Amber Spalek Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

• Oversee the recruitment, selection, on-program support, and alumni programming for YES studentsfrom Amideast program countries
• Serve as the liaison between partner organization(s) and Amideast field offices
• Assist field offices to coordinate events including student orientations and alumni workshops
• Coordinate the review, submission, and tracking of application materials and follow up requests between field offices and consortium partner organizations
• Respond quickly and comprehensively to requests for on-program support from partner organizationsand field offices, including distributing and submitting forms and providing guidance on student support issues
• Create, solicit, and edit YES program website and social media content

• Serve as a facilitator mentor for a participant section of nine 15–19 year-old women fromthe U.S. and the MENA region throughout the eight-week program
• Support program participants to identify and create a contribution to a final digitalstrategy resource bank.
• Engage participants via synchronous and asynchronous activities on Google Classroomwhile facilitating mental health community advocacy & empowering the development ofleadership and emotional resilience skills.

• Organized 5 projects for 52 participants from 36 countries
• Coordinating flights, ground transportation and lodging for 1 to 50 participants onexchange programs throughout the United States
• Communicating with internal and external stakeholders regarding program logistics andfinance, and ensuring compliance with Department of State regulations
• Preparing, monitoring and reconciling project budgets up to $200,000+

• Reviewed and vetted applications for the YES Program using Salesforce
• Drafted monthly alumni reports compiling documentation of alumni activities
• Compiled weekly alumni opportunities via email, blog posts, and social media content
• Designed and facilitated workshops on strategic communications and alumni engagement
• Spearheaded and created a series of videos on project design and management for alumni
• Contributed to finance statements and reporting for alumni workshops

• Participated in a competitive paid fellowship to discuss critical ideas in political economy and how to enact these ideas in research and policy

• Led the development and execution of the Global Scholar: Spring Forward workshop series funded by the US Department of State, which included 4 workshops focused on global citizenship and social change that engaged over.
• Coordinated summer leadership program focused on social change and global citizenship, including facilitating virtual and in-person student learning, overseeing logistics, and supporting the staff team
• Oversaw the development of the inaugural Power Up conference, which brought together 50 students from 20 countries
• Spearheaded the creation of the Sound Waves project, a series of videos highlighting careers and issues in international affairs, and the youth role in these issues, which involved 25 Content Creators and engaged over.
• Developed partnerships with other key actors working on issues relevant to youth activism, including recruiting over 100 speakers for Global Scholar from institutions including the World Health Organization, the Sioux.
• Directed AMP's alumni programming, including social media content, career chats and more

• Wrote and published an op-ed in support of the Youth, Peace and Security Act in the Richmond Times Dispatch
• Built a toolkit for the Peace Direct supporters group, Peace Builder Allies to support the Allies in understanding Peace Direct's work and goals and how to establish a chapter of Peace Builder Allies at their school
• Led on the management and distribution of fundraising packs and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) for the first virtual Facebook fundraising challenge held in the US
• Identified local journalists in key conflict-affected areas as potential contributors to Peace Insight, a platform for local peacebuilders and journalists
• Evaluated applications for the Digital Inclusion Fund

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Wrote over 60 weekly Facebook engagement posts for the Family Diplomacy Initiative group with nearly 400 members from six countries
• Expanded membership in the Family Diplomacy Initiative twofold
• Curated an outreach list of over 750 organizations and schools from the US and Australia
• Curated a contact list and contacted nearly 150 media organizations in the US, Australia, France and Argentina
• Researched and invited nearly 250 professionals and academics working in or with virtual exchange to join the VIrtual Exchange Coalition

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed application and acceptance materials for over 75 applicants to study abroad programs in Taiwan and Indonesia, including transcripts, payments, and acceptance letters
• Evaluated over 100 applications for study abroad programs and financial aid
• Managed social media including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Wordpress, increasing social media reach by over 200%
• Expanded university contact list by over 50%
• Updated program manuals for three study abroad programs
• Processed, edited, and uploaded about 50 student blogs to Wordpress

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Worked with Fulbright Programs in South and Central Asia (SCA)
• Wrote a 30-page report addressing the issues facing women in 27 different countries for the Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative
• Designed an outline for an innovation workshop for use at the Fulbright Fall and Reentry Seminars
• Collected information on hosts for seminars and other events, including similar seminars hosted at the site and attractions in the area
• Curated a report on challenges and solutions to air quality in Southeast Asia to guide the creation of a grant
• Monitored and documented social media activity for Fulbright seminars

Remote

• Created chapter plans for a ghostwritten book regarding doing business in China and navigating cross-cultural communication
• Researched the client’s content to distill into a format appropriate for a book
• Compiled a 25-page outline for the book

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Developed walkbooks and plans for planting over 1,000 flags at constituent residences for July 4th
• Wrote congratulations and condolence letters to citizens across the district
• Assembled the monthly newsletter
• Input constituent data into i360 (a database containing constituent data and notes)

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Global Affairs, 3.9

Awarded the University Scholars scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship from George Mason University. It provides financial support and.

120-Hour Teaching English As A Foreign Language Tefl/Tesol Certificate

Education record

Participated in the Center for Language Studies summer intensive program. Received 25 hours per week of Chinese language instruction at.

Education record

Participated in CET Academic Program's virtual spring semester program (virtual due to COVID-19). Received 18 hours of Chinese instruction.

Education record

Enrolled in CET Academic Program's Beijing Janterm program. Received 25 hours of Chinese language instruction per week at the intermediate.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Speech and Debate Team, DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), Math/Sci Student Ambassadors