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LOUISIANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS, New Orleans, LA July 2009 – August 2010
Education Advocate
▪ Founded, developed and implemented the education advocacy component of the juvenile public
defenders office
▪ Represented juveniles and their guardians in school administrative matters
▪ Advocated in juvenile court for juveniles with school-related issues, including disciplinary and
academic problems

TOWN OF RIVERHEAD, Riverhead, NY June 2005 – July 2006
Deputy Town Supervisor, Legislative Assistant to the Supervisor
▪ Implemented initiatives of the Riverhead Town Board by acting as a liaison between the Supervisor
and Department Heads of the Town of Riverhead
▪ Coordinated community relations for the Supervisor, including organizing community meetings,
addressing constituent concerns and drafting Supervisor’s correspondences

ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, New Orleans, LA August 2002 – May 2005
Teacher at Marion Abramson High School (Teach for America)
▪ Selected from competitive field to join national corps of outstanding recent college graduates who
commit to teach in under-resourced urban and rural schools
▪ Designed and taught high school Chemistry, Physical Science and Math curriculum
EDUCATION

TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, New Orleans, LA August 2006 – May 2009
Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, May 2009
▪ Order of the Coif
▪ Managing Editor, Tulane Law Review
▪ Tulane Law School Dean’s Scholarship Recipient

BROWN UNIVERSITY, Providence, RI September 1998 – May 2002
Bachelor of Science with Honors in Geology-Physics/Mathematics, May 2002
▪ Honors Thesis: Shear Wave Splitting Across the Mid-Continental Rift

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
▪ Bar Admissions: Louisiana (October 2014); Texas (July 2018); New York (April 2010)
▪ Best Lawyers in America, Oil and Gas Law (2023)
▪ New Orleans CityBusiness, Women of the Year Honoree (2022)
▪ New Orleans CityBusiness, Leadership in Law Award (2019)
▪ Louisiana Super Lawyers, Rising Star – Business/Corporate; Energy & Natural Resources (2019-2020)
▪ Board Member, Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation, New Orleans, LA (Board Member 2018 –
2023, Vice Chair 2021-2022)
▪ Membership Director, Women’s Energy Network, South Louisiana Chapter (2016 – 2018)
▪ Publication: Co-author of “The EBRD’s Legal and Regulatory Assessment – What Limits
Development of Local Capital Markets,” Law and Financial Markets Review Vol. 6(3), May 2012