ABOUT ME
I am a Truman Scholar and a senior at Georgetown University studying government and history. A proud first-generation, low-income, non-traditional student from Mobile, Alabama, I earned my GED, graduated summa cum laude from community college, and received a 1789 Scholarship to transfer to Georgetown University. Upon graduation, I hope to go to law school and pursue a career as a public interest attorney.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Serving as a 2018 Truman Scholar from Alabama and a pathways intern in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
Expanding access to counsel for low-income communities in civil cases involving basic human needs such as housing, health care and public benefits
CIVIL RIGHTS
Advocating for the interests of women, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, people of color, people with disabilities, immigrants and religious minorities
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, DC
Candidate for B.A., Estimated in May 2019
Major in Government, Minor in History
Concentrations in American Government & History
Honors & Awards: Harry S. Truman Scholar, 1789 Scholarship, Dean’s List
COASTAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BAY MINETTE, AL
A.A.S., Major in Paralegal Studies, summa cum laude, Class of 2016
Honors & Awards: Paralegal Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, President’s List
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION
WASHINGTON, DC
November 2017 – Present
Helping enforce the civil provisions of the federal laws that protect the right to vote, including the Voting Rights Act
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
MAYOR’S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
WASHINGTON, DC
June 2017 – August 2017
Served the residents of the District of Columbia under the Mayor Bowser administration
SKILLS
LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING
Trained in WestLaw Next, LexisNexis Advance and Bluebook
LEGAL SUPPORT
Experienced in conducting client intake, drafting pleadings, e-filing, discovery and case management
PUBLIC POLICY
Tracked legislative bills, produced policy briefs, delivered testimony remarks and wrote opinion editorials
CONSTITUENT RELATIONS
Assisted staffers in reviewing and responding to constituent correspondence and updating case files in IQ and Salesforce
BLOG
Op-Ed: Alabama should ban gay and trans ‘panic’ defenses
Alabama’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has come a good way in only three years. In 2015, a federal judge in Mobile struck down the state’s ban on same-sex[…]
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