Nay Grillo

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow | Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality | Latin American Studies | Archives | @ Smith ‘28

West Nyack, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • Archives Intern at HAVERSTRAW BRICK MUSEUM
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Smith College (1 yr 4 mos)
    • Event Director for WOZQ 91.9FM
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

      - Coordinate and execute high-attendance campus-wide events such as concerts and listening parties. Tasks include securing venues, organizing event details with the Executive Board, assembling the venue space, and collaborating with student organizations and outside vendors. - Communicate and negotiate contracts with music artists' representatives, balancing creative and business goals. - Advertise events through social media presence, flyer distribution, and word-of-mouth.

    • Event Directing Intern for WOZQ 91.9FM
      Mar 2025 - May 2025 · 3 mos

      - Assisted in planning and setting up campus and community events hosted by WOZQ. - Advertised events through social media presence, flyer distribution, and word-of-mouth. - Trained to communicate with artists' managers to organize potential concert details.

  • Program Team at Gate Hill Day Camp
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

    - Assisted with the preparation and organization of daily camp-wide events and themed days. Helped plan, supervise, and disassemble activities hosted for up to 300 children ranging 2-15 years old. - Communicated with Camp Directors to ensure programming fostered a fun, engaging atmosphere for campers while also maintaining a positive marketing image. - Frequently solved problems in a fast-paced environment and developed contingency plans to guarantee events ran with minimal complications.

  • Mondaire for Congress (3 mos)
    • Fellow
      Jul 2024 - Aug 2024 · 2 mos

      - Conducted grassroots voter outreach through door-to-door canvassing and phone-banking, promoting voter engagement to over 1200 constituents. - Assisted in preparing for and executing rallies, press conferences, and events. Co-organized a canvassing event with the Human Rights Campaign. - Researched local voter data, demographics and policy trends. - Cut walking turf and phone-banking lists for campaign volunteers.

    • Intern
      Jun 2024 - Jul 2024 · 2 mos

      - Promoted voter engagement through phone-banking and door-to-door canvassing. - Assisted in preparing for and executing campaign events.

  • Youth Advocacy Fellowship Member at New York Transgender Advocacy Group
    Jan 2024 - Apr 2024 · 4 mos

    - Lobbied NY state senators and assembly members for trans-affirming policies such as the Gender Identity Respect, Dignity, and Safety Act, Stop the Violence in the Sex Trades Act, and LGBTQIA-inclusive Education System Reform. - Studied grassroots organizing, professional advocacy skills, and the history of LGBTQ+ advocacy.