EDUCATION

Agnes Scott College | Decatur, GA | Expected Graduation: May 2019

Bachelor of Arts | Political Science, Vocal Music Concentration                            

GPA: 3.65

Major Honors: Coca-Cola Scholar (1 of 150 in the U.S.); Shuronda H. Gardner Smith Dean’s Choice Award; Community Alliance Award for Leadership; Agnes Scott College Honor Scholarship; Admitted to Georgia Student Bar Association;

President’s Community Service Honor Roll (2016- 2018); Dean’s List (2017-Present); CUPSI International Poetry Slam Invited Competitor (Team Final Rank: 6 of 130)

Global Journeys Program, 2017 | Washington, D.C

  • Travelled to Washington D.C. for a series of meetings on Capitol Hill
  • Advocated for policy reform in international education to staffers and members of the U.S. Congress.


Georgia State University (Dual Enrolled in High School) | Atlanta, GA | Graduation: May 2016

Associate of Science | Criminal Justice

GPA: 3.79 (Summa Cum Laude)

Major Honors: Justice Benham Law Academy Outstanding Attorney/Best Closing Argument; Grady Mock Trial Invitational Most Outstanding Attorney (Rounds 1, 2, and 3); Empire Mock Trial Southern Invitational (5th Ranking Attorney of 120);  Turner Broadcasting Youth Media Institute Award for Best Pitch; Summer Legal Studies Scholarship; UGA Merit Scholar; Georgia Interscholastic Mock Trial Best Attorney Awards (2013-2016)              

CERTIFICATIONS/ TRAININGS

Political Activism Training, Effective Lobbying Training Summer 2018

IGNITE Young Women Run Conference | Washington D.C.

American Student Government Association Training | Washington, D.C.

SGA President Training, Safe- Space Training | October 2018
Equity and Ethics Training, Parliamentary Procedure Training | September 2017

National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) Training | Washington, D.C.      

Gender and Politics Seminar Certification, Effective Activism Training| Summer 2017

Emily’s List Women in Politics Training | Atlanta, GA

Lobbying Training, “Gender and the Law” Seminar | September 2017

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Student Government Association | 2016-Present

  • President, Executive Board | 2018-Present

  • Parliamentarian, Executive Board | 2017-2018

  • President, Class of 2020 Board | 2017-2018

Presidential Transition Board for Agnes Scott College | 2017-Present

  • Student Representative | 2017-Present

Georgia Interscholastic Mock Trial | 2012-Present       

  • DeKalb Early College Academy Coach | 2016-Present

  • President and Principal Attorney | 2015-2016

  • Vice President | 2014-2015

Agnes Scott Judicial Review Board | 2017-Present      

  • Appointed Student Representative | 2017-Present

SGA Constitutional Review Committee | 2017-Present

  • Chairwoman | 2017-2018

Georgia 4-H | 2007-Present

  • Adult Volunteer Leader | 2016-Present
  • President, DeKalb County Senior Board of Directors | 2015-2016

  • 4-H “Teen Leader” Program Assistant | 2011-2016

Muslim Student Association | 2016-Present

  • Vice President | 2017-2018

  • Treasurer | 2016-2017

Lead Alto, Nocturne A Capella Singing Group | 2016-Present

Ignite Poetry Collective | 2016-Present

  • Writer, Slam Poetry Competition | 2016-Present

WORK/ INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation | Atlanta, GA

Intern and Contractor Office of Business and Innovation Strategy Summer | 2018- Present

  • Drafted funding proposals in support of CDC projects
  • Assisted in preparing materials for United Nations General Assembly presentations on Tuberculosis and Antimicrobial Resistance

  • Proposed criteria for/ Compiled profiles of potential new CDC-F Corporate Roundtable Members
  • Created presentations for meetings/ archival purposes

Targetprocess, Inc. | Remote

Website Auditor Summer | 2018-Present

  • Evaluated procedures and made determinations with regard to process improvement
  • Audited inventory control activities daily
  • Updated categorization of posts to website

Agnes Scott College Center for Digital and Visual Literacy | Decatur, GA

Tutor | 2016-Present

  • Taught large- groups and individuals website building using WordPress
  • Blogged weekly with tips on how to better utilize technological resources
  • Developed two “how to” technology videos per semester
  • Worked one-on-one with Faculty Digital Fellows on campus

National Coalition for the Homeless | Washington, D.C. /Remote

Volunteer Spring Break | Summer, 2017

  • Drafted policy/advocacy paperwork for Homeless Voting Rights
  • Organized materials for lobbying
  • Organized job workshops for homeless youth

Legacy Educational Consulting | Stone Mountain, GA/ Orlando, FL

Webmaster, SAT Prep Coach, Essay Editor | 2015-2017

One DeKalb Government Group| Stone Mountain, GA

Intern | Summer 2014-2015

  • Planned/ orchestrated DeKalb County “The Power of YOUth” series for drug education, money management, and mentorship

  • Helped organize/ conduct employment development fairs for DeKalb County adults
  • Assisted with voter registration/ youth and elderly voter inclusion efforts

PERSONAL INTERESTS/SKILLS

  • Singing/ Songwriting; Spoken Word/ Poetry; Web Design; Videography
  • Languages: Intermediate Spanish and French; Beginner Arabic