Keana Rose Hilario

Education

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Intended Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature and Global Studies

May 2025

Relevant

Coursework: Philippine History, Literature, Performance

Activities: League of Filipino Students

Sciences Po Paris, Reims, France

Bachelor of Art in Politics and Government, Completed May 2023

Relevant

Coursework: Political Institutions; Race and Equality in the US; Intro to Sociology; Intro to Political Science; Intermediate Statistics; Gender, Peace, and Security; 5th Republic: Constitutional Law; Comparative Politics; International Relations; Transitional Justice and Human Rights; Public International Law; Human Rights Law; Aesthetics of Law; Postcolonial Question in Contemporary France

Activities: Head of Academic Activities, European Law Students’ Association; Head of Awareness, Asians in Reims Association; Creative Writing Staff Writer, The Sundial Press

Experience

Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL)

Public Service Intern (remote)

Washington DC

June 2023 - Present

Secured internship placement at the US Forest Service Klamath National Forest by CAPAL. Develop website content, write news releases, and create social media content to foster public awareness on the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Priority Landscape – Klamath River Basin. Build and maintain relationships with local community partners to inform them of forest-related policies and effectively communicate safety measures.

Ex Aequo Reims, France

Civic Student Intern Feb. 2023 - May 2023

Conducted academic research on the criminalization of LGBTQ+ identities. Engaged in interviews with LGBTQ+ asylum seekers to gather firsthand accounts related to the topic. Collaborated with a team of two other members to present the findings in a community exhibit to amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers.

You Have a Friend in Me Initiative

Reims, France

Civic Student Intern Feb. 2023 - May 2023

Organized and facilitated cultural integration events to foster integration of 20 Ukrainian refugee families into local community. Provided French tutoring to enhance language skills of refugees, enabling better communication and integration. Supported material procurement, organized tutoring resources, and facilitated clothing donations to enhance the well-being of refugee families.

Immigrant Defenders Law Center

Student Intern

Los Angeles, CA

July 2022 - Aug. 2022

Assisted paralegals and lawyers with administrative tasks and handling confidential client information for a diverse caseload of over 100 clients. Investigated the state of human rights in numerous countries, contributing to Country Conditions Reports to support asylum seekers’ cases. Utilized language proficiency in English, French, and Spanish to translate legal documents.

Skills

KaylynAhn

Lynnahn2025@u.northwestern.edu

Campus Address: (224-224-5243)560LincolnSt,240A,Evanston,IL60208

Education

NorthwesternUniversity,Evanston,Illinois,BachelorofSciencein Education and Social Policy and Legal Studies, AnticipatedJune2025,CumulativeGPA:3.944/4.00

Honors:ArchAward(awardedonefreshmanoutof2000inrecognitionforvolunteerservice),PublicServiceScholar, BenjaminA GilmanInternationalScholarship

Workexperience

StateRepresentativeMarkWalker, Intern, ArlingtonHeights,ILJune2021-March2022

• Ledandpassedlegislationtoreformthedefinitionofcriminalsexualassaultafter mysexualassaultcasewasnotprosecutedduetoalegalloophole

• LobbiedandtestifiedtotheIllinoisHouseandSenate,spokeatabillsigningwith GovernorJ.B.Pritzker.

USDepartmentofState, Office of Global Women’s Issues - Foreign Service Intern,Washington,DC (June 2023 - August 2024)

•EngageinthreeweeksofacademicandprofessionaltraininginWashington,D.C.followedby sevenweeksworkinginapolicyofficeintheU.S.DepartmentofState

•Worka10weekassignmentinaU.S.EmbassyorConsulateabroadtoresearchintowomen’s economicempowermentandgenderinequality

Leadershipexperience

UndergraduatePrisonEducationProgram, President,Evanston,ILDec.2021-Present

•Oversee5committeesdedicatedtocreatingtutoringprogramsforincarceratedpeopleandraising awarenessaboutmassincarceration,hostjazzconcertsforpeopleondeathrow

•Facilitatetheonlydegreegrantingprogramforadultincarceratedpeoplefromatop10university andatutoringprogramfortheIllinoisDepartmentofJuvenileJustice

GLAAD, 20 Under 20 Honoree,LosAngeles,CAJune2021

•Listedastop20youngLGBTQIA+changemakersusingmediaandactivismtodriveacceptance andequality

OfficeofUndergraduateResearch, Emerging Scholar Fellowship, Evanston,ILJune2022-Present

• Receivea$10,000grantover15monthstoresearchthecriminalizationofwomenofcolorinCuba withDr.AlyssaGarcia,readandanalyzedozensoftexttodevelopaliteraturereview

• Developedcriticalanalysisskillsinengagingwithtestimoniesandinterviews

• Attendmonthlyworkshopsforcareerdevelopmentandresearchprocess

• DevelopanindependentprojectonVictim’sEconomicSecurityforsurvivorsof sexualviolence

Yadira Paz-Martinez

Clinton, NC, 28328 | 910-990-2206 | yadira.pazmartinez@duke.edu | www.linkedin.com/in/yadira-paz-martinez

Professional Experience

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Representative Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) Intern

Washington, D.C

May 2023 – Present

• Designed 3+ communication designs weekly and responded to daily emails and phone calls from constituents.

