Ati Waldman Email & Phone Number

Provide expert support to Street Law's array of U.S. and international programs by developing high quality lessons and resource materials, and by preparing educators to teach Street Law lessons on topics such as civic engagement, addressing civil society challenges, inclusive democracy, and legal literacy.

Greater Boston Area

• Transitioning organization from startup phase into sustainable operational excellence by increasing organizational structure, institutional memory, partnerships, and by restructuring program offerings to meet market.
• Set strategic vision including creation of Theory of Change, program model redesign and updating educational objectives, addressing key challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and a changing educational landscape.
• Identify and capitalize on areas of growth such as removing barriers to entry, providing youth increased opportunities to engage in advocacy, expanding impact through partnerships.
• Design and deliver experiential civics and social justice leadership curriculum to middle and high school youth.

Jerusalem

• Piloted dialogue program using research insights to improve leadership training component of traditional peace education; lessons learned were incorporated throughout K4P Jerusalem, serving over 250 youth.
• Conceptualized curriculum and teaching tools for Israeli and Palestinian young adults; identified skills needed for effective peace leadership.
• Innovated by building participant comfort with risks of public leadership in a conflict zone by working outside the safety of traditional dialogue spaces, ex. organizing tours and conducting dialogues with public in.
• Recruited and supported individuals often alienated by peace programs due to political views or language skills.

• Consulted on reducing in-school violence and promoting higher quality education in keeping with UNICEF and the Palestinian Ministry of Education’s five-year plan to implement Child Friendly Schools (CFS).
• Conducted needs assessment and literature review regarding CFS and in-school violence in Gaza.
• Produced an implementation plan for a low burden, effective, trauma sensitive program to address school violence and promote high-quality education.

• Planned and executed six domestic and international residency programs and coordinated student services needs for 50-60 mid- to senior-level international affairs professionals annually.
• Negotiated contracts, worked with international vendors and government officials to ensure successful, cost-efficient programming while monitoring budgets of approximately $1M annually.
• Updated office procedures to increase efficiency, improve communications, and increase institutional memory.

• Conducted research and literature review on impact evaluation methodology and best practices
• Aided in the process of designing and implementing program and impact assessment

Tufts University

• Oversee and more effectively allocate $14,000 budget
• Manage staff of 25 and all aspects of production of annual research journal, including soliciting for articles, article selection, editing, layout, printing
• Design and implement new campus outreach and alumni networking initiatives, increase distribution to schools, libraries, and online databases
• Procured and signed contract to have the journal be distributed through EBSCOhost subscription database

• Increased revenue from advertisement sales by designing new solicitations system targeting advertisers based on current subscribers’ demographics
• Developed projects to further the Forum’s presence by conducting an Alumni outreach program, increasing publicity, and contacting new vendors

• Taught English as a Second Language to 30 adult refugees from around the world with little to no English and successfully advanced students into higher levels
• Designed and implemented Quickbooks accounting software curriculum and lesson plans
• Worked as a refugee employment coach and helped clients seek employment, acquire interview skills, and obtain practical needs such as housing and childcare

Master’S Degree, International Education Policy

Ba, International Relations, Middle East, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Tufts Hemispheres, Teach in CORES