Resume

• 2015

  Bachelor's Degree (B.A.)

  Political Science and History Majors; Politics

  Law & Social Thought Minor

  Baker College Government · Rice University Student Association · Rice Peer Academic Advising · Rice University Speech and Debate · Rice University Mock Trial · Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refugees · Baker College Athletics · Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice · Willy's Pub

  Rice University

• 2008

  High School

  Varsity Volleyball · Varsity Soccer (Captain) · Student Council (President) · Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam · National Honor Society (President) · Youth and Government: Mock Trial

  Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders

• Gateway to Entrepreneurship: St. Louis

  St. Louis has adopted an entrepreneurship model driven by state and private efforts after years of struggle. This model appears to be working.

  Gateway to Entrepreneurship: St. Louis

  Austin's Venture Capital

  An insufficient supply of startups and an increased perception of risk are decreasing venture capital investment in Austin

  Texas.

  Austin's Venture Capital

  Entrepreneurship for All: Washington D.C.

  Startup ventures

  coupled with a diverse economy

  largely fueled by the federal government

  have led D.C. to emerge as a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem.

  Entrepreneurship for All: Washington D.C.

  Mile-High Entrepreneurship

  Boulder has long been considered Colorado’s startup hub

  but Denver is emerging as a strong contender. Mentoring and venture capital support have helped Denver’s ecosystem expand rapidly so that it is well on its way to becoming self-sustaining....

  Mile-High Entrepreneurship

  Home

  Sarah is a trafficking survivor from Guatemala. In July 2013

  she traveled to Canada on a work visa. She hoped to send money home to her children who were staying with their grandmother. Shortly after arriving in Canada

  however

  she learned that her...

  Home

  Gateway to Entrepreneurship: St. Louis

  St. Louis has adopted an entrepreneurship model driven by state and private efforts after years of struggle. This model appears to be working.

  Gateway to Entrepreneurship: St. Louis

  Keep Austin Entrepreneurial

  Austin

  Texas is one of the strongest emerging systems in the United States. Austin's ecosystem has the policy

  talent and mentorship to be successful.

  Keep Austin Entrepreneurial

  Mexico 2018 Election Overview

  Mexico will hold its general election on July 1

  2018. In total

  more than 3

  000 elected positions are up for grabs

  making the 2018 election unprecedented in its scope and impact on Mexico’s political landscape. The outcome of this election will in turn determine the political coalition possibilities that will provide both political governance and public policy options for the country.

  MENU | Election 2018 | Overview | Timeline | Political Parties | Presidential Candidates | State & Local | Podcast Mexico will hold its general election on July 1

  2018. At the federal level

  Mexicans will elect a new president

  500 members of the...

  A Tale of Untapped Potential: Cincinnati

  Cincinnati's entrepreneurship ecosystem is small but is exciting and growing. The Over-the-Rhine neighborhood hosts the Brandery

  CincyTech

  and Cintrifuse.

  A Tale of Untapped Potential: Cincinnati

  A Tale of Untapped Potential: Cincinnati

  Cincinnati's entrepreneurship ecosystem is small but is exciting and growing. The Over-the-Rhine neighborhood hosts the Brandery

  CincyTech

  and Cintrifuse.

  A Tale of Untapped Potential: Cincinnati

  American Gateways

  Volunteer

  Tahirih Justice Center

  Undergraduate Honors Thesis

  The Effects of the Transformation of Mexican Liberalism on the Rights of Women from 1867 to 1910

  College Course Instructor

  Approved by the Dean of Undergraduates to teach a self-designed

  official student taught curriculum

  COLL 193: Beer: History of the World in a Glass

  that aimed to encourage nineteen students to understand and apply historical principles to the history of the world's most popular beverage

  beer.

  Martin

  Martin

  Battleground Texas

  American Gateways

  Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

  James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy -- Rice University

  James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy -- Rice University

  Baker College at Rice University

  Houston

  Texas Area

  Analyzed entrepreneurship ecosystems and policies under the direction of Dr. Edward Egan. Performed extensive data analysis using STATA and R programs on venture capital funding patterns. Created blog posts on topics like innovation and entrepreneurship in Texas and venture capital patterns across the United States.

  Research Assistant

  James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy -- Rice University

  American Gateways

  Wendy Davis for Texas Fellow

  Managed a team of campaign volunteers and developed a voter outreach program for neighborhoods in Austin. Designed field scripts and training materials for staff and volunteers.

  Battleground Texas

  Fellow

  Exploring how the adult children of immigrants care for their parents and the different resources designed to empower these individuals around the world.

  Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

  Baker College at Rice University

  Houston

  Texas Area

  Served as the liaison between Baker College and Rice University’s senior administrators.

  President

  Houston

  Texas

  Collaborated on the creation of the Mexico Center’s 2018 Election Overview and published content for the page. Assisted in designing a research model to obtain the number of firearms that are smuggled from American gun shows to Mexico yearly.

  Mexico Center Intern

  James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy -- Rice University

  Spanish

  Portuguese

  HEDGE Summer Internship Grant 2017 & 2018

  Awarded two grants from the School of the Humanities to help finance research at the University of Texas at Austin and an internship with American Gateways.

  Rice University School of the Humanities

  National Hispanic Merit Scholar

  National Merit Scholarship Corporation

  Parish Fellow

  Awarded the Parish Fellowship to pursue history research for work on a history honors thesis in Mexico City

  Mexico during Summer 2018. Thesis research focused on reviewing primary source texts (predominately periodicals) to determine the application of classical liberal republican ideals to women in the late nineteenth century and understand the effect of such debates on the familial and individuals rights extended to women.

  Rice University

  McNair Center Prize

  Best Blog Post (Spring 2017)

  McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

  President's Honor Roll

  The President's Honor Roll is an honor given each semester to recognize students for their academic achievements. Based on semester GPA

  approximately 30 percent of all undergraduates are recognized. Awarded in Fall 2017

  Spring 2018

  Fall 2018

  and Spring 2019.

  Rice University