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I am a Public Diplomacy Officer in the United States Foreign Service and I’m currently learning Russian in DC before departing for my first tour in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Providing individual and couples/intimate relationship therapy, (virtually) to DC residents, with a particular interest in LGBTQ+ issues, anxiety, trauma, attachment, and queer fertility and family formation.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington Dc

Provided individual and group therapy to graduate and undergraduate students at The Catholic University Counseling Center. Co-facilitated LGBTQ+ group therapy. Participated in case conference, didactic seminar, group and individual supervision.

New York, Ny

Out Leadership is the global LGBT+ business advisory firm. Driving content curation, program planning and successful execution of invitation-only senior leader summits New York, London, Hong Kong and Sydney. Convening top leadership on the business case for LGBT+ equality. Manage research and production of country briefings for C-Suite leaders on international LGBT+ rights issues. Manage nonprofit engagement and external partnerships. Involved in successful launch and scaling of the OutWOMEN talent initiative providing the first structured, cross-sector platform for LGBT+ identified women in business.

New York, Ny

Out Leadership is an LGBT+ strategic advisory firm for the private sector. Responsible for content curation, planning and successful execution of invitation-only senior leader summits New York, London, Hong Kong and Sydney. Convening top leadership on the business case for LGBT+ equality.

New York, Ny

Out Leadership is an LGBTI strategic advisory firm for the private sector. Responsible for research initiatives and planning and execution of international business leadership summit.

New York, Ny

Out Leadership is a strategic advising firm, dedicated to cultivating LGBT+ and ally senior leaders to create global business opportunity.

United Nations Headquarters, Ny, Ny

Supporting the Director of the Regional Commissions and the five Executive Secretaries at the level of Under Secretary General. Successfully coordinating the support of all commissions and their staff during the General Assembly and the Summit to adopt the Post-2105 Sustainable Development Goals. Reorganizing administrative systems to improve efficiency and communication.

777 United Nations Plaza, New York, Ny

Researched and wrote feminist gender analyses of UN Security Council reports and resolutions for use in lobbying of the Council. Monitored political developments and peacekeeping missions in conflict-affected countries. Prepared country briefings for use in lobbying permanent missions to the UN. Website redesign and content production. Managed social media strategy.

New York, Nepal, Jordan Chile

Teaching assistant, travel coordinator, and learning-community leader for undergraduate students engaging in a comparative study abroad program focusing on Human Rights issues and travelling to Nepal, Jordan and Chile.

Independently handle 30 cases for full representation, including extensive client contact, negotiating with mortgage servicers and their counsel, and court-based advocacy in mandatory settlement conferences.Manage data and report on 700 active cases annually, including strengthening data management systems.Sought out and attended over 100 hours to date of training, actively work to build coalitions, member of many city and statewide foreclosure prevention and consumer advocacy task forces.

Istanbul, Turkey

Preparing and editing UNDP reports, drafting and editing EU proposal to expand financial education to gecekondu neighborhoods, drafting and editing website content.

Bronx, Ny

Supportive Housing Program for Social Change, Manage caseload of 15 residents, Provide career counseling, teach daily ESOL classes, design and develop program materials, ensure culturally competent services for low-income, Latina women, Keep detailed records of all client interactions and progress, Seek out and attend weekly trainings within domestic violence service provider community, Establish a network of community partnerships in the Bronx and Harlem, Organize and execute weekly workshops on healthy and independent living.www.vipmujeres.org

Designed, organized, fundraised for and led a pilot service -learning program. Created permanent partnership organization at Wesleyan University.Executed and led service and intercultural exchange trips.Organized and executed successful fundraisers on and off campus.

Student Activities and Leadership Development, Managed student activities database, granting funds to student groups and approving event proposals.

Supervised and led a team of 5 interns and 30 employees; organized and oversaw 720 incoming students, executed various community-engagement events, managed publications, compiled databases

Ms In Social Work, Clinical Practice

Advanced graduate studies in clinical social work, health, mental health, and disabilities.

Master'S Degree, International Affairs, Governance And Rights

Studied international affairs with a concentration in governance and rights in the Milano School of International Affairs, Management.

Democracy And Diversity Institute

Selected to participate in South African institute where civic-minded scholars from the US and the continent study and debate.

B.A, Anthropology And Latin American Studies

Globalization, Social Movements, Development Economics, Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: Countries studied in: Tanzania, India, New Zealand and MexicoStudied the varied impacts of economic and cultural.