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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

- Copy-edited and assisted in the creation of a Reconciliation Course through USIP's Global Campus online educational platform - Curated and Consolidated a case study comparison of Liberia’s inclusive commissions for the Global Campus Peace Mediation Course - Planned and executed online roundtables and events via Zoom to present new research from program experts and their research partners - Scheduled and coordinated meetings inside and outside of the institute for roundtables, events, and the Inclusion podcast - Helped host two colloquiums and assisted their small group breakouts to streamline discussions and idea-sharing

- Worked effectively with students from a large variety of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.- Successfully explained complex, challenging concepts comprehensibly to students of all educational needs and excel at tailoring my lesson plans based on a student's specific learning style and academic goals.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

- Conducted web-based desk research for women, peace and security; women’s rights; and gender-based violence developments in Yemen, Uzbekistan, the Central African Republic, and Cameroon to update our Gender-Based Analysis. - Wrote updates in a Gender-Based Analysis to provide our donor with information on the landscape of women, peace and security in Yemen, Uzbekistan, and the Central African Republic. - Analyzed existing US women, peace and security frameworks and US CSWG outputs to inform the direction of WINS policy agenda and strategy; influence global women, peace and security policies; and assist the US State Department in meeting women, peace and security commitments. - Researched existing protection mechanisms for human rights defenders to develop a strategy and protocol for the WINS Global Rapid Response Fund - Designed a system and procedure to track global conflict; women, peace and security; and the development of related global crises and opportunities to assist in the selection of regions and conflicts for Rapid Response Fund grants - Managed the creation of a social media strategy for the WINS Project by drafting a message box and tweets, scheduling posts based on important calendar dates, promoting events and outputs, and keeping a social media plan up-to-date with new information- Organized Zoom meeting logistics and managed translation services for advisory group meetings and report translations - Wrote briefs to share with technical experts and a general audience to promote WINS and its objectives

Washington, United States

- Copy-edited Roadmap for the Future document and portions of the draft of the Doha Forum Report to ensure accuracy and professional presentation. - Researched and wrote about how COVID-19 has impacted logistics and supply chains to supplement the Doha Forum Report.- Developed a Twitter social media plan to promote the UN75 Global Governance Forum. - Researched about the origin of COVID-19 and its impact on climate change for the annual Doha Forum Report.- Synthesized the Peace and Security segment of the UN75 Innovation Track Webinar e-consultation into a coherent thematic summary in order to clarify expert opinions on 5 key Peace and Security Innovation Proposals.- Organized attendee lists and designed concept notes for the UN75 Global Governance Innovation Track webinar series and e-consultation, and the UN75 Global Governance Forum.- Hosted several UN75 Global Governance Forum Sessions to provide crucial administrative and logistical support.

Washington D.C. And Granger, In

- Contributed research and writing to the UN 2.0 report about successful practices and obstacles to progress in multistakeholderism to guide the creation of 20 multistakeholder partnerships facilitated by our program. - Summarized contributions for two e-consultations in Africa and the Americas to help provide region-specific input to the 2020 review of the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture in a virtual roundtable with United Nations Permanent Representatives. - Copy-edited policy briefs and standardized citations for the Global Governance Innovation Perspectives series to polish research products before publication.- Attended meetings and webinars to compile and take notes on relevant research for the UN 2.0 report. - Organized attendee lists, made invitations, and designed concept notes for two regional e-consultations, the UN75 Global Governance Innovation Track webinar series and e-consultation, and the UN75 Global Governance Forum.

Granger, Indiana

- Lobbied my local Representative and State Senators in order to raise awareness about innovative techniques aimed at the reduction of global poverty and their impact on U.S. foreign policy. - Cultivated relationships with members of my community to educate them about how to get involved with with their members of Congress. - Mobilized support for poverty-reduction related policies by executing various social media campaigns. Designed effective graphics to increase awareness about global poverty and key legislation.

Notre Dame, In

- Managed a confidential internal database and led a project to reorganize the information storage system in order increase the efficiency of the data retrieval process. - Maintained a friendly environment while acting as the first source of contact for clientele while successfully resolving concerns and providing direction towards relevant resources.

Master Of Arts In International Peace And Conflict Resolution, International Relations And Affairs

Political Science Ba, International/Global Studies

I majored in Political Science and minored in International Studies.

Continuing Education Course, Mediation And Peacemaking