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New York, New York, United States

Responsible for managing and coordinating the department’s key strategic initiatives, including budget advocacy, community outreach and legislation. Oversee the implementation of budget and legislative advocacy for government programs and funding;Coordinate Library participation in government partnerships and initiatives;Coordinate Library preparation for.

• Project manage institutional and external initiatives, including the Library’s voter engagement activities for citywide elections, government and community outreach surrounding multimillion-dollar capital projects, and.
• Draft NYPL testimony for hearings in the City Council and New York State Assembly
• Innovate new methods and changes to internal protocols and data collection for institutional activities such as budget hearing preparation and mapping of all 92 library branches by corresponding elected officials
• Create engagement plan for Community Boards and attend meetings with elected officials
• Draft advocacy documents and narrative submissions for the City’s annual reports
• Manage plan for communication of NYPL’s COVID-19 related changes to services and offerings and subsequent staged reopening plans with elected officials and the community

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Drew upon a diverse network of citizens, business owners, neighborhood associations, Business Improvement Districts, Main Street Organizations, and government agency contacts to employ a forum-based approach to.
• Established, monitored, and maintained coordination of government services from partnering District city agencies to ensure that services are being provided and to identify inefficiencies in the interest of process.
• Served as lead liaison for multi-agency initiatives such as community walks and regular check-ins
• Used Salesforce to manage, organize, and report on specific cases

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Responsible for overseeing engagement with United States and international policy makers; advancing policy priorities of TIMEP; establishing strong and effective relationships with policy makers and peer organizations.
• Established strong relationships with Congress, State Department, the Executive, and the Department of Defense as well as international policy makers within the European Union and the United Nations
• Drafted statements on human rights and security assistance in the Middle East and North Africa that were issued by policy makers such as US Senators and the Department of Political Affairs and Office of the High.
• Crafted and delivered policy recommendations on issues such as security assistance to Members of Congress, US government officials, EU and UK officials and parliament
• Represented TIMEP in public speaking engagements in academic and policy fora
• Managed a team of one advocacy assistant and two interns

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Cairo, Egypt And Washington, DC

Freelancer who covered Egyptian politics, economy, and culture. Works include analysis, news features, and short films in publications such as Vice News, CNN, the Atlantic Council, and Al Jazeera America, among others. Select publications include:- "Searching for Egypt and January 25," The Huffington Post's World Post, January 26, 2016.

Cairo, Egypt

Wrote features and color stories covering Egyptian politics, economy, culture, and current events; Copy-edited news, features, and storiesNews features written include:- "Public Urination: A Cairo Problem" October 2, 2014: http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/112169.aspx - "Running against the current on Cairo's hectic streets" September 18, 2014.

Syracuse, New York Area

Process evaluation and impact evaluation of a series of Citizens Election Forums that took place in Ohio's 16th Congressional District. The Citizens Election Forums brought together randomly selected citizens from the district who studied the complexities of the economic issues facing the people of Ohio, engaged directly with the congressional candidates.

Financial Analyst for higher education institutions and medical device companies. Conducted business process review, facilitated strategic planning, and created and analyzed budgets.

Government consultant who worked with various government agencies within asset management/visibility, internal controls testing, data analysis, business process review, and fiscal accountability.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Relations, Middle East, Foreign Policy

Certificate, Middle East Studies

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Foreign Policy, Middle East

B.A., Finance

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