As an independent writer and editor, I partner with individuals, companies, and organizations to produce and edit professional content. I assist clients of diverse industries ranging from academia to non-profit organizations, policy analysts to start-ups, engineering to medicine, and more. • Developmental editing • Content editing • Copyediting • Proofreading • Technical Writing • Geopolitical Analyses • Op-Eds & Press Releases • Academic Editing & Formatting • Application Assistance • Grant Writing • Government Assistance Application Components (SOI)

I work on the Vested Research Team reviewing and publishing data, develop PR strategies, facilitate research, and contribute to writing articles, white papers, and case studies for publication with academic, public, and private entities. Vested® is a business model, methodology, mindset and movement for creating highly collaborative business relationships that enable true win-win relationships in which both parties are equally committed to each other’s success. When applied, a Vested approach fosters an environment that sparks innovation, resulting in improved service, reduced costs and value that didn’t exist before — for both parties. Vested is based on award-winning research conducted by the University of Tennessee College of Business Administration and funded by the U.S. Air Force.

As an editorial assistant, I review academic manuscripts and track revisions per the official IAPSS publication guidelines. IAPSS’s two flagship academic journals, Politikon and Encuentro Latinoamericano, are maintained by a detailed triple-blind editing process which consists of an initial evaluation by the editor and a blind review by at least two anonymous referees. Politically independent, the journals welcome submissions from junior scholars seeking to grow their skills in political sciences research. The journal’s mission and vision revolve around helping young scholars learn about the publication process for empirical research. However, my role is to help streamline the review cycle.

Alongside my duties as an IAPSS editorial assistant (academic department), I held a position as a media coordinator for the PR department. My tasks here involved drafting content for publication opportunities, online workshops, conference promotion, featured authors, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) enrollment calls, empirical research certification courses, vacancies within the organization, among other tasks. I drafted content and (once approved by our department supervisor) would schedule these posts for publication on all channels. Within IAPSS, the PR Department curates content for a growing community of over 200,000 followers through diverse media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, and YouTube). Because of my experience in editing, I also edited promotional digital and print content to be shared at various international venues.

From its base in Popayán, Colombia, the human rights NGO Corporación Anne Frank assisted victims of armed conflict, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and other abuses. They also conducted legal investigations for missing persons and to free trafficked persons. Within the organization, I worked on a two-person team with another volunteer journalist. At the conclusions of our contracts as volunteers/interns, we co-published a photojournalistic book called “Memoria y Corporaliad: de campos de batalla a recintos de paz.” The book is composed of portraits and personal interviews with victims of the Colombian internal armed conflict ranging across all levels of civil society. I also consolidated my fieldwork notes recorded from this project to produce the article, “Paramilitaries and Politics: Challenges and Opportunities to Political Pluralism in Colombia,” which I presented at the 2018 IPSA World Congress in Brisbane, Australia.

As event coordinator and secretary of student resources, I helped create diversity-oriented activities on the Washington College campus. In addition, I also helped process paperwork for local students preparing to study abroad and international students currently studying in the United States. In these positions, I fulfilled secretarial responsibilities, organized events, balanced leadership with delegation, initiated student outreach to welcome and integrate incoming international students with 4-year domestic students. I also maintained good relationships with caterers and venues for future events and produced promotional graphic designs (as needed) for marketing purposes.

Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) is an apolitical French non-profit and non-governmental organization. Its mission is to respond to emergencies, build disaster resilience, co-construct civil society and effective governance, and promote inclusive and sustainable growth. I interned onsite with this organization in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, through a partnership with America’s Unofficial Ambassadors (AUA). The Dushanbe branch focused on establishing sustainable watershed management practices in the Sugd, Murghab, BCC/Dushanbe, and Kahtlon areas of Tajikistan. In addition, I helped create graphic design and marketing materials. I also edit internal business communications and documents intended for publication after they were translated from Russian to English.

In conjunction with my commitments to ACTED, I also taught at a community school in Dushanbe called the Bactria Cultural Center. I designed lesson plans and taught four English courses (Beginner, Elementary, Public Speaking, and Upper-Intermediate). The center is in the process of becoming an accredited TOEFL administration center. As a result, many of my students were taking the course with this test in mind. In addition, outside of class hours, I mentored students on public speaking skills for their Oral Exams if they needed extra assistance.

On behalf of the Domaine de L’Anglade, I copyedited and proofread the English versions of their market copy and web content that had been translated from French to English. Around the workplace, I assisted with entry-level translations. When needed, I helped host, present, and prepare wine-tasting tours on the vineyard. I complicated my daily tasks in English, with some aspects in French.