

Making the American labor system more egalitarian at Talentsky, the world's first data-driven, skills-focused platform for connecting employees and employers to new opportunities. Chapter President of Fulbright Association of RI since 2018. City Council board advisor for city of Providence, Rhode Island.
August 2021 - present
Data Science Analyst
Santa Barbara, CA, US
Review, edit, modernize, and update database of skills and roles for Talentsky. Liase with other members of data science team to determine consistent set of standards for database curation. Serve as a contact person for queries about skills database.
Fulbright Association Rhode Island
January 2018 - present
President
Providence, RI, US
Conduct programming and events for Rhode Island's Fulbright alumni and current Fulbrighter community (30 grantees/year from ~20 countries). Revived chapter from relative inactivity to healthy and thriving with 30 active members, 10-15 events, $7,000 annually in grant funding, increased political advocacy, and a national presence.
Yahel Israel
September 2020 - July 2021
Fellow
Lod, Central District, Israel
I spent 9 months living in Lod, Israel, a struggling, mixed Jewish/Arab city in Israel's economic periphery. Here, I worked on numerous community projects, including a food access map, a hydroponics project, and advocacy work for a Palestinian feminist nonprofit. I also engaged in significant fundraising and rebuilding efforts after the 2021 Israel-Palestine crisis.
April 2019 - March 2020
Research Project Coordinator
Primarily, coordinated recruitment, enrollment, data collection, data cleaning, NIH/clinicaltrials.gov reporting requirements and regulatory documentation for a one year, NIH funded, investigator-initiated R21 study regarding the effects of a digitally delivered mindfulness intervention on subjects with anxiety and sleep disturbance. Additionally worked on mobile application rating study, and MTurk mass global data collection study.
Lifespan
February 2017 - April 2019
Clinical Research Assistant, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Providence, RI, US
At Hasbro, I conducted data collection, data cleaning, specimen processing, and consent and enrollment for over 60 active studies through Children's Oncology Group. I was also responsible for the regulatory maintenance of these studies and served as the point person for communication with the hospital's Institutional Review Board.