Alex Wagner

Experience

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  1st Portfolio Wealth Advisors

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Intern

  Conducted bond market research, assisted with SEC compliance, edited company quarterly newsletter, and compiled investment documents for investment firm with over 150 clients; used Junxure and NetX360 software

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  Washington Capitals

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Media Relations Intern

  Created and edited material for team publicationsAssembled and distributed news clippings of Capitals organization

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  Bucknell Institute for Public Policy

  Sept 2014 - May 2015

  Student Fellow

  Conducted feasibility research studies for a university polling center and a public policy academic majorResearched and wrote policy-related posts for Institute’s blogPlanned and marketed Institute events for campus community

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  United States Golf Association (USGA)

  May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Merchandise Intern

  Worked on merchandise team for 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. Worked with contractors and vendors to prepare 41,000 sq ft merchandise pavilion for tournament. Managed groups of 10-15 volunteers to run pavilion during championship week.

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  GSA

  Aug 2015 - Jun 2018

  Program Analyst, Project Management Division

  Emerging Leaders Program (ELP):Completed comprehensive professional development training, job shadowing, and rotational assignments through two year Emerging Leaders Program, which prepares recent college graduates for leadership roles in the federal governmentPresented projects and training progress to upper management on a quarterly basisAnalyzed and managed budget and schedule data of construction projects for use by project managers, engineers, and executivesCreated and distributed reports for fundamental performance measures and reporting results to Regional CommissionerManaged repository of important documents on Google site for Project Delivery divisionUsed Microsoft Excel, Access and Electronic Project Management (ePM) extensively Show less

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  Peace Corps

  Jul 2018 - Mar 2020

  Business Advising Specialist

  Cacao for Peace Specialist: I’m coordination with UNODC and USAID staff, created innovative solutions to improve the livelihoods of 36 rural families by advising and training the town’s cacao-producing association in business strategy, financial literacy, and technology implementationEntrepreneurship Teacher: taught twelve female and three male small business owners the skills and mindsets necessary to address needs in their community through entrepreneurial ingenuity; used classes and one-on-one tutoring to guide students through creation of needs assessments, business plans, and sustainability initiatives Show less

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  Root Change

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Evaluation, Learning, and Communications Fellow

  Coordinated Constituent Voice virtual summit for 500+ participants of Children International; facilitated group discussions in English and SpanishHighlighted trends in quantitative, qualitative survey data from 300 families on their economic and social wellbeing and monthly reports in English and Spanish to share findings

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  Root Change

  Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  Project Management and Learning Fellow

  Analyzed data and created one-pagers on family wellbeing for Community Independence Initiative (CII) virtual summit with Children InternationalPrepared reports summarizing the findings drawn from monthly meetings about family wellbeing

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  Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

  Sept 2021 - Jul 2022

  Editorial Assistant, Human Rights and Development

  Worked with leading scholars and practitioners to produce policy-oriented pieces on current international affairs topics for GJIA's print and online publications

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  The World Bank

  Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  Rural Water System Consultant

  Consulted with World Bank team and Nicaraguan government agencies to guide the development of a proposal for an innovative water monitoring system in 5,000 rural communities

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  Fundación Alivio del Sufrimiento

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Proposal Development Consultant

  Developed innovative proposals for donors organizations (including USAID, European Union, and Honduran government ministries) to ameliorate the root causes of irregular migration and gender-based violence in 14 municipalities using multisectoral networks, GBV mitigation training, and entrepreneurship activities

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  Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service

  Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Worked with Professor Ken Opalo for his Political Economy of International Development class (GHDP 502)

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  USAID

  Oct 2022 - May 2023

  Student Trainee, DRG Center

  Worked with the Center for Human Rights, Democracy and Governance (DRG) - Policy, Coordination, and Integration (PCI) teamConducted review of over 400 USAID NOFOs to assess integration of political economy analysis (PEA) across the agency's programmingScored solicitations, aggregated scores, drafted report, and created presentations with recommendations to improve agency's ability to think and work politically (TWP)

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  Conservation International

  Jan 2023 - May 2023

  Consultant

  Conducted capstone project titled “Using Policy Tools to Advance Green-Gray Infrastructure (GGI) Solutions”Conducted desktop research and key stakeholder interviews to understand how CI can best utilize policy tools to support the implementation of GGI as a coastal resilience solution

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  National Democratic Institute (NDI)

  Jan 2024 - May 2024

  Program Officer, Latin America & the Caribbean
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  USAID - Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance

  Jul 2024 - now

  Information Officer

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