Maurita Obermiller Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Researched and conducted a literature review detailing food aid and emergency response in Mauritania.- Composed and enforced contracts between the consulting team and Mauritanian companies to secure interpreting services while conducting research in-country.- Applied and received grants totaling to $4,700 to conduct field work in-country and constructed a budget to monitor travel costs and expenditures.- Planned and executed a case study to measure the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of a food aid project in Mauritania to create best practices for USAID and the project implementers.- Led research in the field through focus groups and one on one interviews with project beneficiaries.- Drafted a final report to be shared with USAID officials and other organizations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Corresponded with numerous organizations to garner grassroots participation and support for the March for Science.- Organized the teach-ins and served as a point of contact for 25 participating organizations.- Oversaw and trained teach-in volunteers to check in registered attendees, handle waitlisted attendees, and control crowds.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Managed the donor database in salesforce and updated supporter information as necessary.- Conducted research on 200 foundations’ grant programs to create effective grant proposals.- Researched donors in order to determine where to target demographics for large donations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Assisted in the planning of the Global Citizen Earth Day rally on the National Mall which attracted approximately 250,000 people. This rally was one of many in the country which culminated in 50 million actions and 19 billion dollars - Conducted a 10 minute interview in Spanish with UN Radio about the importance of the Green Cities program which emphasizes ways that urban areas can become more environmentally friendly. - Composed blogs that helped to educate others on environmental issues that they might not have otherwise known about and allowed readers to share these articles with their peers to further education.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Development Studies

Agriculture And Resource Economics, International Agriculture, Graduate

Activities and Societies: Member of the University of Maryland Equestrian Team