704.500.5302 Prateek Patel prateekpatel017@gmail.

com
22 M St NE, Washington, DC, 20003

Education
American University, Washington, DC, Master of Public Administration (MPA) Expected May 2020

- School of Public Affairs (SPA) Merit Scholarship Recipient, GPA: 3.62

o Activities: Chief of Staff—SPA Graduate Student Council (past)
- Concentrations in Public Financial Management and State & Local Management
§ Completed Courses: Budgeting & Financial Management, Project Management, Public Managerial
Economics, Quantitative Methods, Organizational Analysis, Legal Basis in Public Administration
§ Courses Enrolled: Financing Government Services, State & Local Management, Housing Policy
Elon University, Elon, NC, Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science & Journalism May 2017

- Minors in Geography, History, and International Studies

o Honor Societies: Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Gamma Mu, Sigma Iota Rho
o Activities: Elon Politics Forum—President | Elon College Republicans—Vice President, Treasurer | NC
Student Legislature—Elections & Awards Committee Chair | WSOE 89.3—Politicana Show Co-Host, Producer
- Concentrations in Political Economy and Security Studies

Professional Experience
Office of Senator John Kennedy (LA), Washington, DC, Legislative Intern January—May 2019

- Assisted Banking Legislative Assistant (LA) in analyzing policies on the USMCA Trade Deal and Fair Housing.
- Conducted research for Environmental LA for a bill that would help veterans join the natural gas industry
- Briefed Banking LA on Chairman Powell’s Monetary Policy Report and the GSE Housing Reform Hearing
- Responded to constituent concerns on Senator’s positions, gave sixteen Capitol tours to Louisiana residents
- Created press clips, contacted news stations, drafted social media posts for Press Assistant
Office of Representative Ted Budd (NC-13), Washington, DC, Legislative Intern August—December 2018

- Managed voicemails, wrote response e-mails to constituents, and answered phone calls
- Wrote 499s on Iran’s Financial Terrorism, the Skills Gap, Planned Parenthood, Sanctuary Cities, and Tax Reform
- Supported staff with office shipments, conducted data entry, and collected signatures for six bills
- Assisted Legislative Director in analyzing current policies with Medicare and Gun Control
- Provided ten Capitol tours to constituents from North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District
JAM Hospitality, Greensboro, NC, Executive Assistant to CEO July 2017—August 2018
- Managed daily operations of hotels within the portfolio of hotel management company
- Supervised managers and hotel staff to ensure that they completed their duties effectively
- Analyzed marketing and sales strategies to increase the amount of rooms sold at company’s four hotels.
- Oversaw construction of TownePlace Suites in Greensboro and the renovation of the Four Points in Greensboro
Office of NC Representative Allen McNeill (NC-78), Raleigh, NC, State House Intern April—July 2017

- Wrote weekly newsletters, created talking points, and tracked advancement of bills through the legislative process
WXII 12-NBC TV Affiliate Station, Winston-Salem, NC, News Intern June—August 2016

- Reported and produced scripts for news stories in the Piedmont-Triad area
Office of Representative Virginia Foxx, Clemmons, NC, District Office Intern June—August 2015

- Assisted in routine administrative duties in support of staff initiation

Interests, Skills, and Volunteer Experience

Interest Areas: Taxes, Housing & Urban Affairs, Labor, Banking, Energy, Trade, Lodging-Tourism Development, Foreign Policy
Software/Technology: IQ, Fireside, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Google Suite, SPSS, SAS, Photoshop, Premiere,
InDesign, Zeta RCS System, AP-ENPS, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snapchat, Pages, Sheets, Facetime, Skype
Organizational & Volunteer Experience:
- Governor Pat McCrory Re-Election Campaign Volunteer
- NC Republican Leadership Initiative—Youth Fellowship Leader in Alamance County
- Generation Opportunity—Campus Director
- Asian Media Marketing Group—Asian Hospitality Magazine Intern