Erin Henry Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Manage enrollment for the Abroad Fellows program serving 16 DC Area public and charter schools, sending 40 high school students on service learning trips to Paraguay, Zambia, South Africa or Jamaica- Assist in program development for the Fellows Venture program serving 25 DC Area schools, providing training and support as students develop more than 50 social entrepreneurship ventures and community service projects over the course of the school year.- Record and track gifts and pledges while maintaining accurate donor and constituent database records. - Develop and prepare materials for member events, including the Annual Gala.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Coordinate briefings for Congressional staff, including InterAction’s 2017 Spring Lobby Day, where more than 30 InterAction members met with the staff of 14 Senators to discuss the 2017 Presidential Budget. - Manage presentation and materials production for InterAction (IA) Working Group meetings including the Public Policy Committee, Water and Sanitation for Health group, Food Security & Agriculture group. - Manage Appropriations data collection from members of Congress. Coordinate collection and editing of member Success Stories for inclusion in IA’s annual Choose to Invest website and literature.

Alexandria, Va

- Managed preparation for more than 40 meetings yearly, including assigning meeting responsibilities, and providing general assistance to other meeting coordinators. - Updated information in databases, files, and reports and maintain data integrity, including the security of Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

Omdurman, Sudan

- Implemented curricular changes to maximize student and teacher potential and productivity.- Assessed all aspects of faculty team performance and took corrective action to ensure compliance with established requirements, goals, standards, and objectives. Provided constructive feedback to team members to help improve teacher performance, with sensitivity for the overriding cultural context.- Identified, prioritized, and implemented capacity-building activities for faculty and staff. Due to these efforts, STEPS Schools were used by the Sudanese Education Ministry as a “model school” to inform the development of new private schools in the capital metropolitan area.- Represented STEPS by writing and/or editing all English-language communication with parents, the public, and the Sudanese Education Ministry.- Conducted supervisory review to ensure that faculty were acting in accordance with STEPS values and practices in the classroom.- Aided STEPS external relations by representing STEPS with external educational institutions, including building ties to schools for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language to strengthen international recruitment efforts.- Participated in the establishment of STEPS Adult Center for continuing education in English.- Reviewed applications and conducted interviews with prospective new hires.

Washington D.C.

- Offered customer service at stores connected to various Smithsonian museums, with attendance rates from .5 to 2 million visitors a year.

Prague, Czech Republic

- Developed and taught challenging, engaging lessons for children, adolescents, and adults in Prague.- Represented Alternativ when recruiting new teachers from TEFL certification schools by writing and delivering presentations advertising the benefits of teaching at Alternativ.- Developed specialized training to prepare students to sit the Cambridge Exam of English Proficiency (CPE).

London, England, Uk

Duties and Responsibilities: The Washington Center for Internships: Intern and Study Abroad Program; Offered client service and office assistance at a boutique digital media agency.- Maintained relational databases, including contacts and financial information.- Developed relationships with vendors and suppliers; resolved client inquiries and prepared correspondence via phone, letter, and email.

- Assisted the Curator of Maritime History with research pertaining to his work on waterman communities along the Patuxent River, Islands in a River: Solomons and Broomes Island, Maryland.- Photographed and archived documents for preservation and academic research.- Transcribed audio files; created and maintained information databases.- Assisted curators with fact-checking and research, including personal outreach, for books and other publications.

Washington, D.C.

- Completed and maintained ProCite database for Ruth Todd Memorial Library.- Assisted with specimen organization for the museum’s foraminifera collection.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Relations And Affairs

Theses and Seminar Papers - ‘The Orange Sweet Potato and the Importance of Market-Building in East Africa’ - ‘Feminism, Islam.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: - The Washington Center for Internships: Intern and Study Abroad Program in London, England - Summer 2007.