Christopher Addison Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

District Of Columbia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Develop and manage U.S. Department of State International Visitors Leadership Exchange Projects, strengthening U.S. engagement and public diplomacy with countries around the world.
• Oversee the implementation of bilateral U.S.-Ukraine research grant competitions and manage the awarded portfolio of grants.
• Implement entrepreneurship development programs in Ukraine to assist emerging companies in refining their business development strategies and connect budding entrepreneurs to local and international investors.
• Design and implement projects using project management best practices, including charters, work breakdown structures, schedules, monitoring and evaluation plans, and project budgets.see less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provide program support for the USAID/OFDA funded Minimum Economic Recovery Standards initiative, including organizing peer learning groups, workshops, training programs, convenings, and consultations.
• Support the Markets in Crisis Community of Practice through the creation and maintenance of a resource library, implementation of events, and facilitation of the online discussion forum.
• Manage the production process of learning outputs through liaising with the communications team, consultants, designers, copy editors, translators and other vendors.
• Provide home office administrative support for USAID, UNODC and Citi foundation funded projects to include, monitoring budgets, drafting reports, processing invoices, and completing trip reports.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Strengthen SEEP's ability to connect with stakeholders and members by refining and maintaining the SEEP contact management database
• Ensure meaningful and frequent communications with members that increases the value of SEEP membership
• Increase the impact and reach of SEEP's virtual outreach, including via email, the Website, and social media channels
• Grow SEEP's brand recognition across the industry and relevant external stakeholders through organizing practitioner conferences and webinars.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Organize and implement a multitude of fundraising events with diverse populations
• Prepare project proposals and assist in grant writing to corporate and governmental sponsors for funding
• Created and maintained budgets and revenue charts for projects and events
• Use content and customer relationship management systems to create newsletters, edit webpages, communicate with constituents, and organize informational databases

• Assisted in organizing and implementing international student orientations.
• Organized and implemented cultural programs for both international and domestic students.
• Aided in the accreditation process for the East Carolina Language Academy.
• Communicated and advised prospective and admitted students through e-mails, social media and the student portal.

Greenville, North Carolina Area

• Assisted Faculty on research of Jamaican development and agriculture.
• Transcribed interviews between researchers and the local Jamaican population.
• Created presentations on the effects of greenhouses on Jamaican agriculture for grant proposals and conferences.

• Organized training workshops for African civil society organizations on the UN Convention Against Corruption.
• Assisted in the organization and planning of multiple side-events, meetings and informal groups involving Member States, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and experts.
• Oversaw the UNODC Civil Society Database and assisted with the Civil Society Unit’s projects and grant proposals.
• Acted as the main communication liaison between civil society and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Rock Hill, SC

• Organized, coordinated, and implemented Winthrop Model United Nation’s 36th anniversary conference.
• Served as Winthrop University’s head delegate at regional and national Model UN.
• Instructed collegiate courses on the United Nations and Robert’s Rules of Order.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Studies, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Associate for International Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And History, 3.55

Activities and Societies: Model United NAtions