Sierra Marelia

About

Hi! I am a first-year student at the University of Pennsylvania studying communications with a concentration in audience and persuasion with a minor in consumer psychology in the wharton school of business.

Experience

• Intern · United States Congress06-20-2018 – 07-20-2020

  -Interned for local congressman -Answered concerns of constituents and provided current information about house bills, events, etc, and logged remarks into database -Composed personable letters for community members thanking them for their contributions to the community -Assisted to organize local events and strategized logistics

• Latinx Caucus Events Director · National High School Democrats01-20-2019 – 06-20-2021

  -Hosted political and cultural panels open to the public bringing together high schoolers from across the country -Organized cross-organizational campaigns/events and activism-related phone banks -Collaborated with caucuses to co-host events pertaining to hispanic issues in the political sphere -Implemented public toolkits for prevalent issues in the community -Lead events committee via hosting meetings/creating plans

• National Director of Communications and Partnerships · Students Against Voter Supression01-20-2020 – 06-20-2021

  -Organized/built national partnerships & coalitions with activist organizations from across the country -Executed campaigns with partners to optimize success for both organizations -Campaigns organized: social media, events, etc.-Organized/built national partnerships & coalitions with activist organizations from across the country -Executed campaigns with partners to optimize success for both organizations -Campaigns organized: social media, events, etc. -Created bi-weekly newsletters/national campaigns for voting awareness -Lead external affairs committee -Check out savsusa on Instagram for events!

• Debate Team Captian · WTHS Speech and Debate Team06-20-2019 – 06-20-2021

  -Qualified to and placed at various state and national level tournaments -Lead case writing and research -Mentored younger team members and helped them gain the necessary skills needed to succeed for their event -Organized and lead practice sessions -Fostered team communication

• Sales Associate · Planet Smoothie03-20-2018 – 08-31-2021

  -Created marketing strategies to increase sales -Assisted in training and mentoring new employees -Provided optimal customer service that always centered the consumers needs

• CLIP Student Intern · Character Lab07-01-2020 – 08-31-2021

  -Gave direct feedback to psychologists/orgs in interviews about how they could alter studies, surveys, and platforms to make them more in touch with the language students are familiar with -Provided extensive written feedback about things researchers could alter to make studies and surveys more understandable and engaging for school students

• National Judge Board Verified Judge · National Speech & Debate Association01-01-2022

  -Judge various tournaments on the local, state, national, and circuit level for elementary-high schoolers -Give high quality feedback to students after round and on electronic ballots -Provide a mix of logical and biased advice on how to improve cases and argumentation skills

• Contributer · Irregular Labs05-01-2022

  -Provide feedback for the Target design team on graphics, slogans, designs, and products targeted towards gen-z -More projects soon

• Program Manager Intern · Character Lab06-01-2022

  -Supporting the planning and implementation of summer training -Collaborating with program manager to create a supportive learning environment for student interns -Setting up processes and systems to track CLIP information and progress -Supporting ad hoc projects

Education

• University of PennsylvaniaBachelor's Degree, Communications and Consumer Psychology

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