• I assist the President in day-to-day operations of a non-profit with several hundred thousand dollars in annual funding. I act as point person for internal and external stakeholders and am responsible for drafting and editing communications. I aid the President in crafting the budget, vision, and strategic plan for the organization. • I am responsible for managing and implementing APF programs. I screen, hire, and supervise interns. I assist in organizing annual APF Fellowship program, selecting over a dozen promising students and sending them to work with non-profit in Pakistan. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: I designed a new fundraising platform with annual goal of $200,000. I helped design and roll out a new online mentorship platform. I assisted in organizing annual retreat to Houston with dozens of attendees.

• I conducted research and analysis of classified information to assist the political and economics affairs teams in the Near Eastern Affairs/Regional and Multilateral Affairs Bureau (NEA/RMA). I drafted weekly briefing checklists for Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for use in internal meetings to discuss regional developments. I cleared those checklists and other draft documents through other regional and functional bureaus within State. I served as office point person for clearing International Religious Freedom Reports from NEA embassies. • I was responsible for staffing, summarizing, and briefing on meetings between multilateral Middle Eastern delegations and State Department principles. I staffed the Deputy Assistant Secretary at a briefing on American policy to the European Union delegation and briefed office principals on the outcome. I coordinated, attended, and briefed the NEA/RMA director on a series of meetings for the director of an Israel/Palestine water cooperation project visiting from Oman. The meetings included State Department principles and Director at NSC. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: I conducted classified research on Chinese political and economic presence in the Middle East to brief the NEA/RMA director in preparation for multilateral conference in the UAE. I drafted and cleared a public speech delivered by the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary on American Middle East policy.

• I was the primary researcher for a book project on U.S. National Security Policy in South Asia by Senior Fellow Shamila Chaudhary. The position involved drafting analysis on how regional relationships in South Asia influence U.S. security policy, and evaluating the impact of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship on U.S. counter-terrorism efforts.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: I transcribed and annotated dozens of hours of primary source interviews. I assisted in working through and editing drafts of several chapters of the book for future publication.

• I provided research support for senior-level staff at Johns Hopkins SAIS, including Dean Vali Nasr. I drew on information from a wide variety of news sources and databases, then synthesize this information in order to analyze the implications of current security, political, and economic issues on U.S. foreign policy. • I summarized and concisely presented findings of my research to senior staff. Oral briefings were typically often accompanied by a written memo summarizing my findings and analysis. I attended meetings and presentations on behalf of the Dean’s Office, providing a concise summary of the event in the form of an oral briefing or memo with relevant details. I worked with several different offices at Johns Hopkins SAIS to coordinate the Speaker Series events and participated in interdepartmental meetings to evaluate how issues should be prioritized.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: I assisted in organizing over a dozen high-profile events including current and former members of Congress and cabinet secretaries.

• I supervised daily operations and administration of member’s district office and three paid staff members. I was responsible for budgeting, planning, and task delegation. I served as member’s main point of contact with 120,000+ constituents and local media. I was responsible for liaising with municipal and federal officials, including members of Congress, to resolve constituent issues in district. I hired and managed twelve interns. • I represented the member in legislative stakeholder meetings and community functions. I analyzed legislation and bill proposals, concisely summarizing hundreds of pages of legislative text for my principal under acute time pressure. I staffed the member during legislative session. I was responsible for drafting all written communication in the member’s name, including press releases, newsletters, and official communications to agency heads and other elected officials. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: I successfully resolved over 100 constituent cases. I was responsible for organizing three subject matter hearings on critical legislation later passed into law. I organized eight town hall events attended by hundreds of residents and members of the media. I drafted an Op-Ed published by a major outlet and two resolutions passed by the Illinois General Assembly.

• I provided direct support to a diverse cohort of 28 newly arrived refugees from 13 different countries in a low-income Chicago high school. I was responsible for secondary instruction in math and English and supporting instruction in history. I assisted in developing curriculum for challenging circumstances in which the teacher and students do not share any mutual languages. • I worked in a team of eight, serving as the outreach coordinator responsible for communications with external corporate and political stakeholders who acted as sponsors and donors. I assisted in coordinating service days at local Chicago public high schools, engaging stakeholders in hands-on construction and painting to improve classroom conditions. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: I designed four new activities and curriculum units for use by diverse beginning ESL-0 (English second language) learners. Over 90% of cohort was on track to graduate, meeting or exceeding standards in math and English.