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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc

Trainer and speaker delivering insightful and actionable information. Specialize in ADHD, leadership, management, mental health, career strategy & pivots, and organizational morale. Select speaking engagements include:- Women In Technology AccelerateHER Series - ADHD, the Unsung Professional Asset: How to Push Past Procrastination & Harness Hyperfocus (July 2022)- National Career Development Association Global Conference - This Job Is Driving Me Crazy: Career Coaching as a Cornerstone of Mental Health Treatment (June 2022)- Career Development Specialists Network - ADHD, the Unsung Professional Asset: Strategies to Help Your Clients Harness Hyperfocus and Push Past Procrastination (May 2022)- Middle Atlantic Career Counseling Association - Career Coaching for the ADHD Client: Understanding Strengths & Needs (May 2022)- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Service Agency - How Do I Search for a Federal Job During College?: Strategies to Plan Your Federal Job Search (February 2022)- Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches - Improving the Performance of the Performance Review: COaching Clients to Give and Receive Meaningful Reviews (November 2021)- FedUpward Podcast - Open Opportunities (October 2021)- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service - Writing an Effective Resume (August 2020); Federal Interviewing (July 2021); Interviewing: A New Perspective (August 2021)- Maryland CARES - Conducting a Federal Job Search (June 2021)- Women In Technology AccelerateHER Series - Writing an Effective Resume: Leveraging Your Achievements to Demonstrate Your Worth (April 2021)- American University Washington College of Law, Office of Alumni Career Services - Conducting a Federal Job Search (March 2021)- Maryland Career Development Association - Guiding Your Client Through the Federal Job Search (November 2020)

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Empathetic coach specializing in ADHD and executive coaching and delivering trainings to sharpen leadership skills and goals, identify opportunities for improvement, and execute pragmatic career strategies.• Guides clients through exercises to define leadership style and abilities while creating strategies to build upon strengths and create action plans addressing areas for skills development. • Delivered highest-ever attended webinar for American University Washington College of Law alumni teaching mid-career attorneys to position themselves for Federal leadership roles. • Tapped to provide train-the-trainers webinar for the Maryland Career Development Association, giving practical insight to career coaches on guiding clients through the Federal hiring process; commended for unusually high attendance and participation.• Sought out to sharpen executive leadership and relationship building skills for Federal leaders, Fortune 100 executives, and nonprofit executive directors.

Washington, Dc

Led team of 20 while mentoring, coaching, and providing career strategy advice. Sought out for coaching and career assistance by team members, senior managers, and employees across the agency. • Delivered webinars for 50+ participants from headquarters and abroad on creating a Federal career trajectory strategy, acquiring skills to qualify for more senior management positions interviewing skills, and led and reported on listening session for employees onboarded during the pandemic.• Created and globally presented first-ever two-day training for 150 staff, foreign service officers, and foreign government officials, establishing framework followed by subsequent trainings.• Subject matter expert on WTO disputes; carried out legal research to gather evidence and proposed new cases with novel legal arguments.• Developed and proposed WTO agricultural dispute settlement policy and initiatives. • Made policy recommendations to senior-level leaders based on analysis of foreign agricultural programs for compliance with WTO commitments which led to international legal action. • Led and mentored junior staff in agricultural policy and trade enforcement actions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed staff of subject matter experts with an eye to encouraging innovation, establishing transparent communication, and fostering an environment that would enable continual process improvements. • Commended for revamping process and leading staff to complete largest grant cycle in shortest timeframe in agency history.• Spearheaded and garnered buy-in for innovative research on social media marketing, leading to greater USDA funding for industry campaigns and ultimately improving marketing outcomes.• Noted by staff for establishing open and transparent communication which led to increased trust, suggestions for enhancing operations, and ultimately time and cost efficiencies.• Managed staff allocating over $47 million in grants to state departments of agriculture, state and regional trade groups, and small and medium sized businesses for trade marketing. • Founding member of the FAS Processed Products Working Group to generate policies and data supporting small and medium sized enterprises exporting and competing in foreign markets. • Built and maintained strategic relationships as USDA’s representative to state and regional trade groups, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, and industry groups.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led team crafting and presenting U.S. policy positions before the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on sustainable agriculture and food security.• Led and mentored junior staff on diplomacy, relationship building, and leadership skills.• Developed the first regional biotechnology conferences under the Food and Agriculture Organization to encourage the use of new technology and develop markets for U.S. goods.• Crafted and negotiated U.S. policy positions on climate smart agriculture, sustainable development, rural development through agricultural innovation, and food security.• Successfully built coalition of countries to provide additional funding for expert scientific committees which allowed more timely scientific opinions and facilitated trade.• Built a reputation as one of the go to people to represent the agency at high-level interagency meetings, meetings with external industry contacts, and the public.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Trade litigation expert trusted by senior political appointees to brief congressional stakeholders, represent the Department at interagency policy meetings, and provide advice and leadership on international trade litigation.• Developed first trade dispute in Department history valued at $450 million annually, placing USDA in a leadership role and increasing its influence in the interagency process.• Defended U.S. consumer interests in the Country-of-Origin Labeling dispute and reached negotiated settlement to prevent $1.5 billion in retaliatory tariffs.• Implemented a series of action-forcing interagency meetings which led to four major WTO dispute settlement actions and ensured that senior leadership received technical policy advice. • Made policy recommendations to senior-level leaders based on analysis of foreign agricultural programs for compliance with WTO commitments which led to international legal action• Liaised between USDA and the interagency on antidumping and countervailing duties investigations as FAS subject matter expert on trade remedies

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Facilitated teaching exchange to share knowledge between FAS and regulators after determining a need to improve the quality and timeliness of comments on WTO notifications.• Provided guidance on overcoming trade barriers to industry stakeholders by drawing upon an understanding of economic and geopolitical considerations impacting the movement of goods.• Managed staff in responding to a record number of WTO notifications to maintain high-quality comments while juggling competing priorities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Commended for speed and accuracy in preparing briefing papers, letters, issue summaries, and analyses regarding regulatory programs for high-level political appointees • Routinely represented USDA at interagency meetings and independently preparing briefing materials for high-level departmental staff and congressional briefings

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Crafted regulations for the first permanent domestic agricultural disaster programs while ensuring legal compliance with the underlying statutes and practical implementation.• Provided legal research and review of written submissions for U.S.-Upland Cotton litigation including portions on domestic support payments to U.S. cotton producers.• Lead attorney for Food for Progress program responsible for overseeing the auditing and assessment of private voluntary organizations for compliance with regulations and policies.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Routinely called upon to take on extra cases for other attorneys and commended by supervisor for flexibility and the desire for team success• Federal appellate litigator averaging a caseload of over 90 appellate cases

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief, William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Leadership Coaching For Organizational Performance

The Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance (LCOP) at American University is an ICF-certified executive coaching program. ICF.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Journalism