Brendan Kaminski

- Represent Saybrook College students in the Yale College Council Senate. - Draft and present budget/policy proposals; engage constituents through weekly email newsletters and monthly outreach events. - Wins: $3,000 in funding for Adobe Creative Cloud stipends; Ukrainian Studies Certificate (in progress); $12,500+ in funding for summer storage.

- Wins: Brought back cookies in Commons; grapes in residential dining halls; boba in retail locations. - Meet regularly with Yale Hospitality administrators to elevate student dining concerns.

- Develop structured agendas for weekly Sophomore Class Council meetings; manage attendance records via Google Sheets. - Communicate regularly with the student body through class-wide emails, sharing event updates and promoting transparency. - Events: New Haven Guinness World Record Pizza Party; Sophomore Class Picnic; Season of Giving Holiday Drive with the Augusta Lewis Troup School; Sophomore Class Formal.

- Curated structured agendas for weekly First-Year Class Council meetings; managed attendance via Google Sheets. - Promoted transparency through class-wide emails highlighting first-year events and council accomplishments. - Organized the First-Year Formal for 1,400+ students; collaborated with the Office of Student Affairs to provide financial assistance for tickets and order decorations for the event.

- Represented ~120 freshmen from Saybrook College in the First-Year Class Council. - Championed efforts to open meetings to all first-years (not just student representatives) via Zoom.

- Develop and conduct an outreach strategy to secure sponsors and donors for the conference. - Manage YMUN South Asia LinkedIn and Facebook accounts to support delegate recruitment in the region.

- Co-taught lessons on Ukraine’s independence and the DRC’s global significance to New Haven high school students. - Invited Ukrainian Yale students to share their experiences following Russia’s full-scale invasion.

- Negotiated sponsorship agreements with companies; coordinated conference programming, including panels and workshops. - Designed Italian Constituent Assembly committee; facilitated diplomatic debate between 40+ high school delegates.

- Coordinated busing and transportation schedules for the conference. - Contacted New Haven businesses for partnerships, advertising, and discounts. - Secured over $10,000 in sponsorship deals, which funded scholarships for under-resourced delegations.

- Developed an educational topic guide for a Specialized committee based on the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontё. - Facilitated diplomatic debate between ~20 high school delegates from around the world.

- Offered feedback to high school delegates as a backroom chair for the "Ship to... shore?" Crisis committee.

- Oversee the distribution of Bass Library books and media equipment to Yale University students.

- Facilitated debate between 30+ high school delegates as they presented mock bills and simulated the legislative process.

- Served as one of five student liaisons for 2025 Yale World Fellow Mikhail Zygar. - Coordinated event promotion through flyers, social media, and internal Yale communication. - Supported Fellow engagement by attending Zygar's talks, meeting regularly to brainstorm events, and facilitating campus integration.

- Updated district office contact database with phone numbers and emails of community leaders. - Promoted and staffed the National Night Out event in Baldwin, coordinating outreach and distributing flyers to local businesses. - Organized and maintained office materials, including pamphlets, supplies, and newspapers, to improve efficiency.

- Mentored other Legislative Advocacy fellows as they conducted bill research and prepared testimony toolkits for legislation.

- Conducted research on S.766 Pay Teachers Act to develop a testimony toolkit for constituent outreach. - Scheduled five lobbying meetings with congressional offices, including those of Senator Schumer and Senator Klobuchar. - Engaged in canvassing initiatives for the 2024 Harris-Walz presidential campaign and Laura Gillen for Congress.

- Greeted museum guests and managed entry fee payments. - Facilitated educational museum tours for summer camps and assisted living facilities. - Assisted in the coordination of community programs within the museum.

- Educated museum visitors on the unheard voices of black history. - Studied exhibit material and researched museum grants. - Developed facility email list - 1,000+ subscribers.

- Canvassed and engaged in phone banking initiatives for Kathy Hochul’s 2022 re-election campaign for governor. - Facilitated sign-in protocol for the Nassau County Democratic Committee’s Annual Fall Dinner. - Organized and decorated the New York Democrats’ office in Baldwin, New York. - Recognized by Governor Kathy Hochul, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, Senator Charles Schumer, and Attorney General Letitia James.

Advanced Language Certificate in Russian; Education Studies Scholar Intensive Certificate

Salutatorian (2/369) High Honor Roll with Distinction