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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, DC

New York, NY

New York, NY

- Manage the Reception and Placement program, HIAS’ largest grant, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State. It enables HIAS’ national affiliate network, composed of 25 local social service agencies, to provide core services and intensive case management to more than 3,000 refugees annually.- Develop affiliates’ capacity to provide quality services.

Washington, DC

- Lobbied Congress, the Administration, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to improve domestic and international policies for refugees.- Led the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Working Group, consisting of~100 members, by coordinating and implementing a strategic plan to advocate for 5,600 indigent, blind, elderly, and disabled.

Nairobi Kenya

- Counseled over 900 refugee applicants by preparing them for interviews with U.S. Refugee Officers.- Interviewed refugee-applicants to record persecution claims, obtain biographical data, and prevent fraud.- Provided legal access to refugee applicants by traveling 75 percent of the tenure to refugee camps throughout East and Central Africa, including.

Washington, DC

Takoma Park, MD; Silver Spring, MD

- Managed an annual caseload of 110 clients, consisting of refugees, asylees, human trafficking victims, and parolees. The clients that I was assigned were the most challenging in that they either spoke nominal English or were highly educated and experienced professionals.- Advised clients how to obtain and retain a job in the U.S. by informing them of.

Arlington, VA; Washington, DC

- Interviewed and evaluated basic needs for appropriate referrals of internally displaced people from Hurricane Katrina who resided at the DC Armory. - Trained and supervised nine volunteers daily in tracking incoming and outgoing residents.- Organized and distributed donations to residents, the National Guard, DC Police Department, and DC Fire Department.

Madrid, Spain

- Maintained grant project records on an international website to share information with other E.U. countries. - Expanded filing system to approximately 2,000 grant project reports.- Provided governments and organizations Internet and hard-copy access to archives.

Washington, DC

Arlington, VA

- Composed a guide of web resources for Asylum Officers on human rights conditions. Researched human rights violations of 68 countries for the Asylum Office Library.- Explained asylum application procedures to applicants, interpreters, and legal representatives.- Organized mass mailings, the fingerprinting of applicants and tracking of applicant files.

Alexandria, VA

- Designed curricula for Comparative Judaism and Ethics classes. - Reinforced Hebrew reading skills for students in kindergarten through 8th grade with Learning and Emotional Disabilities.- Created projects for students to learn coursework kinesthetically through art, creative writing, drama, and debate.- Co-taught students ranging from kindergarten.

Falls Church, VA

- Taught clients Pre-Employment Training workshops regarding U.S. work ethics, conducting job searches, completing job applications, and interviewing.- Coordinated with other agencies to provide Behind-The-Wheel driving instruction and office training.- Wrote the Guidebook for Newcomers on U.S. cultural orientation and an Operations Manual for Lutheran.

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee, WI

- Taught ten low-income adult immigrants Math, English, and Social Studies.

Greater Milwaukee Area

- Devised imaginative oral and visual lesson plans covering the established curriculum.- Reviewed Hebrew alphabet with elementary students with Learning Disabilities.

Alexandria, VA

Charleston, SC

- Facilitated political involvement of minority communities through direct outreach at churches and community centers, telephone banking, and canvassing. - Organized two political debates and arranged logistics for 18 candidates’ speaking engagements.- Coordinated the Get-Out-the-Vote efforts in the South Carolina Low Country.- Coached local politicians in.

Alexandria, VA

Alexandria, VA

Arlington, VA

Arlington, VA

- Delivered monthly bulletins on-time to three large neighborhood blocks.

Washington, DC

Spanish Language And Regional Studies, 4.0

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), International Peace And Conflict Resolution, Cum Laude, 3.6