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District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• GS-12
• Secret Level Clearance
• Career-Conditional
• Oversee 5 projects in 3 countries, worth $1.2M+ annually, funded by the Department of State (DoS), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and USDA designed to foster harmonization with U.S. interests
• Develop and present 6 new project concepts, budgets, and staffing needs to the DoS, USAID, and USDA worth $1.6M+, in 8 countries while securing buy-in from Post, other USDA divisions, and senior management
• Responsible for the strategic direction for Ukraine and key sectors of the Pakistan portfolio while directing Junior Program Manager, Program Assistant, USDA experts, U.S. based partners, and in-country partners

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• GS-11
• Secret Level Clearance
• Career Conditional
• Reconciled $400K+ in unliquidated obligations to support staff salaries, awards, and in-country activities
• Analyzed political, economic, and other reporting from a variety of sources including GAIN reports, memos, cables, and foreign electronic and print media to promote U.S. political and trade interests
• Negotiated, approved, and oversaw 6 inter-agency agreements, $50K - $225K each with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• GS-9
• Secret level clearance
• Generated quarterly spending projections, reconciliation of previous quarter programmatic spending, reported results to management and donors, drafted Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs), agreements, and contacts.
• Supported the developed of a budget, timeline, and work plan of a new 4-year, $4M USAID funded program promoting Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) standards, trade facilitation, and regional facilitation project in.
• Reconciled $500K+ in unliquidated obligations to support staff salaries, awards, and enhanced in-country activities
• Represented USDA during in-country trainings in Islamabad, Pakistan supporting food safety, food security, and economic growth projects, in addition to liaising with DoS ASSIST and USAID/Islamabad.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Worked with CIPE Europe and Eurasia, Anti-Corruption & Governance Development Center, and Africa teams to coordinate project management deliverables and activities with a focus on anti-corruption and private sector.
• Organized all logistical support for a 25 participant conference in Kenya with representatives of 12 countries over 3 continents
• Collaborated with various teams to develop project proposals and budgets to DoS ($350K) to build association capacity to combat corruption in Nigeria, Kenya, and wider sub-Saharan region, and $1.2M to the National.
• Update visual aids including PowerPoint presentation, interactive games, and training toolkits to make them more engaging and providing updated concepts and information based on changing global events.

Vinnytsia Region, Ukraine

• Selected to be part of first Peace Corps cohort sent to Ukraine following the “Euromaidan Revolution of Dignity.”
• Trained local governments, NGOs, and activists on e-democracy tools and their use, open data, and citizen engagement
• Introduced participatory budget initiatives to Ukrainian city and village administrations to promote transparency, build trust between the government and its citizens, as well as promote civic engagement with their.
• Designed and conducted of 40 trainings, webinars, distance courses – Notable topics: public speaking (https://goo.gl/CYHYcC), and corruption (https://goo.gl/Kr22KL).

St Petersburg, St Petersburg City, Russia

• Examined students to determine their level of English based on the Pearson test of English
• Supported testing centers throughout the Russian Federation, including small and difficult to reach communities
• Developed trainings and practical courses for teachers on modern teaching methodologies and other basic teaching skills.

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

• Designed and developed a 17-lecture course on public speaking basics for 40 university professors and students.

Mclean, Virginia, United States

San Diego, California, United States

Springfield, New Jersey, United States

Master'S Degree, International Relations, 3.8

• Major: International Relations • Semester abroad – Saint Petersburg State University (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Bachelor'S, Political Science And History

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Tau