Experience

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  American university

  Aug 2010 - Dec 2012

  Masters student in the school of international service (international peace and conflict resolution)

  Focused on culture and religion in conflict settings with a special emphasis on the long-standing South Asian conflict in Kashmir.

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  Organization of american states

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Intern for the peace fund

  • Created a Peace and Economic Development presentation for the Young American Business Trust.• Assisted with the creation of the Peace Initiative Virtual Library.• Took part in a General Assembly simulation of the OAS Permanent Council.

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  Search for common ground

  Oct 2011 - May 2012

  Intern for partners in humanity program

  • Organized and disseminated newsletters, arranged webinars and panel discussions and facilitated events that focused on improving Muslim-Western relations.• Coordinated and collaborated with authors from around the globe to write on timely issues in the Muslim world.• Edited articles for the Common Ground News Service before publication.• Documented pertinent panel discussions regarding Muslim and Middle Eastern affairs and networked with other organizations for partnership building.• Helped update and maintain the Partners in Humanity social media sites and partner database. Show less

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  Organization of american states

  Feb 2013 - Feb 2014

  Program consultant for the oas peace fund

  • Monitored and prepared analyses of regional media and government sources in regards to political, security and economic issues with the aim to track potential and developing disputes and crises.• Collaborated with Peace Fund Chief to prepare and submit grant proposals for several multinational projects in Central America. Furthermore, coordinated and managed numerous aspects of existing projects, including: outcome assessments, data analysis and indicator tracking, field communication and itemized budget verification. • Managed the creation and submission of all project reports for donor countries.• Created time sensitive and concise briefers for senior leadership regarding developing territorial disputes between states in the Western Hemisphere. • Provided supervision and direction for OAS Peace Fund interns, and monitored, revised and updated Internet content on the OAS Peace Fund webpage. Show less

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  Organization of american states

  Sept 2014 - Oct 2014

  International elections observer

  Participated as an international elections observer for local, district and provincial elections in Peru.-Monitored and reported on balloting sites in the Puno region-Coordinated with national elections officials, local police and army personnel-Documented protests and violent actions during the balloting process-Compiled a detailed observation report of election proceedings in the Puno region

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  Usaid

  Oct 2014 - Feb 2016

  Program assistant

  • Project management activities, including: review and edit new or renewing grants for TB activities, cross-referencing with the Agency’s ADS, coordination with the Office of Acquisition and Assistance on upcoming and outstanding activities, maintain close contact with grantees and implementing partners, monitor and report on USAID Missions buy-in to TB projects, advise on specific programming and implementation aspects of the Stop TB Grant.• Collaborated on data-driven and indicator-linked “dashboards” for both internal and external audiences. Facilitated inter-agency collaboration through the USG International TB Working Group. • Prepared reports for both internal and external audiences including: portfolio reviews, operational plans, success stories, grant-making packages, expiring funds trackers, and crosscutting Mission buy-ins. • Crafted and submit action memos for team activities. These include memos for new or amended grants, agreements and contracts, memoranda of understanding, and other action requests.• Served as a member of the Afghanistan Country Team. Coordinate D.C.-Kabul communication and collaboration, including taskers, conference calls, joint Mission-HQ reports and operational plans and the planning and execution of events and receiving health related visitors from the Afghanistan Mission and Ministry of Heath to D.C. Show less

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  Historical arts & casting

  Mar 2016 - Aug 2016

  Project administrator, capitol dome restoration project

  • Manage the documentation and organizational structure of project activities, additional work requests and other related issues. Some supervisory responsibilities, quality assurance for reports, provide periodic safety reviews for team members, etc.• Complete targeted parts surveys for billing purposes and quality assurance.• Provide task analyses as they relate to project deadlines.• Provide human resources support to senior project manager upon request. This entails compiling and organizing employee work hours and assuring they are assigned to proper tasks as well as assisting with new employee badging and start-up. • Assist in other areas of restoration work and parts installation as needed. Show less

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  Beyond thrift, ut

  Mar 2017 - Sept 2017

  Director of partner relations
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  University of utah

  Aug 2017 - May 2020

  Law student

  Law Student

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  Utah legislature, office of legislative research and general counsel

  May 2019 - May 2020

  Law clerk
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  Marshall olson & hull

  May 2020 - Oct 2020

  Law clerk
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  Marshall olson and hull

  Oct 2020 - now

  Associate