KRISTA PHILLIPS

• Met with nonprofit organizations and community leaders instilling reconciliation projects in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi
• Learning and discussing what peace means and how a nation can return to peace after such destruction and pain
• Asking questions and sparking curiosity into what it means to be human, the human capacity for forgiveness, and how to reconcile a community of survivors and perpetrators.

• Studied in Nepal, Jordan, and Chile performing a comparative study of gender rights within each country, as well as the United States and how each country interacts within the global community
• Completed coursework in Human Rights critically expounding on human rights violation and learning to effectively research issues as well as potential solutions via fieldwork and integrating within a vastly different cultures
• Effectively gathered data by organizing and seeing through interviews with locals as well as experts in the specified field of research; asking open-ended questions to better understand the individual experience
• Completed study with a cross-cultural lens, understanding the implications of gender within a community.

• Support attorneys within the nonprofit organization by providing legal representation for migrants striving to receive legal permanent status, asylum, or citizenship
• Served clients from a variety of backgrounds
• Performed legal intake interviews for potential clients; screen for affirmative cases, and gathered necessary case facts to present to attorneys for review.

• Developed professional presentations and educated the public on current political campaigns, issues, and events happening within the state of North Carolina as well as across the nation
• Successfully engaged face to face in order to identify and start conversations with potential donors and contributors to the American Civil Liberties Union
• Worked closely with other canvassers as a team lead, as well as trained and coordinated with new canvassers ensuring success
• Discussed current issues with passion and vibrancy which catalyzed exceeding all quotas and being recognized for performance
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills while delivering a meaningful pitch, and working to answer questions and concerns of those engaged in conversation.

Major in Political Science with an emphasis in Comparative Politics. Minor in American Studies with an emphasis in Human Rights. Certificate in Nonprofit Organizations and Social Entrepreneurship. Certificate in Global Peacebuilding

GPA: 3.56