Jessica Abrams Email & Phone Number

• Supports development and implementation of the organization’s strategic plan to achieve long-term impact and growth• Works closely with monitoring and evaluation consultants to develop, test, and refine the organization’s program assessment tools and data collection, collation and analysis systems • Develops program and evaluation reports for the organization’s Board of Directors, donors, and other constituents• Develops marketing materials and messaging to showcase the organization’s programs and results for use on websites, social media platforms and print materials • Facilitates monitoring, evaluation and communications training workshops for field teams • Collects detailed feedback and reports from the program staff in both the U.S. and Kenya to inform improvements to the program outreach and delivery model• Oversees and maintains the organization’s donor and events database records• Creates and facilitates outreach, child sponsorship and fundraising events• Identifies funding opportunities and fosters donor relations to support the organization’s programs• Writes and edits high-quality grant applications and detailed funder reports

• Manages the organization’s a youth social entrepreneurship program at two Help for Haiti-supported schools in urban Cap Haitien and rural Marmalade • Facilitates quarterly training of trainer and teacher training workshops for field teams • Communicates regularly with the project coordinators at both sites to track program progress and collect weekly feedback from the implementing staff and facilitators • Worked with Haitian consultants and translators to tailor the One Hen social entrepreneurship program and curriculum for a Haitian context • Collects detailed feedback and reports from the program staff and beneficiaries in Haiti to inform improvements to the program delivery model, teacher training program and curriculum content• Identifies grant opportunities and fosters donor relations to support the Help for Haiti programs• Works closely with monitoring and evaluation consultants to develop, test, and refine Help for Haiti’s program assessment tools and data collection, collation and analysis systems • Develops program and evaluation reports for the Help for Haiti Board of Directors, donors, and other constituents• Develops marketing materials showcasing the organization’s programs and results for use on websites, social media platforms and print materials

Boston, Ma

• Promoted from Program Manager in 2014 to Director of Programs and Partnerships in 2015• Writes and edits reports showcasing the organization’s best practices and program results from multi-year projects in Haiti, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Boston and NYC• Writes the organization’s marketing materials (e.g., newsletters, fact sheets, brochures, success stories)• Develops, edits and updates all content for the One Hen website, blog and social media sites• Continually updates the organization’s online and hard copy curricula, training materials and educator resources to ensure they are consistently aligned with program goals and best practice research • Recruits, trains and manages the organization's communications volunteers and interns • Travels to Haiti, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and NYC to conduct staff and beneficiary interviews and collect project data and photographs for use in technical reports, marketing materials and website content • Collects, collates and analyses program data; develops program impact reports for partners and funders• Develops and delivers presentations on project implementation strategies, best practices and impact data at donor meetings, conferences, fundraising events and Board meetings• Designs and facilitates teacher training workshops• Provides classroom support and materials to ensure high quality program delivery• Manages the organization’s youth entrepreneurship project in Haiti by overseeing project implementation and monitoring and evaluation processes, training and supervising field staff, conducting quarterly site visits and collecting and analyzing project data• Supported development of the organization's microfinance mobile application and the related program implementation in Ethiopia and Tanzania • Supports the adaption of curricula and educator resources to meet partners’ content, language and cultural needs • Manages and generates relationships with the organization’s philanthropic, foundation, and corporate sponsors

Medford, Ma, Usa

• Writes and edits technical reports and communications products for more than 20 public health projects in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean• Trains and supports project staff in developing donor reports, success stories, technical briefs, conference abstracts and posters, PowerPoint presentations, news articles, blogs, websites, videos, and social media, communications plans, and films• Writes new business proposals; compiles data and edits documents for in-country prepositioning activities• Traveled to Ghana, Nigeria, and Guyana to write end-of-project reports, technical briefs, and marketing materials • Photographs project sites, staff, and beneficiaries for use on the MSH website and in project marketing materials • Manages the production of center materials by establishing production timelines and processes; overseeing and editing the work of staff and consultant writers, editors, designers, videographers, illustrators, and printers• Assists project teams in developing and implementing PEPFAR and USAID Branding and Marking Plans• Participates in preparing messaging, outreach, and participation in global health days (e.g. World AIDS Day)• Attends international health conferences to provide media coverage and support staff in practicing presentations• Content manager for 1,500+ pages of website and intranet content for the organization’s Center for Health Services • Analyzed and revised website and intranet content for migration onto new content management platforms• Supports organization, facilitation, and content development for bi-annual center global meetings

Boston, Ma

• Recruited by Sapient to help audit a 1,600 page website by reducing and organizing site pages, revising content for clarity and purpose, and standardizing the site’s design and writing style. • Conducted and transcribed numerous stakeholder interviews to inform a second site redesign. • Collated all interview findings in to Excel documents and designed PowerPoint presentations of the findings.• Assisted in the design and facilitation of client fusion workshops to inform and engage stakeholders in the project.• Helped to develop and post an online client survey to collect user demographic and business context details as informative and baseline research for the website redesign.

Boston, Ma

• Recruited to develop course materials and lesson plans for the 2011 course, “Implementing Health Programs in Developing Countries: Making Programs Work”; Invited to help facilitate sessions in the 2011 fall course.• Assisted professors in managing and teaching 2010 and 2011 summer certificate courses "Leading Organizations to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals for Health".• Created grading rubrics and graded midterm and final exams.• Managed and updated course websites; provided support as students create personal course e-portfolios.• Conducted research to enhance course assignments, lectures, worksheets, lesson plans and the syllabus.• Helped student teams manage virtual development projects with health NGOs in Afghanistan, Malawi, Ethiopia.

