Erika Hepburn Email & Phone Number

Illinois, United States

Illinois, United States

• Partnership Management: Managed a large portfolio of high-level donors and industry partners• CRMs: Tracked all accounts and initiatives in Raiser’s Edge and supported organization’s transition from Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce.• Diversification: Prepared Foundation for funding diversification, including government and private foundation grants, by providing strategic recommendations for accounting, budgeting, organizational transparency, and increased internal communication streams.• Prospecting: Identify new sources for strategic partnerships and funding channels.• New Program Proposals: Drafted and submitted proposals for new initiatives as well as drafted compelling narratives seeking funding for current programs.• Research: Conducted research on funding opportunities, health equity disparities in lung cancer, and other complex topics within the lung cancer space.• Grant Management: Create and update sponsorship packets for LUNGevity’s 30+ programs ensuring throughout the year that deliverables are met, impact is measured, and that funders receive all promised benefits.• Presentations: Led presentations on various topics from kick-off calls for new initiatives and group teambuilding activities to organization-wide presentations on our department, goals, and metrics.• Leadership: Led team retreats and teambuilding activities.• Events: Collaborated with events team to coordinate both in person and virtual roundtables, working groups, patient summits, resource fairs, and more.• Health Equity & Diversity: Oversaw all grants related to health equity and diversity and supported health equity activities at Foundation.

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Under this interim role, I led initiatives for UNL's diverse international students and scholars at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. My team and I collaborated with units across campus to provide programming, support, outreach, and advocacy for students in all areas, including professionally, academically and personally.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Continuation and expansion of sponsored international student coordinator responsibilities• Implement processes to better track campus internationalization efforts, particularly mapping faculty research and partnerships abroad• Draft reports of UNL’s global engagement efforts• Coordinate external grants and programs• Co-teach seminars and orientations for sponsored international students and fellowship recipients• Oversee university’s engagement in the Middle East, Africa, & South/Latin America• Aid in international recruitment and diversity initiatives of the university in regions with robust sponsorship programs • International travel for recruitment, partnership building, and alumni networking• Coordinate high-level international delegation visits• Debrief and present feedback on: delegation visits (internal and external); international travel; recruitment efforts; campus internationalization efforts• Conduct regular research on: grant-funded opportunities, new sponsored international student programs, relevant workshops and trainings, current geopolitical climate and impacts on our students, faculty, staff, and scholars• Present to campus stakeholders on international student support and dimensions of cross-cultural communication to be used when working with international students• Assist in the application process and coordination of grants and sponsored programs, such as: the Mandela Washington Fellowship Institute, the Stevens Initiative (Aspen Institute), Friends of Fulbright, etc.• Update official documents, policies, and procedures for Sponsored Programs Administration, as needed

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Office Of International Engagement

• On-the-ground expert of policies of each sponsored program; ensure policies are properly communicated and effectively carried out by sponsors, students, and UNL departments• Liaised between over 30 international sponsors of students and campus departments• Point of contact for over 350 sponsored international students to address concerns or direct them to appropriate on-campus resources• Coordinated with Housing, Student Accounts, Admissions, Advisors, etc. to create a timeline of dates so students, sponsors, and departments handle the requirements of programs on time• Led a Professional Development course for Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program students• Coordinated receptions and events for sponsored students• Sent weekly updates to students reminding them of important sponsor information, and informing them of on-campus and community events and opportunities• Prepared incoming students for arrival• Utilized Adobe CreativeSuite to edit promotional materials for International Engagement and design a monthly sponsored student newsletter

Greater Denver Area

• Researched U.S.-Middle East foreign policy, U.S. security policy, and human rights policy for publications and conferences• Organized syllabi and researched materials to be taught in courses• Copy edited research papers and proposals• Assisted students with the organization, content and grammar of essays

Dharamshala, India

• Researched Tibetan history and current events• Conducted interviews with Tibetans about their struggle for autonomy and their experiences as political prisoners and refugees• Wrote articles and copy edited periodical pre-publication

Lincoln, Nebraska

• Mentored and tutored Spanish-speaking students (elementary to high school)• Helped students adjust to the U.S. by giving them tools to succeed academically and socially• Communicated with parents about students’ success and areas for improvement• Coordinated projects to encourage students’ community involvement• Photographed events

Budapest, Hungary

•Served in Political and Economic sectors at the U.S. Embassy, Budapest•Démarche delivery (official communication between U.S. and host government)•Planned and coordinated events and prepared schedules for speakers/visitors•Prepared bios, outlines and talking points for the ambassador and officials•Analyzed economic and political policies of host government to make recommendations to the Secretary of State’s office•Drafted portions of the 2010 Human Rights Report (http://go.usa.gov/QprC)•Drafted cables—including a well-received cable on anti-homeless legislation•Interviewed and selected candidates for the Roma Fellowship•Co-mentored Roma fellows during their time at the embassy•Researched WWII restitution cases and anti-Roma legislation•Provided photography, design and caption writing for public affairs sector•Was the sole representation of the embassy at several events•Established new-and maintained prior-contacts between the U.S. embassy, the Hungarian government, and civil society groups•Visited Hungarian high schools with EducationUSA to promote study abroad and higher education opportunities in the U.S.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Taught beginning-level English courses• Prepared newly-arrived refugees and immigrants for successful transition into the Nebraska job market• Translated for Francophone and Spanish-speaking clients

Laredo, Cantabria, Spain

• Created American culture and English language classes for students ages 10-18• Conducted research on cultural differences between Spain and the U.S., and on good teaching practices to present to Cantabrian Ministry of Education• Attended weekly meetings to coordinate with professors

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Selected new and local music and news bits to host my weekly two-hour program

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Copy editing, photography, page design (Adobe)• Maintained education beat, conducted interviews and wrote weekly articles

Master Of Arts (Ma), International/Global Studies

Bachelors, Global Studies, Spanish, French

Spanish Language