Faith Nah
Gaithersburg,MD
Summary
Senior at Poolesville High School in the Humanities Magnet Program. Motivated and proactive high school senior with a track record of academic excellence. Excels in written and verbal communication. Passion is oral advocacy. Captain of the Poolesville High School Mock Trial team. Semifinalist for Student Member of the Board of Education for Montgomery County Public Schools, and am passionate about equity and social justice issues: pushing to end de-facto segregation, supply menstrual products for female students, and end the school-to-prison pipeline.
Avid reader and runner for 6 years, and runs on the Poolesville High School Varsity Cross Country team.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Intern
Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office
2023.07 - Current
- Special Victims Division, Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
- Completed work on cases reviewing 911 calls, police body camera footage, and providing overviews to help provide civil legal services and social services for victims of domestic violence and their children.
Student Climate Action Councilmember
Montgomery County Board Of Education
2023.06 - Current
- One of 14 applicants accepted from a competitive pool of over 300+ students to represent 160k+ Montgomery County Public School students on the Inaugural Student Climate Action Council.
- Establishing MCPS' Climate Action Plan; advising Board of Education and superintendent on sustainability/climate action; solicit, review and fund student sustainability projects in schools; and partnering with schools and students to promote, support and empower sustainability initiatives
- Special interest in creating equity initiatives, currently increasing student equity via committee building/performance review.
Policy Deputy Advisor
Montgomery County Board Of Education
2023.06 - Current
- On Sami Saeed’s Advisory Council for the 23-24 school year.
Student Member of the Board (SMOB) is a voting member of the Montgomery County Board of Education. - The SMOB can vote on matters related to collective bargaining, capital and operating budgets, and school closings, reopenings and boundaries, but not on negative personnel actions.
Intern
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2022.07 - 2022.07
- Office of the General Counsel for the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
- Shadowed attorneys, presented case summaries, conducted staff department meeting.
Education
High School Diploma -
Poolesville High School
Poolesville, MD2024
Skills
- Excellent Written and Oral Advocacy Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Exceptional Work Ethic
- Computer Skills
- Active Listening
- Planning & Organizing
- Problem Resolution
- People Skills
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Critical Thinking
- Reliable & Trustworthy
- Independent as well as Thrive in Team Settings
Additional Information
- 2019 Superintendents Student Service Learning Award (225+ Community Volunteer Hours)
- 2019 MCPS Gold Star Level of Student Engagement in the athletic, fine arts, and extracurricular activities program
- 39th Annual Richard Barnhart Memorial Invitational Open Girls 2022 Cross Country Thirteenth
- Certificate of Achievement Award Bethany Korean School
- Poolesville High School Varsity Letter Cross Country
- AP Scholar with Distinction - highest level of achievement in AP courses
- National Honor Society - Poolesville 2022
- National English Honor Society - Poolesville 2022
- The American Legion Certificate of School Award: Distinguished Achievement awarded to Faith Nah for recognition of attainment acquired a a winner of the American Legion School Award by the Daniel Jeffers Post 247 presented by James Cappucilli
- Poolesville High School Straight A's Honor Roll
- Poolesville Area Chamber of Commerce Annual 5k Run 2nd Place Age Group Women 14 to 19
- Parks Half Marathon 2022 Finisher
- Poolesville American Legion Constitutional Oration, Speech Contest 1st Place Winner, January 29th 2022.
- Humanities Team NPR Student National Podcast Challenge 2022 Finals Qualification - Gentrification in D.C.
Timeline
Intern
Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office
2023.07 - Current
Policy Deputy Advisor
Montgomery County Board Of Education
2023.06 - Current
Student Climate Action Councilmember
Montgomery County Board Of Education
2023.06 - Current
Intern
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2022.07 - 2022.07
High School Diploma -
Poolesville High School
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