Experience

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  University of geneva

  Aug 2005 - Dec 2005

  Research assistant

  Researched transparency of US government websites

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  Fair labor association

  Dec 2005 - Aug 2006

  Research assistant

  Performed research to determine varies companies' transparency through public information concerning fair labor practices.

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  International children's language school

  Jul 2007 - Dec 2007

  English instructor

  • Designed curriculum and lessons for 600 students, K-8.• Implemented a new reading program to introduce American literature.

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  Ohio university

  Mar 2008 - Nov 2008

  Program assistant

  Assisted with the implementation of multiple summer English language and cultural immersion programs. Provided daily assistance and cultural excursions for more than 100 international students. Promoted an environment of respect and equality for all students through multi-cultural activities throughout campus.Recruited and provided support for 10 host families in the Athens community. Facilitated an orientation, educating the families on expectations, cultural differences and conflict resolution.Facilitated an educational and cultural exchange between international scholars and a local elementary school.Led a volunteer conversation partner and cultural ambassador program between international ESL scholars and Ohio University students. Organized group activities, and consulted volunteers on teaching and listening techniques. Show less

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  American university

  Feb 2010 - May 2012

  Central office manager and events coordinator

  Provided authoritative technical expertise and assistance to program directors, faculty, staff and students by interpreting and clarifying university policy and procedures. Developed and implemented communication strategies in order to improve the efficiency of administrative tasks such as events space reservations, and book ordering. Coordinated with others departments to develop a campus-wide events planning and room reservation system. Supervised 16 student workers. Provided quarterly professional development trainings. Demonstrated integrity and proven decision-making skills with minimal supervision. Show less

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  Peace corps

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2014

  Volunteer, non formal education

  Developed partnerships with external stakeholders including local officials and organizations to identify specific community development needs. Collaborated with the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health and Peace Corps staff to create program objectives, performance indicators and measurement tools for sexual & reproductive education. Designed and directed a USAID-funded three-day camp for 109 students to improve study skills and raise awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention. Managed all stages of grant funding from application to submission of the final progress report. Co-facilitated a week-long girls’ education camp. Designed curriculum on gender equality and effective communication. Assisted in the evaluation of the project & final performance report.Facilitated community-based trainings resulting in thirteen women-led small enterprises in agriculture and animal husbandry. Co-taught a 6th grade class of 56 students and provided extra study sessions as well as health classes resulting in 46 students passing the primary school exit exams. Provided training to local teachers on creating and maintaining a violence-free school environment and adapting methods to reach at-risk students, contributing to a higher attendance rate and increased passing rates in most classrooms. Collaborated with parent groups to install three hand-washing stations at local schools and educated children on the importance of hand washing and latrine usage. Facilitated a “Men as Partners” conference for 30 men. Promoted local dialogue between selected participants and high school administrators resulting in a gender focused sexual and reproductive health course, reaching 300 secondary students per year.Provided reports the Peace Corps staff on community responses to projects implemented during my service through grant closeout forms, and regular activity reports. Two reports were used for training modules for future volunteers. Show less

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  International initiative for impact evaluation (3ie)

  Mar 2015 - Dec 2016

  Demonstrated excellent attention to detail and interpersonal skills by successfully organizing a week of high-level meetings for 50 international board members in order to maintain collaborative relationships and educate stakeholders on policies and programs. Produced notes and summaries for two international conferences which were distributed to stakeholders, published on the organization’s website and used in a final report on secondary education and transferable skills.Served as the administrative liaison for three international offices. Recognized for effectively maintaining mechanisms to support various programs and communicating information between offices.Organized logistics for a two-day, 30-person event on secondary education research. Coordinated with participants in multiple countries, government agencies and private organizations. Show less

  • Consultant

    May 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Operations Associate

    Mar 2015 - Jun 2015
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  U.s. department of education

  Jun 2015 - Oct 2022

  Serve as Contracting Officer Representative and Project Manager on a technical assistance contract to promote collaboration between grantees, develop resources and highlight best practices in program implementation. Provide oversight and guidance to 35 State Migrant Education Programs on the effective delivery of their programs in order to meet compliance with statute and regulations. Deliver technical assistance through regular correspondence, guidance materials, training tools, informational webinars and in-person meetings.Plan, design and facilitate semi-annual meetings to foster and maintain collaborative working relationships with grantees, maintain effective feedback loops and disseminate information on federal policy and programming. Administer and monitor a $3 million grant program. Publish Notices in the National Register and provide Department leadership reports with conclusions and recommendations on the structure, priorities and application requirements based on internal and external stakeholder feedback. Plan, deliver and evaluate content and logistics for an annual three-day conference for 75 State Program Directors and other stakeholders focused on inter-and intradepartmental collaboration, technical assistance, and the delivery of federal policy and regulatory updates. Collect and analyze data including grantee technical assistance requests, common monitoring findings, grantee satisfaction surveys, staff feedback and grantee evaluation reporting to identify opportunities for program improvement. Developed strategies of communication and engagement with grantees which led to significantly higher annual satisfaction survey completion rates, and overall satisfaction rating. Write high level documents including official talking points, decision memos, statements of work and policy guidance. Show less

  • Education Program Specialist

    May 2019 - Oct 2022

  • Management and Program Analyst

    Jun 2015 - May 2019
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  Fema

  Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  Senior logistics specialist: surge capacity force, puerto rico

  Provided excellent direct support and customer service during the most difficult responder lodging mission in FEMA’s history. Created new processes to efficiently track and report the lodging of approximately 2000 responders in hotels and berthing ships in Puerto Rico. Developed new protocol to encourage clear avenues of communication for responders to communicate concerns, changes and obstacles concerning lodging arrangements in their assigned district.Monitored hotel and berthing vessel contractors for compliance and completion of contract required responsibilities such as providing adequate lodging and completing necessary reporting. Analyzed data to identify opportunities and develop recommendations for the best use of government resources to meet the mission’s responder lodging needs. Appraised leadership on specific obstacles that may impact the implementation of responder billeting across the island. Demonstrated excellent reasoning and flexibility by providing evidence-based recommendations to the Responder Lodging Unit Lead despite constantly changing conditions and mission needs.Coordinated with other Federal agencies, state officials and nonprofit organizations to identify and meet mission requirements for responder lodging. Show less

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  Administration for children and families (acf)

  Oct 2022 - Apr 2024

  Procedures analyst

  Education SME for the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Policy Unit at the Office of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).

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  Office of refugee resettlement

  Apr 2024 - now

  Senior education specialist