About me: * Graduated in May 2023 with an MA in Government from Johns Hopkins as a non-traditional student; studied affective polarization and voter behavior, using R (the programming language) to analyze and visualize survey data.
* Former vice chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, former state legislative candidate. Brought the margin in an Iowa House race down by 12 points in three runs as a Democrat in an R+7 district.
* 4 years of client-facing market research experience, managing all aspects of complex qualitative and quantitative projects, from client briefing to analyzing and visualizing data and presenting results. Able to communicate complex data to a wide range of stakeholders with an emphasis on clear, actionable results.
* Strong communication skills with professional experience representing organizations in the media and writing key syndicated research reports.
* Former expatriate executive with strong organizational, project management, and multi-tasking skills; experience leading a diverse team through complex projects on time and on budget.
When I lost my race for the Iowa House of Representatives in 2020 (as a Democrat in an R+7 district), I knew I wanted to direct my life toward making a positive difference in the world. I went to graduate school, and in the process, re-discovered a love of data analysis and visualization.
Previously, in Shanghai, China, as Director of Marketing for a multinational company, I supervised an international team through the opening of a hospital. Before that, I worked for the world's second largest market research firm, where I led the development and management of China's first multi-city pharmaceutical panel, as well as managing consumer research for several FMCG clients. I also worked for China's first internet audience measurement company, responsible for analyzing data and writing their key syndicated research reports for mainland China.
I'm currently open to remote (or local to Portland, Oregon) positions. I'm open to a wide range of positions, but the reason I went to graduate school was to sharpen my skills so that I can make a positive difference in making our country better. For me, that means lessening toxic polarization, strengthening our democracy, fighting to protect civil liberties and access to abortion, tackling issues like racial injustice and income inequality, helping the government to make evidence-based decisions, and/or helping to get candidates who are fighting those fights elected.
A video about that time I started a book club and over 800 people from 39 states joined ...