aaditi lele
Programs and Projects Intern at Millions of Conversations
program project intern million conversation
aaditi college student , organizer , journalist . project program intern million conversation , interested exploring depolarization social change work research community-building . zero hour change chamber , aaditi specializes policy communication , experience advocating environmental voter right legislation . first-year student art & science college scholar program vanderbilt university , studying environmental sociology political science minor south asian language & culture spanish . pre-law student , hope pursue career intersection immigration environmental law . fueled citizen university ’ youth collaboratory , aaditi currently launching civic immigrant initiative , creating compiling tailored civic education resource empower immigrant community .
Millions of Conversations
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Programs and Projects Intern
Spring Semester Intern responsible for working with Programs and Communications teams to coordinate Conversationalist Series, Racial Justice Teachouts (RJT), Depolarization Summit events. Researching and contacting speakers, event organizing, newsletter writing, communications.
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Vanderbilt University Model United Nations
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Competition Team Member
Member of Model-UN travel team that represents Vanderbilt on the college Model-UN circuit.
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Vanderbilt Prison Project
Deputy Director of Campaigns & Insider Advocacy
Responsible for developing a documentary project with formerly incarcerated members of the Nashville community, supporting with service events & advocacy campaigns for wrongfully incarcerated individuals.
Vanderbilt Undergraduate Honor Council
Council Member
Responsible for serving on Honor Council panels, advocating for students, and evaluating honor code violations
Vanderbilt Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign
Lead Organizer
Wrote legal complaint under UPMIFA law, featured in the Guardian, Washington Post, Politico, etc. Responsible for developing theory of change for environmental justice campaign, recruiting first-year students, coordinating with nationwide campus groups
Vanderbilt Political Review
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Writer
Responsible for investigating relevant political news and writing articles for the student body to synthesize political news.
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Vanderbilt Women in Government
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Political Involvement Committee Member
Responsible for coordinating speakers (political candidates, lawmakers, and campaigns) for campus-wide events, voter drives, and political volunteering.
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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The Vanderbilt Hustler
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Deputy News Editor
- Written over a dozen investigative pieces covering campus and Nashville news, breaking stories about Campus-based sexual assault, a national lawsuit, and endorsement by a former Vice President.
 Led trainings on journalistic ethics and best practices, AP style, and digital reporting
 Edit dozens of pieces weekly for AP style, content, and style
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Zero Hour
https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-is-zero-hour
Policy Communications Coordinator
Working in both the Policy and Communications teams for International Climate Justice nonprofit. Coordinating external communications regarding legislative priorities, endorsements, outreach to congressional offices, media relations, and more. Organized and lead training series for state and local-level climate organizations on media literacy for movements.
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Change the Chamber
https://www.linkedin.com/company/change-the-chamber
Congressional Lobbying, Media, Environmental Justice Intern
Organized and lead meetings with over 50 congressional offices (Senate & House of Reps.) along with Committees to lobby for strong environmental provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package and the Build Back Better Act. 
Researched FEC data on corporate campaign contributions. 
Lead partnerships with organizations like Greenpeace and Public Citizen too campaign for the passage of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
Trained in media relations, grant-writing, and press release writing.
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Civic Immigrant Initiative
Founder, Executive Director
Founder of service organization employing tailored civic education resources to bridge the gap between immigrants and civic participation. Launching 2020
Zero Hour Ohio
Director Of Communications
Responsible for social media marketing, media relations, and internal communications for state-wide environmental justice advocacy organization rooted in international climate justice work.
The Harris Firm LPA
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File Clerk
Observing everyday work in legal proceedings through after-school job as a File Clerk.
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The Defiant Movement
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Journalist
Bi-Weekly Columnist writing insightful and analytical commentary on contemporary political and social justice issues in America. Specializing in coverage of immigration policy.
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GenZ Writes
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Vice President
Lead writing and editing operations for youth magazine with over 9,000 readers and 180+ writers and contributors from at least 27 countries. Organized editing team of 6 editors from around the world to review and publish writing, and garnered more than 700,000 social media impressions through content management.
