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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Published commentaries analyzing crises, human rights, and drug policy in the Western Hemisphere.• Traveled to Guaviare in the Colombian Amazon to engage with local government, campesinos, and civil society on illicit economies.• Coordinated high-level meetings with the National Security Council, U.S. Congress, foreign embassies, and the Department of State.

Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

• Designed comprehensive branding and content strategies to enhance the institute’s visibility.• Represented the institute at the Middle East Studies Association convention and other academic events.• Publicized the opening of our new institute branch in Nizwa, Oman.• Directed outreach at U.S. and European universities to attract study-abroad students.

Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia

• Trained 150 English students from the National Learning Service (SENA) Textile and Leather Manufacturing Center's associate's degree programs.• Advised seven new Fulbright grantees, producing detailed weekly reports on the safety and well-being for the Fulbright Commission and the U.S. Embassy.

Colombia

• Interpreted 25 hours of video game design workshops for a Barranquilla municipal government program.• Translated and edited reports on LGBTQ rights and social media posts and for civil society (Sentiido).• Created social media content teaching English language, American culture, and Colombian politics, garnering 160,000 followers on TikTok.• Edited and translated a doctoral thesis on Colombian media and politics.

Davenport, Iowa, United States

• Served as president of polling site 82 in Davenport, Iowa during the November 2020 presidential election to improve my understanding of electoral processes.

Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

• Selected as a J. William Fulbright ETA recipient to teach English as a second language at Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia. • Instructed university students in level 6 English language (B1.2/B.2) at the Universidad del Norte, the foremost university in Colombia's Caribbean region.• Led workshops about U.S. politics and culture for students of all majors.• Administered oral proficiency interviews to prospective students of the English language program.

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

• Collaborated with student leaders 20 hours a week in a cabinet-level position of student government.• Served as a student representative on the search committee for the University's new Associate Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.• Developed a comprehensive 50-page crowdsourced document to help financially disadvantaged students navigate Iowa City.• Coordinated outreach and planning efforts with some 40 multicultural and justice-based student organizations, setting advocacy priorities and policy positions.• Organized a multicultural formal with a dozen collaborating student organizations and over 400 in attendance.• Drafted responses and outreach to student leaders in the wake of events that affected cultural, religious, and ethnic communities on campus.

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

• Advised prospective study abroad students on programs in 60 countries.• Compiled country reports and statistics/resources on studying abroad while maintaining the upkeep of our office's resource room.

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Informed the state government on issues related to Iowa's youth as part of the 24-member State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council (SIYAC)• Drafted legislation propositions on a wide array of issues affecting youth• Collaborated with community partners on lobbying efforts• Spearheaded efforts to draft bill banning sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy in Iowa

Davenport, Iowa

Davenport, Iowa

• Authored several creative writing pieces published in The Atlas Vol. 10 at the Bucktown Center for the Arts' Midwest Writing Center.

Davenport, Iowa

• Curated a portion of an exhibit on the Berlin Wall's history and legacy in modern Germany.• Maintained outreach to GAHC society members and donors.

B.A., International Relations And Spanish, Arabic Minor, 3.91/4.00 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Spectrum UI (outreach director), Student Government (director of justice and equity), Walk It Out Multicultural.

Arabic Language

Studied abroad in Ibri, Sultanate of Oman through a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship. Certified with an Oral.

Semester Abroad In Bolivia

Studied through SIT's "Multiculturalism, Globalization, and Social Change" program in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Also carried out an independent.