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Paris, Île-De-France, France

Greater New York City Area

Designs and oversees all elements of coordination for approximately 25 events per year, including outreach, logistics, and publicity.Provides programmatic support for the M.A. in Global Thought degree program.Liaises with Columbia University faculty members in the organization of signature research projects and the production of the Global Thought podcast.Supervises and directs the work of five student employees on a daily basis.Develops and plans departmental budgets, generates financial reports, ensures compliance with University financial policy.Develops and implements the Global Thought Experience internship program by curating and maintaining active partnerships with non-profits in the New York area.Co-led a working group of sixteen youth from twelve countries to organize a virtual Global Youth Summit to address the issue of Higher Education for a Changing World.

Greater New York City Area

Promoted from Residential Operations Coordinator in May 2019.Responsible for intra-program communication platform related to student life.Trained and mentored resident advisors on program and residential life policy.Researched and developed measures to streamline program activity in areas like attendance and administration-to-student communication.

Paris Area, France

At JDI, we attempt to bring Sciences Po students closer to the world of international diplomacy, mainly by engaging directly with the diplomatic community here in Paris. This engagement can range from embassy visits to informal meetings and workshops with ambassadors, diplomats, international organizations, and NGOs. As a core member of the Conference Committee for JDI's inaugural 2019 Diplomacy Today Conference, I helped plan, organize, and implement every element in order to make it a success. This completely student-run initiative required six months of preparation. The end result was a highly successful day-long interactive conference on the importance of Women in Diplomacy, including security apparatuses and mediation processes. The Conference Committee was able to secure the participation of four female ambassadors in Paris as well as numerous organizations and representations, including the U.S. Embassy in France, Nordic Women Mediators, Women in International Security France, and the General Representation of the Government of Flanders in France.

Région De Paris, France

As a program assistant with the German Marshall Fund (GMF) in their Paris office, I aided in the development of the recently formed Inclusive Leadership Hub, which is dedicated to the promotion of inclusive practices among the next generation of leaders in the transatlantic space. To this end, I assisted in preparations for and the actual running of, the inaugural Inclusive Leadership Summit in September 2019 in Paris. This inaugural summit brought together nearly 80 public and private stakeholders from France, the rest of Europe, and the United States. We principally identified participants based on their positions as leaders of growing progressive and change-oriented networks dedicated to helping excluded communities. As an organizer of the event, I also had the opportunity to coordinate directly with our various partners, which included the U.S. Embassy in France, Canadian Embassy in France, Meridiam Infrastructure, and the Global Centre for Pluralism, to name but a few. The summit itself was organized as a two-day workshop in knowledge sharing and co-creation, while participants also heard directly from private and public leaders dedicated to diversity and inclusion in their own industries. I have just recently finished a detailed evaluation of the summit that I submitted to program leaders within GMF, and have already started assisting in organizational and logistical preparations for our second summit next September on “Achieving Political Inclusion.” This includes work on the development of the actual content of the summit, liaising with potential partners and funders in Paris and abroad, and ironing out logistics. I also assisted with both the planning and hosting of the American Marshall Memorial Fellows (MMFs) in Brussels and in Paris. MMFs are leading professionals in public and private fields selected by GMF to participate in a month-long exchange program in order to gain a better understanding of European politics, culture, and history.

Greater New York City Area

Promoted from "Residential Events Coordinator and Senior Administrative Assistant" in May 2018. Oversaw and coordinated program housing and dining arrangements for 1,500 students. Organized professional development seminars for 90 program interns. Trained interns in University and program policy.

Greater New York City Area

Ran an event team of ten people that planned and executed approximately fifteen events over six weeks for up to 350 students each. Developed budgets and allocated Columbia University financial resources towards the aforementioned events. Worked directly with University administration to ensure proper health and safety guidelines were met for each event. Led a group of nine interns by responding to questions related to program policy, executing disciplinary and safety policy, and mediating disputes.

Milan Area, Italy

Crafted weekly lesson plans for twelve separate classes of students between 16 and 19 years old at Virgilio High School. Gave twelve hour-long lectures per week with the express goal of improving students’ English abilities and cross-cultural understanding. Lectured once per week to fifth-year students on international issues, including globalization, international economics, and geopolitical conflicts.

Greater New York City Area

Columbia University's Summer Program for High School Students essentially creates a globalized community for six weeks. Interns are responsible for groups of 8 to 12 high-school aged students from around the world. It is a fascinating case study in both the beauty and fierce difficulty involved in cross-cultural diffusion. As one may expect, conflicts between students inevitably arise, and it becomes our job to resolve them. After all, the official name of the position is the “Internship in Building Community.” Is building community not what those involved in conflict resolution are trying to do? We seek to encourage the students to find common ground, and promote community-based events that mitigate cultural tension while heightening understanding and highlighting similarities between them. My other accomplishments in this position include: working with team members to plan and run program-wide events for up to two-thousand students, serving as a resource for both students and parents while also maintaining detailed accounts of program-related documentation as a receptionist and assistant to the head office administrator in the High School Program office, planning, organizing, and leading cultural excursion trips in and around New York City.

Collaborated with a group of students to create a Massive Open Online Course offered by the University of Virginia and taught by Professor Larry J. Sabato. The course was a pioneering effort in online educational content for the University. Served as a teaching assistant, monitoring message boards and responding to student comments and questions. Enrollment was more than 10,000 people.

Coordinated and ran two regional tournaments for the NCCGA’s Capitol Region, which included teams from Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C., during the Fall 2013 semester. Duties included working closely with course staff to ensure the smooth running of each tournament, continuous contact with team presidents to keep them informed and updated on information about the tournaments, and the scheduling of events. This position required a strong organizational capacity, as I had to be able to work in a fast-paced environment during the tournaments, be able to effectively plan each event, and work with large amounts of data.

Master Cum Laude, International Security, Specializations In Diplomacy And Middle Eastern Studies

Activities and Societies: Junior Diplomat Initiative FranceStudies also focused on peace-building, mediation and conflict resolution.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) With Distinction, International Relations And Affairs; Italian Studies

Activities and Societies: Club Golf Team, The Phi Beta Kappa Society, International Buddy Program, Habitat for HumanitySemester abroad.

Study Abroad, International Relations And Affairs