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Work Background

The Cicero InstitutePolicy Analyst

Aug. 2023 - Feb. 2024Austin, Texas, United States▪ Policy/Data-driven Impact: Created policy memos for several states on homelessness, probation/parole, and permanent supportive housing; outlined landscape for policy change in each state, providing information for testimony to legislators. ▪ Analysis/Issue Management: Wrote 2 issue briefs on houseless camping and camping bans; used to explain issues and provide effective solutions. ▪ Data Visualization/Crime Mitigation: Created interactive data dashboards for Georgia and Missouri, showing crime by prosecutor over 10 years; used to analyze and compare crime in prosecutor's districts.

The Daily CallerInvestigative Reporter

Oct. 2022 - Sep. 2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States▪ Recidivism/Research: Conducted individual, state-by-state research on recidivism, analyzing impact on people released early from prison due to COVID restrictions, as available. ▪ Reporting/Writing: Conducted interviews and wrote articles on crime used to expand public knowledge on areas where crime is escalating; focused on interventions and solutions to reduce incidences, focusing on police shortages and decriminalization of public drug use. ▪ Crime Article/Website Traffic Boost: Wrote 70+ articles on various crime-related topics, increasing traffic to the website.

Pegasus InstituteDeputy Director of Criminal Justice Policy

May. 2019 - Mar. 2023Louisville, Kentucky, United States▪ Relevant Research/Op-eds: Oversaw all research and op-eds by research associates; created relevant research on topics important to Kentucky. ▪ Gang/Crime Information/Impact: Provided ongoing blogs and data visuals to draw attention to Kentucky and Louisville's most significant issues; brought attention to soaring homicide rates in Louisville; helped facilitate Gang Violence Intervention (GVI), which requires active participation from the Mayor's Office, District Attorney's Office, local jails, probation offices, and other service organizations. ▪ Gun Violence/Education/Awareness: Collaborated with families impacted by gun violence and local non-profits committed to reducing adverse impacts: ✓ One family recounted their story to legislators, then published in several local newspapers ✓ Elevated reach and breadth of attention to the issue, reducing violence. ✓ Helped create content for presentations at State Policy Network that outlined ineffective intervention and crime increases in Louisville and promoted value of well-trained police officers. ▪ Tableau/Data Visuals: Maintained 3 complex data dashboards covering range of issues: crime in Louisville, the state's economic standing, and an interactive dashboard for the State House and Senate; illustrated how each district measures on 6 key variables pertinent to state; streamlined process of information sharing, improving communication channel to legislators and public; significantly simplified process and access for readers. ▪ Information Publishing: Authored several op-eds and blogs published in local newspapers; highlighted some of Kentucky's most prominent issues, including opioid use, foster care, and jail overcrowding.

The Pew Charitable TrustsResearch Associate

Apr. 2017 - May. 2019Washington, District of Columbia, United States▪ Presentation Delivery/Evaluation: Presented original research at Annual Criminology Conference American Society of Criminology (ASC); expanded known data about opioid deaths and impact of available treatment; presented findings, including every 100 people without access to treatment yields one death. ▪ Accuracy/Attention to Detail: Oversaw accuracy of data calculations in presentations, finding and remediated several significant errors. ▪ Stakeholder Engagement/Collaboration: Analyzed large datasets from several organizations in different states, finding core issues within each juvenile justice system; helped create presentations for legislators, resulting in several significant policy changes.

CSR, IncorporatedCriminal Justice Research Associate

Jul. 2016 - Mar. 2017Washington, District of Columbia, United States▪ Data Analysis/Detail-driven: As Co-leader, analyzed Bureau of Justice Administration (BJA), largest grant (JAG) as co-leader; found gaps in grantee performance and fixed errors in data; resolved accuracy issues, providing correct analysis of grant performance. ▪ Timely Information Flow: As Lead Analyst on BJA's body-worn camera grant, provided regular updates to staff and any data requests by legislators and the public

Reason FoundationCriminal Justice Policy Intern

Jan. 2016 - Jul. 2016Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesOffered support for criminal justice reform efforts on the federal and state level by collecting and analyzing incarceration/prison data, providing informational briefs on current laws and impact analyses on potential laws, and providing recommendations for improvement. Contributed to ongoing research projects by submitting and analyzing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for various states, counties, and parishes. Blogged about relevant criminal justice reforms efforts on the state and federal level.

State of Florida - Office the Chief Financial OfficerEconomic and Policy Analyst

Jun. 2014 - Dec. 2015Tallahassee, Florida, United StatesIn addition to being the Education and Foreign Affairs Specialist for the CFO, I was responsible for: simplifying complex economic data for communication projects; writing economic summaries for the weekly newsletter, Dollars and Sense; researching and presenting informational briefs on various legislative topics of interest; and, working collaboratively to provide the CFO with current and relevant statistical presentations.

The Florida SenateEthics and Elections Committee

Jan. 2014 - Jul. 2014<script type="text/javascript" src="https://platform.linkedin.com/badges/js/profile.js" async defer></script>

Pacific Institute of Research and EvaluationData Specialist

Nov. 2012 - May. 2013Pacific Institute of Research and EvaluationExperience with Remark, Excel, and Prevention Management Reporting System

Community Transitional ServicesSubstance Abuse Counselor

May. 2012 - Jul. 2012