Frema Mensah
Charlotte
Summary
Performance-oriented, hardworking student, great interpersonal skills and the capacity to effectively communicate, seeking a challenging position where my abilities and experience will be of great value to the company.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Resource Development VISTA at Upstate Warrior Solution
AmeriCorps (Volunteers In Service To America)
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Connecting veterans to internal teams and vetting external resources to support veteran needs and promote their interests
- Creating a needs assessment scale for veterans to determine how best to steward and maintain a strong relationship with them
- Leading a team to tell the AmeriCorps SC story to various audiences through monthly newsletters, events, and social media
- Designing, creating and implementing an escalation protocol to manage complicated veteran challenges in a solution-driven and cross-team approach
- In partnership with Communications resources to develop and implement a communications plan to build community and connections across veteran families
- Developing a new corporate solicitation strategy, building sponsor and donor relationships, and establishing an annual giving campaign coordination for veteran affiliated events
- Creating documents and implementing plans for donor engagements in order to enhance the overall donor experience and donor-buy-in to AmeriCorps’ mission
- Connecting with veterans who have been successfully supported and creating success stories for the UWS website
- Participating in Upstate Veteran Alliance Network (UVAN) meetings to track progress
Teaching Assistant
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Worked together with the classroom teaching team to execute developmentally appropriate curricular content
- Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet the individual needs of students in the classroom
- Created a stimulating, caring, and safe environment for students in the classroom
- Thought verbal and written skills in communication and reviewed lessons with students on a one-on-one basis or in small groups
- Thought classes in English Composition as assigned and supervised/assisted students in class and between classes
- Demonstrated an understanding of family issues and cultural diversity and how they impacted the development and learning of students and used this knowledge to inform teaching practices
- Collaborated with other teachers to build a warm and inclusive classroom environment for students
Writing/Journalist Intern
The Borgen Project
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Researched topics related to poverty
- Created article topics on poverty and presented them to management for approval
- Wrote one article per week about poverty and strategies designed to reduce it
- Called and emailed congressional offices to advocate for support in poverty related acts and bills
- Created a personal fundraising campaign to combat poverty and met fundraising targets
Legal Intern
Law Offices of Amanda Geary
05.2022 - 09.2022
- Performed research and writing on a variety of family law and real estate cases
- Drafted varying documents including, third-party correspondences and assisted with case organization and research
- Reviewed and drafted legal documents such as quitclaim deeds based on the attorney’s instructions
- Provided research and other assistance on various projects as needed and made direct contact with attorneys in order to assist with minor assignments
- Prepared briefing memos, talking points, comment summaries, and other written material, on legal issues
- Gathered, prepared, or standardized materials for legal review and developed presentations and other materials on findings
- Managed and maintained organized file systems for legal compliance and regulation
Education
Master of Public Policy -
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
05.2026
B.S Interdisciplinary Social Sciences/Literature -
Clarkson University
05.2023
Skills
- Corporate Sponsorships
- Donor Relations
- Government relations
- Volunteer Management
Awards
- Dean’s List, Fall 2019
- Dean’s List, Fall 2020
- Dean’s List, Spring 2021
- Dean’s List, Fall 2021
- Dean’s List, Spring 2022
- Presidential Scholar, Spring 2023
- Francis A. DeLucia Award Recipient, Spring 2022.
Publications
- Renewable Energy in Ghana, The Borgen Project, 07/2022
- Malawi Uses Drones to Tackle Malaria, The Borgen Project, 07/2022
- A Digital Economy for Mongolia, The Borgen Project, 07/2022
- The Impact of USG Funding for Ethiopia, The Borgen Project, 08/2022
- Healthcare in Kazakhstan Adopts AI, The Borgen Project, 08/2022
- How Technology is Addressing Water Scarcity in Egypt, The Borgen Project, 09/2022
- Ecuador Uses AI To Help Students Improve, The Borgen Project, 09/2022
- Libya's Digital Strategy, The Borgen Project, 10/2022
- The World Bank and Poverty in Argentina, The Borgen Project, 11/2022
Activities
- Integrated Clarkson Experience, Potsdam, NY, 01/2022, 05/2023, Regularly communicated with groups of grade 11-12 high school students from low-income families in Northern New York State that had any questions or concerns about college., Actively participated in programs, such as high school academic competitions, designed to help these students reach their full potential., Researched on and gave tips on preparing for college and choosing majors based on interests.
- Black Leaders Advocate for Change, Potsdam, NY, 01/2020, 01/2022, Generated university program ideas to support the Black community at Clarkson University., Collaborated with surrounding universities, ResLife to put on events for the general body., Collected and maintained data needed to establish the progress of the BLAC organization., Participated in bi-weekly meetings to track progress of the BLAC organization.
AWARDS
● Dean’s List Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022
● Presidential Scholar Spring 2023
● Francis A. DeLucia Award Recipient Spring 2022
● Outstanding junior majoring in humanities, social sciences and communications media, nominated by the Liberal Arts faculty and reviewed by the Awards Committee who consider nominees' accomplishments.
Timeline
Resource Development VISTA at Upstate Warrior Solution
AmeriCorps (Volunteers In Service To America)
08.2023 - 08.2024
Teaching Assistant
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
06.2023 - 08.2023
Writing/Journalist Intern
The Borgen Project
06.2022 - 11.2022
Legal Intern
Law Offices of Amanda Geary
05.2022 - 09.2022
B.S Interdisciplinary Social Sciences/Literature -
Clarkson University
Master of Public Policy -
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
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