Lily Brent Email & Phone Number

Atlanta

Established Atlanta office for national organization. Designed consultation process with over 300 stakeholders and more than 50 community organizations to adapt national model to local context. Trained and supervised Fellows completing a full-time year of volunteer service with grassroots non-profit partners. Launched part-time service corps to match young.

Atlanta, Georgia

Supported human-centered design process for Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation initiative to assist married adolescent girls in Niger and Bangladesh. Project interventions included economic and educational opportunities, improved access to contraceptives and comprehensive sex education, and social support.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Organized group activities for youth involved in the child welfare system and their adult mentors to enhance sense of belonging and build community. Promoted to supervise 4 part-time staff facilitating group activities for different age cohorts.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Partnered with local counterparts in Benin, Mongolia and Nepal on project designs. Promoted more equitable distribution of the benefits of large infrastructure construction funded by the U.S. government. Used key informant interviews and focus groups to inform inclusion of youth, women, the extreme poor, rural populations and marginalized caste, ethnic and.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

US/Zimbabwe

Wrote literature review on gender and corruption. Drafted survey, interview and focus group protocols to explore the relationship between gender and corruption. Conducted interviews, facilitated focus groups and administered surveys in Bulawayo and Mutare, Zimbabwe. Coded and analyzed data; produced final report with recommendations for mainstreaming.

New York, NY

Provided individual therapy to children ages 6 to 13. Employed art therapy, play therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy. Diagnoses addressed included ADHD, bereavement, depression, disruptive behavior disorders, and parent-child relational problems. Co-facilitated group for 6-9 year olds with disruptive behavior disorders, language.

Kigali, Rwanda

Seconded to local partner ProFemmes/Twese Hamwe to conduct literature review on gender and land-related conflict with a focus on gender-sensitive progress indicators. Served on Gender Team; facilitated discussions on creating a mission order on LGBT integration; Drafted concept note for LGBT human rights project. Represented USAID at forums on land-related.

New York, NY

Drafted technical brief on strategies for integrating services for children affected by HIV/AIDS into a national child protection system framework including case studies on China, India, Namibia and South Africa. Conducted literature review on child maltreatment risk and response for children affected by HIV/AIDS.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Researched the development of child protection systems in Kenya and South Africa including relevant constitutional provisions, legislation, costing, mapping and budget allocations.Wrote technical brief on advocacy strategies for increasing investment in child protection systems and the social welfare workforce in order to respond to the needs of orphans.

Bronx, NY

Provided individual therapy to middle-school students ages 11 to 16. Issues addressed included ADHD, behavior modification, depression, oppositional-defiant disorder, peer and family conflict, physical and sexual abuse. Facilitated boys’ ADHD group focused on building concentration, frustration tolerance and social skills. Facilitated girls’ group focused.

New York, NY

Recruited, interviewed, and selected year-long volunteers placed in Rwanda. Provided logistical support to short-term service program. Wrote and disseminated guide for online campaign fundraising. Launched new online fundraising platform. Revamped communications and fundraising materials.

Rwanda

Completed a year of service supporting Rwandan colleagues providing psychosocial support and residential care to 250 teenage survivors of the 1994 genocide. Mentored a cohort of 15 adolescent girls in tandem with their Rwandan caregiver. Planned and facilitated recreational activities including arts and writing.

New York, NY

Adapted curriculum on strength-based, family-focused case management for audiences including corrections, community corrections, public housing, medical and non-profit staff. Trained more than 500 frontline workers in Arkansas, New York, Oklahoma and Virginia. Conducted interviews and surveys on family support and social networks among incarcerated people.

New York, NY

Drafted articles, essays, and prepared testimony on the effect of incarceration on families; Served on Strategic Planning Committee and Development Team: Wrote letters of inquiry, grant proposals and grant reports for federal, state, and local government as well as foundations.

Master Of International Affairs

Msw

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General