I am a dedicated and detail-oriented professional with a strong background in legislative affairs and public policy. My experience in monitoring and analyzing legislation, organizing advocacy events, and coordinating across teams has equipped me with the skills necessary to effectively support legislative initiatives and drive organizational priorities. I am passionate about justice orientated advocacy and committed to making a positive impact through strategic planning and collaboration.
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Google Suite
- Data Entry & Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Organization
- Bill Tracking
- Position Letter Writing
- Scheduling Legislative Meetings
- Event Planning
Legislative Affairs Assistant
California Environmental Voters
Aug 2021 - Present
- Monitored and analyzed newly introduced legislation to assess alignment with organizational priorities; tracked bills throughout the legislative cycle and drafted official position and support letters.
- Managed and organized internal resources, including fact sheets, position letters, coalition sign-on letters, legislative priority lists, legislative office contacts, and created power maps for our priority bills.
- Supported advocacy efforts by scheduling legislative meetings, including monthly planning sessions with legislators, meetings with legislative staff about our support bills, and meetings with key legislative committees.
- Coordinated across teams to execute advocacy events such as our Annual Green California Advocacy Day, educational webinars on our priority bills, engagement meetings involving our Scorecard, and multiple other online membership events for our sponsored bill SB 253 (2023).
- Collected and managed all the data for our yearly California Environmental Scorecard, including attending strategy meetings with the Policy Advocacy Director and Legislative Affairs Manager.
Field Director
Sacramento County Young Democrats (SCYD)
Nov 2023 - Feb 2025
- Recruited and mobilized volunteers for local election canvassing and voter engagement events, and served as the liaison for our endorsed campaigns.
- Worked with the executive board to plan general meetings and our social events throughout the year including our Halloween mixer and our Fundraising Gala.
Public Policy Analyst Intern
Our National Conversation (ONC)
May 2020 - Aug 2020
- Coordinated interviews with pundits to discuss current issues and solutions in K-12 education, specifically focused on possible remedies to lower the “Achievement Gap".
- Worked on a small team to develop a public policy proposal to solve prominent issues in K-12 Education while maintaining high public bipartisan support.
DC Office Intern
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40)
Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
- Managed phone calls from constituents and other DC Congressional Offices.
- Attended a handful of congressional staff briefings on behalf of the office.
- Utilized our online software to file and log information from constituent comments and in-person meetings.
Bachelor of Arts, Public Policy and Social Change
The University of Redlands
Jan 2017 - May 2021