I teach classes focusing on working with clients of all shapes, sizes, and abilities; as well as providing trauma-informed yoga instruction.

♣ Developed and oversaw UCASA’s Outreach Program providing a variety of public awareness events and trainings♣ Provided training on all aspects of sexual violence awareness and response including but not limited to the following specific topics: vicarious trauma, revenge porn, online exploitation, rape culture, sexting, the role of the advocate, mandatory reporting, working with survivors with disabilities, and sexual violence prevention in the refugee community ♣ Coordinated all agency public relations releases and news media interviews♣ Maintained and managed agency website (www.ucasa.org), social media networks (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest), and email list-serves♣ Served as agency representative on several taskforces and workgroups in order to increase agency capacity in advocating for underserved and at-risk populations♣ Supervised student interns and event volunteers♣ Collaborated with agency member organizations and facilitated all UCASA activities for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)♣ Supported the Executive Director in all administrative and operational tasks♣ Manages agency accounting including monthly and bi-monthly payables, yearly and quarterly taxes, and invoicing for all federal grants in addition to ensuring financial compliance with all private and public funding sources♣ Developed and expanded internal financial control policies and procedures♣ Reviewed and tracked program expenditures in reference to established budgets♣ Oversaw collection of data and preparation of all federal and state grant reports♣ Assisted as a secondary writer or served as primary writer on at over 20 grant applications♣ Participated in the development of strategic planning for UCASA Staff and Board of Directors♣ Member of the 40-Hour Rape and Sexual Assault Advocacy training team

♣ Provided journalistic coverage and analysis of global social media trends in over 15 live-radio broadcasts with programs such as New Hampshire Public Radio’s “Word of Mouth”, National Public Radio’s “Radio Open Source”, and the BBC’s “World Have Your Say” ♣ Tracks and reports on blogging trends in Turkey and the Middle East♣ Provides a daily summary of all news room coverage for the Global Voices Online (English) website

♣ Assisted Outreach Director in creation of program budgets♣ Maintained and nurtured relationships with program donors ♣ Ensured compliance of program expenditures according to Federal, State, and University policies ♣ Responsible for the completion of all financial bookkeeping forms for Outreach projects♣ Accountable for all donor and federally mandated grant reporting data for Outreach Program♣ Prepared donor ‘ask’ letters and wrote assigned sections for U.S. Department of Education Title IV grant ♣ Developed information and curricula materials about the Middle East for dissemination to education, media, business, and governmental sectors♣ Coordinated speaking and teaching engagements for community requests♣ Managed logistics for all Outreach Program events♣ Supervised and coordinated volunteer coverage for all Outreach events♣ Collaborated closely with the Middle East Outreach Advisory Board♣ Fostered collaborative relationships with various NGO’s, media and civic organizations, examples include: No Strings International, the National Council on US Arab Relations, SLC Council on Foreign Relation, Arabisto news, New Hampshire Public Radio’s Word of Mouth program, and Global Voices Online♣ Directed public relations for Outreach Program: event advertisements, program flyers, media and community inquiries, and press releases to media outlets♣ Designed and maintained program website http://www.mec.utah.edu/outreach as well as social media network pages on Twitter and Facebook♣ Coordinated and managed Outreach Program from 06/09 to 01/10