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København, Capital Region, Denmark

Programme Coordinator for Pillars 1 (data collection, validation and analysis) & 2 (global communication and advocacy) of the Indigenous Navigator Project (www.indigneousnavigator.org) for IWGIA. Data specialist providing support for consortium partners in data governance, management, data processing, including cleaning, handling, validation and analysis.Strategic development, advancement and coordination of IWGIA’s cross-cutting area of data generation and analysis.Communications support, Social Media management and outreach. Regional editor, Pacific: Indigenous World 2020, 2021, 2022.Available at:English: https://iwgia.org/en/resources/indigenous-world.htmlSpanish: https://www.iwgia.org/es/recursos/mundo-indigena

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

Programme Coordinator for Pillars 1 (data collection, validation and analysis) & 2 (global communication and advocacy) of the Indigenous Navigator Project ( https://nav.indigenousnavigator.com/index.php/en/ ) for IWGIA. Data specialist providing support for consortium partners in data processing, including cleaning, handling, validation and analysis. General Editor of the 2019 Indigenous World - IWGIA’s flagship publication. Author and regional editor for the 2020 Indigenous World.The Indigenous World is a collaborative effort between Indigenous and non-indigenous activists and scholars who voluntarily share their insights and analysis which are compiled by IWIGA. For 34 consecutive years the purpose of The Indigenous World has been to give a comprehensive yearly overview of the developments Indigenous peoples have experienced.Available at:English: https://www.iwgia.org/en/resources/indigenous-world-2019Spanish: https://www.iwgia.org/es/recursos/mundo-indigena

Denmark

As board members, we were asked to collaborate on projects and challenges faced by the Novozymes Global Communications Department. We worked together, combining various fields of interest, study, and experience to generate creative solutions for those challenges.Provided feedback and insight regarding various strategies Novozymes considered across their social media and B2B communications. Responded to weekly challenges and monthly larger projects related to Novozymes communication strategy.

Choma, Southern Province, Zambia

This is an Extension Position. After successful completion of my two (2) year service as a Community Health Extension, I served at post through September 2013, at which point I was asked, and accepted, to extend my service for another year as a Peace Corps Volunteer Leader.A Peace Corps Volunteer Leader (PCVL) is an administrative and support position. A PCVL is responsible for a provincial office within the country, I supported, managed, and provided services to volunteers in mixed disciplines – Agriculture, Fisheries, Education as well as Health spread across the southern province of Zambia. Managed one of six provincial Peace Corps offices.Provided counseling, logistical and programmatic support, and technical guidance to 30+ volunteers throughout Southern ProvinceServed as primary support staff on the provincial level in site development and program implementation in the Health, Forestry, Fisheries, and Education sectorsServed as liaison between Peace Corps Headquarters, provincial ministries (Ministry of Health, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Education, Forestry Department) and volunteers on the groundServed as an integral part of Peace Corps' Emergency Action PlanManaged provincial resource center budget and accountsCreated a safe, positive living-learning environment for all volunteersThese volunteers served in similar circumstances to my primary service. They are each serving in separate village communities across the province. PCVLs are also responsible for the maintenance, improvement, and upkeep of the Provincial Resource Centers - these transit houses serve as libraries, resource depots, and respite for our volunteers.Traveled extensively, visiting volunteers’ sites, and helping to facilitate their work.

Chongwe, Zambia

In May of 2013, I was selected and honored to accept the role and responsibilities of a Pre Service Training (PST) Technical Trainer, and in July 2013 after a month of ToT, I began my work.Offered on-the-ground advice, experience, and tipsProvided technical training on the topics of HIV/AIDS Transmission and Prevention, Maternal and Child Health as well as Integrated Reproductive Health, and Malaria Control. Taught and helped certify the 2013 Community Health Improvement Intake of 27 trainees in these topics, as well as provided support in cross-cultural interface, and cross cultural communication. Facilitated a better understanding of community mobilization, outreach, and the socio-political and socio-economic environment of rural Zambian communities. Used knowledge, skills, attitudes and experiences to strengthen the foundation that defines the new intakes service.

Chisunka, Zambia

I was certified Advanced-low in Icibemba after 11 weeks. I worked and lived 56km from Mansa in the remote bush. I had local housing – a fired mud brick hut with a grass thatch roof – no running or potable water, no electricity, and a bicycle for transport. I served a catchment area of 56 kilometers by 11 kilometers and a population of approximately 9,463 Zambians.During my primary service, I worked with local communities, NGOs, the Zambian Ministry of Health, and other governmental organizations to build capacity in sustainable development. I taught using the local language, about HIV/AIDS, malaria control and research, opportunistic infections, water and sanitation practices and environmental health. I also taught about hygiene and preventative health, immunization, nutrition, food security, resource diversification, building linkages and facilitating cultural, managerial, economic, and environmental development. I worked in Gender and Development (GAD) and Women in Development (WID), youth empowerment and reaching orphans and vulnerable children. I focused in on agriculture, encouraging food diversification and soil enrichment using locally available resources (composting), as well as water harvesting, food-drying, in order to improve food security.Projects over the last two years have included training, certifications, demonstrations, co-facilitations, linkages, and mentorship. Examples range from learning exchanges between HIV/AIDS task forces, hand-washing facility construction, community-based seminars on writing constitutions and project proposals. I taught these groups through a process of problem-identification, action planning, community responsibility, and proposal writing so they develop programs in their own right.Researched with the CDC and PMI on the Zambian/U.S. joint LLITN longevity study. My community and our hard work were selected in 2012 to host a film crew from Peace Corps Washington to be incorporated in future PR and media outreach.

