Advised students from across Yale on global affairs career opportunities, networking, and application processes, including reviewing students’ application materialsDeveloped and led career workshop series on job search skills including networking, resume writing, cover letter writing, career planning, LinkedIn profile development, MBTI group exercises, and negotiating job offersOrganized 30+ events per semester for students from across campus; events ranged from seminar-sized lunch conversations to large employer information sessionsConducted one-on-one mock interviews with students to prepare them for behavioral interviews in all sectorsCompiled data annually on the summer activities and first destinations of Institute graduate studentsTrained team of student employees annually to work events, represent the Institute, and develop correspondence on behalf of the career officeConvened monthly Career Services at Yale meeting attended by representatives of the career offices across university programs for the purpose of collaboration and information sharingWrote annual report on career outcomes and programming Managed career program budgetDelegated logistical responsibilities for events and receptions to career office administratorDesigned and directed annual alumni gatherings in New York City, Washington DC, and London for networking and community buildingIncreased employer connections through networking trips around the US and abroad including London, Geneva, Brussels, Beijing, Hong Kong, Nairobi, Colombia, and Sao PauloConceptualized and collaborated with Yale’s Office of Information Technology Services to create Jackson’s first database on SalesforceServed on Jackson's initial DEI planning taskforce

Assisted 40-60 professional school students from various universities and disciplines in finding meaningful internships in Geneva, Switzerland through the Duke Program for Global Policy and GovernanceAdvised Master's in Public Policy (MPP) students interested in global policy studies on all aspects of their career search from resume and career plan development to networking for career successDeveloped and cultivated relationships with hundreds of contacts in Geneva within United Nations entities, intergovernmental and non-profit organizations, and with alumni and other professionals in the United States and abroadLed information sessions, pre-departure meetings, and phone conferences with Geneva staff and faculty Oversaw annual evaluation of Geneva internship program and career workshopsPlaned and led workshops on various career topics for MPP students with the Sanford Career DirectorOrganized career panels for students in Durham, Washington DC, and New York to introduce students to various career pathsVolunteer mediator with Duke Human Resources, including 40 hours of mediation training

At the Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI)Served as the administrative coordinator for all aspects of the Duke Study in China Program (DSICP) (83 participants from 20 universities in 2005)Coordinated Master's Degree program and joint JD/MA degree as Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies for the department of East Asian Studies (14-20 students per year)Led, organized, and coordinated MA student orientation and created DSICP orientation materialsCollaborated with DGS, APSI's MA committee, other faculty, the Graduate School, the Bursar's Office, the Registrar's office, and International Office on issues related to APSI's MA and JD/MA programsAdvised MA students on registration, final capstone projects, and progress toward graduationCalculated, developed, and managed the budget of DSICPPublicized DSICP by creating and designing yearly brochure and posterCreated and designed web site and online alumni newsletter for the DSICPInitiated development of APSI's database system and transfer of DSICP information into Peoplesoft

Taught oral and written English to undergraduate English majors, many of whom were the first in their family to attend universityDeveloped weekly lesson plans and opportunities outside of the classroom for further English practice and conversation on cultural and political issues

At the Duke Center for International Development:Assisted in coordinating orientation and registration for mid-career Fellows largely from underdeveloped and transitional countries (30-35 Fellows per year)Created and updated DCID web siteAssisted in advertising, collecting applications, academic advising, and cultural adjustment