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New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

• Responsible for identifying, acquiring, financing, and developing shelters and supportive, senior, and affordable LIHTC housing projects

New York, Ny, Us

• Manage development, closing & conversion of 1,700+ units of affordable senior & supportive housing, surpassing $900MM in TDC • Perform financial underwriting & pro forma review while negotiating deal structure, funding commitments, and project requirements • Prepare applications for capital and operating funds, including 4% & 9% LIHTC credits, rental assistance, and service funding • Analyze feasibility, zoning, and site-history of new proposals; review, track, and present to Associate Commissioner • Review and score Request for Proposal responses for the disposition of City-owned land; present to HPD Commissioner • Draft affordable housing loan-closing documents for HPD Legal; shepherd projects through City’s ULURP & UDAAP processes • Assist architects and HPD BLDS to ensure high-quality design; coordinate CEQR, NEPA, and other environmental reports• Onboard and supervise junior Project Mangers; teach HPD underwriting and due diligence standards

New York, Ny, Us

• Interpreted and managed financial data, regulatory resources, and partnerships to maximize portfolio performance and affordability• Proactively identified at-risk portfolios to stabilize struggling assets and ensure the affordability & physical longevity of 15,000+ units • Counseled owners on tax incentives to exempt real property taxes; reduced violations, arrears, and non-compliance issues by 50% • Liaised w/developers, agencies, banks, and LIHTC syndicators to reposition projects, legal agreements, and administer reserve draws

New York, Ny, Us

• Researched and wrote “The Effects of Term Limits on the New York City Council,” a 164-page report and proposal for structural reforms to increase effective, good governance in New York• Created, administered, and analyzed Council-wide survey; interviewed Members, Speakers, Borough Presidents, and staff

New York, Ny, Us

• Evaluated long-term quantitative trends and qualitative effectiveness of peacekeeping and political missions across the globe• Undertook data analysis, mission monitoring, and strategy formulation to navigate the path from conflict to peace• Provided methodological oversight, administration, and analysis of a UN-wide survey (50K+) on Global Field Support Strategy • Identified and advised on new opportunities to advance best practices, technology, and innovation in Peacekeeping Operations• Provided inputs to briefing papers and written materials relating to UN peacekeeping and special political missions

New York, New York, Us

• Managed program development life cycle for mayoral initiatives: IDNYC, Ethnic Media Outreach, Summer Youth Employment • Fostered interagency collaboration, liaised with stakeholders, and oversaw scheduling and IT build-out for IDNYC• Produced policy advice, reports, surveys, presentations, RFPs and executive orders signed by the Mayor to effectively launch IDNYC• Undertook qualitative and quantitative analysis to streamline City operations and capital projects (+$25 million)

• Analyzed financial feasibility, social impact, and economic development implications of capital and discretionary funding requests• Identified all city-owned properties and collated data by variables of interest to advance affordable housing across the borough

• Planned, executed, and evaluated multi-level strategic communications budgets and programs to establish and exponentially increase the online presence, impact, and revenue streams of clientele • Effectively interpreted and used analytics to manage web operations, SEO, market/opinion research, and social media and outreach

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

• Apportioned and monitored million dollar budgets, and managed expenditures, inventory, personnel, and project oversight of Old Navy, Rimmel Cosmetics, Samsung, and HBO accounts; scheduled and oversaw all aspects of event planning to that end• Simultaneously led numerous projects while meeting multiple stakeholder needs; coordinated with clients, developed strategy, and executed the delivery of special events and product launches – from brainstorming to implementation to evaluation

Washington, Dc, Us

• Wrote reports (cited in the NY Times) and developed subcommittee hearings on a myriad of oversight topics: Afghanistan & Pakistan, USAID, poverty alleviation, elections, US diplomacy, drug trafficking, counterterrorism, and nuclear nonproliferation• Investigated and divulged the extensive extortion and corruption occurring along the US military supply chain in Afghanistan• Analyzed contracts, databases, and interviewed sources to spearhead investigations into waste, fraud, and abuse in national security

• Reported, edited, and published on politics; transatlantic and global affairs; trade, finance, and economics; energy and climate change • Summarized think-tank reports and compiled research into Atlantic Memos, policy papers commissioned by NATO leadership• Managed newspaper partnerships, outreach efforts, article submissions, staff, editorials, website content, and newsletters

Washington, Dc, Us

• Generated reports and policy recommendations to strengthen national security, diplomacy, and the rule of law, including published research on US foreign policy, the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, NATO, and the Law of the Seas• Wrote sections of keynote report on Turkish domestic and foreign affairs, energy policy, and the impact on US, EU, and Middle East• Drafted comparative report on immigration policy in EU and US; proposed federal-level recommendations to facilitate integration • Wrote speeches, prepared the Director for television interviews, and produced high-level meetings on US foreign policy

• Critically reviewed, commented on, and edited student submissions to Maxwell’s cross-disciplinary academic journal

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Oversaw community-enhancing project bringing together UNICEF and US Dept. of Education to build and disseminate tolerance-promoting curricula in conflict nations; confronted ideologies of discrimination, bigotry, and terrorism; promoted human rights • Coordinated SWC’s research, fundraising, grant-making, partnerships and seminars; successfully pitched segments to TV news

Leysin, Vd, Ch

• Coordinated and facilitated various leadership enhancing activities for teenagers from around the world

• Taught general, business, and exam-course English to Czech and Slovak students, and created corresponding curricula and student evaluation methods• Provided the school with traditional and guerilla-marketing insights and techniques; produced an advertising billboard that was placed at the international bus station

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

• Successfully launched Intersection to U.S. market as member of a two-person team• Drafted press releases, solicited advertisements for the magazine, and compiled extensive international database of relevant vendors to expand sales oversees

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Public And Nonprofit Management And Policy, Public Policy Analysis

Schack Institute Of Real Estate - Graduate Certificate In Real Estate, Real Estate

Master Of Arts, International Relations, International Relations And National Security Studies

B.S., Mass Communications, Minor In Us History

Education record