Northern Arizona

Developed an efficient statewide inventory, material services, supply, and readiness plan for the Arizona chapters of the American Red Cross. Established and conducted materials, equipment and supplies inventories, and a quarterly inventory procedure, developed metrics to provide timely review of resultsOrganized and developed a standardized system of check in/out proceduresIntroduced a program of Resource consolidation resulting in improved metrics to track equipment and I created a standardized paper trail for use of Red Cross supplies, and deployment of noted suppliesProcured donations at a local level to support chapter operations including the negotiation of an agreement with Nestle Waters to procure 186,000 bottles of water annually for emergency relief operations. As a Disaster Response volunteer, worked with the Emergency Services department and local government to improve disaster preparedness development, established “what if” logistical procedures for local and neighboring state disasters. Mapped and inventoried all of the chapter’s mobile and stationary response emergency equipment. Served as integral part of the response to the Wallow fire disaster in northern Arizona in June 2011, coordinating logistics and shelter supplies with the Salvation Army and local donors

Stadium Control Security Supervisor:Assisted in the resolution of guest and event related problems such as conflicts and ejection. Supervised and led Stadium Control staff as Security Supervisor monitoring and assisting with crowd control and safety of guests and participants during events. Responded to and reported problems, unusual or suspicious circumstances and mediated conflict resolution with multiple agencies, including local police and state police during events. Observed activity and traffic in assigned area to enforce facility rules. Alerted guests of infractions, provided guest services and face to face issue resolution. Confiscates contraband for proper disposal.Facilities Patrol Officer:Responsible for the security of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics facilities on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University.Evening shift from 6pm until 12am, locked and patrolled the ICA facilities, reported security concerns, interacted with local law enforcement in case of emergency or conflict and acted as security officer coordinating with staff and students using facilities after business hours.

Study on urbanization and urban development in Eastern and Central Europe Including Turkey. Specifically focused on transportation, CBD development and density/planning for efficient access to city resources.

Research on Hostel traveling practices and preparation of presentations on backpacking, hosteling and traveling through eastern and central europe. Including documents on culture shock, social integration, and cultural interface. Focus of program of study was to prepare study abroad students for their experiences and possible extension of stay beyond original program length.

Translation; research; drafting; negotiation; research consolidation; management, analytical work, synthesize reports from a variety of foreign periodicals; gather data specific to Dept. of State interests; political analysis; economic analysis, political and economic summary.

Tempe, Arizona

Vice-President of Arizona State University's Sports Club Association we worked closely with Jake Geller and Jeff Liao integral members of the SCA council. Together we developed an allocations cycle and application system and held the first hearings for said cycle in November 2008. In addition we created measures to track the allocations and safeguard the funds from misuse. We disbursed $55,000 in aid to Sports Clubs at Arizona State University benefiting approximately 800-1100 students (numbers fluctuate with sports seasons). From this foundation, the SCA has gone on to manage more than $150,000 of yearly aid and is posed to increase this amount to $175,000 by next school year.I resigned in January 2009 in order to prepare for my work with the State Department in Italy.

Worked with my fellow students to build the Devil Dancesport Club. Taught Ballroom Dance classes at Arizona State University for the Student Recreation Center for 12 weeks. Helped lay the foundation for the 2009 Devil Dancesport Invitational - a collegiate dance competition which was held with great success March 28th. Worked with the Sports Club Association and Undergraduate Student Government to fundraise and prepare for the 2009 Desert Challenge a collegiate dance competition held in Las Vegas. We took 125+ dancers to compete from Arizona State University.Resigned January 2009 to focus on my Internship in Italy for the State Department.

Managment of 36 actors of varying ages, Managed Technical Crews for the Production. Scheduled Rehearsal times and managed all communication between the Actors/Crew and the Director of the show. Responsible for actors and crew as well as the calling the cues which allow the play to progress technically during performances.

Held Responsible for all technical actions for Stage left during the Rehearsals and Performances of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Managed Actors on Stage Left. Responsible for flying in and out scenery and backdrops. Cued actors to enter the production in order to perform.

Public Speaking, Public presentation to audiences of 200 or more through a nine performace run (Three weekends)

Master’S Degree, Erasmus Mundus: Global Studies Second Year University

The Consortium’s universities share a joint understanding of the field and privilege a comparative and historicizing approach within which.

Master’S Degree, Erasmus Mundus: Global Studies

The U. of Leipzig, the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science (UK), the U. of Vienna (Austria) and the U. of Wroclaw.

Master’S Degree, Erasmus Mundus: Global Studies First Year University, 5.0/5.0

Activities and Societies: 1st Term: EMGS Winter School Methodology of Social Sciences Human Rights in the Contemporary World Globalisation.

Ba, Global Studies - Urban Systems

Activities and Societies: Devil Dancesport - On campus SORC club,

Ba, Global Studies - Urban Systems

Activities and Societies: Southwest Research and Education Services, Inc. (not-for-profit), Family Travel Learning. Participant.