Emily Top

About Emily Top

Motivated creative professional with over four years of experience in journalism and…

Experience

1. Communications Associate

   Nexight Group

   Mar 2023 — Present · Silver Spring, MD, US

   Support program management of Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) under the Cybersecurity, Energy, Security, and Emergency Response Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and performed by the Idaho National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory.•Support program management of the Critical Materials Collaborative organized by the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office and the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at DOE.•Support project management and strategic and logistical planning of the DOE’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) 2025 Peer Review.• Co-developed consumer education graphics for use in grocery stores to explain and clarify the meaning of the organic certification label used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program.• Supported the development of five-year strategic plans for multiple schools of universities including the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland and the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering.•Summarize and highlight key global health regulatory news for a monthly newsletter and annual convening report to members of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Regulatory Team.•Research, interview, analyze, write, and edit content in support of technology roadmaps and education and workforce development needs assessments including the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) “Advancing Sustainability and Circularity in Durable Plastic Markets: An Industry Report,” The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals’ (NIIMBL) “NIIMBL Action Plan for Increasing Flexibility of Antibody Manufacturing for Rapid Response,” and a forthcoming report for the Transition to Organic Partnership Program.•Support program management of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the USDA.

Education

• Stevenson High School

  High School Diploma

  2009 — 2013

• Kenyon College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Magna Cum Laude, Economics, Psychology

  2013 — 2017

• University of Maryland

  Master's degree, Journalism

  2018 — 2019

Skills

• Babysitting
• Social Media
• Leadership
• Twitter
• Editing
• Spss
• Customer Service
• Political Commentary
• Powerpoint
• Op-Eds
• R Studio
• Fundraising
• Econometrics
• Community Service
• Economics
• Stata
• Microsoft Word
• Research
• Data Analysis
• Lifeguarding
• Facebook
• Spanish-English
• Typing