• Wrote weekly memo notes from U.S. Agriculture Committee hearings and briefings for staffers, organized constituent newsletter database, and researched veterinarian shortage impact on U.S. Farm Bill.

Duke Student Affairs, Experiential Orientation Program (Project Citizen)

Program Director

Durham, NC

December 2022 – Present

• Co-lead a weeklong orientation program for 80 incoming freshman students focusing on citizenship. Managed a $70,000 account for catering, merchandise, hotel fees, travel expenses and miscellaneous.

• Planned 8+ different activities, oversaw social media accounts, interviewed 30+ potential orientation leaders, and structured a team of 20+ individuals to assist the program. Created a two-day plan in Washington D.C. with the Duke in D.C. office.

Library of Congress

Research Assistant

Durham, NC

November 2022 – Present

• Communicated with poultry farmworkers, offered interviews, and assisted in managing grant funds to pay interviewees.

• Transcribed 600+ minutes and interviewed 7 poultry farmworkers in North Carolina for oral history publication for the Occupational Folklife Collection.

Duke University, Bass Connection: Measuring Democracy

Researcher

Durham, NC

August 2022 – May 2023

• Collaborated in a team of 12 to measure voter turnout inequalities for disabilities, race, age, and education in the U.S.

• Complied data from the U.S. Census Current Population Survey voter turnout to detect the statistical significance of racial inequality, ranking all50 states. Analyzed voterID, felony disenfranchisement, and bilingualballots todetermine state ranking.

Student Action with Farmworkers: North Carolina Justice Center (NCJC)

Raleigh, NC

Intern May 2022 – August 2022

• Co-directed and administered NCJC Facebook page by ideating and designing 3-4 infographics weekly regarding farmworker rights. Conducted 2 outreach evenings, presenting labor and migrant housing rights to farmworkers with H-2A and H-2B visas.

• Procured evidence for weekly case review meetings and organized 200+ Excel lines of North Carolina and U.S. Department of Labor agency claims. Transcribed 60+ minutes of audio and gathered evidence for human trafficking cases with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Interpreted legal intakes and translated declarations.

• Directed weekly performance theater nights to teach farmworker rights, established connections with 200+ farmworkers, and interviewed 5 farmworkers for story narratives on social media.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE/AFFILICATIONS/HONORS

Duke Student Government (DSG)

Vice President of Equity and Outreach, Internal Affairs Committee

Durham, NC

August 2022 – Present

• Senator: Co-lead 3 school-wide project proposals regarding the Experiential Orientation Program for incoming students, Gender Violence Prevention and Intervention Publicity, and restructuring DSG fundings in collaboration with the Center for Multicultural Affairs to equitably distribute funds to cultural groups on campus to create a leadership program.

• Internal Affairs Committee: Developed and presented DSG 101 curriculum to 30+ new DSG senators. Rewrote and presented DSG House Rules to 60+ DSG members at weekly senate meetings.

Duke Define America

Co-President

Durham, NC

August 2021 – Present

• Planned and budgeted $8,700 in organization finances, budgeting 10+ events and collaborating with Duke organizations regarding refugee, immigrant, and migrant advocacy and community organizing.

• Managed Define America financial accounts, scheduled catering, reservations, and meetings to approve funding requests.

Honors: Mellon Mays Scholar, Duke Center for Multicultural Affairs Multicultural Community Legacy Award, Dean's List with Distinction (Fall 2023), Dean’s List Honors (Spring 2022), Hart Service Opportunities in Leadership Fellow, Duke Latinx Rising Star, B.N. Duke Scholar

Education

Duke University

Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Sociology

Certificate in Human Rights, GPA: 3.90

Publications

University Location –

Durham, NC

Expected Graduation: May 2025

● Paz-Martinez, Y. (2022). Public Education for Sale. Duke University Journal of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 3, (pp. 127-129).

● Novice in R studio

● Fluent in Spanish and English

● Intermediate in Memo Writing