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Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

Boone, Nc, Us

Lead the disaster response, recovery, and reconstruction initiatives of Samaritan's Purse in the nation of Ukraine. Responsible to promote the success of all field programs and lead staff development. Manage government and donor relations, program design and implementation, grants, budgets, security, daily field operations, and field staff support for one of the largest humanitarian responses ever conducted by Samaritan's Purse.

Boone, Nc, Us

Led the humanitarian initiatives of Samaritan's Purse in the nation of Ethiopia. Responsible to promote the success of all field programs and lead staff development. Manage government and donor relations, program design and implementation, grants, budgets, security, daily field operations, and field staff support for a strategically important country office.

Boone, Nc, Us

Responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and oversight of programs and operations for the Samaritan's Purse's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) deployed to Beirut, Lebanon to respond to the August 4th, 2020 explosion at the port. Ensured that all program designs and outputs aligned with Samaritan’s Purse’s strategy, donor standards, and local laws. Managed operations, security, human resources, financial reporting, and community relations for programs as well. Led a team of over 20 international and 30 local staff in implementing NFI and cash distributions to more than 4,000 impacted households within the blast radius, and providing COVID response capacity building to the Lebanese national healthcare system.

Boone, Nc, Us

Led the disaster recovery and reconstruction initiatives of Samaritan's Purse in the country of The Bahamas, post-Hurricane Dorian. Responsible to promote the success of all field programs and lead staff development. Managed government and donor relations, program design and implementation, grants, budgets, daily field operations, and field staff support for a country office with a team of over 150 national staff and 35 international staff.

Boone, Nc, Us

Led the disaster recovery and reconstruction initiatives of Samaritan's Purse on the island of Dominica. Responsible to promote the success of all field programs and lead staff development. Managed government and donor relations, program design and implementation, grants, budgets, daily field operations, and field staff support for a country office with a team of over 70 national staff and 20 international staff.

Boone, Nc, Us

Responsible to promote the success of all field programs and lead staff development. Manage government and donor relations, program design and implementation, grants, budgets, daily field operations, and field staff support for a country office with a team of over 150 individuals.

Boone, Nc, Us

Responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and oversight of UNHCR funded programs for Samaritan's Purse's refugee response in Greece. Covered sites included Athens, Northern Greece, as well as the islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Leros, and Kos. Ensured that all program designs and outputs aligned with Samaritan’s Purse’s strategy, donor standards, and local laws. Managed program creation, implementation, reporting, and M&E as well. Led a team of international and national staff in creating protocols for the implementation of WASH, shelter, food, cash programming, and NFI distributions for the more than 60,000 refugees from Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan, and all around the world. Significantly enhanced the standard of living for refugees residing in sites around the country, via advocacy efforts and a constant push to hold to SPHERE standards. Worked closely with UNHCR as one of their primary implementing partners in Greece.

Boone, Nc, Us

Responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and oversight of programs for Samaritan's Purse's refugee response on the Greek islands of Lesvos and Samos. Ensure that all program designs and outputs align with Samaritan’s Purse’s strategy, donor standards, and local laws. Manage operations, security, human resources, financial reporting, and community relations for programs as well. Lead a team of 4 international and 63 national staff in implementing WASH, shelter, cash programming, and NFI distributions for the more than 5,000 refugees from Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan, and all around the world. Significantly enhanced the standard of living for refugees residing on the islands, via advocacy efforts and a constant push to hold to SPHERE standards. Work closely with UNHCR as one of their primary implementing partners on Lesvos and Samos.

Collaborate with international humanitarian organizations and corporations to design effective disaster mitigation and preparation plans, respond to disasters as they occur, and begin recovery processes as quickly as possible.

Boone, Nc, Us

Responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and oversight of programs for Samaritan's Purse's refugee response on the Greek island of Chios. Ensured that all program designs and outputs aligned with Samaritan’s Purse’s strategy, donor standards, and local laws. Managed operations, security, human resources, financial reporting, and community relations for programs as well. Led a team of 3 international and 46 local staff in implementing WASH, shelter, and NFI distributions for the 2,500 refugees from Syria, Iraq, Palestine, and Afghanistan. Significantly enhanced the standard of living for refugees residing on the island, via advocacy efforts, and a constant push to hold to SPHERE standards. Worked closely with UNHCR as their primary implementing partner on Chios.

Minnetonka, Mn, Us

Designed monitoring & evaluation (M&E) strategies and provided day-to-day management of M&E activities related to road construction, cash-for-work (CFW), and economic development in Ziguinchor, Senegal. Worked with program staff, external consultants, and key stakeholders to identify programming information gaps which needed to be addressed in order to better facilitate overall humanitarian response. Designed and maintained effective information database on projects, as well as creating detailed GIS mapping of program data, and providing necessary support for the collection of program input and output data. Developed and refined various data collection instruments (both quantitative and qualitative), and maintained a results database to aggregate/disaggregate data as necessary. Additionally, worked to train and assist co-workers in understanding and implementing M&E activities.

Boone, Nc, Us

Responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and oversight of programs for Samaritan's Purse's refugee response on the Greek island of Chios as a short-term DART placement. Ensured that all program designs and outputs aligned with Samaritan’s Purse’s strategy, donor standards, and local laws. Managed operations, security, human resources, financial reporting, and community relations for programs as well. Led a team of 12 international and 38 local staff in organizing and managing the flow of over 1,000 refugees each day from Syria, Iraq, Palestine, and Afghanistan. Significantly enhanced the standard of living for refugees transiting through the island, via the establishment of standard operating procedures and thorough winterization efforts. Worked closely with UNHCR as their primary implementing partner on Chios.

Minnetonka, Mn, Us

Directed operational and technical teams in NE Syria and Kurdish Iraq. Conducted needs analysis and gap assessments within Syrian and Iraqi population centers, and generated project proposals for both public (USAID, PRM, DRL, etc.) and private funding from the resulting data. Worked with international organizations and coordination groups to enhance collaboration and effectiveness of emergency resource distributions. Led the organization and implementation of aid projects for refugees and IDPs throughout the region, including potable water distribution programs which provided necessary living resources to over 10,000 displaced Iraqis and Syrians.

Cupertino, California, Us

Provided international and domestic businesses with key technology solutions and created long-term customers with experiences built on trust. Drove business strategy and infused overall business vision into other managers and teams within Apple. Led the business team, collaborated with fellow Apple employees and generated significant business accounts in order to bridge the worlds of corporate and business development and technology to create future success for Apple.

Led staff and volunteers to establish a viable permaculture test-farm in Palestine. Managed the construction of cisterns, composters, drip irrigation systems, berms, wells, rocket stoves, and other sustainable sources of utility for both displaced and stationary populations throughout the West Bank.

International film director. Led teams of cinematographers, grips, audio technicians, and other filmmaking crew members to accomplish the goal of writing, producing, directing, and filming several award-winning short films, including UNWANTED, which screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Administered and educated within an ESL school, which taught necessary skills to 150 Burmese students, made up of 13 different ethnicities. All students advanced at least one level in English proficiency. Developed curriculum to prepare students for resettlement to the United States. Designed and taught workshops to prepare adults to enter into the U.S. job market. Trained 40 students to identify skills, write job applications/cover letters/resumes, as well as develop career and education plans. Trained local residents on computer skills and the structure of small businesses in the USA.

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Global Disaster Management & Humanitarian Relief

Bachelor Of Arts, New Media