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•Collect and analyze data to efficiently manage countries’ commodity supply needs and ensure on-time delivery of life-saving health commodities;•Contribute to the development of work plans, memorandums of understanding, and other collaborative plans with relevant country teams;•Provide technical assistance by leading training for field staff and maintaining a wide variety of tracking tools and information systems to ensure that project deliverables are met;•Facilitate the commodity ordering process, including daily communication with USAID and in-country field staff;•Provide tracking systems to maintain oversight into commodity distribution in-country, customs clearance requirements, waivers, etc.;•Manage subcontract administration issues and invoice reviews as well as review any deliverables to ensure they meet technical and quality standards• Collect necessary data for the Forecast and Supply Planning, Source, and Logistics teams to efficiently manage the countries’ commodity supply chain needs and deliver commodities on time. This includes information needed for country profiles (including waiver requirements, shelf life requirements, and consigned information), and data about the country’s finances;• Track commodity budgets and produces reports regarding the following: program implementation, operational systems, monitoring budgets, adherence to operational and accounting policies, compliance with donor (USAID) regulations, and risk assessment;• Liaise directly with the procurement, core compliance, and other relevant support departments to ensure project compliance with rules, regulations, and corporate policy;• Assigned over 6 countries to correspond with, including Tanzania, Benin, Bangladesh, Togo, and other West African Countries under the USAID West Africa Regional Office.

•Facilitate meal packaging volunteer events throughout the US and internationally in the United Kingdom, Canada, and South Africa;•Management of over 200 meal-packaging events annually: packaging 4 million meals, engaging over 15,000 volunteers;•Manage four direct reports: chair biweekly one-on-one meetings, facilitate monthly team meetings, and identify professional development opportunities for direct reports;•Facilitate team to collaboratively set annual goals and support team to reach goals; •Review reports’ work products, providing feedback and supporting their preparation for meetings and outreach into the community; •Identify and build business development relationships with new and existing volunteer groups leading to growth in service of 30% during my tenure;•Responsible for customer service for all program partners in the D.C. region;•Maintain existing relationships with partners in the D.C. region for increased opportunities for engagement with their communities•Develop and implement strategy that diversified partner mix by tailoring message and information to the unique interests of corporate, religious, education, and civic groups;•Manage receipt of donations (cash, checks, and gift in kind) store records, upload receipts, communicate with Finance Team and Accounts Receivable. Serve as liaison between Donors and Finance Team;•Manage communication with local media outlets to provide information on events and promote Rise Against Hunger’s mission;•Recruit area leaders for local Community Engagement Board, facilitate quarterly conference calls, track plans and follow-up with Board members on progress;•Educate partner and prospective partner groups about global hunger through public speaking engagements that increase awareness and build pipelines for future donors.

• Prospected new volunteer and donation groups to further our mission of ending world hunger. • Facilitated educational programs on hunger for volunteers.• Trained volunteers on packaging procedures and adjusted volunteer assignments as needed for each event.• Tracked and recorded communication with volunteers and donors about meal shipments from warehouse to in-country partners.• Ensured all financial documentation was processed and maintained including invoices, bills of lading, and receipts of order.

• Facilitated large groups of volunteers to package meals, including delivering a hunger education presentation to diverse crowds.• Ensured accurate ordering and delivery of materials aligned to budget for meal packing events of various sizes.• Increase efficiency of meal packing by strategically staging ingredients and equipment for delivery to volunteer events.• Recruited and coordinated warehouse volunteers to provide additional support to the National Capital team.

Assisted in the planning and facilitating of the 2104 Frontiers in Development Forum in Washington, D.C.Organized participant information for the general audience as well as high profile VIPs including world leaders, CEO s, actors, etc.Helped to create the publication for the 2014 Frontiers in Development Forum.Collaborated in the speech writing process for various VIP speakers at the conference.Organized information for senior staff on Frontiers in Development Forum as well as cataloged meeting notes for the United Nations General Assembly.Ensured that the 2014 Frontiers in Development Forum operated successfully and without problems.

Planned activities, organized participants, and facilitated the Geneva Institute for Leadership and Public Policy, a forum composing of representatives of over 30 nations that helps to provide information of self-sustainability for struggling communities. Compiled information for volunteers about the countries and areas that the different projects take place in. Documented information on various countries, mainly Myanmar and Burkina Faso, for humanitarian workers working and living in the field to have constant, up-to-date information about developing news in the country. Organized and dispersed all outgoing newsletters, information, and emails to donors all over the world. Effectively utilized such platforms as Mailchimp, SurveyMonkey, Constant Contact, and Donor Perfect to stay in constant communication with donors and staff. Had the responsibility of updating donor contact lists and keeping donor information up to date.

Chosen as one of two Grants Interns for CAFAmerica, an organization that provides a vetting process of global charities for American donors. Researched numerous worldwide charities for the vetting process.Assisted in the grant making process by compiling research and extrapolating data to make well informed decisions of where grant money should go.Organized and cataloged financial records for such charities dating back two decades.

 Registered voters on my university campus as well as the surrounding communities. Canvassed elections materials to the greater Kent, OH community.  Facilitated Election Day polling in the battleground state of Ohio in the 2012 presidential election. .

Created market research for a new type of study abroad experience for American high school students that would include taking a “Gap Year” before college. Assisted in the process of obtaining visas for outgoing American students and incoming international students.