Marcelle Shehwaro

Experience

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  Global Voices Online

  Feb 2014 - Apr 2017

  Writer

  Write creative nonfiction essays from Aleppo.

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  Kesh Malek Organization

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2017

  Executive director

  ● Managed a team of 300+ employees in different countries and time zones. ● Designed, monitored, and supervised the management of 11 programs. ● Developed an annual budget close to 1M dollars and secured multiple funding sources.

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  DAWLATY

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2018

  Advocacy Consultant

  ● Prepared core communication policies, strategy, and guidebooks.● Built the team capacity to implement communication plans.● Analyzed organizations’ documents and improved their diversity and inclusion approach.

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  Syrian Women Political Movement

  Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

  Communication Consultant

  ● Prepared core communication policies, strategy, and guidebooks.● Built the team capacity to implement communication plans.● Analyzed organizations’ documents and improved their diversity and inclusion approach.

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  Hala Systems, Inc.

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2021

  Gender Consultant

  • Trained remotely youth leaders on digital literacy, meeting facilitation and gender. • Prepared outreach strategy and increased women's reach from 16% to 30%. • Analyzed organizations’ documents and improved their gender mainstreaming.

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  Columbia University in the City of New York

  Aug 2020 - May 2022

  University Writing: Readings in Human Rights, Instructor

  ● Design Lesson Plans, facilitate twice per week classes to +50 first-year students.● Provide feedback and assessment to youth students’ writing. ● Facilitate In Person classrooms.

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  Fountain House

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Critical Reading and Writing Instructor

  ● Provide feedback and assessment to youth students’ writing. ● Develop curriculum for writing classes to accommodate 10 students who dropped out of college for mental health challenges.● Facilitate In Person classrooms.

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  Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)

  Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

  Writing Instructor

  • Design Syllabus, choose diverse reading material and prepare writing prompts.• Mentor + 25 emerging female writers with written feedback and one-on-one meetings. • Facilitate virtual weekly writing workshops.

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  The #FreeAlkhawja Campaign

  Oct 2022 - now

  Digital Campaigns Consultant
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  NYC Department of Education

  May 2023 - now

  Digital Content and Services Coordinator

  - Develop and implement digital content strategies to enhance the online presence of the Department of Education.- Collaborate with various departments to create engaging, inclusive, and accessible educational content for students, educators, and families.- Evaluate the performance of digital platforms and content, using data-driven insights to inform content development and optimization.- Coordinate with the IT and communications teams to ensure seamless integration of digital resources and platforms across the organization.- Monitor industry trends and best practices in edtech and digital content creation, integrating new ideas and technologies to improve educational resources.- Develop and maintain relationships with external partners, including content creators, educational technology providers, and other stakeholders, to enhance collaboration and resource-sharing opportunities. Show less