Heather provides advanced experience in comprehensive project management, including administration of contracts and consultants, proposal and report writing, facilitation of data collection, qualitative analysis, budgeting, and managing work plans.She has a diverse background, with academic and professional experience in Latin American supporting democracy building, economic development, labor rights, and youth empowerment as well as institutional development experience in the fields of environmental justice, wildlife conservation, and natural resource sustainability led by non-profit organizations. With a diverse skillset, she successfully leads project management and operations, client relations, proposal development, and budgets. In addition, she is adept at adhering to federal acquisition requirements, planning international travel, and organizing conferences and events. She has a strong academic background in international affairs, including experience studying economic policy, systems of governance, conflict management and sustainable development in Morocco, Cuba, Costa Rica, and Chile. After graduating from the University of Maryland in 2016 with a BA in Government and Politics, a minor in International Development and Conflict Management and a minor in Spanish, I moved to Chile for 10 months. In Santiago, Chile, I volunteered for a non-profit organization which engaged at-risk youth in life-skill education, English lessons, outdoor exercise and arts to empower and inspire this undeserved population. She is fluent in Spanish and enjoys opportunities to utilize her fluency and skills connecting with diverse cultures in her professional roles.
Listed skills include Research, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, and 27 others.