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Arlington, Va, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Independently project manage a portfolio of complex fiscally sponsored projects by leading workstreams, fostering team communications, and overseeing the execution of work completed by junior staff members. • Provide expert operational leadership, including sound contract management, financial management and legal compliance to ensure projects remain financially sound and compliant with IRS, federal, and state regulations. • Oversee and manage the complexities of incoming funds, including proposal oversight, spend down tracking, and reports to funders.• Manage relationships between multiple stakeholders, including internal team, funders, programmatic staff, and grantees.• Participate in advocacy training, applying learnings to recognize and enforce advocacy and lobbying regulations to ensure projects adhere to ensure compliance with IRS, federal, and state regulations.• Oversee and manage performance accountabilities including setting individualized goals and managing to role expectations for direct reports.• Contribute to professional growth and satisfaction of early career staff on project teams by providing appropriate direction, support, guidance, and mentorship on project work. • Promote a firm culture that centers equity and belonging.

Thinktown Education is an educational consulting company that offers tutoring, test preparation, and college application coaching to students in grades 6-12.• Supervised team of senior educational consultants through training, effective work delegation, project oversight, offering day-to-day support, guidance and coaching, and conducting quarterly performance reviews to improve employee relations and workflow processes.• Coordinated with CEO and colleagues in the US and China, meeting regularly to address issues of workflow and to provide appropriate solutions for internal and external client concerns.• Provided logistical support and market research for business product development, including history course development, interdisciplinary academic workshops, and preparatory services for academic competitions such as the John Locke Institute essay contest, and present weekly progress updates to CEO.• Organized, delegated, and delivered teacher training workshops for colleagues in China on topics such as how to engage students effectively for more productive class discussions.• Provided guidance to clients on college application materials, linguistic fluency, and academic writing skills.

VIPKid is an online educational software company focused on teaching English as a second language to Chinese students in primary and secondary school.• Developed 20 individual lesson plans a week according to learning objectives and clients’ needs.• Engaged students in one-on-one classes by providing specialized curriculum and class activities that accounted for clients’ individual language level, background knowledge, interests, and learning speed. • Recorded attendance, classroom performance, and recommendations for individual students.• Provided written feedback to VIPKid regarding effectiveness and quality of teaching materials provided.

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

EF English First is an international education company that specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degree programs, and cultural exchange.• Planned and taught in-person lessons for English language learning to children ages 3-12.• Developed 25 individual lesson plans a week according to learning objectives and clients’ needs.• Engaged 10-15 students per class and conducted effective classroom management by developing activities and learning objectives that accounted for individual students’ language level, interests, background knowledge, and learning speed.• Demonstrated effective teaching methods and progress to parents through open door classes and face-to-face conferences with parents.• Solicited feedback from students’ parents, progress advisors, and other teachers to mediate concerns and provide solutions regarding students’ performance and progress in the classroom.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

The U.S. China Policy Foundation is an American non-governmental organization that works to improve United States-China relations.• Developed research proposals and provided project coordination, analysis, and writing assistance to the president of the foundation.• Drafted and edited news briefs, book manuscripts, and additional pieces for publication.• Assisted with office administrative tasks such as event planning and outreach.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

The German Marshall Fund of the United States is a public policy think tank and grant-making institution dedicated to promoting cooperation and understanding between North America and Europe.• Provided administrative and research support for the Asia program on issues pertaining to U.S. and European Asia policy. • Assisted with project management and coordination of mid-scale convening activities, such as the annual Japan Trilateral Forum, as well as small-scale Washington based events and roundtables. • Maintained the program's database of contacts to conduct outreach and planning for event venues, travel reimbursements, and guest list invitations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Stimson's East Asia program's research on PRC Foreign Policy closely examines the strategic thinking and practices of the People's Republic of China (PRC) toward the region and the world. Key issues include the making and evolution of Chinese foreign policy, U.S.-China relations, China's policy toward the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Southeast Asian nations.• Presented research to senior staff on the non-traditional threat of water security in the Asia-Pacific and how this issue relates to the South China Sea territorial dispute. • Attended weekly East Asia-related foreign policy talks at think tanks in DC and reported details of these events to program staff through written memoranda.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Individual research and presentation involving China’s relationship with North Korea on human rights, reporting on events at think tanks in DC, media tracking and analysis, event planning and organization assistance

Philadelphia, Pa

Asia project team leader: distributed responsibilities and set deadlines among interns through effective communication and teamworkResearch and analysis around think tanks in Asia and Austrialia, including updated database for the 2013 Global Go-To Think Tank Rankings; literature review of think tanks in the Asia-Pacific, and final presentation

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Research and writing around international trade agreements as they relate to labor standards and environmental concerns, reports on fuel emissions and memorandum advocacy

Evansville, Indiana Area

Pool facility management, basic first aid

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Asian Studies/Civilization

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), East Asian Studies

Activities and Societies: Varsity Swimming, Oberlin College Equestrian Team, Club Water Polo

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Cum Laude, varsity swimming (captain), varsity water polo (junior varsity captain), technical and dramatic.