Sydney Olthoff
Ann Arbor,MI
Summary
Dynamic leader and effective communicator with a proven track record of initiating impactful projects, such as securing a $15,000 grant for reproductive rights and leading a racial equity project funded by a $1,000 grant at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights. Skilled in content creation and policy analysis, adept at fostering collaborative environments and driving change.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
REASON Collective Project Coordinator
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Washington, DC
01.2025 - Current
- Awarded $1,000 grant to create a project that promotes racial equity in higher education.
Researcher
Carceral State Project
Ann Arbor, MI
01.2025 - Current
- Creating story-map project on solitary confinement, suicide, and jails
- Working under Dr. Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian and author on mass incarceration
Media Coordinator, Communications Co-Chair
Ann Arbor for Public Power
Ann Arbor, MI
01.2024 - Current
- Created content for social media, canvassing, and events.
- Promoted to committee co-chair in January 2025, to run meetings and report to the board.
Parliamentary Intern
House of Commons Canada
Ottawa, Ontario (CA)
05.2024 - 06.2025
- Office of MP Jenica Atwin, Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services.
- Created communications content and constituent correspondence.
- Wrote speeches delivered by MP Atwin in Liberal Caucus meetings.
Student Research Assistant
Promoting Protective Policy
Detroit, Michigan
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Conducted research and analysis on public middle and high school policies in Michigan to promote effective and just discipline, youth violence, and inclusion policy.
- Trained in qualitative coding, policy collection, policy scoring, and transcription.
Student Community Organizer
Michigan Student Power Alliance
Detroit, MI
09.2022 - 12.2023
- Organized and moderated Healthy and Healing Schools Youth-Led Candidate Forum.
- Co-founded the Reproductive Justice Youth Committee.
- Awarded $15,000 grant to protect reproductive rights in Michigan.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Social Theory & Practice, History of Law & Policy
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI05-2027
Skills
- Leader and adaptable
- Effective communicator
- Open and collaborative
- Driven and determined
Affiliations
Co-Chair (2024-Current), Media Chair (2023-2024) of American Civil Liberties Union Undergraduate Chapter
- Planned panel with MI Liberation, the Bail Project, and the Washtenaw County prosecutor to end cash bail.
- Leading project to protect undocumented students on campus.
Youth Advisory Council Member (2021-Current) at Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health
- Organized and presented at a state-wide youth LGBTQ+ summit (2022, 2023).
- Developed a K-5 consent education curriculum.
Languages
French
Professional
Timeline
REASON Collective Project Coordinator
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
01.2025 - Current
Researcher
Carceral State Project
01.2025 - Current
Student Research Assistant
Promoting Protective Policy
08.2024 - 12.2024
Parliamentary Intern
House of Commons Canada
05.2024 - 06.2025
Media Coordinator, Communications Co-Chair
Ann Arbor for Public Power
01.2024 - Current
Student Community Organizer
Michigan Student Power Alliance
09.2022 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Social Theory & Practice, History of Law & Policy
University of Michigan
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