/news-archive/tag/natalie-ramm/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:24:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/09/03/ramm-joins-dover-dixon-horne/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:24:18 +0000 /news/?p=74966 ... Ramm Joins Dover Dixon Horne as Associate Attorney]]> Natalie Ramm is a December 2018 graduate of the concurrent Bowen Law School and Clinton School of Public Service graduate program, Her聽work with Dover Dixon Horne involves both litigation and transactional work in family law, business law, real estate law, and estate and trust administration. 鈥淢y skills from law school and the Clinton School put me in a unique position to advise nonprofits on how to comply with rules and regulations when forming an organization, applying for and maintaining tax exempt status, as well as consulting with nonprofits on liabilities they may face from their work in communities,鈥� Ramm said. Before enrolling in the concurrent program, Ramm spent five years working for nonprofit organizations in Boston. She was an editorial assistant at Harvard Health Publication and a social media manager for the Maternal Health Task Force at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 鈥淚 worked for nonprofits for five years and, thus, have experienced what it is like to be on the inside,鈥� Ramm said. 鈥淚 have a deep respect for the work nonprofits do and want to position myself to use my specific skills to help them.鈥� Additionally, Ramm explained that her pro bono work will focus on bringing estate planning tools to communities that have traditionally lacked access. 鈥淓state planning has traditionally been a way for wealthy, usually white, people to protect assets for future generations,鈥� Ramm said. 鈥淗owever, estate planning can be used for low- and middle-income people to do the same thing. Everyone can benefit from having a will and thinking through how to provide for their families after death.鈥� She said estate planning tools provide people peace of mind and can help avoid lengthy, confusing, and costly probate procedures. 鈥淒eath is difficult for those left behind no matter what their income bracket is,鈥� Ramm said. 鈥淧lanning for it can make the process easier on families and ensure that whatever property a person has go to the individuals or cause that they intended.鈥� During her time at Bowen School of Law, Ramm clerked with federal Judge Kristine Baker, the Office of the Arkansas Attorney General, and several law firms in central Arkansas. As a Clinton School of Public Service student, she completed field service projects with the Jericho Way Day Resource Center, the Comprehensive Rural Health Project in Jamkhed, Maharashtra, India, and the Monroe County Children in Trust. This story was provided by the Clinton School of Public Service.]]> /news-archive/2017/09/22/bowen-natalie-ramm-india/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:22:31 +0000 /news/?p=67932 ... Bowen student spends summer researching rural health curriculum for girls in India]]> William H. Bowen School of Law student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock spent her summer researching and updating a curriculum which teaches girls in India about gender equality, reproductive health, and other health issues. Natalie Ramm, a concurrent student at Bowen and the Clinton School of Public Service, recently completed her International Public Service Project with the Comprehensive Rural Health Project in Jamkhed, Maharashtra, India. What was your Public Service Project, and what did it entail? I spent eight weeks on a research project for the Comprehensive Rural Health Project in Jamkhed, Maharashtra, India. The organization wanted to update the curriculum for its Adolescent Girls Program. This program teaches girls about gender equality, reproductive health, karate, self-defense, environment and sanitation, and other important topics. I surveyed 25 girls who have been part of the course in recent years and two instructors to find out how they thought the program could be changed and improved. I used the results from the survey to guide my secondary data research and updated the curriculum for the program. Describe an average workday. In the first couple of weeks, I visited villages to survey girls and instructors. In the week following, I analyzed data from the surveys and created graphs and charts. Afterward, I spent a few hours every day researching new topics to add to the program and new activities and information to add to the existing topics. I also spent time with the current instructor going over all of the material I added to the curriculum to make sure it would translate into the cultural context. What were the best professional lessons learned from this experience? I perfected the ability to manage my time without much oversight from a supervisor. I also learned how important it is to have others review your work, especially when working in a different country. Many things just do not translate and working with someone from India to make sure the curriculum made sense to her meant that it would make sense to the girls, and that the updates would actually make a difference. How did you spend your free time away from work? I spent my free time reading for fun and watching Bollywood movies. What effect, if any, did this experience have on your career pursuits? I choose this project because it was focused on education and, specifically, teaching young women about reproductive health and gender equality. This experience has taught me the importance of communication and cultural awareness when advocating for or discussing sensitive issues like reproductive health. These are skills that will help me in my future work in reproductive justice in the United States. This article was written by Patrick Newton of the Clinton School of Public Service.]]>