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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
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