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San Francisco Bay Area

Responsible for overseeing the deployment of the Kiva Refugee Investment Fund as part of Kiva Capital Management.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead Kiva’s work with refugees, including spearheading Kiva's efforts to provide displaced populations with access to finance.• Fundraise for all refugee initiatives, having successfully raised $10M+ in grants and loan capital, and currently structuring a new $30M investment fund. • Develop and manage external partnerships with UN agencies, international NGOs, and private-sector companies.• Represent Kiva as a refugee sector expert on panels, in media interviews and publications, and on the steering committee of the Refugee Investment Network.• Oversee impact measurement, including the release of Kiva’s first Refugee Impact Report.

Istanbul, Turkey

• Managed Kiva’s $10M Middle East portfolio, which involved overseeing relationships with Kiva field partners, financial and risk monitoring, and impact tracking.• Conducted business development and due diligence for new field partners, successfully establishing 6 new partnerships.• Approved new partners from other regions as a member of Kiva’s Investment Committee.

Istanbul, Turkey

• Provided remote and onsite operational support to 22 partners, ensuring they maximized efficiency and impact on Kiva.• Managed Kiva Fellows based in the region.

Ramallah, West Bank

• Oversaw communications strategy and reporting to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).• Developed monitoring metrics and evaluated results of programs implemented throughout the project.• Designed and wrote programmatic proposal and budget for the project’s one-year extension from USAID.

Ramallah, West Bank

• Developed marketing materials to highlight project activities and impact.

Ramallah, West Bank

• Developed lesson plans and taught courses to both adults and children.

Berkeley, Ca

• Taught pottery classes for children