EDUCATION
New York University School of Law, New York, New York
Candidate for J.D., May 2012
Activities:
Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, researcher on the right to food in Haiti.
Honors:
Root-Tilden-Kern Scholar (full-tuition scholarship for public service, academic merit, and leadership)
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
B.A. in English and Religion, December 2007
Honors:
Presidential Scholar (full scholarship for academic merit)
National Merit Scholar
University of Iowa Student Leader of the Year, 2004
Activities:
University Lecture Committee, chair
The Daily Iowan, editorial board member and columnist
Center for Human Rights, Research Assistant
EXPERIENCE
Esperanza Community Housing Corporation, Los Angeles, California
Development Director, January 2008 – May 2009
Conceived, researched and designed proposals to further rights to housing and health for low-income people in South Central Los Angeles. Managed and organized Esperanza’s collaborative work with other non-profits to impact land use and public planning processes.
Widernet Project, Iowa City, Iowa
Partnerships Manager and Volunteer Coordinator, May 2007 – January 2008
Created and developed proposals to bridge the digital divide by providing hardware, software, and training enabling universities in developing countries to access vital internet resources on fast, cheap, and reliable local intranet networks.
The Best Practices Foundation, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Research Associate, February 2005 – May 2007
Conducted field research, innovated and documented grassroots development strategies, and wrote evaluations of national poverty alleviation programs, with a focus on poverty alleviation, gender, governance, and livelihoods. Wrote manual on training poor, illiterate women to analyze markets and start income generating activities that is currently being scaled up by the Government of West Bengal with 10,000 impoverished women.