Assefash M. is a Communications Director at African Communities Together. They possess expertise in event planning, social media, event management, fundraising, research and 44 more skills. Colleagues describe them as "It’s rare that you come across a brilliant and authentic individual like Assefash. She expertly filled two different roles while we worked together at Race Forward and at our largest event, Facing Race. I'm always impressed by Assefash's ability to handle even the toughest logistical problems—and effortlessly. During our last conference, which brought in over 1700 individuals from all over the country, she interfaced with countless vendors, partners, and attendees with ease. That skill often takes years to develop, but it seems to come naturally for her. In addition, I was always in awe of her ability to hold a room and get people on board with ideas through her sound logic and concise messaging. Her ability to juggle multiple projects was unlike any I’ve seen before and it made a dramatic difference for the metrics of both her department and the organization as a whole." and "I met Assefash when I was volunteering at UNAIDS New York Office in 2008. We worked together on number of key initiatives including management and oversight of the agency’s contact databases and coordination of events and high profile meetings with senior UN officials. Assefash was very dynamic and result oriented during these initiates. She always came across as someone willing to go the extra mile to build and grow relationships with a wide array of people. She responded very well to criticism as she was always looking for ways to improve. Assefash is good at multi-tasking. She is able to coordinate a number of different activities with speed, attention to details and consistent quality to produce superior outcomes. Assefash works very well in a multicultural environment. It was a great pleasure collaborating with Assefash and I look forward to working with her in the future."