• Worked directly with the CEO as the first communications-focused staff member on the team, and helped create inaugural communications and fundraising strategies for a fast-growing startup nonprofit• Project managed fundraising pipeline including researching and tracking new funding prospects, identifying best-fit opportunities, drafting grant proposals, and contributing to 3 grants awarded• Managed an organizational rebrand including: created brand guidelines and led compliance among staff, created a new, client-focused website, increased average engagement on Instagram by 400%• Spearheaded media outreach to journalists to secure features for the organization in 5 East African publications, including authoring a piece in Next Billion• Hired, onboarded, and managed a part-time communications staff member• Selected from a highly competitive applicant pool by Princeton in Africa

• Organized and established an index of hard-copy project records for 3 USAID-funded projects in accordance with Chemonics standard guidance• Liaised between the Project Management Unit, Office of Business Conduct, and the Financial and Compliance Review team and reviewed supporting financial documents• Tracked and researched corporate capabilities on Chemonics’ qualifications in food security and resiliency for business development purposes

• Drafted and cleared written products including correspondence for the Secretary of State, briefing materials, talking points, and background papers for Department officials• Provided logistical and administrative support to organize high-profile events including an ambassadorial swearing-in ceremony, sensitive meetings with NGO partners, and a chief of mission conference of U.S. ambassadors to African countries• Represented the office and served as note-taker at key meetings with high-ranking foreign embassy and United Nations officials, a deputy prime minister of an East African country, U.S. ambassadors to Africa, and NGO leaders• Researched and wrote a reference guide on the 2016 Djibouti Presidential election for internal use

• Researched and wrote a literature review on adolescent motherhood in Kwale county • Drafted and edited a 30-page proposal for Peace Tree Network’s income-generating activities and trainings targeting adolescent mothers • Synthesized and analyzed over 200 quantitative and qualitative surveys identifying socioeconomic factors and attitudes that affect adolescent mothers in Kwale county to identify general causes and trends

• Organized a 3-week program to Rwanda for 10 undergraduate and graduate students to learn about women and youth development in a post-conflict context through daily meetings and site visits with local organizations• Managed a $28,000 budget for flights, lodging, travel expenses, administrative fees, tour guide fees and meals• Planned and led 8 pre-trip trainings for participants that emphasized team-building, service learning, Rwandan history, and cross-cultural communication

• Planned and wrote daily online content for United to End Genocide’s Facebook, Twitter, and blog using Netvibes and Hootsuite• Researched and published an article in the World Policy Journal’s blog on the plight of the Rohingya ethnic minority in Burma• Contributed to a creative team that built and executed a social media advocacy campaign to spread awareness about the Rohingya and pressure leaders to recognize and say their name