process for the leadership team
• Aided Cynthia Cano in Non-Disclosure Agreement organization and collection
• Introduced former Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke at Texas Drive for Democracy event in Texarkana

 

Member, Congressional Youth Advisory Council, Texas                 September 2019 – May 2020 

• Advised U.S. House Representative Van Taylor on policy positions
• Advocated for of color, LBGTQ+, and other marginalized youth in Texas’s Third Congressional district
• Attended events and met with community members to increase understanding of regional issues

 

PUBLICATIONS

Publishing Fellow, Institute for Youth In Policy, Remote                              June 2021 – Present

• Published article on YIP’s Website titled Special Session and Senate Bill 7: What does it mean for Texas voting rights?
• Published second article on YIP’s Website titled Biden’s Inaction Threatens Voting Rights Nationwide
• Interviewed former Presidential Candidates Julian Castro and Beto O’Rourke for the second publication

 

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT

Vice President, American University Class of 2024 Council                     June 2021 – Present

 

Treasure, Days for Girls AU                                                                              May 2021  – Present

 

Deputy Director of Field Campaigns, AU College Dems                     December 2020 – Present

SKILLS

• Certificates: Advanced Leadership Studies; Women, Policy, and Political Leadership; Community-Based Research, Texas Voters Deputy Registrar Training; Texas Online Poll Workers certificate; CITI Certificate for Social and Behavioral Research; We The People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy; Public Health 101 Series – 101 Introduction to Public Health; MRC Volunteer Deployment Readiness: Deployment and Post Deployment Phases; CPR Certified
• Training: Thrive DC Volunteer Training; NGP Van Training
• Computer Experience: Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Google Drive; Slack; Zoom; Go To Meeting; Youtube

 

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Sierra Rodriguez Resume Leadership Portfolio