Communications As A Compass For Social Change

Communications As A Compass For Social Change

Unsurprisingly, Google Maps has been one of my phone’s most used applications these past 7 weeks. It would have been impossible to explore D.C. without it, much less arrive anywhere on time. Even with such an all-knowing tool on hand I strayed off-course more times...
It Takes a Village

It Takes a Village

As I reflect on this past summer and everything that I’ve experienced and learned, there are a few key lessons about public interest communications that I want to highlight.  Through my internship with the Human Rights Watch, I really learned about the power of...
Success looks different across different missions

Success looks different across different missions

My background is mostly working in political campaigns. I’ve spent the past five years working on-and-off on campaigns; my first ever experience in “doing” communications was for a campaign back in 2019. That fundamentally shaped not just my perception of comms, but...
 My Journey as a Communicator  

 My Journey as a Communicator  

“What do you know now that you didn’t before becoming a fellow?” As I reflected on this question for my final presentation, it struck me how little I truly understood about communications, let alone the field of public interest communications before embarking on this...
Stories as a Catalyst for Change

Stories as a Catalyst for Change

After being home for a few days, I can reflect on my experience and everything I learned from being a Frank Karel Fellow. During my time with Mary’s Center, I helped welcome an immigrant family from a shelter who had recently arrived in the United States. Coming to...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Miss A asked me. She was my second grade teacher, and I was one of twenty three students. Bright-eyed and cheerful, we had no real concept of money, time, or reality. As such, we could do nothing other than dream (and dream...