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New York, New York, United States

While working under the Global Partnerships division of this social enterprise dedicated to providing eyeglasses to the roughly 825 million people living with uncorrected refractive error, some of my projects helped VisionSpring reach roughly 1.3 million glasses sales annually.Some successes included:• Researched and presented over 250 workplace, wholesale, NGO, governmental, and healthcare partner leads to our Global Partnership managers.• Conceived, drafted, and coded a… Show more While working under the Global Partnerships division of this social enterprise dedicated to providing eyeglasses to the roughly 825 million people living with uncorrected refractive error, some of my projects helped VisionSpring reach roughly 1.3 million glasses sales annually.Some successes included:• Researched and presented over 250 workplace, wholesale, NGO, governmental, and healthcare partner leads to our Global Partnership managers.• Conceived, drafted, and coded a geospatial-visualization program for the tracking of VisionSpring programs, partners, and vision camps.• Served as project manager for the VisionSpring office expansion and renovation. Tasks included: drafting designs; consulting architects, engineers, and relevant stakeholders; drafting and monitoring a renovation budget; and overseeing the final build.• Created VisionSpring sales promotions for World Optometry Day and World Sight Day, from inventory analysis and graphic design work, to stakeholder communication.• Helped VisionSpring manage their transition to PPE sales during the COVID-19 health crisis, wherein VisionSpring has helped provide over a million units of PPE to their over 200 hospital, NGO, and wholesale partners worldwide. Show less

In the face of an increasingly isolated world, Inciting Altruism's mission is to leverage the power of the media to help make volunteering, philanthropy, and kindness more significant parts of people's everyday lives.To date, the Inciting Altruism team, contributors, and community have managed three ongoing projects:* The Inciting Altruism Blog - 17 contributors and non-profit leaders have written articles sharing their personal stories with altruism with actionable advice for those… Show more In the face of an increasingly isolated world, Inciting Altruism's mission is to leverage the power of the media to help make volunteering, philanthropy, and kindness more significant parts of people's everyday lives.To date, the Inciting Altruism team, contributors, and community have managed three ongoing projects:* The Inciting Altruism Blog - 17 contributors and non-profit leaders have written articles sharing their personal stories with altruism with actionable advice for those looking to get more involved with volunteering and philanthropy. * Charity Spotlight - Every couple of months, I publish an in-depth report on an effective but potentially overlooked charity, as a way to further dialogue and dispel myths about charity. Each spotlight includes a month-long fundraiser on behalf of the charity, as well as follow up interviews with charity founders.* The One for All Pledge - To keep people engaged in their communities, we encourage website visitors to sign our One for All Pledge, inspiring individuals to donate one minute of their time, perform one act of kindness, and donate one dollar, each and every day. Show less

Région De Montréal, Canada

So far in my time at Public Outreach, I have worked very hard to fundraise first on behalf of UNICEF, by encouraging people to subscribe to their monthly giving program called Survival 365, and second on behalf of UNHCR in effort to reduce the discrepancy between refugees in need of a home and refugees helped.Among other skills, I am gaining significant amount of experience with fundraising, sales, interpersonal communications, and concern handling. I am also very fortunate to be… Show more So far in my time at Public Outreach, I have worked very hard to fundraise first on behalf of UNICEF, by encouraging people to subscribe to their monthly giving program called Survival 365, and second on behalf of UNHCR in effort to reduce the discrepancy between refugees in need of a home and refugees helped.Among other skills, I am gaining significant amount of experience with fundraising, sales, interpersonal communications, and concern handling. I am also very fortunate to be learning a great amount about the organization, administration, and missions of global non-Profit organizations. Show less

Région De Montréal, Canada

As the Philanthropy Director of the McGill chapter of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, I initiate and oversee fundraising initiatives, in an effort to raise money for both local and international charities. In addition to these fundraising initiatives, I also oversee all the community service projects that we as an organization undertake, and I have done so independently, as well as in tandem with other organization leaders on campus. Since my involvement with Alpha Sigma Phi, we have carried… Show more As the Philanthropy Director of the McGill chapter of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, I initiate and oversee fundraising initiatives, in an effort to raise money for both local and international charities. In addition to these fundraising initiatives, I also oversee all the community service projects that we as an organization undertake, and I have done so independently, as well as in tandem with other organization leaders on campus. Since my involvement with Alpha Sigma Phi, we have carried out many successful community service events, as well as multiple fundraisers that raised more than $1,500 each. As philanthropy director I have had the chance to learn from fellow brothers, as well as through working with many charitable organizations, what it takes to make an impact within the non-profit sector, and the responsibility we have as global citizens, to making the world a better place.Skills I have learned include: Fundraising, event planning, team management, project management, inter/intra-organizational coordination. Show less

