Christine

"I think the internship set me up really nicely to build a long-term, um, group and, um, resources."

"I go to a tremendous amount of hearings and meetings and tell people why I think, you know, like, why I believe in such and such proposal."

"I went to senate budget committee... to advocate for the inclusion of Medicaid funding in the state budget specifically for undocumented people."

"So it combines some of the lobbying that I love and also a lot of the data analysis that I, I loved in high school and still love now."

"I love that it changes every day. I love that every year there are new legislative bills...every year my job changes."

"Sometimes days can be frustrating just because people don't see things the way that you do."

"Nonprofits just can, can be a joy when they're really well managed, which my organization is."

"Knowing the details and being able to articulate 'em clearly, um, and continuously."

"To know like how applicable different skills that you're using on political campaigns are to nonprofits would've been really, really helpful."

"Policy advocate or policy associate is a really good entry level job... it's a really good way to see if you like this work."

"Making sure all your facts are right, making sure you're timely...always really, really important."

"having things so when you leave college, your resume is at least has something on it."

"In a male dominated space, like I've been able to find those networks and like have really, really treasured them."

"I think that you can always reach out to folks on LinkedIn. I think that's an underutilized resource."