Madelyn Foster
Medford,MA
Summary
Resourceful college student known for consistently delivering results and exceeding target goals. Experienced in leading collaborative activities and coordinating projects. Skilled in working independently or as part of a team to achieve success.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant, Office of Freedom Affairs
World Liberty Congress
08.2024 - Current
- Cultivated partnerships with domestic organizations to provide legal and legislative support to victims of autocratic regimes.
- Drafted, organized, and oversaw the creation of documents outlining transnational repression, corruption, and other crimes against pro-democracy activists to be sent to the U.S. Congress, as well as other states' governing bodies.
- Assisted in a legal clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law, which aims to end arbitrary detention and provide legal support to political prisoners.
- Collaborated with the network's leadership council to develop strategies that strengthen the global pro-democracy movement.
Network Growth Intern
World Liberty Congress
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Conducted research on the political landscape of 60+ autocratic countries within the network
- Drafted, developed, and oversaw panels aimed at sharing intelligence, building dissident networks, and providing support to 330+ members of autocratic countries
- Worked as part of a team to draft, edit, and finalize a 250 page report detailing the presence of authoritarianism across the globe
Research Assistant
Tufts University
Medford, MA
05.2023 - 08.2024
- Analyzed the chronology and political origin of dual-citizenship legislation in Post-Soviet countries
- Gathered and recorded significant data regarding both domestic and international factors
- Attentively obtained and sourced a variety of academic publications relevant to states' political interests.
Pool Manager
Pine Brook Country Club
Weston, MA
05.2021 - 08.2024
- Supervised a staff of more than 30 employees and functioned as a liaison by effectively communicating between employees and club management.
- Oversaw and implemented policies that promoted client safety and employee compliance.
- Proactive in both preventing and responding to a myriad of issues that arose, many of which required immediate attention and decisive action.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations, International Security
Tufts University
Medford, MA05-2025
Terrorism and Counter Terrorism
Danish Institute of Study Abroad
Copenhagen, Denmark05-2024
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Client communication
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Ethical judgement
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
Accomplishments
- IR Senior Honors Thesis Candidate, The Legal, Ethical, and Political Consequences of Terrorist Groups Obtaining Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society
- Class of 1952 Centennial Scholarship
- Tuft's University Dean's List
Relevant Coursework
Introduction to International Relations, Terrorism and Counterterrorism from a European Perspective, Law and Social Control, War and Terrorism, Nuclear Weapons in International Politics, Criminology and Criminal Justice in Scandinavia, Cognitive Brain Science
Timeline
Legal Assistant, Office of Freedom Affairs
World Liberty Congress
08.2024 - Current
Network Growth Intern
World Liberty Congress
05.2024 - 08.2024
Research Assistant
Tufts University
05.2023 - 08.2024
Pool Manager
Pine Brook Country Club
05.2021 - 08.2024
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations, International Security
Tufts University
Terrorism and Counter Terrorism
Danish Institute of Study Abroad
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