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Didomi was a company which existed to "connect donors in the developed world, to individual and community led projects in the developing world." The goal of Didomi was to create an easy to use online interface which served as an alternative to micro-finance style funding of development projects. By granting citizens of the Global South access to peer-to-peer fundraising, we would be eliminating the risk of debt-default which can further impoverish those who take the entrepreneurial initiative… Show more Didomi was a company which existed to "connect donors in the developed world, to individual and community led projects in the developing world." The goal of Didomi was to create an easy to use online interface which served as an alternative to micro-finance style funding of development projects. By granting citizens of the Global South access to peer-to-peer fundraising, we would be eliminating the risk of debt-default which can further impoverish those who take the entrepreneurial initiative to improve their lives and the lives of those in their community.As director, I recruited and managed a lean-startup team of 5 and we worked together on the implementation of our platform. I also leveraged my fundraising experience and my existing network to attract funding and begin early-stage partnership negotiations with the Peace Corps. One of our major accomplishments was reaching the semi-finals of McGill University's prestigious Dobson Cup, startup competition. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As an intern at the Peace Corps, I had my eyes opened as to what is involved in the administration of an organization focused on International Development. I have performed many tasks within the OPATS office, from performing analysis on training requests sent to Peace Corps Washington from posts overseas, to translating workshop evaluations from countries such as Cameroon and Nicaragua, to coming up with standard formatting templates for "training" team projects, "Intercultural Competency and… Show more As an intern at the Peace Corps, I had my eyes opened as to what is involved in the administration of an organization focused on International Development. I have performed many tasks within the OPATS office, from performing analysis on training requests sent to Peace Corps Washington from posts overseas, to translating workshop evaluations from countries such as Cameroon and Nicaragua, to coming up with standard formatting templates for "training" team projects, "Intercultural Competency and Diversity and Inclusion" team projects, and "education" projects. Most of my time was spent learning more about the field of child protection, and I finished up my tenure at Peace Corps drafting company policy in that area. I learned significant amounts about international development in all the domains Peace Corps works: agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, youth, education, gender equality, etc. Additionally I have got the chance to strengthen my skills with excel, and learned much about business administration, structure, and team-work, as I worked on translating programs for diversity seminars, restructuring outdated training material, and independently writing and publishing Peace Corps policy surrounding camp and club safety structure for children. Show less

Région De Grenoble, France

As an intern I aided this climbing wall design/manufacturing company in France, to optimize the multilingual website of their subsidiary company Clip 'n Climb, in effort to increase through-traffic of potential clients by updating their graphic content and integrating key-word phrases for improved search engine results. Additionally I monitored their social-media accounts/content, and I constructed multiple market-research presentations primarily focused on horizontal integration and competitor… Show more As an intern I aided this climbing wall design/manufacturing company in France, to optimize the multilingual website of their subsidiary company Clip 'n Climb, in effort to increase through-traffic of potential clients by updating their graphic content and integrating key-word phrases for improved search engine results. Additionally I monitored their social-media accounts/content, and I constructed multiple market-research presentations primarily focused on horizontal integration and competitor exposition.Here I gained experiential knowledge of website design and optimization, market structure and research, organization and structure of the business environment, and social media marketing. Show less

Potomac, Md

I worked for many consecutive summers, at this paediatric dentistry and orthodontics office, and performed many different functions. I learned much about the functioning of dental offices, by undertaking everything from clerical duties, to sterilization, to lab work, to assisting in both the orthodontics and hygiene departments.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Dual Major: Philosophy And International Development

Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Phi; McGill Student Trading Society; McGill Dobson Cup - Startup Competition

Certificat De Fin D'Etudes, General Studies (French Language)

Activities and Societies: Swing Dancing

High School Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Electric Car Production and Racing; Robotics; Athletics