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Jonah Zacks

St. Louis,Missouri

Summary

I am a student born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. I seek to use the robust background in data science and deep understanding of economic realities that I have developed to have a measurable impact on the most pressing social issues of our day.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Team Member

Endeavor Chile
01.2024 - 07.2024
  • Researched and wrote discussion papers on current events impacting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Chile
  • Helped draft studies commissioned by major corporation.

Staff Member

Civics Unplugged
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Organized and managed and served as a mentor for a week-long conference for 75 young leaders in Washington DC involving meetings federal agencies like the IRS
  • Managed relationships with other organizations to lay the long-term foundations for new fundraising and programming partners.

Organizing Fellow

Show Me Integrity
03.2022 - 03.2023
  • Contributed to and was awarded over $10,000 in grant applications to fund mission of Show Me Integrity
  • Organized Conservatives Against Corruption coalition to successfully defend Missouri Ballot Measure process
  • Wrote publicly facing communications and edited videos for Show Me Integrity annual gala

Engage Democracy Assistant

Gephardt Center for Civic and Community Engagement at Washington University
09.2021 - 12.2022
  • Served on Wash U Votes Exec Team
  • Oversaw Common Ground Grants
  • Manage notary services for students looking to vote from home.

President

MOtary Connections
05.2020 - 11.2020
  • Secured funding from Civics Unplugged to fund project
  • Created a web service called MOtary Connections to help voters access notaries needed to vote from home
  • Built an executive leadership team to establish, operate, and market the site through 2020 election cycle.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Economics & Computer Science

Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
05.2025

High School Diploma -

Mary Institute And St. Louis Country Day School
St. Louis, Missouri
05.2021

Skills

  • Full Professional Proficiency in Spanish
  • Proficient in Python, Java, R, and Stata
  • Public-facing communications
  • Coalition building and community organizing
  • Notary Public, State of Missouri

Noteworthy

Spanish, Notary Public, State of Missouri, Op-Ed Published in the Kansas City Star, April 2021, https://www.yahoo.com/news/missourians-not-stupid-watching-politicians-100000906.html, Leadership Blueprint, https://jonahzacks.notion.site/Leadership-Blueprint-e7fc0d4123e6424f8b2ff5ee73cfd1ec

Timeline

Research Team Member

Endeavor Chile
01.2024 - 07.2024

Staff Member

Civics Unplugged
06.2023 - 08.2023

Organizing Fellow

Show Me Integrity
03.2022 - 03.2023

Engage Democracy Assistant

Gephardt Center for Civic and Community Engagement at Washington University
09.2021 - 12.2022

President

MOtary Connections
05.2020 - 11.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Economics & Computer Science

Washington University in St. Louis

High School Diploma -

Mary Institute And St. Louis Country Day School
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