Boston, Ma

• Provided technical and administrative backstopping for a 5-year, $13.5 million USAID IQC contract in Cote d’Ivoire.• Worked with the US-based Project Coordinator and the field staff, wrote and edited quarterly reports, annual.reports and over 16 technical documents; also provided technical input into the Project’s behavior change program• Worked on activities related to Project close-out including writing and editing the Final Project Report.• Participated in a literature review of over 50 program documents and assessment scales for a 4-year, USAID Public Health Evaluation in South Africa focused on orphans and vulnerable children.• Co-facilitated an evaluation to assess four cycles of a Boston-based program for underprivileged adolescent girls; assessment will be used to help fund and design the next program cycle.• Helped to develop SSDS technical training manuals and guides for publication and use in field work.• Assisted in writing and editing case studies for graduate public health courses at Tulane University.• Helped to develop materials and updated online course content for the “Social Marketing and Behavior Change”course at Tulane University; completed the course in January, 2011.• Wrote and edited articles, abstracts, posters and presentations for public health journals and annual conferences including the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH).• Conducted literature reviews and data collection tasks for peer-reviewed articles and teaching case studies.• Assisted in writing, editing and submitting proposals to USAID and other donors for capacity building projects. • Developed SSDS marketing materials, including 15 fact sheets, staff presentations, and SSDS website content.• Managed and updating the SSDS online shared space and professional topic groups.• Provided overall headquarters support (meeting facilitation, travel plans, staff communication, expense reports).

Botswana, Africa

• Designed and co-facilitated workshops to train 30 teachers and 15 volunteers on the new Lifeskills curriculum being implemented by Botswana’s Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Education Development Center• Trained 150+ Batswana instructors and volunteers on lesson planning and young learner classroom management• Facilitated nutrition, English and computer literacy classes for 40 staff members at the village’s clinic and schools• Organized multiple community health talks, drama performances and HIV testing days for 800+ village residents• Revitalized school clubs and guidance classes; recruited students to meet regularly and become change agents• Trained 50 students on income-generating projects; guided them to use funds to support orphans in the community • Accepted multiple invitations from the Baylor Clinic to write articles covering their Teen Club events for HIV+ youth• Worked with local leaders to build community capacity towards preventing new HIV and STD infections• Elected to serve on both the Peace Corps Volunteer Advisory Council and the Peer Support and Diversity Network• Counseled students and villagers on many issues (i.e. homosexuality, job security, STDs, depression, loss, stress)• Began an anonymous question box for 340 students; administrators read concerns and posted responses weekly• Wrote and earned two capacity building grants (10K each) from the Academy for Educational Development • Conducted a 3-month village needs assessment; interviewed 40 local leaders; held focus groups with 100 students

Boston, Ma

• Served as sole Research Assistant for Dr. Dianne Coscia’s “Improving Communication between Pediatricians and Schools Regarding Children with ADHD: A Pilot Project”.• Trained and consented 110 physicians, nurses, school staff and hospital residents for study participation.• Organized and facilitated 1:1 information sessions and presentations for over 20 school cluster groups. • Solicited pre- and post-study survey data; compiled data and authored multiple Institutional Review Board reports.

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• Researched, developed and enhanced marketing strategies to recruit agencies and individual students.• Interviewed, hired and trained ESL instructors and interns; managed interns; coordinated host family recruitment.• Promoted programs through presentations and at international agent/student fairs.• Managed direct mailings, updated website and pioneered marketing incentive programs.• Developed partnerships and enrollment agreements with 12 local universities.

Franklin, Ma

• Promoted from ESL Instructor to Housing Coordinator to Academic Director to Center Director.• Interviewed, hired and trained a staff of ESL instructors, activity guides and drivers.• Led monthly professional development teacher workshops and meetings. • Maintained student academic, health and visa documents and SEVIS records.• Issued student I-20s and assisted in visa change of status and reinstatement cases.• Recruited and performed quality control house visits for over 100 host families. • Provided student university assistance, emotional support, behavioral supervision and academic counseling.• Sent information and performance reports to the students’ international agents and family members.• Organized and hosted school-wide seasonal parties, recruiting events, student orientations and monthly graduations.• Met with the college faculty to discuss classroom and dorm reservations, student concerns and tracking systems. • Developed site financial packets, payrolls, academic reports and marketing packets which were sent to the California headquarters office each month.• Hosted and held program presentations for recruiters from international agencies.• Organized student cultural activities and composed monthly activity calendars.• Arranged all instructors, schedules and performances for the school’s Summer Dance program. • Arranged and tracked progress of pilot course for FLS students and Dean’s international students.• Rented and furnished local apartments and dorms for students and host families. • Taught classroom and 1:1 ESL to students from South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. • Created elective class curriculum and resources (American Biographies, Public Speaking and Advanced Writing).• Wrote business curriculum, created business tutoring resources; wrote and taught a specialized course for Japanese students.

Master'S Degree, International Public Health, Cumulative G.P.A. 3.8

B.A., Writing, Family Studies

Activities and Societies: Senior Editor and contributing journalist for college newspaper, Swinging Bridge