Sophia Colvin

• Worked with constituents to address and solve their problems and concerns.
• Issues handled: IRS casework, Immigration and Passport casework, Social Security, Unemployment, and other various constituent problems.
• Attended press conferences, policy rollouts, and educational policy summits.
• Attended weekly district meeting with the Congressional District team and the Congresswoman.
• Mastery of "IQ" or "Intranet Quorum" a technological and administrative system.
• Assisted Field Team in numerous projects and events

Internship Project:
I conducted a series of interviews with those who worked in the immigration field. Interviewees included an immigration attorney, a caseworker, the director for the Lansing Refugee Development Center and the State Refugee Coordinator/State Administrative Manager for Refugee Services at Global Michigan. After the interviews I wrote a recommendation as to how the Congresswoman could help educate the community on immigration. In addition to this recommendation, I also outlined policies that hurt or helped refugees, and identified solutions Congress could take in regards to the immigration debate.

This organization is an undergraduate research and experiential learning lab investigating international human rights violations. The information produced is sent to organizations that include: The International Criminal Court, United Nations, Amnesty International, and other state and civil-society actors.

Responsibilities:

• Manage research lab of 25 students.
• Lead meetings, head projects, coordinate fundraising, monitor and guide research, and serve as the liaison between members and lab director.
• Perform research using Open Source Data analysis to investigate current international human rights conflicts.
• Research includes: Satellite imaging (Google Pro Earth), Social Media investigation (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube), AIS and GIS tracking, and following any news, articles and other forms of reporting relevant to research.
• Configure findings into data sets and databases in Excel or Google Sheets.
• Collect evidence and present findings to Lab, as well as creating a final presentation to share with the lab contact at the International Criminal Court.

Projects:

• Led 10 members in a project creating a Database of all known Private Military Companies with information including the PMCs: leadership, location, services offered and any involvement in human rights violations, participation in wars or conflicts.
• Libya airstrike investigation in connection to UAE and other third party aggressors. This included aircraft research, airport satellite imaging, and other data collection. My team was able to Identify different airfields, sites of conflict, and aircrafts used, to present for further research.
• Locating and Identifying mass graves in Libya by using Google Pro Earth to monitor disturbances in soil, and any increased human activity.
• Track illegal shipping off the coast of China using AIS collection.
  

•Tutor K-12 Refugee students who have been relocated to Lansing.
•Help includes: Assisting with homework, college preparation, english language, planning academic schedule, and mentoring via Zoom.
• Form trusting relationship with the student in order to create comfortable atmosphere that is conducive to learning.
• Adapt to students changing needs and learning style.

• Elected Position
• Developed, organized and coordinated events, speakers, and fundraising efforts for the chapter.
• Consulted, counseled and educated chapter and chapter members in regards to diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Managed and mitigated internal and external conflict.
• Worked in accordance with Chapters VP Philanthropy to raise over $4,200 for MSU Safe Place, an organization offering shelter and assistance to victims of domestic abuse.