Maia O'Meara Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Strategic Issues

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Analyst in the Professional Development Program, completing rotations in Strategic Issues; Contracting & National Security Acquisitions; International Affairs & Trade; and Education, Workforce, & Income Security.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Taught introductory statistics in Stata and R to undergraduate and PhD students in the Sociology department (SOC510 and SOC210).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Summer Analyst on the Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed a logic model and plan for evaluating SI360’s program and long-term impact on social entrepreneurship
• Researched and reviewed options to establish a platform for tracking student progress through SI360’s curriculum
• Created rubrics and survey materials for use in evaluating SI360’s curriculum

Chicago, Illinois

• Used Stata to perform factor analyses and significance tests on state-level data from Illinois’ child welfare system
• Used Excel and Nomad to create weekly reports to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) leadership summarizing the current placements of over 16,000 youth in care in Illinois
• Performed systematic searches of academic databases during rapid reviews of health policy literature
• Created graphs and figures to illustrate variations between respondent opinions from state-wide surveys
• Prepared timelines and agendas to manage multiple evaluations of pilot programs by IDCFS

Greater Chicago Area

• Answered phones and greet patrons at the front desk on behalf of the museum
• As a museum barista, trained several new employees in cafe procedures and techniques
• Provided exceptional customer service to patrons

Greater Chicago Area

• Maintained client database of programmatic and financial expenditures for over 500 refugee families
• Used Microsoft Outlook to update and add appointments to R&P’s internal calendar, shared by 11 staff members
• Scheduled and conducted visits to participant apartments to discuss their condition and discover any unmet needs
• Conducted intake interviews with refugees from across the globe, including Burma, the DRC, and Iraq

Amman, Jordan

• Fundraised and promoted CRP’s programming by composing daily social media posts and weekly blog articles
• Composed report to CRP’s director evaluating summer programming and suggesting future revisions
• Researched and compiled children’s activities to create a volunteer handbook and lead educational activities with 50 Iraqi and Syrian refugee youth during three week day camp in July and August
• Managed CRP’s 15 summer volunteers, adults from ten different countries, by leading daily check-ins, coordinating schedules, and submitting progress reports to the director
• Developed and updated CRP’s demographic database of over 1000 refugee participants served using UNHCR status determination papers and Microsoft Excel
• Built structure and timeline for an academic year After School Curriculum for children ages 6-12

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Used Excel to analyze UNHCR’s expenditures and allocation of PRM funding, totaling over a billion dollars, by program and county in order to develop policy recommendations for future spending
• Evaluated between 20 to 30 grant proposals to PRM from international NGOs to determine and compare their efficacy and innovative qualities before recommending finalists for funding
• Conducted broad research independently on refugees and humanitarian programs in Amman, Jordan to create a background guide for a Humanitarian Aid Monitoring & Evaluation Training for 30 new PRM staff members
• Collaborated with PRM staff to develop a PowerPoint on current humanitarian trends for PRM senior staff
• Organized, summarized, and disseminated relevant news and reports for PRM-PRP

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Entered and edited text on the United Way Columbus Volunteer Challenge (CVC) website (linked below)
• Composed daily Facebook posts to promote the Five Days of Service—the culminating event of the CVC
• Proofread project submissions from non-profit and volunteer groups for the Five Days of Service

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Composed a memorandum on engaging Millennials in government and public service for State Representative Kathleen Clyde with policy recommendations specific to her local district
• Wrote over 100 letters and commendations to constituents on behalf of Representative Clyde
• Compiled information on Ohio laws and legislation to respond to constituent requests on behalf of Representative Clyde

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Created and organized legal files and observed relevant trials in the Portage County Civil and Municipal Courts
• Wrote subpoenas and provided administrative support to Assistant Prosecutor Timothy Piero

Greater Chicago Area

• Tutored English as a Second Language to two adult students once a week for six months

Mpp, Public Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: Graduate Career Services Peer Advisor, Ford+Munk Public Policy Conference Co-Chair, Michigan Journal of Public.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Public Policy Studies

Activities and Societies: Prospective Student Advisory Committee, Linn-Mathews House Council, Amnesty International, Alpha Phi Omega.

High School Honors Diploma

Activities and Societies: Project Vietnam, Science Club, Perception Magazine, Student Council, National Honor Society, Amnesty.