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Provide expert technical support to USAID Mission Technical Evaluation Committees and Merit Review CommitteesStreamlined the TEC/MRC process to shorten the time to final Memo using an adaptable online toolFeedback from 2 Missions was overwhelmingly positive and described by a Supervisory Contracting Officer as a ‘professional of the highest caliber’

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

• The QED Group Development of CDCS and PMP for USAID/Egypt
• Served as the lead writer for USAID/Egypt’s approved 5-year Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) and subsequent Performance Management Plan (PMP)
• Conducted and planned workshops, desk-based research, and virtual participatory planning sessions with Mission-wide teams to lead the strategy development process CLA Toolkit
• Created and edited content for a proprietary collaboration, learning, and adapting (CLA) toolkit for USAID Missions and Implementing Partners that has been successfully piloted with the USAID/Egypt Services to Improve.
• Adapted this guidance (more than 35 resources) to meet the needs of implementing partners (both contracts and grants/cooperative agreement teams) to better integrate adaptive management, continuous learning, and.
• Lead proposal writer for large USAID request for proposal, including meeting tight deadlines and completing 3 drafts and the finalized proposal in less than 1 month, including working with a diverse multi-organization.

• Designed a monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) clinic for 55 representatives from 24 USAID Africa Bureau Missions
• Developed workshop materials and provided oversight of all sessions, worked with Mission representatives and Washington facilitators to make their sessions interactive and to incorporate adult learning, and served as.

Kampala, Uganda (Remote)

• Provide technical support and guidance to all Technical Offices to design sound, data-driven activities
• Support Technical Office teams throughout the life of the Program Cycle to ensure that activities meet quality assurance standards
• Lead drafter of the Uganda Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS), including developing and facilitating sessions with all technical teams, stakeholders, and Washington counterparts
• Lead drafter of the Uganda Performance Management Plan (PMP), including developing and facilitating all technical sessions to create a participatory, effective process that identified critical Mission learning needs.
• Lead Program Office support point of contact on a large Economic Growth activity design, including organizing all sessions through the design phase
• . Developed a design Mission Order, Resilience Project, and other strategic processes and documents used by the Mission at large

Kampala, Uganda

• Drafted technical pieces for USAID/Uganda, including leading the design process for the Democracy Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) team’s project appraisal document (PAD), drafting the PAD based on inputs from the.
• Conducted desk based research (including 4 high level desk reviews) for the Health Systems Strengthening, Economic Growth, and DRG teams to help inform PAD, project, and activity design
• Served as Secretariat to the national Health Development Partners (HDP) Group, of which USAID was Chair, including regular communication, presentations, strategic planning, and coordination across multiple high-level.
• Led strategic programming for a pilot Regional Development initiative in Northern and Southwestern Uganda, including desk-based research, the design of inclusive gender workshops and presentations, and analyzing.
• Managed 3 high-level national researchers and 1 international evaluation team to deliver quality products on time with minimal delays
• Designed and co-led more than 5 high level meetings at the regional level, including designing an election process to select the Steering Committee and build consensus among a diverse group

• . Analyzed research on prevalence, surveillance, and mortality data for the People United for Spina bifida and Hydrocephalus (PUSH!) project, focusing on priority countries in the SEARO, AFRO, EMRO and WPRO regions
• Created a spina bifida and hydrocephalus Global Report Card system to be used by high level national health actors, including easy-to-understand information and recommendations
• Developed and coordinated a communications strategy for the launch of the PUSH! website and global messaging around birth defects programming and guidance by collaborating with international organizations to.

Greater Denver Area

• Conducted a desk review, over 10 interviews, and qualitative analysis for a prioritization framework evaluation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD) department to determine.
• Conducted a desk review, over 30 interviews, qualitative analysis, and report writing for an evaluation of the WHO Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (IPAC) to determine gaps in the program cycle and to.
• Developed birth defects program integration guidelines for the South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO)of WHO by analyzing regional research (desk review), identifying priority areas, and collaborating with the SEARO.

University Of Denver

• Analyzed and presented research findings on human rights topics on a public blog, with a focus on the Right to Health and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, with an emphasis on gender equality
• Collaborated with faculty and international experts to design an annual human rights symposium attended by over 100 students and community membersDeveloped and led human rights-based trainingsWorked in a team.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Analyzed country-level data for implementation of global HIV/AIDS guidelines and drafted suggestions for action at the international and national levels
• Wrote, edited, and proofread content for internal and external dissemination, including on the public WHO website
• Worked with external contractors to draft effective communications pieces that met WHO publishing standards, including manuals and official World AIDS Day communications

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Collaborated with the Federal Ministry of Health and other partners to create a logistical framework for the campaign to “End Obstetric Fistula in Ethiopia by 2020”
• Developed a Gender-Responsive Programming manual to be piloted in 2 regions with a catchment area of 150,000 community members

Angoche, Mozambique

• Created a database of all ongoing activities and communities to streamline project management, monitoring, and oversight
• Drafted and piloted new forms and templates for field-based monitoring to improve reporting based on feedback from rangers (focusing on visual cues for low-literacy populations)
• Increased readership of the project blog by over 100% and led story creation and content development

Mozambique

• Supervised 35 community health workers to improve the quality of care and treatment given to over 200 beneficiaries living with chronic illnesses. Focused on capacity building and improving HIV/AIDS community care models
• Developed a community health worker capacity building and training model used at the local level that was then adapted to be used at a national level. Was 1 of only 3 volunteers invited to develop and lead a.

Zambezia, Mozambique

• Served as Regional Coordinator for the Raparigas Em Desenvolvimento, Educação, e Saúde (REDES) girls’ empowerment group, including organizing a weeklong conference for more than 50 girls and counterparts and budgeting.

Los Angeles, CA

• Evaluated food, housing, and work needs for over 50 beneficiaries
• Conducted in-depth interviews with clients to link them to care

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Development, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Paul D. Coverdell FellowCertificate in Global Health Affairs Concentration in Gender

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Development

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology

Activities and Societies: UNICEF at USC, WYSE (Women and Youth Supporting Each Other), Study Abroad (Swahili Studies and Coastal Culture.