Luke Connolly Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed a portfolio of 32 professional skills courses, created a thorough staffing plan to recruit/contract/schedule instructors, collected and approved syllabi, administered the registration process, disbursed a $50k program budget, conducted post-program evaluations, and produced project reports for university executives at the end of each semester.Created an annual communication and event marketing strategy; consecutively developed 48 weekly newsletters to promote upcoming programming, share job market insights, and highlight career opportunities with students, faculty, and senior leadership.Implemented the annual SAISLeads program for 50 graduate students, oversaw a $20k program budget, exceeded the initial project goal by achieving a 4.4/5 weighted average participant satisfaction rating.Scaled-up the SAIS Long-Term Mentoring Program from its preexisting infant stage (<40 relationships over three years) to a total of 217 new relationships in one academic year; collaborated with four other departments on an aggressive marketing campaign to recruit alumni mentors; worked closely with JHU’s Director of Hopkins Connect to launch a brand-new online mentoring platform, PeopleGrove, across all nine divisions of JHU.Proposed and acquired a $120k budget for the SAIS Summer Internship Fund, processed student applications, made award calculations and disbursements, collected evaluations, and generated the annual report; successfully lobbied senior leadership to fund remote internships in summer 2020 during the COVID pandemic.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

My work as the Program Coordinator for GMF's Leadership Programs most significantly involved designing the annual strategy, schedule, and program for GMF's Marshall Memorial Fellowship. The fellowship involves 24-days of immersive travel exchange in addition to four months of briefings and preparation for the 75 European and American leaders who participate on an annual basis.These efforts involved selecting the 36 European and American cities that the fellows will travel to each year and collaborating directly with local partners on the ground to design each 5-day program. I continued to draw on my operations experience and lead a team of two full-time staff and two interns to ensure that all logistics were executed on schedule and within budget. In addition to heading the MMF program, I was heavily involved in the production of all Leadership Program alumni seminars: I worked with local partners on the ground to identify the best venues, speakers, and other programmatic elements; marketed the seminars through email and social media campaigns; and managed the execution of the program on the ground.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As the Transatlantic Leadership Initiatives (TLI) Operations Assistant, I oversaw all logistics and procurement for the TLI's fellowship and alumni programs targeting emerging and established leaders in the United States and Europe. These programs include the Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF), Manfred Woerner Seminar (MWS), Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network (TILN), and a portfolio of seminars for alumni of these programs. I managed all logistics and budgets for eight iterations of the fellowship programs above in addition to alumni seminars in Michigan, California, Mexico, Italy, and Ukraine.My efforts with the MMF had me working directly with 150 European and American business, government, and civil society leaders to prepare them for 24-days of an immersive leadership development transatlantic exchange. This involved designing their flight routes with over 600 individual flights, leading the J1 visa process for all European fellows, and administering 8 days of programming when the fellows visit Washington and New York. I also managed the budgets of 36 individual 5-day programs in major cities that the MMF fellows visited throughout Europe and the US.Within eight months of assuming my role as the Operations Assistant, I led the TLI team's registration, flight, ground transport, catering, and hotel procurement efforts for the largest alumni seminar to date, the Triennial Transatlantic Leaders Retreat, which brought more than 150 high-level professionals to convene in St. Vincent, Italy for three-days of intensive programming. One year later, I managed all logistics for the preparation and execution of another alumni seminar that drew over 80 participants in Kyiv, Ukraine; this marked a significant expansion of our efforts into Eastern Europe.I also led a five-month effort to design and create GMF's first alumni network app, which successfully launched in April 2018.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I worked within the Transatlantic Leadership Initiatives (TLI) department to strengthen transatlantic cooperation on regional, national, and global challenges and opportunities:- Assisted with coordinating fellowship programs and alumni conferences and events, including the Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network, and Marshall Seminars in Bucharest and Detroit- Supported the nomination and selection process for the Marshall Memorial Fellowship and assisting with the planning and hosting of Marshall Memorial Fellows in Washington, D.C.- Maintained the TLI database and managed the departmental email account

Berlin, Germany

Worked within the public affairs section as a member of both the cultural and press teams: editing and drafting speeches for the Ambassador and talking points for transatlantic issues, assisting in the organisation of various events involving the press and cultural sections of the embassy, and researching political, economic and cultural relations between the U.S. and Germany. I have undergone a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) dated 10/07/2015. Please see attached letters of recommendation from State Department officials.

Linwood, New York

Worked alongside the head of the business and individually with homeowners to remodel and improve houses during the summer months. Daily duties included framing/carpentry, drywall, custom painting, and plumbing.

Geneva, New York

I assisted the catering department with delivery, setup, and pickup services for events on/around the Hobart campus during my time as a student. I worked both individually, catering intimate dinners at the President's house, and as part of a team, catering events with up to 500 people in attendance.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science; International Relations/Economics

Activities and Societies: The Delta Chi Fraternity, Investment Club, EcoRepStudied Political Science and Economics with a focus.

Education record

Immersed myself in German culture through a program of courses that focused on attending several political, economic, and cultural.