Supporting GESI for the USAID-funded Integrated Land and Resource Governance II project.

Technical and managerial oversight of Landesa's thematic programs addressing project management and operations, gender and social inclusion mainstreaming, climate change, private sector engagement, and research and learning. Co-lead organizational change initiatives focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, internal learning and systems improvement, and redistribution of power through decentralization.

Managing $3 million project in Liberia establishing a new country office, managing a local team, and partnering with government, civil society, and local communities to reform Liberia's land tenure system to provide collective rights to customary communities, and establish gender-equitable and socially inclusive community land governance bodies.Key member of internal teams focused on assessing and managing organizational systems and processes for effective gender integration, increased equity and inclusion, improved internal learning, streamlined opportunity decision-making, and improved project management.Technical and operational inputs on land rights projects across Landesa's portfolio, and extensive experience developing and managing programmatic partnerships with international NGOs.

Consulting to local government and non-profit organizations/coalitions focused on immigrant and refugee issues, environmental and climate justice, labor trafficking, gender equity, and latinx community-led development.

Managed $1.1 million USAID-funded project in the Eastern Province of Rwanda focused on resolution of women's intra-household land disputes through a network of local resource persons. Responsible for project oversight, management of subgrantee partners, financial and technical performance and reporting.

Responsible for operational, administrative, and financial management for the Africa Program; and provide land tenure, gender and project management expertise to key projects. Assist Program Director in meeting strategic objectives through planning, analysis and forecasting; support adequate resourcing of programs and projects through coordination of fundraising efforts and proposal writing; ensure project quality and timely reporting; oversee program financial management and budgeting; manage support staff; and build systems and tools for effective project management.

Responsible for supporting operational, administrative, and financial management for the Program Department; and provide land tenure, gender and project management expertise to key projects. Selected Accomplishments:* Co-managed intensive women’s land rights training program for 8 visiting professionals from China, India, and Sub-Saharan Africa; * Published brief on land rental markets in Ethiopia for the Focus on Land in Africa website;* Published short term impact evaluation for women’s land rights and legal empowerment project in Kenya;* Led development of system to manage project design, decision-making, and management; * Developed and managed workload analysis and staff forecasting system for more than 20 program staff; * Developed tool for identifying fundraising priorities for existing projects;* Created and monitored program and project budgets over $1 million annually; * Developed staff on-boarding curriculum, and training on project management, USAID grant and contract compliance, and project budgeting for program staff; * Participated in internal study groups on women's land rights and Islamic law and land tenure.

While pursuing Masters degree, worked at university think tank focused on connections between India, China, and he United States. Managed projects and events; researched India and China political, social and development issues; and wrote speeches and grant proposals.Projects/Accomplishments* Coordinated India-China Knowledge and Capacity Building Initiative, a multi-year Ford Foundation supported project to develop curriculum for graduate course taught simultaneously to more than 70 students in New York, Kolkata, India, and Kunming, China. Led international team in collection and review of scholarly material on historical and contemporary India-China interactions, and developed web-based platform for global student and faculty collaboration;* Managed more than 20 fall semester events for the Institute, including arranging space, speaker honorarium, event staffing and marketing.

As part of a school program in Nepal, worked with a quasi-governmental organization to design and conduct field research evaluating the social, political, and development status of a small indigenous community in southern Nepal, as well as the potential impacts of federalism proposals. Wrote report of my research findings, focusing on the indigenous group's most urgent development needs that resulted in grant funding to provide solar-powered electricity to the village.

During the first year of graduate degree program, worked as a key team member supporting over 200 community organizers with fundraising efforts for Parkinson’s research. Coordinated and supported high-profile events, oversaw development and distribution of Team Fox e-newsletter, and updated Web site content.

Managed grant making and communications at a small private family foundation focused on social justice philanthropy to improve the lives of women and girls, and expansion of the women's funding movement through creating women's funds in four rural U.S. states.Projects/Accomplishments* Managed over $2 million in annual grant making, including initial proposal review; life of grant management; oversight of reporting, accounting and auditing; and database management;* Led communication efforts, including development of the foundation's website and annual reports;* Led the development of a toolkit for starting women's funds within community foundations, drawing lessons from the foundation's experience and key stakeholder interviews;* Provided technical assistance to key partners, including leading video and web communication efforts for women's fund grantees.

Managed legal, financial, and human resources issues for East Coast sponsored projects of The Tides Center, a leading fiscal sponsorship organization fostering social justice and environmental non-profits.Projects/Accomplishments* Managed average caseload of 25 diverse non-profit organizations with annual budgets ranging from $5,000 to $2.5 million in core service areas of finance, human resources, administration and project management. Provided guidance and crisis management to organizations on budgeting and financial planning, hiring and performance evaluations, and 501(c)(3) legal status and regulations. Managed and reviewed financial, payroll and benefits transactions, organization cash flow and financial activity, grant proposals, and reports and vendor contracts;* Representative caseload projects included Environmental Working Group, Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), and Raising Voices;* Worked closely with projects separating from The Tides Center to ensure successful transitions to independent non-profit status, organizational closure or merger.