Edward Lopez

• Served as executive representative to 5,000+ students, leading 45+ elected Senators under Robert’s Rules of Order. • Authored and presented semesterly briefings to the University Board of Trustees and President’s Cabinet, synthesizing Senate operations, initiative outcomes, and strategic priorities for senior institutional leadership. • Oversaw a $500K+ operating budget across 200+ student organizations via ROI-based prioritization; closed fiscal year with $3,000+ surplus, reversing prior administration's mid-March depletion. • Developed a 10-document operations framework (SOPs, evaluation rubrics, recognition standards, communication templates) supporting student organizations, eliminating 50+ annual email requests and cutting officer response time by 85%. • Designed and executed 2 signature engagement events, scaling student engagement 12x through revamped marketing, cross- org partnerships, and programming redesign.

• Advised 150+ high school students on financial aid, grant access, and persistence strategies within OneGoal Texas's college access program (77% postsecondary enrollment rate; 32 points above non-program peers in partner districts). • Co-coordinated district-wide teacher training event, unifying local educators and regional leaders.

• Designed AI-augmented data pipeline using Gemini and Claude to consolidate 7+ years of placement data across 4 source systems, identifying 45 award recipients across 10 fellowship programs and reducing analysis time ~67% through automated extraction with manual sample verification. • Conducted competitive benchmarking research across 19 peer institutions, leveraging Gemini-assisted research to surface UN engagement and international program strategies, informing Lehigh's positioning in the office's annual impact report. • Authored executive speaker bios for 4 senior Lehigh alumni - including a Board of Trustees member and the first female President of the NYSE - for LU/UN Partnership Office event at Bloomberg HQ. • Finalized annual Youth Representatives Journal in Adobe InDesign, synthesizing student research, UN visit documentation, and NGO engagements into a polished publication for faculty, staff, and institutional stakeholders.

• Led research and presented on post-secondary outcomes around 20+ high-need schools, synthesizing findings to present strategic process improvements and youth financial literacy initiatives to leadership.