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Startup Sri Lankan tea company, with headquarters in Orange County, CA. The founder was inspired by her grandfather’s tea legacy in Sri Lanka. The company is passionate about sharing their cultural heritage and bringing communities together with excellent tea. • Project Management: strategize long-term partnerships, define milestones, research lead retrieval, global tea conference; brand experience management: create blog posts, develop merchandise ideas

Directed 7 simultaneous science symposia across U.S. Universities • Established “master logistics spreadsheets,” project timeline, vendor coordination, accessibility needs, co-oversaw $1M symposium budget, trained an employee on event management, coordinated 500 invitees, remote-managed onsite logistics teams, successfully advocated for fair compensation for said teamsDeveloped & Managed High School Science Scholarship, Legacy Program• Drafted and adhered to a $350K budget, coordinated high school teachers, students, a review board & administered the application review process for students’ science experiments, created mentorship trainings for teachersProgram Administrator • “Special Projects” Grants (~$10M grants, collectively), in conjunction with the Executive Director, I coordinated with the Scientific Advisory Council and drafted Requests for Proposals (RFPs), assisted with grant application review processPersonally Initiated Administrative Projects • Established document archive of instruction manuals and organized staff in creating manuals • Streamlined contract creation and onboarded DocuSign process for staffConsultant for a New Committee on DEI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)• Utilized my network to outreach for committee member search & engaged external parties to conduct workshops and invite guest speakers• Consulted to the staff Committee Lead on strategies to structure the committee, wrote the draft bylaws, hosted calls with committee to co-craft agendas, goals, & milestones, fostered a tone of collaboration and innovation in meetings

https://www.dirha.uci.edu Diversity, Inclusion & Racial Healing Ambassador Program (DIRHA) is a UC Irvine program in the School of Social Sciences. It is designed support High School students in developing cultural humility, leadership skills, and reducing stereotypes. The program provides faculty-led seminars, experiential learning, and mentorship.I worked to develop the program in Winter 2018 in conjunction with the program co-Directors. Since then, the program has worked with 91 high school students, 13 High Schools, 20 high school teachers/staff, and 21 undergraduate mentors. The capstone projects regarding enhancing inclusivity on high school campuses are organized by high school students and have estimated to reach over 12,000 students, administrators, and teachers. Accomplishments as Program Manager: • Develop and manage all program operations, establish long & short-range planning• Establish a Faculty Curriculum Advisory Committee and facilitate meetings • Analyze whether proposed activities align with overall goals and objectives of the program, provide feedback and generate solutions • Liaison between Program and OC Department of Education, local High School principals, teachers, and students• Develop and compile information systems to retain institutional knowledge, maintain files on many types of data including: recruitment information, projects, current participant information, and archive previous years’ data. • Prepare program and budget reports. Present reports to the current funding foundations, potential donors, and University Administrators • Work with Accounting Office, Risk Management and Event Services to ensure the program aligns with the University standards and policies

The Olive Tree Initiative (OTI) is an undergraduate University program dedicated to expanding learning beyond the classroom and providing conflict analysis skills through mentorship and traveling opportunities to the regions studied (either the Middle East or the South Caucasus). A majority of my duties entailed:• Planned and implemented annual Gala fundraiser and Matching-Grant fundraiser• Managed annual leadership development weekend conference for 60 OTI students and alumni for chapters from UCLA, UC Berkeley, Chapman University, San Diego State, and more• Established systems of operations for retaining institutional knowledge• Established objectives, organized and co-facilitated the trip preparation “Bootcamp” for all of the OTI chapters as they prepare for their conflict analysis trips to Israel, Jordan, and Palestinian Territories. This includes coordinating with a chapter from Glasgow University, Scotland.• Managed logistics and coordinated meetings with high-profile speakers to meet with student leaders for the New York/Washington D.C. portion of the OTI trips. • Wrote grants, compiled support materials for grant applications, coordinated final drafts with Executive Director and Accounting Office

I worked on the pilot year of the UC Irvine program, Deconstructing Diversity Initiative (DDI) with the program directors and faculty advisors. This program is a year-long course for undergraduate students as they study topics of policy, economics, and society in order to examine race and racism. They then travel throughout the United States to meet with guest speakers and view the lived experience across the country. After this travel experience, students are encouraged to establish projects that foster inclusivity. I managed all of the logistics for the 19 person trip across the United States (contacting speakers and solidifying the agenda, reserving hotels, meals, flight and bus transportation, submitting travel insurance and account reimbursements). I created institutional documents so that the logistical information could be retained and could then be passed off after the program's pilot was completed.

The program is unique as it is a life-long Fellowship to develop ethical leadership skills and remain connected to global network of social entrepreneurs.Dalai Lama Fellows is an organization endorsed by the Dalai Lama in order to encourage the development of young compassionate leaders. Dalai Lama Fellows supports students from around the world as they conduct compassion-in-action projects. The organization provides training in: the Dalai Lama's secular ethics, design-thinking, and project management. My responsibilities entailed:Project Director and Fellowship Recipient from May 2013 – June 2014• Established and implemented week of activities (Peace Week), with founding members of Students for Global Peacebuilding. Coordinated panels, keynote speaker, arts events that demonstrated the applicability and interdisciplinary potential for compassionate leadership, conflict analysis, and nonviolence in everyday lives.Alumni Program Intern from June 2014 – December 2014• Developed an alumni program framework, gained input from current Fellows, staff, and an expert on Social Networking Analysis• Distributed and analyzed surveys• Successfully integrated the organization’s goals of fostering a dedication to ethical leadership and social entrepreneurship into program framework