Sarayu Kolli
PROFESSIONAL TITLE
Bloomfield Hills,Michigan
Summary
Legal intern supporting advocacy work with legal briefings, legislative writing, and human rights research. Co-authors materials used by ICC-approved lawyers for Afghan refugee cases, and brings policy drafting practice from a pollution-focused mock bill shaped by CWA and CAA guidelines. Builds equity-centered legal judgment through advocacy, peer-elected leadership, and public-speaking experience.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
BUILDON STUDENT AMBASSADOR
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
01.2024 - Current
- Lead fundraising outreach and collectively raise $35,000 to support school construction in Malawi.
- Support education initiatives through individual and team fundraising efforts for schools in underserved communities.
- Contribute financial support toward building a school in Coban, Guatemala.
- Develop negotiation and financial literacy skills through active participation in fundraising initiatives.
- Coordinate with teammates to plan and deliver collective fundraising activities.
- Represent BuildOn in public-facing fundraising conversations and presentations.
- Convey the mission of supporting education in developing countries through clear, persuasive communication.
SPECTRUM LITERARY MAGAZINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
01.2024 - Current
- Lead 15 peers in creative writing workshops and provide mentorship that strengthens draft quality.
- Recruit students to create cover art that broadens visual contributions to the magazine.
- Coordinate peer feedback sessions that refine creative pieces through structured editorial review.
- Guide contributors through revisions with clear, constructive direction that improves writing consistency.
- Support creative workshops by helping peers develop ideas and translate them into polished pieces.
- Promote magazine participation through ongoing outreach and volunteer coordination across student contributors.
SPEECH TEAM MANAGER
01.2024 - Current
- Manage team media and advertising.
- Implemented peer-review program within the team to ensure that younger students get the necessary feedback to succeed in public speech, while older students learn to mentor and critique their peers.
- SPEECH TEAM MANAGER
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE PEER LEADER
01.2025 - Current
- Directed peer efforts during summer camp, managing groups of volunteers building connections with neurodivergent peers.
- Building community with neurodivergent peers through various activities throughout the school year.
- FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE PEER LEADER
PEER TUTOR, JACKET TUTORING
01.2023 - Current
- Guide essay drafting and revision through clear feedback, stronger structure, and polished written communication.
- Develop media resources that help recruit peers to the tutoring program and broaden community outreach.
- Coordinate volunteer recruitment efforts and present program information with confident, student-friendly public speech.
EXCHANGE STUDENT, EXCHANGE PROGRAM SPEAKER
01.2024 - Current
- Hosted exchange students, lived with host family in Terrassa, Spain, developing fluency.
- Received Global Scholar Diploma Distinction (2025)
- Named Exchange Program Speaker (2025).
- EXCHANGE STUDENT, EXCHANGE PROGRAM SPEAKER
78TH AMERICAN LEGION GIRLS NATION DELEGATE
01.2025
- Earned 90% of peer votes in a mock chief justice campaign at Michigan Girls State, reflecting persuasive public speech and leadership.
- Ranked selected out of 300 young women to represent Michigan at a national mock senate.
- Co-authored legislation to fine corporations for air and water pollution, applying CWA and CAA guidelines.
- Developed legislative writing skills through drafting and revising bill language for an environmental policy proposal.
- Applied research synthesis to support a pollution-focused bill and align arguments with CWA and CAA guidelines.
INTERN
CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY
01.2025
- Co-authored legal briefings supporting ICC-approved lawyers in cases involving Afghanistani refugee victims of human rights violations.
- Synthetized research into concise advocacy points for international human rights submissions.
- Drafted policy analysis and legislative writing informed by methods used under the UN Human Rights Council.
- Applied editorial review to refine wording, structure, and consistency in advocacy documents.
- Learned international advocacy practices while working indirectly under the UN Human Rights Council.
Education
High School Student - undefined
Detroit Country Day School
Skills
- Legislative writing
- Legal briefing preparation
- Policy analysis
- Research synthesis
- Citation formatting
- Public speech
- Leadership
- Editorial review
- Community outreach
- Volunteer coordination
Awards
NCTE FIRST CLASS ESSAY AWARD, NCTE SECOND CLASS ESSAY AWARD, FORENSICS PO 5TH PLACE STATE TITLE, OPTIMIST ESSAY 2ND IN DISTRICT AWARD, GLOBAL SCHOLARS DIPLOMA DISTINCTION, BROWN UNIVERSITY BOOK AWARD, SCHOLASTICS SILVER KEYS (4), DAFT FILM AWARD
Timeline
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE PEER LEADER
01.2025 - Current
78TH AMERICAN LEGION GIRLS NATION DELEGATE
01.2025
INTERN
CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY
01.2025
BUILDON STUDENT AMBASSADOR
01.2024 - Current
SPECTRUM LITERARY MAGAZINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
01.2024 - Current
SPEECH TEAM MANAGER
01.2024 - Current
EXCHANGE STUDENT, EXCHANGE PROGRAM SPEAKER
01.2024 - Current
PEER TUTOR, JACKET TUTORING
01.2023 - Current
High School Student - undefined
Detroit Country Day School