St. mary's university school of law

Texas law license, pending November 2018

Office of the Attorney General, San Antonio, Texas

Legal Intern                     January 2018-April 2018

• Assisted Managing Assistant Attorney General and other Assistant Attorneys General in researching income and resources of individuals to determine appropriate child support obligation 
• Drafted orders of the court to reflect child support and medical support to be paid by non-custodial parent to custodial parent. 
• Negotiated with adverse parties to determine points of agreement in court orders. 
• Organized case files for court's docket.

St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas

Dean's Research Fellow/Faculty Research Coordinator         May 2016-May 2018

• Liaison to all faculty members to develop paramters and goals of faculty research projects.
• Conducted research on behalf of faculty members. 
• Abstracted faculty academic articles for greater dissemination across online databases.

Southern Methodist University, Financial Aid Department, Dallas, Texas

Assistant Director for Scholarships and Fiscal Operations          May 2014-May 2016

• Managed majority of endowed university scholarship spending.
• Coordinated awarding of outside scholarships amounting to $1.1 million per fiscal year. 
• Reconciled university clearing accounts related to endowments and outside scholarships.

Assistant Director of Financial Aid for Undergraduate Advising       June 2012-May 2014

• Supported Associate Director in the supervision of other undergraduate advisors by fostering improved customer service. 
• Drafted all mass email communications by department to students.
• Successfully implemented policies and procedures to streamline financial aid packaging process for new and continuing students. 

Senior Financial Aid Advisor/Financial Aid Advisor                December 2007-June 2012

• Responsible for all financial aid presentations to prosective students and parents.
• Advised students and families on various means to finance their college education. 
• Awarded fedral, state, and institutional financial aid to undergraduate students.
• Maintained a caseload of approximately 700 students per academic year.