ABOUT
Mathematician and Data Activist with experience in web scraping, predictive modeling, and data storytelling. Using data to create accountability.
EDUCATION
Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY
Graduation May 2023
Bachelor of Arts in Pure Mathematics (Phi Beta Kappa, General Honors, and Departmental Honors)
GPA: 4.00 / 4.00
- Mathematics Major Committee Representative.
- Class of 2023, Student Senator.
- Class of 2023, Student Board of Elections Representative.
EXPERIENCE
Data Analyst, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana
June 2023 - Current
- Developing multiple dashboards to visualize the impact of police violence in Louisiana reaching 1,000,000+ Louisianans.
- Launching 20+ reports on youth justice, immigration, voting rights, and redistricting.
- Providing data and interviews on leading civil liberty issues to reporters across Louisiana.
- Leading research projects with RFK Human Rights, the Innocence Project, the Department of Justice, and multiple law firms.
Quantitative Tutor, Vassar College
September 2020 - May 2023
- Tutored 50+ students in physics, economics, computer science (introductory to intermediate), and mathematics (Calculus through Mathematical Logic).
- Delivered personalized support to improve student comprehension and academic performance.
Data Specialist, Center for Community Alternatives
June 2021 - November 2022
- Consolidated, cleaned, and managed data for 20,000+ members, supporters, and partners into a unified CRM.
- Automated media tracking and legislative monitoring using custom Python tools to enhance organizational efficiency.
Court Observation Intern, Vera Institute of Justice
July 2022 - September 2022
- Collected and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data on 100+ defendants across five Ulster County courts.
- Co-authored a report published in the Buffalo Times based on findings from the observed court sessions.
Data Fellow, BlueBonnet Data
May 2022 - August 2022
- Developed Python functions to streamline voter file processing and merge external datasets for West Virginia-based civic engagement initiatives.
- Designed data fluency strategies for organizations, including Western Virginia Civic Engagement Table and For West Virginia's Future.
Researcher, Consortium on Forced Migration, Education, and Displacement
January 2021 - July 2021
- Built the "Selective Bibliography on Forced Migration and Displacement" website to educate audiences on refugee studies.
- Authored bibliographies featured on the website and in EuropeNow Journal.
Community Fellow, End the New Jim Crow Action Network
May 2020 - August 2022
- Organized protests drawing 500+ participants, advocating for criminal legal reform.
- Hosted multiple community seminars with Vassar and Marist Colleges, the NAACP, and Justice 4 the Wrongfully Incarcerated.
VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
Technology Working Group Member, BlueBonnet Data
May 2024 - Current
- Conducting training sessions on leveraging data science for progressive campaign strategies.
- Overseeing 10+ research proposals and reports for campaigns nationwide.
- Leading a team to create data visualizations for BlueBonnet Data’s 6th-anniversary report.
Data Fellow, May 2022 - August 2022
- Worked with the Western Virginia Civic Engagement Table and For West Virginia's Future on voting rights data.
- Mapped the voting landscape of West Virginia using Python to automatically condense voter files and outside data into a cohesive data set.
Leader, End the New Jim Crow Action Network
May 2020 - July 2022
- Directed the organization with 100+ volunteers for two terms.
- Co-authored a 50+ page research paper on the impact of policing in Poughkeepsie.
- Managed the Court Watch of Dutchess County program, supervising volunteers collecting and analyzing judicial data.
- Developed the “Court Watch of Dutchess County Interactive Database,” enabling residents to access years of court data.
AWARDS & COMPETITIONS
- MIT Technology & Policy Hackathon (2024): Created a data dashboard for California District Attorneys to prioritize Second Look cases.
- New Orleans Society for Human Resources Management Panelist (2024): Served as a panelist to discuss intergenerational knowledge in non-profit organizations.
- Humane Intelligence Algorithmic Bias Bounty Advanced Challenge Winner (2024): Awarded for building the most accurate likelihood model to predict whether a large language model prompt would elicit a misdirected outcome.
- Vassar College LAVA Talk (2024): Gave a guest lecture on technology for social change through my work at the ACLU.
- Eleanor H. DeGolier Prize for Academic Excellence (2022): Awarded for achieving the highest academic standing during my Junior Year.
- Burnam Fellowship (2021): Awarded to pursue a criminal justice internship with the Center for Community Alternatives.
- Vassar Community Fellowship (2020): Awarded to support the End the New Jim Crow Action Network as a full-time employee.
- Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition (2017) and New York State Assembly Certificate of Merit (2017): Awarded for volunteering and community building through music.
SKILLS
- Languages: Basic American Sign Language and Basic Spanish
- Programming Languages: R (Shiny, Tidyverse, CARAT), Python (Selenium, Scikit, TensorFlow), CSS, HTML, and Basic SQL
- Software: GitHub, Tableau, Power BI, ArcGIS, and Excel