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Seattle, Washington, United States

Managed Syria and West Bank/Gaza portfolios, supporting country offices and programming that championed local governance reform, civil society development, grassroots-led advocacy, youth political leadership, and civic education. Served as lead coordinating partner for CEPPS implemented program. Donors included DRL, USAID, and the National Endowment for Democracy.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Managed programs in Yemen and Iraq on social cohesion, reconciliation, and women’s empowerment, working remotely and in-country with local partners and subgrantees. Team lead in coordinating startup of new field office in Baghdad, facilitated all strategic planning, logistics, procurement, recruitment and hiring, and policy and procedure development. Served as gender point of contact for MENA Department, integrating gender considerations and analyses into proposed MENA programs and contributing to global gender initiatives.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Provided programmatic, financial, and administrative backstopping for grants in Bahrain, Iraq, and Yemen. Contributed to program development and business development for new initiatives across the region.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Served as an assistant to the Vice President, provided administrative and task management support. Conducted research, drafting, and editing for gender-responsive programming in Yemen, Pakistan, and Colombia. Supported M&E collection and analysis, and designed new website content and outreach materials for events, policy forums, and fundraising efforts

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Researched and drafted policy recommendations on incorporating STEM and STEAM curriculums into Saudi education reform, as well as addressing drivers of extremism among youth in Yemen. Conducted weekly grant searches and solicited pro bono professional technical assistance. Assisted in strategic and logistical planning for the 2016 Annual Fundraising Dinner.

Seattle, Wa

Managed 30 accounts of private and corporate clients as primary point of contact. Served as personal assistant to the Director, maintained scheduling and planned logistics for travel. Prepared technical logistics and all materials for group workshops on corporate leadership.

Soroti, Uganda

Liaised with local government representatives to familiarize districts with the organization’s work to promote dialogue and collaboration to address land conflicts in region. Conducted a literature review and analysis on land conflicts and cattle rustling in Teso and Karamoja. Co-authored, designed, and edited the 2013 Annual Report to disseminate to grantors and partners.

Bellevue, Wa

Aided and supervised severely affected, non-verbal autistic youth with daily, in-home care. Facilitated the development of new personal skills through creative forms of communication.

Master Of Science - Ms, Women, Peace And Security

Graduated with Distinction Dissertation research: Reorienting Women, Peace and Security: Engaging Middle East Perspectives to Queer UNSCR.

Bachelor Of Arts And Science, Peace Studies And International Development

Activities and Societies: Students' Representative Council (Vice President), Learning Commons (Peer Tutor) Honors and Awards: Presidential.

Arabic

Intensive summer language program (Summer 2015)