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GenZ Writes
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Director of Editing
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GenZ Girl Con
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Operations Director & Moderator
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Citizen University
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Storybanking Intern
Developed storybanking system for civic engagement non-profit (Citizen University, part of the New Pluralists coalition), conducted interviews, wrote feature content, integrated storybank with Salesforce, Airtable, etc.
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Kate Schroder For Congress
Communications Intern
In one of the most gerrymandered districts in the state of Ohio, I was a summer Communications Intern responsible for organizing weekly constituent forums with guest speakers and candidates, monitoring social media presence, and writing content for social media. Researched policy positions, and assisted with media relations.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
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Regional Youth Leadership Participant
Participant in Regional Youth Leadership program in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky exploring business, government, and community in my region.
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Citizen University
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Youth Collaboratory Incubator Member
Collaborating with youth Civic Innovators across America to develop Civic Power Projects that encompass and address the preeminent issues of our communities and generation.
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Environmental Sociology & Political Science, minoring in South Asian Language & Culture, Spanish
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Vanderbilt University
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High School Diploma with Honors
Sycamore High School
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Summer Program
IU Kelley School of Business Young Women's Institute
Vanderbilt Deans List - Fall 2021
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Student Journalist Honor Roll
National Scholastic Press Association Honor Roll of Student Journalists
Sycamore High School Senior Medallion- English Department
Sycamore High School
Sycamore High School Senior Medallion- Social Studies Department
Sycamore High School
Sycamore High School Senior Medallion- Spanish Department
Sycamore High School
Sycamore PTO Scholarship Award
Sycamore High School
Selected by district-wide PTO organization to receive annual scholarship award.
National Merit Finalist
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Qualified for State of Ohio Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish
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Timothy Crane Day Award (Day Bequest Scholar) for Excellence in Writing
Cincinnati Mercantile Library
AP Scholar with Distinction
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Academic Achiever Award
Sycamore PTO
Excellent, News Feature
Ohio Scholastic Media Association Awards
Freshman English Medallion
Sycamore High School
Honorable Mention, Personality Profile
Ohio Scholastic Media Association Awards
Nicholas S. Zeppos Scholarship
Vanderbilt University
The Nicholas S. Zeppos Scholarship is a four-year scholarship awarded to students who exhibit leadership ability as well as a commitment to community service. Five recipients are awarded the Zeppos Scholarship each year.
Sophomore English Medallion
Sycamore High School
Sophomore Spanish Medallion
Sycamore High School
HarvardX: U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies
HKS101A_4
Kennedy Heights Arts Center
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kennedy-heights-arts-center
Summer Art Camp/After-Care Volunteer
Education
Operation Give Back
After-school Mentor
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Shun Ahmed
Programs and Projects Intern at Millions of Conversations
Nashville Metropolitan Area
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Rishi Pillai
Student at Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
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Hayden Teeter
Student at Harvard University
Brentwood, TN
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Eric Sang
Computer Science Student at Vanderbilt University
Brentwood, TN
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Logan Solomon
Student at Rubenstein School of Environment
Burlington, VT
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James Tang
Data Science Intern at Aetna/CVS Health
Nashville, TN
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Pranav Naidu
Student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Nolensville, TN
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Jenna Weigand
Undergraduate Student at Kenyon College
Nashville Metropolitan Area
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Emma Rose Wooten
Student at Georgetown University
Nashville, TN
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Gabriel Sleenhof
Student at Yale University
Nashville Metropolitan Area
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Charles Parks
Accounting Student at The University of Alabama
Brentwood, TN
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Vincent Nguyen
Computer science undergrad at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Nashville Metropolitan Area
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Anika Kaushik
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Student
Franklin, TN
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Andrew Fahim
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Brentwood, TN
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Grace jiang
RA at Vanderbilt University
Brentwood, TN
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Zoe Zhang
Founder and Executive Director of Convival
Ann Arbor, MI
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Nicolina Rondinelli
Student at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Brentwood, TN
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Varun Bussa
Student at Ravenwood High School
Franklin, TN
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Nisha Chhetri
Social Worker
Nashville Metropolitan Area
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Manager at Invest India | O/o Principal Scientific Advisor
Pullman, WA
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Vanderbilt University Pre-Lawyer Forum
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Fridays for Future - Worldwide
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