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Brussels Area, Belgium

-- Help direct global public advocacy strategies, with focus on Europe, Central Asia & West Africa-- Develop innovative approaches for direct, public engagement with policy makers-- Help drive organisation’s social media strategies-- Created HRW “Daily Brief”, now writing 500 words in the newsletter every day-- Present HRW positions to print and broadcast media internationally-- Advocate with policy makers & deliver testimony in parliaments-- Coordinate with European NGOs on communications & advocacy-- Directing research projects on the impact of public advocacy-- Number one "EU Influencer", ZN Consulting, 2022

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

The course introduced students to the skills and methodologies essential to human rights advocacy, both public and private.

Brussels Area, Belgium

-- lead both Communications and IT units to direct worldwide public advocacy for this conflict prevention organisation working in over 60 countries, from strategic communications and reputation management to media relations and online advocacy-- contribute to Crisis Group’s overall strategy along with other senior management-- present Crisis Group positions to print and broadcast media internationally, including in commentaries in major newspapers worldwide-- lead on public advocacy strategies involving social media: on Foreign Policy’s 2011 “Twitterati 100” list, the “who’s who of the foreign-policy Twitterverse”-- support fundraising activities, contributing to funding proposals and meeting with donors and potential donors-- engage regularly with Crisis Group Board members on communications strategies, reputational issues and public advocacy efforts -- advocate Crisis Group positions in meetings with decision-makers, including testifying to parliaments and inter-governmental organisations -- assist field research, most recently in Indonesia, Kenya and Nigeria-- contribute to training of staff across the organisation, both in Brussels and in the field-- coordinate with other NGOs on practical information sharing and advocacy strategies-- responsible for all IT systems & efficient internal communications for all staff throughout the world

-- established IWPR’s journalism training program, providing one-on-one mentoring and classroom education for over 1500 journalists in 23 countries-- responsible for hiring and management of in-country and international trainers for young journalists in Europe, Central Asia and Afghanistan-- coordinated coursework with other NGOs both national and international, to address a variety of subjects in trainings, such as diversity, tolerance and media freedom-- directed the development of a multi-level professional journalism training curriculum for use across a variety of cultures and contexts

-- managed 80 staff in 35 countries, covering Central and Eastern Europe’s political, social and economic transition, as well as EU enlargement prospects and process -- expanded readership from zero to 40,000 regular readers in 18 months-- selected as finalist for the Online News Association’s award for General Excellence in Online Journalism, Original to the Web, 2000-- winner, NetMedia 2000 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Online Journalism in Europe

Mphil, Post-Communist Central Europe

Certificate, Czech Language

Bs, Biology