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Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

I independently provided college counseling services to students and their families.

Takoma Park, Maryland, United States

• Selected by the City Council to define and identify steps to implement sustainable banking and investment policies that fulfill the city’s climate change and nuclear-free goals. • Gathered information regarding the city’s banking and investments through meetings with the City Manager, Independent Pension Fund Board, and Finance Manager. • Researched and recommended changes to the City’s investment and banking policies, and the city’s $25 million police pension fund and presented these to the city council; the council plans to adopt the majority of the recommendations.

Rockville, Md

• Counseled students on course selection, career planning, and the college application process, including crafting compelling essays and managing application deadlines.• Enhanced student outcomes: 60% admitted to Top 20 universities and 83% to Top 30 universities (US News rankings).• Founded a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) group to foster inclusive environments and facilitate dialogues on unconscious bias.• Managed a team of four college counselors, ensuring efficient workflows and achieving exceptional results. Developed and delivered training curriculum to prepare new counselors for success.• Utilized assessments and data to evaluate student strengths and interests, creating personalized plans for success.

Rockville, Maryland, United States

• For a children’s home in rural Kenya, recruited, interviewed, and signed up volunteers from across the world; increased volunteer recruitment by 100%.• Participated in the determination of organizational policies regarding volunteer eligibility and program requirements.• Evaluated the work of staff and volunteers to ensure that programs were of appropriate quality and that resources were being used effectively.• Prepared and maintained volunteer records and training manuals.• Recruited a volunteer social media coordinator to direct fundraising activities and the development of marketing and public relations materials.

Silver Spring, Md

• Counseled individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.• Provided crisis intervention to clients when difficult situations occurred at work.• Instructed individuals in career development techniques such as job search and application strategies, resume writing, and interview skills.• Assessed needs for assistance such as rehabilitation, financial aid, or additional vocational training, and referred clients to the appropriate services.• Established contacts with employers to create internship and employment opportunities for clients resulting in a client employment rate of 62 percent, whereas the national average for people living with serious mental health disabilities is 15 percent. • Compiled and studied occupational, educational, and economic information to assist counselees in determining and carrying out vocational and educational objectives.• Trained new vocational counselors.• Co-led group on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.• Taught Motivational Interviewing techniques for over one hundred vocational staff.• CEUs: Stages of Change, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, Basic Counseling Skills, Valuing Diversity in the Workplace, and Job Coaching.• Received “Shining Star” Employee of the Month Award and Outstanding Client Service Values Award.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Acted as liaison between on-site managers, tenants, and owners during the development of a Woodley Park, DC property, South Cathedral Mansions through its acquisition and renovations. • Maintained records of rental and usage activity to enable financing of $70 Million with banks and private investors.• Coached tenants through their decision to stay or vacate, coordinated complex moveouts for over eighty units, and disbursed $3 Million in development benefits to tenants.• Directed and coordinated the activities of property management staff.• Contracted with architectural firms to draw up detailed plans for new structures.• Conferred regularly with tenant association (TA) members to ensure their needs were being met.• Due to strong trust-based relationships between development and TA, 100% of the remaining units agreed to up to three internal moves during building renovation, saving $10 million in construction costs.

London, United Kingdom

• Advised Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 senior management on organizing, preparing, and implementing recruiting programs for strategy positions with salaries from $120 thousand to $700 thousand.• Quickly developed rapport with hundreds of strategy consulting candidates to understand career goals, provide career counseling, and inform job applicants of details such as duties and responsibilities, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, and promotion opportunities.• Interviewed job applicants to obtain information on work history, training, education, and job skills.• Selected qualified job applicants and made hiring recommendations.• Conducted references and background checks on job applicants.• Trained and directed recruitment consultants and research interns.• Planned and organized highly successful staff events including summer and holiday events. • Managed numerous executive search projects to successful completion; 100 percent of first-time clients became repeat clients.• Promoted early from Recruiter to Senior Recruiter (in 18 months vs. 2 years).

London, United Kingdom

• Studied organizational effectiveness, productivity, and efficiency, including the nature of workplace supervision and leadership.• Wrote reports on research findings and implications on the relationship between organizational culture and firm financial performance to suggest potential changes in organizational functioning.• Created executive summaries and training materials based on research.

Msc, Organizational And Social Psychology

Activities and Societies: Food Appreciation Society Events Officer

Bachelor'S Degree, Double Major Psychology And Mathematics

Awarded the Class of 1913 Scholarship and the Cochran Memorial Scholarship.