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Washington, DC, US

New York, New York, US

UNICEF’s Venture Fund invests in early stage, open-source, emerging technology with the potential to impact children on a global scale. It also provides product and technology assistance, support with business growth, access to a network of experts and partners to allow for scale and growth. Our ambition is to build successful digital solutions into Global.

Baltimore, Maryland, US

The Social Innovation Lab (SIL) at the Johns Hopkins University supports innovative nonprofits, mission-driven companies and disruptive technologies to create change and opportunity in Baltimore and beyond.Open to Baltimore-area changemakers – including but not limited to Johns Hopkins faculty, students and staff – SIL provides social entrepreneurs the.

Dubai, Dubai, AE

• An innovation and partnership programme launched by Expo 2020 Dubai.Expo Live funds, accelerates and promotes creative solutions that improve lives while preserving our world.With an allocation of USD 100 million, Expo.
• Designed Expo Live’s integrated small, medium, and large-scale programming strategy for the six-month event, incorporating 140+ social enterprises from 72 countries.
• Led workshop with 120 social entrepreneurs on designing experiential programming at the World Expo.
• Liaise with internal Expo 2020 departments (International Participants, Non-Official Participants, Education Sector, Commercial) and UAE stakeholders (Mubadala, Dubai Chamber) to agree on Expo Live value-add to.
• Initiated development of Expo Live pavilion “The Good Place” program offerings for daily visitors (B2C, B2B, B2G).
• Supported launch of GCC Social Innovation and Impact Investing working group.

Amsterdam, North Holland, NL

• The Dubai Smart City Accelerator, powered by Startupbootcamp, is the leading program supporting innovative companies in the IoT & Connectivity, Urban Automation & Mobility, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Open.
• Conducted mapping exercise to identify important global stakeholders (i.e., investors, accelerators/incubators) and industry-relevant events to attend to conduct outreach to Smart Cities-focused startups. In total, led.
• Lead evaluation process for cohort selection, including scoring startups, data analysis, and preparing reports for program sponsors (Dubai Chamber, Orange Business Services, Smart Dubai, RIT Dubai, Du Telcom, and Dubai.
• Supervise event planning and execution including operations, marketing and communications, press releases, presentation content, budgeting, and team management for Investor Demo Days, Accelerator Selection Days.
• Managed all content creation, asset design, and data gathering for social media, website, PR, program presentations, technical funding proposals, and partner/finance reporting.
• Business and network development for Startupbootcamp pipeline projects in Bahrain and KSA.

Burj Khalifa, Dubai, AE

• womena® is a multi-dimensional media company that accelerates equality through creative content and entrepreneurial experiences. Our flagship accelerator program, womentum, is an experience-based early-stage.
• Managed organization’s community growth across the MENA entrepreneurship ecosystems, generating new business leads, sponsorships, and in-kind partnerships with tech companies, investors, conferences, telcoms, banks.
• Launched womena’s community platform to onboard 330+ members, providing regular access to networking, upskilling, and exposure opportunities. (Co)hosted regular events, trainings, and media coverage (Arabian Business.
• Identify relevant investors, sponsors, and high net worth individuals to invite to womena rebranding launch event, investor-exclusive events, demo days, etc.
• Content development and design for monthly e-newsletter communications for audiences of 10k+, sponsorship proposals, and donor/sponsor reports.
• Supported launch of the MENA region’s first female-led tech accelerator program, including developing relationships with regional stakeholders for application promotion; reviewing/scoring entries and interviewing.

Beirut, Beirut, LB

• Innovation for Change (I4C) is a global network of people and organisations who work together to protect civic space and overcome restrictions to our basic freedoms of assembly, association and speech.We are a.
• Consulted with SMEX and donors to oversee strategic design and launch of three major programs: (1) deployment of digital security updates for selected CSOs; (2) launch of digital activism course in Arabic for 75.
• Coordinate partnership deal process including preparing business cases, project plan, MOU and contracting.
• Donor relations and grant reporting – milestone reports for tranche distribution; weekly meetings; final report.

Washington, DC, US

Directed Critical Language Scholarship program (funded through U.S. State Department) in Amman, Jordan for 30 university-level (bachelors, masters, doctorate) students over the course of 2 months.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Lead QFI Youth Engagement (YE) program team of 4 and budget of up to $750k reaching 1000 students in US/MENA.
• Project management from launch to M&E for 15+ virtual and in-person exchanges, grant/fellowship opportunities, and professional development programs for high school + college students, aligned with QFI and Qatar’s.
• Responsible for partnerships and strategic alliances to advance mission, presenting at conferences internationally (Egypt, Qatar, USA), event planning, and supporting communications (website + social media) for YE.
• Directed first U.S. high school Arabic study abroad program in Doha, Qatar in summer 2014 at HBKU.
• Conducted workshops at global education and entrepreneurship conferences in U.S., Qatar, and Egypt.

Washington, DC, US

Directed NSLI-Y (funded through U.S. State Department) Jordan six-week Arabic intensive program for 11 students including overseeing academic program, designing educational orientation and program activities, arranging meetings with high-level officials from political, economic, social, and cultural sectors, and weekly progress reports for State Department.

Washington, DC, US

• Contributed to research and publishing for WJP Rule of Law Index® 2014.
• Compiled results and managed communications from responses to the 2013 Qualified Respondent Questionnaire, which is administered to legal experts in over 97 countries.
• Performed data processing, database maintenance and developmental support in maintaining Index databases.
• Drafted, edited, and proofread Index outreach materials and other documents.
• Corresponded with legal experts in Arabic throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

Tallahassee, FL, US

• Drafted legal answers to complaints for mortgage foreclosure cases listing State of Florida as defendant
• Sorted and interpreted case dockets on FLCCIS to determine appropriate responses from State of Florida on foreclosure cases

Baltimore, MD, US

• Performed casework duties for new refugees arriving in Nashville (i.e. taking to and from appointments, home visits, etc.).
• Taught beginning English and health/nutrition courses to refugees.
• Supported the Refugee Employment and Certification Help (REACH) program with teaching networking and job search skills to refugees holding professional skills that seek to reenter the job market.
• Used Arabic language skills to communicate with Arabic-speaking Iraqi, Sudanese, and Eritreans.
• Developed curriculum for new home safety course for incoming Nepali, Burmese and Somali refugees.

• Reviewed tax collector websites nationwide for best practices in design and organization of service and content, prepared specifications for new website design, and led meeting with web design vendors
• Managed city-wide customer satisfaction reports and communicated customer complaints/praises to appropriate Tax Collector departments.
• Verified and balanced check receipts and license tag decals, and read all related state policy manuals to create examination questions for employee training sessions.
• Support senior leadership with special projects as designated.

Lakeland, Florida, US

Serve customers; bag groceries and take to cars; retrieve carts from parking lot; some cleaning; stocking shelves.

Executive Mba

Master’S Degree, Arab Studies

Middle Eastern Studies, Near And Middle Eastern Studies

A.A., Journalism