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United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

United States

• Led the design and execution of documentary film storytelling programs for refugee youth in Azraq camp in Jordan and for young civil society leaders in Ramallah, Palestine.
• Supported the creation of Embark, a new collective of philanthropists, development practitioners, and community leaders fighting for social justice and gender equality. Coordinated the development of Embark’s brand.

Lebanon

• Oversaw overall program design, implementation, and evaluation of programming in Lebanon including primary and reproductive health, mental health, and gender-based violence activities.
• Represented IMC at interagency coordination meetings and acted as the main point of contact with all donors, Government of Lebanon, and HQ staff. Served as INGO representative in Health Cluster core group.
• Ensured program compliance with donor policies and regulations and ensured that all projects were meeting indicator targets and were implemented according to strategy, work plan, and budget.
• Supervised 6 senior program staff, including M&E, technical, and program design/quality departments
• Analyzed program data, compiled donor reports, and led the development of donor proposals.

Gaziantep, Turkey

Developed cluster evaluations for capturing and analyzing collective impact of activities with three local councils in liberated areas of Syria.

Conducted impact evaluation for USIP/USAID Supporting Local Justice and Civilian Security in Libya Program

San Francisco Bay Area

Assisted medical IT start-up with application input/formatting and editing of Arabic translation of WHO resource for medical providers treating victims of chemical weapons.

Lebanon

Conducted field research for Lebanon USAID proposal.

Libya

• Conducted political, security, and programmatic assessments of Ubari and specified districts in Tripoli; identified key actors and potential partners; consulted with local government and community leaders.
• Developed a cluster of community engagement activities with partners to address local priorities, including health and education projects.
• Drafted and designed community outreach materials in English and Arabic.

Tripoli, Libya

• Managed grants portfolio: supervised grants management units in identifying prospective grantees, developing and evaluating activity concepts, drafting grant agreements and modifications, overseeing implementation and.
• Provided technical and management support to the Chief of Party, supervising 14 local national staff members in Tripoli and in a field office in Sabha.
• Assisted with development of programmatic strategy by advising Chemonics and OTI leadership on the evolution of the local political, legal, and security situation in western and southern Libya.

Arlington, VA

• Provided home office support to USAID programs in Afghanistan: Stability in Key Areas (SIKA) East, SIKA-West, and SIKA-South
• Contributed to programmatic deliverables, coordinated travel and staff mobilization, maintained project database, reviewed invoices and assisted with budget tracking.
• Developed HR and recruitment policies and compiled on-boarding trainings and materials for new project staff as one of three members of the field Start-Up Team for SIKA-South in Kandahar City.
• Conducted new business field research for an anticipated OTI Syria proposal.

Piloted a regional review and situation assessment of the status and roles of youth in the Middle East and North Africa during the regional uprisings of 2010-2012.

Morocco

Monitored the pre- and post-electoral environment for the 2011 Moroccan parliamentary elections.

Jersey City, NJ

• Assisted Arabic-speaking survivors of torture and domestic violence in developing asylum petitions.
• Arranged and accompanied clients to legal, medical, and social services appointments, providing interpretation, advocacy and assistance.

Damascus, Syria

• Interned in the Sexual and Gender Based Violence unit, assisting with assessments of and assistance for refugee survivors of SGBV.
• Developed a new gender component to a life-skills training program, revamped the SGBV database, and organized activities at a women's emergency shelter.

Damascus, Syria

Damascus

Contributed to and edited a manual on parental practices of Iraqi refugee mothers and a manual on life-skills for Iraqi adolescents, correcting Arabic-English translation and linguistic flow.

Damascus, Syria

Translated (Arabic to English) and edited political research papers for a Syrian think-tank.

New York, New York

Conducted legal and fact-finding research on various international women’s protection campaigns.

Kenya

• Created a short documentary film for the Clinton Global Initiative Summit on Kiva microfinance.
• Conducted fieldwork and developed a blog and client online profiles.

Khartoum, Sudan

Developed strategic plan for women’s rights NGO, conducted research for a sexual harassment prevention campaign at the University of Khartoum, created informational materials for donors.

Ab, Development Studies, Gender And Sexuality Studies

Master Of Science (Msc), Global Health

Select coursework: epidemiology, biostatistics, qualitative methods, cost-effectiveness, policy, (non)communicable diseases, health.

Advanced Arabic Studies

Semester Abroad (Rabat, Morocco), Arabic Language And Moroccan Culture

Research: Sexual education of youth in Rabat, Morocco