Andrea Sakleh Email & Phone Number

• Lead point of communication for the organization, via emails, newsletters, marketing materials, and social media
• Coordinates virtual events with United States elected officials, researchers, and other policy focused organizations for fundraising purposes, examples are Betty McCollum, Marie Newman, Cori Bush, Jewish Voice for Peace
• Works closely with the board of directors to ensure organizational goals are met, such as membership numbers, event attendance, advocacy on issues affecting Palestinian Americans and US foreign policy
• Attends board meetings and records meeting notes, along with other administrative supports
• Manages organizations membership and donation lists, via Microsoft excel, Squarespace, and Stripe
• Presents on behalf of the US Palestinian Council at organizational events hosted by USPC and other policy focused organizations

• Temporary Exhibition with the Ramallah Cultural Preservation Project, a subcommittee within the American Federation of Ramallah Palestine
• Designed and curated limited exhibition featuring 44 photographs and 20 artifacts, attended by 500 people
• Managed venue instillation, deinstallation, and exhibition supply materials such as easels, lighting, etc.
• Worked closely with printers and donors to ensure artifact safety and integrity
• Project managed team of 12 to ensure a successful exhibit

• Assisted senior editors with editing and researching for 75 articles
• Attended organization weekly meetings to strategize with senior staff on future events and research endeavors
• Published a policy brief for the organization titled “Gender and US Foreign Policy in the Middle East”
• Worked cross-departmentally on collaborative projects such as weekly political reports, research projects, etc.

• Collaborated with Senior Researcher and Editor on research based projects
• Ensured information accuracy and quality

Starkville, Mississippi, United States

• Collaborated with supervisor and fellow TA’s to plan lessons
• Lead recitation discussion sections
• Graded student’s work, such as tests, papers, and quizzes
• Held study sessions for students

Ramallah, West Bank

• Collaborated with senior editors to craft abstracts for previously published articles
• Attended board meetings
• Edited unpublished journal articles
• Researched maps and photographs that accompanied articles

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Provided task-based support for National Campus Recruiting Coordinator team during busy fall recruiting seasons
• Learned HR business practices as it relates to a large professional services firm

Naperville, Illinois, United States

• Organized library materials through cataloging and shelving in accordance to library protocols and standards
• Assisted patrons with various inquiries
• Collaborated cross departmentally with staff at NPL

Naperville, Illinois, United States

• Created Inventory lists and condition reports for artifact collections accessions
• Labelled artifacts of various mediums (photographs, books, papers, and 3D objects) with permanent accession numbers
• Cleaned 2D collections materials to ensure proper conditions for permanent storage
• Conducted research for the research library on artifacts, local history, genealogy research, and research for exhibit preparation
• Designed, Researched, and Implemented the production of an exhibit, including instillation and take down of artifacts
• Transferred artifacts from temporary storage to permanent storage

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Created housing for artifact storage to ensure preservation
• Cataloged and tagged artifacts with appropriate reference numbers to provide easy research access
• Maintained artifact collections and monitored environmental conditions to prevent deterioration, handling artifacts with extreme care
• Interacted and collaborated with various museum staff across departments providing feedback on loans and artifact acquisitions

Master Of Arts - Ma, Cultural Applied Anthropology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Anthropology