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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

London, England, United Kingdom

- Created numerous communications content to promote the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, from online blogs to printed booklets to crafting written case studies for external articles and the website. - Engaged actively with the Age-friendly Employer Pledge network (300+ employers) by personally conducting periodic check in calls and responding to requests to the pledge email as well as working to broaden the network by presenting and networking at multiple external events.- Managed multiple event logistics from start to finish for both online webinars and in person conference exhibition stands including developing stakeholder relationships with designers, vendors and event staff.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Collaborate and strategize with an external consultant to understand the current prospect research model and develop a more streamlined and effective system. • Conduct biographical and giving capacity research on potential prospects using a wide range of online resources.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Co-managed the Food Waste Warriors (FWW) program which provides grants to K-12 schools to empower them to take action on food waste. This included reviewing grant applications, conducting school interviews, and selecting the final grantees for the 2021 cohort as well as interviewing, onboarding, and overseeing FWW interns. Supported several initiative teams with multiple administrative projects including but not limited to arranging meetings/events, onboarding new staff, preparing presentations, and managing expense reports and invoices.Assembled and disseminated comprehensive notes following scientific and/or policy meetings as well as short- and long-term research projects on topics ranging from seaweed as livestock feed to forced labor in seafood supply chains.

Washington D.C. Metro Area/ New York, New York

Crafted, researched and coauthored the White Paper "Road Map for Inclusion: Changing the Face of Disability in Media" with Senior Fellow Judith Heumann as well as assisted in writing Ms. Heumann’s numerous speeches and blog postsAided in the development of a social media strategy for growing the popularity of Ms. Heumann’s international disability rights activism on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Performed day to day administrative support to the President, such as managing the CEO’s daily calendar and performing academic and programmatic research regarding global women's issues.Managed high profile, private event planning including handling logistical arrangements

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed several senior executives expense accounts using Expensify as well as monitoring the office’s monthly budget and providing overall administrative aid.Composed daily Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region digests detailing the news highlights for each country in the region. Conducted research for analysts across a variety of areas including the United States and Corruption and the Middle East's influence in Africa.

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Wrote informational briefs on issues including Israel’s settlement policy in the Palestinian Territories, the impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in the United States and human rights abuses in China.• Wrote memos summarizing event proceedings after attending conferences on a variety of issues including femicide, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and Euro skepticism etc.

Walla Walla City Hall

• Assisted in writing a federal Community Development Block Grant to benefit low-income local neighborhoods with sidewalk improvements, housing repair etc. Conducted community meetings with residents of the targeted low-income neighborhoods as well as local businesses and non-profit organizations in order to develop reasonable goals for utilizing the grant of $300,000 awarded annually for five years.• Acted as the city’s first line of interaction with concerned citizens directly in person or over the phone concerning difficult issues, including the impact over the legalization of marijuana and the growing threat of gang violence.• Assisted in preparing the City to apply for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award by studying other award winning cities’ applications and acting as one of the liaisons with the consultant the City hired to steer the City to the level of strategic planning required to win the award.• Constructed the formatting and assisted in the departmental outreach for the City’s biannual budget presentation in an effort to be awarded the Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.

Master Of Science - Ms, Political Communication, Distinction

Personal Coursework includes Media and Democracy, Internet and Civil Society, Psychology of Political Communication, Political.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Comparative Politics And Government, French Language And Culture

Activities and Societies: Coolidge Otis Chapman Honors Program Classes include Israel, Palestine and the Politics of the Middle East, Iran.

Study Abroad: European Union Politics

Study Abroad Program based in Freiburg, Germany focusing on the political history and current issues of the European Union, such as '.