Northwestern University

University of Virginia

Project Manager at Columbia University Justice Lab

Columbia Justice Lab

Research Fellow

Project Manager, Research and Writing

The Justice Lab seeks to foundationally reconceive justice policy through actionable research, community-centered policy development, and the sustained engagement of diverse constituencies.

Research Associate and Project Coordinator

•	Oversee grant application process; responsibilities include conducting research on the granting organization, developing the strategy to differentiate DreamWakers, and writing the grant
•	Analyzed best practices around Board of Directors governance across leading non-profits and presented recommendations on initiatives to improve Board recruitment and engagement 
•	Managed the publication process of 2017 Annual Report, including writing content and graphic design
•	Presented options to scale the organization’s services to all 50 states and 15,000+ students, and then worked with leadership to implement some of the recommendations including an effort to build an online platform that would automate much of the user experience to enable quicker expansion

DreamWakers

Grants and Research Intern

•	Collected geographical and qualitative data to build first ever database of over 70 veteran-serving organizational networks to disseminate best practices for veteran support in public and private sectors
•	Wrote and published content to publicize the launch and rebrand of two combined programs that worked to develop skills for transitioning veterans to re-enter the civilian workforce
•	Managed multiple program websites, and utilized HTML and CSS to edit and maintain the sites

Evie Lopoo