A digital development professional with a head for client management and a heart for researching and writing about emerging tech. I specialize in:✅ using humor, honesty, and empathy to cultivate strong client relationships rooted in mutual trust.✅ designing and implementing qualitative research projects that explore how digital tool users in low- and middle-income countries incorporate technology into their everyday lives.✅ writing clear and concise client deliverables that examine the relationship between international development and technology and between digital development and other technical sectors.✅ advancing the digital development community’s conversations on topics like digital literacy, cybersecurity, and the intersection of localization and digital development.✅ collaborating with clients to develop practical, action-oriented, and tailor-made recommendations to effectively integrate digital tools into their programming.✅ building a deep sense of community and trust with my coworkers and peers in DC and overseas.In-country digital development work in Cambodia, Egypt, and Kenya, with virtual assignments covering Bangladesh, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. On-the-ground business development experience in Kosovo, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia. Strong academic background in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, including Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.Co-chaired the Society for International Development - United States (SID-US) digital development working group from 2021-4.
Listed skills include International Relations, Research, Policy Analysis, Politics, and 8 others.