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Aaron Pilgrim, MBA.

Aaron Pilgrim, MBA.

Legislative Assistant NYS ASSEMBLY
Rochester,NY

Summary

Dedicated, creative, problem solver. Track record of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Coachable and open minded, ready to serve, learn and work. Team player seeking new opportunities for growth and development.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Legislative Assistant

NYS Assembly
Rochester, NY
01.2022 - Current
  • Identify, research, and track legislative issues relevant to current public issues.
  • Attend legislative and regulatory hearings to report information.
  • Currently offer strategic recommendations for updates to institutional programs and policies, factoring in current political climate and trends.
  • Draft articles, letters, reports, and technical documents on policy and public affairs issues for the publication.
  • Create comprehensive political, legislative, and regulatory goals, strategies, and plans.

Lex Fellow

Lex Fellowship
Madrid, Spain
07.2022 - 07.2022

Over the course of the program,I visited a variety of different law firms and legal institutions, explored and analyzed real cases, gained a network of peer and professional contacts, received training and mentorship from my Legal Associate, and explored the country of Spain.

Graduate Assistant

Diversity Equity And Inclusion Center Of Edinboro
Edinboro, PA
08.2021 - 01.2022
  • Support department members with administrative, research and academic assistance.
  • Oversaw groups of over 100 students and assisted with academic projects.
  • Established three different social media platforms for center.
  • Orchestrate and host multiple on campus events.
  • Increased student engagement by over 25%
  • Created lesson materials, visuals and digital presentations to supplement lesson plans.
  • Gathered, reviewed, and summarized literature from scientific journals such as SciFinder and PubMed and produced graphs and other scientific calculations using MS Excel.

Student Board Member

Student Trustee Selection Committee
Edinboro, PA
01.2021 - 05.2021
  • We optimized student educational strategies with clear advice on course choices, progression, and career options.
  • Monitored ongoing governmental operations.
  • Identified issues suitable for legislative review.
  • Devised strategies to reduce expenses, modernize operations and revamp procedures to improve institution operations.
  • Read Resumes and lead interviews of potential candidates.
  • Conferred with educators and students to identify the best candidate possible for the institution.

Founder/President of Operations

Edinboro Association Of Black Journalists
Edinboro, PA
08.2020 - 01.2022
  • Supervised all student organization meetings;
  • Oversaw the process of student organization event planning;
  • Maintained a current list of residences, email addresses, student ID numbers, and phone numbers of the student organization officers, advisors and members;
  • Established organizational mission statement through extensive collaboration and review.

Captain

Edinboro/ Brockport Football Team
Edinboro, PA
08.2016 - 12.2021

5 Year Letterman in Collegiate Football

Learned how to operate in team environment and importance of working with others for bigger goal.
Was apart of 9-2 season which was biggest turnaround in NCAA history in year 2016.
KEY ACHIEVEMENT - Led three different teams to championship title. Two in college and one in high-school.

Education

MBA - Business Administration And Management

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA
08.2021 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism – Digital Media Production

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
08.2016 - 05.2021

Skills

Complex problems analysis

Flexibility improvements

Complex delivery coordination

Solving complex problems

Additional Information

  • Finalist at the 2020 London Director Awards for the Short Film 'From the Mouth of Babes'.
  • Football Scholarship , Aug 31 2020 Assoc of Fac & staff of color Aug 31 2020 Goodwine & Baskin Aug 31 2020 Wm and Gerald Memorial Scholarship Aug 31 2020

Affiliations

Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

National Association of Black Journalists

Pittsburgh Black Media Federation

Black Student Union Association

Jefferson Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Timeline

Lex Fellow

Lex Fellowship
07.2022 - 07.2022

Legislative Assistant

NYS Assembly
01.2022 - Current

MBA - Business Administration And Management

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
08.2021 - 12.2022

Graduate Assistant

Diversity Equity And Inclusion Center Of Edinboro
08.2021 - 01.2022

Student Board Member

Student Trustee Selection Committee
01.2021 - 05.2021

Founder/President of Operations

Edinboro Association Of Black Journalists
08.2020 - 01.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism – Digital Media Production

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
08.2016 - 05.2021

Captain

Edinboro/ Brockport Football Team
08.2016 - 12.2021
Aaron Pilgrim, MBA.Legislative Assistant NYS ASSEMBLY