SIARRA GBAKIMA
Lansdowne,PA
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Policy Intern
Philly Black Worker Project
Philadelphia, PA
02.2026 - Current
- Assisted in drafting testimony in support of amending Minimum Wage Act
- Research on eight employers that utilize temporary staffing labor
- Policy research into expanded temporary labor rights in states such as New Jersey and Illinois
- Supplemental research related to the organizational campaign
- Supported event planning for workshops aimed at empowering Black workers through education and advocacy of legislation campaign.
Data Organizer
UNITE HERE
Philadelphia, PA
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Cut allocated turf for field team across Philadelphia, Chester, Montgomery and Delaware Counties.
- Managed campaign phones under the supervision of the Lead Data Organizer.
- Helped facilitate phone training sessions during canvasser on-boarding.
- Aided in Quality Control for the canvass; managing the daily data for 7 teams.
- Produced daily reports using Excel and Sheets spreadsheet functions.
Political Canvasser
UNITE HERE
Philadelphia, PA
07.2024 - 09.2024
- Door-to-door canvassing focused on low income, black, brown and immigrant communities in the Greater Philadelphia area about the upcoming 2024 election and beyond
- Learned more on building union and collective power within the community and onwards through trainings understanding how social inequality
- Increased voter engagement by effectively communicating campaign messages door-to-door.
- Identified key issues important to voters through comprehensive survey administration.
Operations and Programs Assistant
Eisenhower Fellowships
Philadelphia, PA
02.2023 - 12.2023
- Provided deliverables for the administrative staff, including sending out information of the cohort to stakeholders, updating the Salesforce database
- Managed the day-to-day operations of the organization, including keeping track of office materials, answering the phone, sending and receiving mail and assisted in staff on-boarding
- Collaborated in the research, travel and general programming for 20 professionals of two cohorts over 6 weeks
- Staffed and participated in events involving fellows, trustees, and members of the board of executives.
Global Network Intern
Eisenhower Fellowships
Philadelphia, PA
10.2022 - 12.2022
- Assisted in the digitization project of photo and written archives of the organizations for the 70th Anniversary.
- Directly reported to the Global Networks Director and completed sub-projects for the Global Networks department.
- Complied social media posts relating to Global Network Fellows and gathering metrics in Global Fellow participation.
Education
Master of Science - Communication For Development And Social Change
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA08-2026
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA05-2022
Skills
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Office
- SalesForce
- Google Suite
- Canva
- NGP Van
- Data collection
Timeline
Policy Intern
Philly Black Worker Project
02.2026 - Current
Data Organizer
UNITE HERE
09.2024 - 11.2024
Political Canvasser
UNITE HERE
07.2024 - 09.2024
Operations and Programs Assistant
Eisenhower Fellowships
02.2023 - 12.2023
Global Network Intern
Eisenhower Fellowships
10.2022 - 12.2022
Master of Science - Communication For Development And Social Change
Temple University
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Temple University