Cara E. Yar Khan Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

The Purple Practice, a boutique consulting firm that brokers disability-inclusive impact partnerships and investments. We believe that no organization can afford to exclude people with disabilities, not their extraordinary talent nor the massive market share they drive. The Purple Practice helps public and private partners unlock access to the purple.

Washington, DC, US

White House Political Appointee in the Biden Administration to serve as Senior Advisor to the Special Advisor on International Disability Rights in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the U.S. Department of State. Our mandate is to mainstream disability rights in all U.S. foreign policy. My portfolios include: South & Central Asia including.

Roma, RM, IT

Using master storytelling techniques I crafted a disability inclusive communications campaign for the world's largest humanitarian agency. Carefully curating a courageous conversation I was able to capture the voice of an executive senior leader in a dynamic and authentic video story targeted to an audience of 10,000 employees worldwide. The multitude of.

New York, New York, US

Creativity, authenticity, innovation and disability inclusive communications, advocacy and marketing expertise were all fundamental ingredients to curating the largest and most diverse employee and social media plan I have ever crafted. Elements included video production, website design, social media messaging campaigns, executive communications, employee.

Las Vegas, Nevada, US

A highly sought after master storyteller who can capture the hearts, minds and imagination of audiences around the world of all ages and backgrounds. Cara Yar Khan's Profile: https://thekeynotecurators.com/speaker/cara-e-yar-khan/To invite Cara to speak at your organization please contact:Seth Dechtman | Managing Partner, The Keynote Curators

• Served 1-year as Canada’s Champion of Diversity, Inclusion and Empowerment of Women and Girls in the Southeast USA, appointed by the Canadian Consulate General in Atlanta; involves public speaking, digital media and.
• Serves as Executive Coach (Storytelling + Fundraising) to Executive Director of re:imagine ATL, a local non-profit engaging at-risk students in West Atlanta through film + digital media.
• Expertise in assessment of inclusion, diversity strategy creation, budgeting and fundraising for programs, improving inclusiveness and promoting non-discrimination within Fortune 500 organizations.
• Public speaker & crafts workshops on disability awareness, corporate fundraising and storytelling, most notably for UNICEF USA.
• Creates corporate strategic plans, fundraising action plans and diversity missions for clients and provides guidance to support inclusion..
• Develops, implements and champions inclusion initiatives in support of the client’s diversity mission and strategic plans through public speaking.

Roma, RM, IT

1. Reporting to the Communications, Advocacy and Marketing team in HQ, I am responsible for drafting the global disability inclusion communications directive and designing a training module for WFP Communications staff. 2. Reporting to the Deputy Regional Director for Asia Pacific region, I review and provide strategic guidance and expertise for the.

Roma, RM, IT

First retained by Regional Bureau Bangkok for Asia Pacific to provide insight to regional roll-out of Disability Inclusive Communications efforts, then contracted by HQ to draft the first global Guidance on disability inclusive communications for the Communications, Advocacy and Marketing (CAM) team. This 67-page guidance, full of additional resources was.

Atlanta, GA, US

The International Human Trafficking Institute, is an initiative of the National Center for Civil and Rights. The mission of the International Human Trafficking Institute is to leverage the collective efforts of private, public, educational, faith-based, and civic organizations to accelerate local, national and global movements to end the trafficking of.

New York, New York, US

• Haiti: Acted as primary counterpart to Haitian Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion of people with disabilities, as part of Earthquake Emergency Response team. Led international private sector fundraising.
• China: Managed corporate partnerships which led to more than $8 million raised, from corporations that included: IKEA, Hugo Boss, Porsche, Goodyear, Audi and Procter & Gamble.
• Madagascar: Developed Corporate Engagement Strategy, trained multi-functional team and built company / industry profiles. Conducted progress assessment one year after implementation.
• Angola: Established due diligence process for corporate engagement, resource mobilization tools and a $16 million partnership menu for UNICEF Angola, as well as raised $750,000 from Equinor, fka Hydro-Statoil.
• Thailand: Led first corporate social responsibility partnership with real estate giant, Sansiri, which resulted in a $450,000 public awareness campaign and a $3 million grant to Global UNICEF Emergency Operations.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Led all executive visits, including creation of briefing books, speeches and agenda design, for Dell C-Suite, including Founder, Michael Dell and former President and CEO, Kevin Rollins.
• Spokesperson for Dell Panama and Executive Team Leader for public affairs, government and media relations and community engagement.
• Acted as Executive Communications Leader for Vice President, John Hood, as well as Internal Communications Manager for more than 2,000 employees.
• Organized and executed quarterly awards banquet and quarterly fundraising event for employees and established Dell Panama’s first intramural sports league for 800 employees.

Roma, RM, IT

• Managed all public relations, resources mobilization, media relations, public information and donor relations.
• Developed resource mobilization strategy and social marketing campaigns.
• Created proposals for Emergency Operations and National School Feeding Programme for two million children and secured $1.2 million in free advertising.

Masters International Public Policy, Advanced International Studies

Ba, International Development