Coordinate an interactive girls’ empowerment program for over 1500 girls across 87 counties in South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.Recruit and manage over 450 volunteers to implement the Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole curriculum at over 100 school sites.Conduct National Coach Training for all new volunteers around Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole curriculum, policies and procedures and advise how to run an effective program at the community… Show more Coordinate an interactive girls’ empowerment program for over 1500 girls across 87 counties in South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.Recruit and manage over 450 volunteers to implement the Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole curriculum at over 100 school sites.Conduct National Coach Training for all new volunteers around Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole curriculum, policies and procedures and advise how to run an effective program at the community level.Work with EmBe’s Executive Director of Youth Programming to plan and strategize expansion of the program and troubleshoot avenues to engage a variety of populations within our region. Show less

Supported 120 Volunteers in designing and implementing gender-related projects focused on sexual and reproductive health education, teen pregnancy, gender-based violence prevention, youth empowerment and advocacy with emphasis on community collaboration and sustainability.Conducted 50 hours of gender training for 55 new trainees and developed youth club activities, classroom curriculum and monitoring evaluation tools for Volunteer use. Served as the National Coordinator for… Show more Supported 120 Volunteers in designing and implementing gender-related projects focused on sexual and reproductive health education, teen pregnancy, gender-based violence prevention, youth empowerment and advocacy with emphasis on community collaboration and sustainability.Conducted 50 hours of gender training for 55 new trainees and developed youth club activities, classroom curriculum and monitoring evaluation tools for Volunteer use. Served as the National Coordinator for Peace Corps Liberia Gender Equity Committee, established Committee operating procedures and oversaw 16 Committee members in resource development and coordinated three regional youth empowerment camps.Designed and conducted 20 Student-Friendly School Workshops, educating 800 volunteers, teachers, students, school administrators and parents about school-related gender-based violence prevention, how to promote positive discipline and gender equity in the school community and lead discussions about exploitation and teen pregnancy.Founded, secured funding and managed the Rise2Raise Mentoring Program, a year-long training for 23 adult mentors and girls in effective community engagement and advocacy resulting in 15 mentor/mentee teams engaging over 100 girls in community-based projects about girls’ education, sexual and reproductive health rights and gender-based violence prevention.Consulted for two local non-profit organizations, developing advocacy programming and training centralized around the importance of sex education, preventing teen pregnancy, improving health knowledge of expecting mothers and fathers and building healthy relationships between mothers and daughters. Show less

Developed eleven 36-hour employer-specific job trainings, implemented and taught curriculum to 100 newly arrived refugees resulting in 85% of students getting a job.Identified companies with hiring potential, discussed with employers the challenges of the refugee integration into the community and collaborated with managers to identify a skill base needed for refugees to be successful employees.

Developed interactive curriculum and taught 80 students English and Literature at all girls secondary school, established and supervised news club and mentoring program.Restored and reestablished a secondary school library, worked with colleagues to develop operating regulations and collaborated with a US classroom to acquired additional 1200 library materials.Organized and conducted a three day girl’s empowerment camp for 65 youth focusing on women’s… Show more Developed interactive curriculum and taught 80 students English and Literature at all girls secondary school, established and supervised news club and mentoring program.Restored and reestablished a secondary school library, worked with colleagues to develop operating regulations and collaborated with a US classroom to acquired additional 1200 library materials.Organized and conducted a three day girl’s empowerment camp for 65 youth focusing on women’s health, STI & HIV prevention, career planning and the importance of girls' education.Supervised 10 child radio broadcasters in the production of a weekly discussion program aimed to bring awareness to women/girls’ rights and trained students in journalistic elements.Collaborated with the British Council to implement a radio English teacher training program, partnered with local teachers to broadcast program and utilize techniques in their classrooms.Designed curriculum and conducted a 12 week children’s journalism training focusing on human rights topics including a child’s right to education, gender equality and free speech resulting in six student radio broadcasters currently engaged in on-air outreach. Show less

Addressed and mediated constituent inquiries into social issues related to the elderly, children and the disabled and worked directly with federal agencies to investigate possible solutions.Independently handled constituent requests via phone, mail and walk-in basis, educated constituents on legislation and compiled feedback from public.Represented congresswoman at public engagements including giving speeches on her behalf concerning healthcare, education, disability, social… Show more Addressed and mediated constituent inquiries into social issues related to the elderly, children and the disabled and worked directly with federal agencies to investigate possible solutions.Independently handled constituent requests via phone, mail and walk-in basis, educated constituents on legislation and compiled feedback from public.Represented congresswoman at public engagements including giving speeches on her behalf concerning healthcare, education, disability, social security and unemployment issues. Show less

Conducted a yearlong English conversation course for 50 German university students to improve verbal and written English language use and tutored students in resume and job application writing resulting in improved test scores and fluent usage of English language.