US Direct Hires: Provide check-in and check-out services for American personnel and ensure timely and accurate information is disseminated to employees via in person briefings, the consulate SharePoint site, e-mail, management notices, and other means. Duties include collecting check-in and check-out documents, maintaining Post Personnel and Arrival/Departure databases for incoming and outgoing employees and family members, managing local eOPFs, and updating and sending TM channel cables and Language Incentive Pay cables. Additionally expected to conduct ad hoc queries in WebPASS for various data calls and reports and coordinate MOH and Cohabitation approval requests.Performance Evaluations: Manage all employee evaluation reports (EERs) at Post; including limited non-career appointees (LNAs) and eligible family members (EFMs). Duties including maintaining and setting up review panels and distributing EERs for review as well as ensuring completeness and correctness of all performance evaluations. Eligible Family Member Employment Portfolio – Oversee the recruitment and filling of the Consulate's EFM employment positions. Duties include drafting vacancy announcements, updating position descriptions, posting vacancies, screening applications, setting up interviews, and representing HR during interviews. Awards Portfolio – Coordinate major logistical planning and implementation of the Mission China awards program at Consulate General Shanghai. Duties include collecting award nominations and performing technical reviews to ensure compliance with awards program policy as well as planning and executing all logistical and operational aspects of the annual Consulate awards ceremony.

Developed and managed a comprehensive post program to maintain high morale, including 8 different areas of responsibility: community liaison, crisis management and security liaison, education liaison, employment liaison, events planning, guidance and referrals, information and resource management, and welcoming and orientation. Updated and oversaw the production of the Embassy's bi-weekly newsletter, including the introduction of an unofficial, online newsletter and community Facebook page.Served as a site officer during a visit from the Second Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden.

Headed a collaborative effort in the adaptation of a research-informed curriculum for adolescent youth transitioning out of care in Ethiopia.Authored and disseminated needs assessment report findings from Ethiopia to interested constituent groups.Maintained regular social networking outreach through Facebook and Twitter regarding organizational mission to address critical and emerging issues affecting vulnerable youth.

Responsible for the care of two French/American children while establishing an environment that nurtures self-esteem and builds language skills through activities and games.

Organized and guided focus group and survey research with youth preparing to age out of temporary care.Identified and built strategic partnerships and alliances with local NGOs.Formulated online presence for local partner organization and strengthened their overall capacity by editing and updating grant proposals and newsletters.

Orchestrated the assessment, design, and implementation of a peer-to-peer transitional program.Counseled individual students on social issues and academic challenges.Facilitated small group social skill training interventions with kindergarten through 8th grade students.

Taught English to Beninese middle school students in classrooms of over fifty students in a rural public school with extremely limited resources.Collaborated with local English professors to exchange ideas on teaching methods and curriculum development.Designed, implemented, and directed a grant-funded, weeklong girls' empowerment camp.Proposed and managed the construction of a regulation size, community basketball court.

Created lesson plans and led clinical sessions for children and adults with various speech disorders.