• Serve academic departments and 2,700+ international researchers and faculty in the areas of immigration and labor regulations, academia, travel, social/cultural adaptation, and university policies• Serve as an Alternate Responsible Officer for the Department of State's J-1 Exchange Visitor Program• Lead international orientations, department trainings, immigration and grant-funding workshops, and social/cultural programming• Maintain website and create guides, forms, and other resources for international and domestic audiences• Managing transition to large-scale online immigration request submission process• Issue immigration documents, maintain records for the Department of Homeland Security’s SEVIS database, submit H-1B petitions, and ensure compliance with all U.S government agencies• Research, analyze, and interpret federal regulations and set university policies and procedures• Develop and maintain procedural documentation to ensure efficiency and standardization across office• Manage internal databases, conduct audits to ensure data accuracy and compliance, collect data and prepare reports for key stakeholders, and provide targeted marketing information for events• Process immigration requests with transactions of over $500,000/year• Work with other UCSD offices such as Export Control, Research Affairs, Academic Departments, Contracts and Grants, etc. to negotiate and problem-solve international scholar issues• Attend and participate in conferences, meetings, panels, and presentations with government agencies and professional associations• Serve on hiring committees and provide work direction to administrative staff and student assistants

• Led the PIER Board and chaired regular meetings for international education professionals in San Diego• Organized panels and training with U.S. government agencies (DOS, DHS, CBP, FBI) and experts in the field

• Co-Chair of a Member Interest Group for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers within NAFSA, a professional association for international educators• Presented at NAFSA conference and worked with Peace Corps Staff to provide information about Peace Corps programs

• Advised 3,000+ international undergraduate and graduate students and families on immigration, academic, cultural, and personal issues• Served as Designated School Official for the Department of Homeland Security and Alternate Responsible Officer for the Department of State• Led international student orientations and workshops on immigration topics for foreign students• Served as lead for office’s SEVIS compliance• Managed university student databases, including software updates and QA testing, and prepared reports for university departments on international student data• Worked with foreign government agencies that financially sponsor international students• Composed and submitted Open Doors reports for the Institute of International Education

• Provided advising, programs, and services for 3,500+ international students and several thousand international scholars and dependents• Served as office liaison to all international student groups for purposes of communications and event programming• Led workshops on maintaining legal status and employment• Developed resources such as a guides, handouts, and video tutorials for international students and scholars

• Taught English, health, and cultural courses at a teacher-training college in a small undeveloped town in Ukraine• Organized and managed two summer camps in Crimea for several hundred children from Eastern Europe, collaborating with Ukrainian teachers and directing work of fellow U.S. volunteers• Member of the Peace Corps HIV/AIDS Working Group, edited newsletter for volunteers, Ukrainian staff, and government officials• Completed an intensive Peace Corps training in grant-writing. Awarded $5,000 Peace Corps Partnership Grant to build the first fitness center for the local community • Completed an intensive 3-month training program in Russian, Slavic culture and English teaching techniques while living with a Ukrainian host family• Became deeply integrated into Ukrainian life, developed a sophisticated understanding of this region, and achieved the level of “Advanced-High” in Russian according to the ACTFL system used by Peace Corps

• Conducted programmatic, administrative, and logistical assignments for HBF, a German NGO that specializes in transatlantic relations, security, and environmental sustainability• Developed expertise in research, reporting on conferences, making travel arrangements, organizing events, communicating in a variety of settings, writing and editing

• Awarded Cambridge CELTA certificate in the teaching of English as a second language• Taught English to Russians aged 18-40 with various levels of English proficiency and conducted placement interviews