Arielle earned dual bachelor鈥檚 degrees in advertising and public relations and political science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As an undergraduate, she worked as the creative director for the university鈥檚 2021 PRSSA Bateman Competition team. Her team鈥檚 campaign, The Civility Effect, placed second nationwide. It was through this work, and her continued passion for civic engagement, that Arielle was invited to speak on cultivating meaningful civility initiatives at PRSA鈥檚 international ICON conference.聽
Following her passion and a love for data analytics, Arielle worked as a data science intern with Nebraska Civic Engagement Table, a 501(c)3 organization focused on uplifting the rising American electorate. She specialized in analyzing voter trends among youth and first-time voters across the state. Arielle came to Colorado in January 2022 to continue her work in civic and community engagement with CU Boulder as the communications assistant with the Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship. In June 2024, Arielle was promoted to Creative Communications Specialist.