Education
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA (Bachelor of Arts, May 2005)
- Self-designed, interdisciplinary concentration: "Democracy, Populism, and Social Change in the American Political Landscape"
- Thesis: "Mouse Pads, Shoe Leather, and Hope": 2004 and the New Politics of Online Empowerment
- Active in community governance, campus organizing, and local politics.
Semester in Washington, George Washington University (Fall 2003)
- Curriculum in applied politics, including a campaign management practicum (campaign plan, TV ad), run by the Graduate School of Political Management.
The Overlake School, Redmond, WA (High School, 2001)
- National Merit Semi-Finalist, commencement speaker, Junior State of America.
Experience
Intern, Progressive Majority (Seattle, WA), Summer/Fall 2005
- Worked directly for the state director on a wide variety of projects during the organization's first election cycle in Washington. Developed a new online outreach strategy, including designing and maintaining a new blog-driven web site for the state office.
Intern, Dean for America (Seattle, WA), January 2004
- Trained office volunteers, organized events, drafted literature for caucuses, assisted with coalition outreach.
Intern, Campaign for America's Future (Washington, D.C), Fall 2003
- Responsible for miscellaneous research, communications, and web projects, for both CAF and the Apollo Alliance.
Intern, Center for Environmental Citizenship (Seattle, WA), Summer 2002
- Recruited college students for summer training academies. Procured donations for silent auction fund-raiser. Representative to coalition organizing "Rolling Thunder Seattle."
Campus/Local Political Organizing (Amherst, MA), Fall 2001 - Spring 2005
- Mobilized students to vote in state and local elections. Elected to representative Town Meeting, Spring 2002; served as town representative to Cities for Peace Conference, February 2003.
Intern, Public Interest Associates (Bellevue, WA), May 2001
- Assisted with business meetings, organizational research, and event planning.
Skills
- Effective and concise writer with strong research skills
- Basic web production (HTML, CSS, familiarity with CMS and blogging applications)
References Available Upon Request