Eden Binder

Associate @ the Design-Build Institute of America I University of Maryland, Philip Merrill College of Journalism Alum

College Park, Maryland, United States

About

I am a senior journalism and history student at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill School of Journalism. I have a strong interest in public and legislative affairs, communications and policy research, and I would like to pursue any possible opportunities in these fields within the federal, state and local government and private sectors.

Experience

  • Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) (1 yr 1 mo)
    • Communications and Advocacy Associate
      May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • Advocay and Communications Intern
      Jun 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr

      -Building and maintaining a state/local legislation and a federal action tracker on Monday.com for 250+ unique pieces of legislation and actions across 35+ states to help guide DBIA’s internal advocacy strategy on the state and federal levels -Producing design-build industry pieces that involve interviewing DBIA partners to spotlight their accomplishments and design-build best practices for pieces that are featured on the DBIA website's blog -Creating and researching legislative summaries and materials to support the efforts of DBIA’s state/local affairs team during legislative sessions taking place nationwide -Assisted in the creation of social media content and the general execution of the 2025 Federal Industry Days Conference

  • University Recreation & Wellness (RecWell) (College Park, Maryland, United States)
    • Armory Staffer
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

      -Maintaining the armory facilities, while serving as a representative for Recwell’s Intramurals program -Coordinating special events held by university and non-university parties as a part of the Armory’s special events staff

    • Intramural Staffer
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

      -Organizing necessary equipment before, during, and after games -Accounting for intramural athletes taking part in flag football, soccer, volleyball and basketball -Acting as a scorekeeper for intramural basketball

  • Audience Engagement Editor at Capital News Service
    Jan 2026 - May 2026 · 5 mos

    -Engaging with Capital News Service’s website and social media platforms across LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit and more to create content that highlights the work of Capital News Service’s three bureaus -Monitoring Capital News Service metrics and social media feeds pertinent to Marylanders to identify topics of interest for a Capital News Service audience

  • Intern at C-SPAN
    Sep 2025 - Dec 2025 · 4 mos

    -Supported live video feed and production for 30+ events C-Span covered on Capitol Hill and any other locations where events relevant to C-SPAN’s general coverage of the American political sphere took place -Collaborated in troubleshooting and general efforts when setting up and taking down broadcast cameras and other equipment needed throughout the process of live events going on the air

  • Maryland Fellow - Political Engagement and Advocacy at UMD Fellows Program
    Aug 2024 - May 2025 · 10 mos

    -Selective program with a fall seminar taught by an expert professional on how to engage and advocate in political bodies and elections across the political spectrum -Class was concurrent with fellows-led programming that culminated in a spring internship