Mission: to empower women in war-torn nations by providing authentic art, spices, and treasures to customers and direct proceeds to initiatives. Publisher of an Afghani & Pakistani cookbook that feature the stories of the people, culture, and the challenges to combat American media portrayal of war, crisis, and terrorism. Started company during time as a Foreign Affairs Specialist while deployed in Pakistan. Direct, train, and mentor a team of 4 part-time female/minority interns. Act as coach for career opportunities in cybersecurity, government, art, and business. • Secured partnership with AfghanAid, a U.K. based organization, to help Afghan refugees and children, and connect to women’s empowerment initiatives in Afghanistan. • Supplied 3,500+ medical masks, meals, and water for 1,000+ Pakistani refugees, villagers, and children.• Published "Cuisine of the Silk Road: The Authoritative Guide to Afghanistan & Pakistani Cooking" in 2021.• Raised $3,000 to fund refugee assistance and women's empowerment initiatives in Afghanistan.• Appeared as guest lecturer at University of Toledo in 2020 for two social entrepreneurship courses which showed Khazana as a “real world” case

The Resource is a vehicle for achieving extraordinary results in access-to-justice organizations.OUR MISSION is to expand access to justice for low-income families and communities by generating powerful, research-based strategic information that exceptional civil justice organizations are using to drive up the payoffs from their fundraising and program improvement efforts.OUR CLIENTS are...* Civil Legal aid programs* Specialized legal assistance programs and projects* IOLTA (interest on lawyers’ trust account) programs* Access to Justice commissions and committees* Other funding and advocacy organizations that support civil justice initiatives for low-income communitiesOUR STAFF are seasoned national experts in core research and management disciplines, supported by an administrator staff in Traverse City, Michigan. We have a growing network of affiliated firms and consultants with whom we collaborate as opportunities arise for producing extraordinary outcomes for our clients.OUR WORK is focused on producing extraordinary results for our clients - more people served, more dollars raised, and greater impacts on communities.Lead management consulting contracts and financial modeling efforts for equal justice programs to ensure banks are providing parity interest rates to Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) per federal and state law(s). To date, we have "found" over $25 million in additional funds from the top 3 banks for one state in the U.S. as the Fed Rates continue to rise. CEO of The Software Factory (SOFTFACT) which provides direct support to Legal Aid companies across the US and the foundations that fund them. Upgrading to industry standard cybersecurity requirements; leading change and customer service initiatives for current and new customers.

Blessed Creatures Farm, LLC is a micro farm that provides non-GMO, chemical-free food, self-sustaining skills workshops, and fun family pets to consumers. We offer unique, personalized opportunities to get up close and personal with a working farm with poultry and livestock where you can meet the animals in a safe way.

A recognized IT security expert with a proven record of successfully managing or leading IT security assessment activities and extensive experience managing, developing, and mentoring personnel conducting IT security activities, I lead multiple IT security assignments as directed by the Chief, Court-Unit Security Assessment Branch. In this position, I:1. Directly manage 50% of the court-unit independent IT security assessments.2. Serve as a subject matter expert for IT security-related activities (this includes researching, project planning, service delivery, and reporting).3. Participate in the development and improvement of processes and resources related to the court-unit independent assessment program to elevate the quality of work performed, improve client understanding, reduce customer level-of-effort, increase assessment acceptance and risk mitigation, and evolve the independent assessment program to meet the judiciary's needs in a changing environment.4. Participate in the development and improvement of processes and resources related to the judiciary-unit IT security self-­assessment (scorecard) program to elevate the quality of self-assessment data, improve client understanding, reduce client level-of-effort, and evolve the self-assessment program to meet the judiciary's needs in a changing environment.5. Provide routine and ad hoc statistical IT security management reports and supporting data, including trend analysis.6. Participate in federal recruitment and contract management activities; conduct liaison activities across functional teams; and provide senior technical guidance to staff.

Collaborated with court and circuit ISOs to prepare IT and cybersecurity policies, procedures and memoranda. Updated assessment and risk management audits at each Federal Public Defender's office.• Created national cybersecurity policies/procedures that were subsequently approved by the Director and the Judicial Committee. • Planned and implemented a 1-week long training event for 200 IT professionals in the U.S., including server, COOP planning, forensics, and trial prep.

Team Lead on European Nation Counterterrorism (CT) Partnerships (2014 - 2016):• Oversaw portfolio for CT Program Management Office. Trained 20+ new employees and 7 fellows/interns. Acted as Officer of Primary Responsibility on two GAO reports on CT partnership efforts.SME & Policy Advisor on Pakistan (2013 - 2014):• Coordinated all bilateral engagements between U.S. and Pakistan with Secretary of Defense. Led teams up to 40 members to resolve long-standing issues, including border security, weapons trafficking, nuclear security, cybersecurity, human rights, and disaster preparedness.Cyber Workforce Lead for Global Security Affairs (2010 - 2013):• Published DoD Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace. Led DoD efforts in the Comprehensive National Cyberspace Initiative (CNCI) and National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Initiative (NICE), which included representation from 90+ government and private organizations. Launched 2 initiatives with DoD, DHS, Commerce, Veterans Affairs, and private industry to offer free training and internship opportunities to Wounded Warriors and recent Veterans.

Self-published author and artist, I've produced three coloring book for all ages! Meditative Mehndi is a series of hand-drawn Mehndi designs created by me, colored by you! I hope you enjoy coloring them as much as I enjoyed drawing them! Each image is original scanned in art inspired by the art of Mehndi from my time living in Pakistan. Order the book on Lulu.com by clicking this link (or copying it into your browser):http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/meditative-mehndi-relax/18776976