Sheila Koohpai

- Plans philanthropic, service-oriented, social-justice related, community events that promote awareness of and seek solutions. These programs are high in attendance and highly publicized. Handles a budget of over $30,000.
- Head coordinator for the 4 main University's events (brought over 3,000 students), 2 student debate panels (2012 elections), 2 banquets, and 5 student activities. Oversees the Special Events Committee of 25 members.
- Facilitate the weekly meetings, distribute tasks, and appoint leadership positions to the committee members. Communicates with off-campus vendors, movie directors, various student organizations, on campus and the Westchester Community.

- Organized business projects, event management and entertainment marketing for clients of music, journalists/reporters and personality. Communicated with business partners such as CNN, FOX, NBC studios, ABC studios.
- Overseer of the intern business project group (25+ interns); solution/proposal report to Octagon’s Managing Director, John Ferriter. Coordinate events in Greater Los Angeles area, such as the Los Angeles CNN Convention for Piers Morgan.

- Awarded the William Fitzgerald Scholarship to intern with a Member of Parliament.
- Drafted Parliamentary testimonies, hearings and letters on behalf of MP Emily Thornberry to her constituents and Islington community. Participated and in association meetings on social welfare issues, including child abuse, childcare, homelessness, domestic violence, low-income housing placement.
- Operated European Union policy research; developed the computerized database system for the House of Common/House of Lords member profiles. Coordinate volunteer efforts/outreach for by-election Labor Party campaigns in the Islington and Westminster district.