I helped plan fun and educational activities for a group of kids from 3rd-5th grade to learn more about black holes. Over the course of a week the students learned what black holes are, how they're formed, and how they affect the world around us!

Through this program I have had the pleasure of tutoring and engaging with 25+ students weekly at the Boys and Girls Club of Columbus, being a committee leader that worked with local businesses and schools to develop an anti-bullying workshop, and so much more.

I helped to foster a mentor-mentee relationship with an underrepresented student for two semesters during which I advised them on a research project in astronomy. Especially during COVID, it was hard to feel a sense of community within the department. This program helped these students feel like they had a place to belong within astronomy.

This is a global, intersectional, feminist organization that advocates for those who are marginalized on the basis of gender and/or sex. I was able to help raise money to help a woman in India go to college and hold a period drive to collect pads and tampons for those who could not afford them among many other activities.