Brittany Paist Email & Phone Number

Purcellville, VA, US

Purcellville, VA, US

• I thrive with the combo of vision-casting and crafting the best-possible communications strategy to effectively mobilize my church family for missional living (400+). I excel in coordinating detailed logistics and.
• Project coordination and juggling all aspects of multiple projects in fast-paced environments and under pressure;
• Volunteer management & coaching 25+/monthly, 10 ministry leaders;
• Effective, thoughtful communication to gather diverse audiences, ability to create strategies and programming from scratch;
• Strong collaborator, thrives in supporting, brainstorming, interfacing with team of 5

Purcellville, VA, US

• Program manager for international efforts to advance department strategy and expand the reach of our efforts. Network and maintain relationships with 100+ international movement leaders; research and analyze education.
• Active case management to 10 refugee families navigating USCIS Asylum applications;
• Administered over $100,000 in grant funding to provide legal advocacy for international homeschool families;
• Liaised with embassies in 50 European countries to gather evidence for key application to the European Court of Human Rights concerning homeschool-related provisions of education law.

• Program manager for all aspects of international initiatives to advance strategy and expand the reach of our efforts. Int’l travel production experience: GHEC Berlin (2012) & GHEC Rio (2016); logistics, event website.
• Secured event venue, simultaneous translation and A/V services following RFP process and negotiating bids from 10+ sites and companies. Required intense cross-cultural communication skills and cultural sensitivity and.
• Self-taught HTML design and implementation and content management using Drupal platform for event website (see www.ghec2016.org).
• Identified international currency exchange rate inaccuracy in third-party registration platform three weeks prior to registration launch; ensured effective and timely implementation of solution for accurate reporting.

• Dedicated six months to experiencing life in the second-poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, volunteering with Ripe for the Harvest missionary family. Key outcomes:
• Building experience in poverty relief and development efforts, including administration for daylong evangelistic outreaches; investing time with street kids, orphans, and families; construction and jungle ministry.
• Lived daily life among Bolivian nationals learning flexibility and to adapt to new culture, language, relationships, timing, and work.
• Conversational Spanish language ability.

Purcellville, VA, US

Concurrently held position of Global Outreach Coordinator; filling in for colleague on medical leave. Managed team of five legal assistants. Managed President’s contacts, scheduling, travel, correspondence.

Purcellville, VA, US

• Helped develop new position to support Director for Global Outreach. Implemented company’s vision for international outreach strategy by identifying program goals and initiating new projects to increase level of.
• Developed relationships with 57 educational organizations abroad to strengthen international ties and reliability of content, increasing networking base to 85 organizations total.
• Expanded country profiles on homeschooling from 40 to 85+ countries by researching, analyzing, and producing summaries of current legal climate for use by thousands of families worldwide.
• Created, designed, and edited quarterly e-publication to promote material and engage constituency.

Washington, DC, US

Named Embassy Copenhagen’s Top Performing Intern for Fall 2008. Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for “dedicated and outstanding service.” Internship with Political Section - Environment, Science, Technology, and Health.