Politics
As a young person, I have worked hard to be as politically engaged as possible. I am extremely passionate about politics, from the municipal to the international level. Being raised in a politically and historically oriented household has definitely impacted the way I view my personal civic responsibility. In the past few years and months, I have worked as a fellow on a campaign, a campaign volunteer, participated in a college course, and spend time in politically oriented clubs on my school campus.
Summer Fellowship
This past spring and summer, I participated in a fellowship on the Justin 2021 campaign in New York. I initially applied to be an intern and participated in an interview process before being selected as an intern. Soon after, I applied for a fellowship within the campaign. After (another) application process, I was selected! I ended up leading a (large) team of 41 college-age interns, all of whom worked within the direct voter outreach department. I used VAN to organize the members of my team, and the greater intern pool, all while continuing to participate in work myself. Altogether, the experience taught me a lot about confidence, assertion, and campaigning.
In the fall and winter of 2020, I worked as a volunteer for the Joe Biden presidential campaign. I worked in the voter outreach department and learned how to use the platform Slack. This experience kickstarted my interest in campaigning, especially after doing tangible work to get Pennsylvania voters to the polls. I remember countless stories of people that I talked to and know that those stories are the reasons I became passionate about campaigning.
This past summer, I also participated in a program through American University, where I took a college course on policymaking. The course was taught by an AU professor and was taken by myself and other rising seniors in high school who were passionate about politics. It was an absolutely mind-boggling experience