I am pursing my Master of Public Administration (MPA) at USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy. Upon my acceptance to this program, I was accepted to the prestigious Dean's Merit City/County Management Fellowship.
Additionally, I was awarded three merit scholarships that, combined, fully cover the cost of tuition: Dean's Merit City/County Management Fellowship Scholarship, James Irvine California Scholarship, and the Price School of Public Policy Scholarship.
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I graduated cum laude at UCR with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Public Policy.
During my four years in undergrad, I completed a number of internship, fellowships, and projects.
(December 2021 - June 2025) In my first quarter at UCR, I was offered a research assistant position in Dr Kim Yi Dionne's research lab, Dionne's Publicly Engaged Research Lab (DPERL).
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(September 2022 - June 2024) I served as a staff editor for the UCR Honors Program's Audeamus, a national multidisciplinary journal that publishes works of all mediums from undergraduate students all across the nation.
(April 2023 - present) I was accepted into the UCR Political Science Department Internship Program and assigned to work for KVCR News for 10 weeks. I have stayed on the KVCR team since.
See KVCR / R'Course for more.
(June - August 2023) I participated in the UC Center Sacramento program, and was referred to intern with Governor Newsom's Office, Constituent Affairs Division.
(September 2023 - July 2024) I was accepted into the Minority Serving Institute Research Academy (MSIRA) Fellowship where I was formally trained in research methods and completed an apprenticeship under Dr. Joshua Wood.
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(June - August 2024) As part of the UC Washington Center program, I interned with the Office of Representative Mark Takano (CA-39) in Washington D.C.
(September 2024 - June 2025) I was accepted into the Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) Public Service Fellowship interning with the City of Lake Elsinore's City Manager's Office for 8 months.
(January 2025 - June 2025) I became a R'Course Student Facilitator and created and taught my own 1-unit college course entitled "Local Public Radio Storytelling with 91.9 KVCR News."
See KVCR / R'Course for more.
(June-August 2025) I was accepted into the Ronald O. Loveridge Fellowship and am currently interning at the California State Transportation Agency.