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Lansing, Mi, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

· Monitoring project operations, administration, and logistics (project planning, project indicator reporting, partner selection, etc.) for international human rights capacity development projects. · Managing grant compliance with financial and security protocols, including subaward and US grants.· Staff management and supervision: Overseeing consultants, interns, and volunteers on project. Assisting in the recruitment and orientation of new staff.· Researching and providing analysis on country and regional contextual developments.· Preparing and tracking disbursements, payments, and closeouts of subawards and consultancies.

United States

· Capacity development for Human Rights Defenders working in exile and their organizations. · Coordinate advocacy, psychosocial resilience, and integrated security (digital security, physical security, and well-being) training. · Collaboratively work to incubate a global network of HRDs in exile to identify novel solutions to common challenges, build solidarity, support each other through peer mentoring and resource-sharing, and decrease isolation.· Serve on the United States Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and the Subcommittee on Anonymous Reporting.

Minnesota, United States

Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, And Illinois

· Created and launched programs focused on building a more sustainable, just, and peaceful world inpartnership with the 14 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates.· Led a 4-state membership-based nonprofit through strategic planning while coordinating with affiliateleaders across over forty countries on five continents.· Secured grant funding to quadruple the paid staff capacity within the first six months of directorship.· Increased direct program engagement opportunities for region from twice annually to twice monthly.

Michigan, United States

· Developed and facilitated regional training programs for youth grantmakers.· Created lesson plans on focus topics including grantmaking, fund development, community engagement, youth professional development, event planning and coordination, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. · Educated youth grantmakers on how to most equitably allocate the $2.5 million in grants distributed annually.

Detroit, Michigan

· Completed logistics, including planning, session design, and facilitation for the Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference and Winter Planning Retreat.· Served as a liaison for the Michigan Community Foundation’s Youth Project Committee.· Wrote, designed, and published newsletters and other communication to diverse membership. · Developed and produced reports, agendas, a legacy manual, and other materials.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

· Managed, organized, and conducted meetings and events for the county-wide Youth Advisory Council.· Developed and administered curriculum for youth impact fellowships across Kalamazoo and Van Buren Counties.· Championed the authentic inclusion of youth at all levels internally and externally.· Assisted students with needs assessment development and implementation through the grant making process.· Facilitated learning about philanthropy through service projects, advocacy, meeting with community leaders, and grantmaking.

Auckland, New Zealand

· Helped to promote the mental, social and educational development of three children ages 6, 9, and 13.· Organized and facilitated social activities for the children.· Accomplished tasks both independently and while working with individuals of diverse backgrounds and age groups.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Human Rights In Conflict, International Security, & Diplomacy

· Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship · Joseph E. Schwartzberg Workable World Trust Fellowship · Graduate Minor: Law · Research Interests: Human.

Forced Migration International Summer School, Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford Department Of International Development

· Refugee Studies Centre’s International Summer School in Forced Migration within the Oxford Department of International Development. ·.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Global & International Studies And Professional & Applied Ethics

· Majors: Global & International Studies and Professional & Applied Ethics · Field Focus: States, Security, and Transnational Governance ·.

Diplôme De Français Professionnel, Affaires B1, Réussi Avec Mention

Certificat De Langue Et De Culture Françaises, French Language And Literature

· Completed 9 university credits or ECTS at the summer intensive program provided by the Institut de Langue et de Culture Françaises.