Cortez Alexander Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Admissions Officer to entire IYLEP (Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program) portfolio and Quincy STEM Program

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Manager: 1 month - Check Follow-up flags on Guest Folios and run High Balance Report, Advance Deposit Report, and Guest Ledger- Assist Front Desk Agents 2 to 8 hours per week at the Front Desk, coaching and motivating- Assist AGM and other hostel departments as needed Guest Service Agent: 7 months Welcome, register, orient and supervise on average 50.

Brattleboro, VT; Reno, NV And Washington, DC

• Received and managed budget of $3,000, which was to be utilized for group needs for ten days in the host city; maintained an accurate record of expenditures.
• Advised, reviewed, and approved sub-contractor program syllabus while in host-city; instructed on changes that needed to be adjusted for students language comprehension.
• Facilitated a total of 8 group discussions from a set curriculum, both in Vermont and host-city; which was to ensure students were positively adjusting to living in the U.S., and to learn of any changes that should.
• Recorded and edited staff and student multimedia videos, which were displayed at the end of the month-long program.

Amman, Jordan

• Visited all 13 student participants and host families within the first two days of the homestay(s) to ensure that placements were progressing smoothly.
• Fostered a collaborative working relationship with the in-country partner staff and local representatives, where we came together to discuss daily schedule and improvements to the program.
• Promoted, organized, and recruited U.S. students for our international youth summer study-abroad program. Recruited an average of 20 students per informational fair.
• Developed informational materials for students to use survival Arabic while in Amman, which would help assist with effective ways to communicate with host-families or local Jordanians.

• Co-taught a student leadership program designed by the organization to a group of 10 students at I.C.R.E.
• Designed and implemented a campus outreach strategy, which included attending campus studentorganization, fairs and hosting an informational meeting; this resulted in 110 students sign-up.
• Analyzed and presented statistical data regarding the impact of our programs in areas of Chicago, which included those who were served throughout our outreach efforts.
• Assisted in fundraising over $20,000 for organizational operational needs via one private donor, by crafting and tailoring the appeal to the donor.

Chicago, IL

• Guide groups in participating successfully in all aspects of program activities.
• Assisted a total of 15 international youth groups throughout all aspects of their program, from their arrival to the airport to accompanying them in their entire program schedule.
• Facilitated welcoming activities for the “World Chicago Youth Diplomats” during their welcome orientation.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Near And Middle Eastern Studies

Bachelor’S Degree, International Studies

Activities and Societies: Arabic Culture and Language Club Phi Beta Delta

Exchange Student, International/Global Studies

International Relations