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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Digital Forward - Client: U.S. Agency for International Development - Duration: 2024-2027 - Location: WorldwideUnder Digital Forward, the Responsible AI project supports USAID ITR/T to carry out a concerted portfolio of actions to advance the responsible use of AI in international development, in alignment with USAID's AI Action Plan, to address entrenched power imbalances and widening social inequities.The project supports USAID AI initiatives that advance development and humanitarian assistance goals. The project promotes the responsible and equitable use of AI, strengthens AI ecosystems in diverse contexts, and fosters global partnerships.

Feed the Future Ghana Trade and Investment Activity - Client: U.S. Agency for International Development - Duration: 2021-2026 - Country: GhanaVietnam Trade Facilitation Project - Client: U.S. Agency for International Development - Duration: 2018-2022 - Country: Vietnam

The Iraq Governance and Performance Accountability (IGPA) project, known locally as “Takamul” or “Integration” supports the Iraqi Government to shore up fiscal stability while rapidly and visibly improving service delivery. The project aims to build capacity for Iraqi government service delivery, improve governorate and national government public financial management, and strengthen monitoring and oversight of service delivery and public expenditure. - Client: U.S. Agency for International Development - Duration: 2017-2022 - Region: Middle East and North Africa - Country: Iraq - Solutions: Governance

Baghdad, Iraq And Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Created and launched Global, a podcast dedicated to exploring the democratic development of one country per episode • Managed all aspects of episode development from start to finish, including storyboard design, guest selection, subject matter focus, recording, editing, and advertising• Interviewed high-profile guests, including Sen. John McCain, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Forces General Wesley Clarke, former President of Colombia Andres Pastrana, and Nobel Laureate Jose Ramos Horta• Grew global audience to 25,000+ listeners and development donors in 50+ countries

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Client: National Endowment for Democracy (NED)• Launched Young Leaders for Good Governance (YLGG) Fellowship to empower newly elected youth leaders from Luzon and Mindanao• Created innovation campaign series to empower fellows to design local governance reform projects and facilitated networking opportunities for fellows with project funders• Coordinated and consulted with DOS and US Embassy Manila on charter change, federalism, and decentralization efforts• Partnered with Mindanao-based NGOs to conduct public polling and focus group discussions on local drivers to violent extremism• Led day-to-day problem solving and support, including coordinating travel for international subject experts as well as submission of project deliverables and written reportsClient: Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)• Facilitated international consulting efforts to assist Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) efficiently monitor foreign direct investment and prevent fraudClient: National Endowment for Democracy (NED)• Launched Generation Democracy, a global youth network that equips the next generation of democratic actors for civic engagement and political leadership, in Asia• Coordinated logistics for international youth summit in Bangkok, Thailand, for 32 youth leaders from eight different countries• Designed and launched new communication strategy, including managing Facebook and Twitter account that reached over 1 million impressions and trended internationally

Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia

Client: Global Affairs Canada (GAC)• Managed $2.9 million program focused on increasing women's political participation and governing capacity in Southeast Asia• Assisted establishment of four women's caucuses for provincial members of parliament in target provinces with traditionally low women's political participation• Facilitated international advisory on decentralization implementation at provincial and regional levels• Designed Women Political Leadership Academy (WPLA) and Winning with Women (W3) curriculum• Collaborated with Women's Democracy Network to enable international consulting on campaign management, voter mapping, and campaign fundraising • Maintained relationships with the diplomatic and donor community, country partners and grantees

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Client: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)• Managed $8.6 million program budget focused on implementing an organizational capacity-building project for civil society organizations (CSOs) in Southeast Asia• Implemented project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan, tracking 17 key performance indicators, and collecting data from local partner organizations• Utilized understanding of the Federal administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards to ensure IRI and its partners were in compliance with U.S. Government rules and regulationsClient: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to ASEAN• Managed $750,000 program budget for the Young Southeast Asia Leaders Initiative (YSEALI): Seeds for the Future small grants competition• Developed contracts with sub-awardees and onboarded them to the program to help them understand their contractual obligations under a fixed amount sub-award• Improved the capacity and efficiency of 36 sub-awardee projects by monitoring sub-awardee deliverables, M&E plans, and budgetsClient: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor• Developed rapid-response programming to mitigate threats of electoral violence in Indonesia's Aceh province• Assisted in the distribution of 10,000+ election monitoring manuals and training of 7,000+ party agents to monitor polling sitesClient: National Endowment for Democracy (NED)• Designed anti-graft assessment of vulnerabilities to corruption and coordinated related field travel• Designed and implemented capacity-building workshops for youth start-up media outlets in Southeast Asia, including web development, investigative journalism, fundraising, and digital media workshops

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C.

Blue Ash, Ohio

Lyss, Switzerland

Master'S Degree, Democracy And Governance

The Master of Arts in Democracy and Governance stands at the confluence of political science, international development, public policy.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science Major, Entrepreneurship | Business Legal Studies Double Minor

Activities and Societies: Miami Lithuanian Association, Miami EntrepreneursPresident of the Miami Lithuanian Association. Executive Board.

Usindo Summer Studies Program, Bahasa Indonesia

High School Diploma