Education
University of Washington (2017)
- Journalism BA
- Interdisciplinary Honors
- Law, Societies, & Justice minor
Skills & Knowledge
Communications
- Writing
- Editing
- Politics
- Research
- Social media
- Teams
- Press releases
- Strategic messaging
- Story telling
- Multimedia
- Moderating
- Salesforce
Policy & Data
- Zoning
- Carbon
- Taxes
- Labor
- Equity
- Energy
- Voting
- Transportation
- Housing
- Homelessness
- Climate crisis
- Inequity
- Immigration
- Childcare
Experience
Sierra Club WA volunteer outreach & development coordinator, temporary position (Dec. 2019 – Oct. 2020)
- Organizing volunteer lobby teams in key legislative districts
- Messaging and research on transportation, housing, building electrification, COVID-19, and economic recovery
- Collaborating with allied organizations on the Clean & Just table, Climate Alliance Steering Committee, and transportation
- Tracking, advising, and testifying on legislative and political efforts around WA
- Helping with digital (newsletters, webinars, engagement, press releases, Salesforce, VAN, outreach), fundraising emails and retention, and mobilizing volunteers and activists
Shaun Scott for District 4 campaign policy director (Jan. 2019 – Nov. 2019)
- Presented strategic messaging, research, and data for childcare, municipal broadband, the climate crisis, disability rights, freelancer rights, housing and transportation policies for the candidate, brochures, video, website, and VAN scripts
- Prepped talking points specific to events and debates
- Moderated on video stream and debate
Sightline Institute communications associate (May 2018 – Oct. 2019, laid off)
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee member, providing research and proposals to Program Directors, trainings, reads, “brown bags,” and “deep dives”
- Managed emails, social media, media outreach, engagement, performance, and intake
- Created graphics, logos, multimedia, reports, press releases, and best practices
- Collaborated with researchers, the housing team, legislators, organizers, and allied organizations
- Stayed up-to-date on PNW fossil fuel proposals, climate, housing, transportation, voting and democracy
- Testified on behalf of Sightline
Freelance journalist (Dec. 2014 – July 2018)
- Mentored, edited, wrote, and photographed for South Seattle Emerald, International Examiner, The Daily (UW), Seattle Weekly, Real Change News, The Seattle Times, and Capitol Hill Seattle Blog
- Covered under-reported and niche communities, homelessness, immigration, shootings, police, protests, policies, Seattle City Hall, and the Legislature
- Maintained accountability to, and relationships with, readers and communities
