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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Hiring/Recruitment/Offboarding: Oversee both the internal and external hiring process, including training and coaching hiring managers, managing the Applicant Tracking system, job postings, offer process, onboarding and offboarding. HR Compliance: Ensure legal compliance throughout human resources management; complete EEO and AAP reporting; maintain.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Interim COO Responsibilities (Jan - Aug 2023): Created budgets and forecasts for $2.5m budget. Reduced operational expenses by 10%. Wrote memos and led monthly reporting to the Board of Directors. Collaborated with our finance team to deliver timely and reconciled accounting within budgets. Leadership and Human Resources Administration: Supervised diverse.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Compliance: Led first-ever State Department audit of our program files, with 95% of files complete. Human Resources: Developed program structure and policies related to compensation, benefits, and travel for revised hybrid Fellowship program during pandemic and maintained pre-pandemic satisfaction scores, with a Net Promoter Score of +34. Recruited, hired.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Department Leadership: Supervised and managed team of 3-4 staff, created departmental policies and strategy.Global Recruitment Strategy: Led implementation of a global recruitment and vetting platform to handle 50% increase in applications, manage recruitment and vetting of 10,000 applications each year from 130 countries. Managed and trained 100 Selection.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Team Management and Supervision: Supervised personnel responsible for Fellow recruitment, pre-arrival preparation, and professional and logistical support during the Fellowship. Managed organizational intern program (in addition to Program Manager responsibilities listed below).

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Fellow Support: Ensured a positive experience for 75 U.S. Fellows each year, mediated work-related issues, made travel and visa arrangements. Recruited and managed 40 “Local Ambassador” volunteers to mentor Fellows.

Durham, NC

• Split time 75% with Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) and 25% with the Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE).
• Administrative Support: Simultaneously support two Centers and ensure smooth operations of office. Coordinate meetings for staff, make travel arrangements, update alumni database, organize contacts in Salesforce.
• Event Planning: Manage and execute events ranging from small seminars to larger conferences. Recently managed a high-visibility, four-day research conference including sole responsibility for invitations, response.

Greensboro, NC

• Housing Coordination: Set up apartments with furniture and household supplies for over 250 refugees. Planned and executed two furniture donation drives, developed approximately $25,000 worth of donations of furniture.
• Capacity-Building: Wrote a successful grant application; recruited, trained, and supervised volunteers; developed relationships with community partners; wrote material for website; wrote press releases.
• Case Management: Coordinated medical care, helped clients apply for Social Security cards, led financial literacy workshops for new clients.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Wrote research paper on the effects of the War in Iraq on China.

Durham, NC

Helped organize events, maintained membership database, sent updates to members, did administrative work.

Urubamba, Peru

Tutored Peruvian adults in English for the purpose of attracting and presenting to tourists.

Greenville, NC

Interviewed graduates of program, maintained graduate database, taught lesson on job interview etiquette, wrote profile of successful graduate for website.

Greenville, NC

Supervised approximately 50-80 children ages 12-17 in the club's Teen Center, started a book club for teens.

B.S., Economics, Political Science

• WXDU 88.7 FM: Volunteer DJ at college radio station for 4 years. Station's general manager from Apr. 2007 to Apr. 2008 and received.

Certificate, Project Management

Certificate, Non-Profit Management

Coursework in grant-writing, volunteer recruitment and management, event planning, program evaluation, website design, and marketing.