As Director of Strategy and Learning, I lead EFE's efforts to achieve our 2025 Strategy with a particular focus on catalyzing innovation in our youth program offerings by leveraging impact data and digital transformation initiatives.

• Oversaw all aspects of EFE’s monitoring, reporting, evaluation, and learning approaches and delivery for programming in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the UAE, and Yemen. • Authored thought leadership pieces on the topic of women’s and youth employment in the Middle East and North Africa for diverse audiences from the private sector, foundations, government, and the general public.• Managed completion of programmatic performance reports for… Show more • Oversaw all aspects of EFE’s monitoring, reporting, evaluation, and learning approaches and delivery for programming in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the UAE, and Yemen. • Authored thought leadership pieces on the topic of women’s and youth employment in the Middle East and North Africa for diverse audiences from the private sector, foundations, government, and the general public.• Managed completion of programmatic performance reports for government and private donors. Show less

• Led fundraising, budgeting, and implementation of a $300k Salesforce-based project management system in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, and Yemen.• Directed evaluation and process improvement strategy, design, and implementation for workforce development programs in EFE’s nine countries of operation in the Middle East and North Africa.• Secured individual philanthropic gifts totaling $320k to support general operating expenses and executive… Show more • Led fundraising, budgeting, and implementation of a $300k Salesforce-based project management system in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, and Yemen.• Directed evaluation and process improvement strategy, design, and implementation for workforce development programs in EFE’s nine countries of operation in the Middle East and North Africa.• Secured individual philanthropic gifts totaling $320k to support general operating expenses and executive coaching.• Managed $2.2 million youth employment project in Algeria, exceeding project job placement targets by 20%.• Lead compliance efforts related to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and adoption of data protection and sharing policies. Show less

• Advanced adaptive management approaches by leading ongoing learning workshops aimed at identifying innovative methods for program improvement. • Managed capacity building for home office and in-country staff by conducting internal trainings and facilitating participation in conferences. • Authored EFE’s first original research piece, First Jobs for Young Women in the Middle East & North Africa: Expectations and Reality, an initiative in partnership with Bayt.com and YouGov.•… Show more • Advanced adaptive management approaches by leading ongoing learning workshops aimed at identifying innovative methods for program improvement. • Managed capacity building for home office and in-country staff by conducting internal trainings and facilitating participation in conferences. • Authored EFE’s first original research piece, First Jobs for Young Women in the Middle East & North Africa: Expectations and Reality, an initiative in partnership with Bayt.com and YouGov.• Secured $25,000 in funding to support EFE’s first comprehensive internal program evaluation, executed data collection activities through interviews, desk reviews, and quantitative data collection, conducted associated qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and authored the evaluation report. Show less

• Managed donor reporting activities for programs in seven MENA countries. • Contributed to design efforts for a database to enhance project data tracking, quality, and analysis.• Provided Arabic-language support for proposal drafting, survey translation, and communication with in-country staff.

• Provided business development and donor research support for a team of fundraisers grossing $19 million per year.• Edited proposals requesting a total of $33 million in funding. • Designed a model to predict potential philanthropic giving from corporate, foundation, and individual donors. • Named MVP of the California Chapter (January 2014), presented with the Philanthropy Service Award (March 2014), and recognized as an Ethical Hero in TNC’s annual Ethics and Compliance… Show more • Provided business development and donor research support for a team of fundraisers grossing $19 million per year.• Edited proposals requesting a total of $33 million in funding. • Designed a model to predict potential philanthropic giving from corporate, foundation, and individual donors. • Named MVP of the California Chapter (January 2014), presented with the Philanthropy Service Award (March 2014), and recognized as an Ethical Hero in TNC’s annual Ethics and Compliance Reporting Survey for staff (April 2014). Show less

• Taught high elementary Arabic class and created teaching materials for grammar, vocabulary, reading, and listening.• Provided organizational support for Arabic calligraphy club activities including preparations for calligraphy exhibit. • Presented on the topic of cultural and linguistic considerations for students traveling to Egypt.

• Led strategic planning effort aimed at increasing departmental effectiveness over the next 5 years.• Coordinated the visits of eight guest speakers by serving as the main point of contact for the Institute.• Facilitated the administration of three programs by overseeing marketing, web editing, and application processing and by answering email and phone inquiries in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines.

• Designed Facebook’s first strategy for proactive removal and blockage of Arabic-language content contrary to Facebook's terms of use. • Supported the launch of Facebook’s Arabic site through provision of design feedback and site testing. • Ensured user satisfaction, legal compliance, and the maintenance of Facebook’s site integrity.