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Nashville, TN, US

Nashville Metropolitan Area

- Develop organizational strategy and annual budget, including narratives around purpose, theory of change, expected impacts, and thematic and geographic priorities, among others- Recruit for and liaise with US board, including establishment of board committees, reporting mechanisms, and recruitment efforts- Manage day-to-day operations, including hiring.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Represented GFP in the United States through outreach, policy advocacy, and partnership development- Designed and secured funds for first four US programs on the South Side of Chicago and in Nashville, TN- Opened first US offices in the heart of the peacebuilding community in Washington. DC- Created administrative infrastructure, including establishing.

Gulu, Uganda

- Developed and managed partnerships with funders and local partner organizations- Prepared high quality effective grant proposals, partner proposals, and reports to identified donors and partners- Supervised Fundraising Department staff and interns- Generated more than $5 million USD in funding from the governmental, UN, foundations, and individual.

Amman, Jordan

- Developed and managed partnerships with funders and local partner organizations - Prepared high quality effective grant proposals, partner proposals, and reports to identified donors and partners- Secured $1m grant from US State Department on preventing violent extremism- Generated more than $5 million USD in funding from the governmental, UN.

Gulu, Uganda

- Developed funding proposals and managed donor relations, financial accounts, and administrative records- Established a recording studio and music advocacy project for local artists and conflict victims’ groups- Organized a five-concert peace music competition across Northern Uganda- Coordinated and led a ten-day exchange to Sierra Leone with two Northern.

Remote

- Managed a longitudinal research project between George Mason University, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, and the University of Manchester to investigate alternative, bottom-up indicators of peace using mobile phone surveying in 12 communities - Oversaw monitoring and evaluation, budgeting and accountability, focus group and survey.

Gulu, Uganda

- Liaised with the Board of Directors and major donors, including the MacArthur Foundation and the Norwegian Embassy- Chaired staff meetings and communicated management decisions- Ensured the smooth day-to-day running of the office- Chaired the JRP Strategy and Fundraising Committee- Led, supervised, and coordinated the Gender Justice Unit, including.

Remote

- Edited articles submitted for publication for style, format, clarity and fluency - Guest-edited a special issue on the arts and peacebuilding in Africa

Uganda

- Coordinated an assessment on the reparative justice needs of children born of war and their mothers in Uganda to inform national transitional justice policy-Designed assessment tools and conducted interviews and focus group discussions with children and their relatives, community members, civil society representatives and government officials- Conducted.

Gulu, Uganda

Led a study under the guidance of Professor John Paul Lederach on music and conflict transformation in the Acholi sub-region of northern Uganda to better understand how a variety of musical genres emergent during northern Uganda’s periods of violence (namely 1986 to date) have contributed to constructive change in individuals affected by conflict, and in.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

- Developed strategy and project proposals for transitional justice policy interventions in Uganda- Contributed to the organization’s Gender Working Group to mainstream gender internally and externally- Organized and chaired three public seminars on the state of transitional justice in Uganda, South Sudan and Zimbabwe, and one public roundtable discussion.

South Bend, Indiana Area

Transcribed oral history accounts from survivors of the conflict between the Lord's Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda in the Acholi sub-region of northern Uganda

Gulu, Uganda

- Provided technical support on research, policy briefs and advocacy recommendations- Founded Voices, a transitional justice magazine with a quarterly circulation of 3,500+- Managed a $10,000 UN Women grant on amnesty and gender resulting in a policy brief

Gulu, Uganda

Established a communications strategy, including a website, social media accounts, newsletters and a 2,000-person mailing list

Gulu, Uganda

- Placed 24 students in internships with local organizations- Developed the program’s schedule and arranged logistics, including transportation and accommodation- Delivered annual lectures on the state of transitional justice in Uganda

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

- Prepared collections for the archives and drafted finding aids for researchers- Authored and hosted a special exhibit on public policy and civic engagement

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

- Organized three annual benefit concerts raising more than $15,000, and an international peacebuilding conference- Engaged public and university officials, the community, and media on project-related advocacy initiatives- Led students on study abroad trips to Uganda

Gulu, Uganda

- Measured the efficacy of art therapy in reducing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in former child combatants in a study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health- Taught art education to youth aged 12-17

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Condensed data on the International Criminal Court and the Lord’s Resistance Army into interactive maps, handouts, memos, slideshows and blog posts

Kampala, Uganda

Observed the status of refugees with parliamentarians during the Kenyan election crisis; Attended plenary and Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs meetings

Master'S Degree, Peace Studies And Conflict Resolution

Conflict Analysis and Transformation Concentration

Executive Certificate, Sports Philanthropy

Bachelor'S Degree, Peace Studies And Conflict Resolution, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Baker Scholar, Chancellor's Honors, College Scholars, Rotaract, Amnesty International, Jazz for Justice Project