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New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

Designed and taught "Waging Non-Violent Conflict: Organizing for Social Change” course in the School of Professional Studies, M.S. in Global Affairs

- Provides leadership and manages a team to produce reports analyzing the impacts of social movements in democratic transitions.- Collaborates with activists to identify and learn best practices and develop training materials that are useful and responsive to diverse contexts.- Communicates findings through written reports and presentations.

São Paulo, Brazil

- Developed and managed projects assessing the impacts of governance and democratic quality through qualitative and quantitative data analysis, resulting in 8 published articles, 1 book, 1 book chapter, and 2 working papers.- Coordinated across disciplines and industries, including with community leaders, economists, security sector agents, public officials, and anthropologists.- Demonstrated flexibility by adapting methods and assessment tools to deal with low-quality data while being respectful of cultural sensitivity and security risks.- Demonstrated organizational and grant management skills through open communication with the funding organization, regular evaluations and reporting.- Built a database combining data collected from public agencies, research institutions, and stakeholder community consultations.- Shared findings through media, public events and data visualization.

Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

- Researched and analyzed secondary data to evaluate government programs and prepare policy recommendations and issue briefings. - Planned strategic and integrated campaigns in consultation with colleagues, stakeholder communities, issue experts, and public officials on topics including human rights, workers' rights, reproductive health, housing, and foreign policy.- Collaborated with and advised civil society partners and stakeholders on social justice and capacity-building grants management, compliance, MEL, and sustainability.- Built relationships and liaised with international partners, including delegations representing various UN agencies, EU, ASEAN, and APHR.

Pasay, National Capital Region, Philippines

- Designed and managed field data and political mapping systems,- Collaborated with other teams to strategize political engagements, negotiations, and messaging. - Managed the research teams for parliamentary inquiries.- Prepared policy briefing papers and provided staff support during Senate committee meetings.

South Bend, Indiana, United States

- Provided data management, research, planning, and operations leadership to a project that collects and aggregates data in 200 countries.- Designed and implemented systems for managing hundreds of expert country coders, as well as on- and off-site staff.- Collaborated with users and the IT team to design user-friendly interfaces and dashboards to encourage the tool's use by a variety of actors and networks.

Mandaluyong, National Capital Region, Philippines

- Collected and consolidated expert inputs to form overall policy platform.- Wrote speeches and talking points for candidate’s public appearances.- Prepared briefing materials for campaign events, including local political situation and salient policy issues.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Conceptualized and provided technical expertise to women's and gender-mainstreamed democracy assistance programs across 75 regional offices.- Designed and implemented MEL and institutional knowledge management systems in consultation with colleagues from different departments and regions.- Wrote grant proposals, reports, and budgets, evaluated sub-grant proposals from partner organizations, and oversaw program close-outs.- Assisted in the management of special projects and the creation of regional and global democracy promotion tools.

Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

- Produced research and analysis to inform advocacy campaigns on topics related to urban housing, political corruption, gender in politics, and electoral integrity. - Facilitated coalition-building and among diverse policy stakeholders.

Post-Doctorate, Political Science And Government

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Political Science And Government

Kellogg Institute Ph.D. Fellow Dissertation: Social Movements in New Democracies: Specialization and Ownership

Master Of Arts - Ma, Political Science And Government

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government