Margaret Rose (Boehly) Benavente Email & Phone Number

Honolulu, HI, US

U.S. Embassy: Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, El Salvador; Washinton, DC; TDY Pacom

I currently serve as a USAID Foreign Service Officer. As a technical officer in procurement, I review and analyze data, providing advice on formulating, coordinating, managing strategy, policies, concepts, procedures, guidelines, and models for establishing and implementing acquisition and assistance programs. Innovation Portfolio-Lead agreement officer on.

Liaison for the regional recruitment, retention and engagement committee to higher education and community organizations to create a pipeline for the next generation of Federal Employees.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Investigated over 100 charges of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual harassment, equal pay, age, disability, genetic information and/or retaliation brought by.
• Requested documentary evidence, interviewed witnesses, participated in on-site investigations of employers' facilities and in settlement negotiations, and educated the public on their rights in filing discrimination.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Worked as an intensive employment caseworker for more than 70 newly arrived refugees from China, Bosnia, Iraq, Iran, Rwanda, Burundi, Chad, Somalia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Sudan). Prepared clients for job interviews.
• Conducted more than 100 presentations to local and international businesses, and established relationships to encourage companies to hire refugee clients. Educated firms on state incentive programs for hiring refugees.
• Organized job fairs, and completed monthly/quarterly reports on refugee placement/retention date and conducted periodic case audits for federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs.

• Initiated child health care programs for 150 OVCSs focused on primary health services, prenatal care and TB awareness funded by the Netherlands/Belgium Red Cross ($100,000 USD annually).
• Developed an OVC After-School/Saturday Activity Program which provided weekly tutoring, entertainment and athletic opportunities for more than 170 children, as well as a program to train community legal aid.
• Formed a partnership with the Namibian Literacy Program to provide weekly classes for street children and teen parents; requested school fee exemptions for over 200 OVCs, distributed school supplies and uniforms, and.
• Represented the Namibian Red Cross in the quarterly meeting of all of the Ministries, NGOs and individuals working on OVC issues in the Kavango region. Drafted, implemented and evaluated trimester plans and goals of.
• Contributed to the development and implementation of the national plan for OVC, community development/awareness of OVC issues, and institutional development/capacity building in the Namibia Red Cross to address issues.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted in review of UNDP requests for legal experts including establishing legal clinics in the Republic of Congo, prison ombudsman programs and disability rights in Tajikistan. Research issue in ABA database and.
• Coordinator of National Legal Essay Contest for Washington Foreign Law Society. Reviewed applications and distributed applicant packets to reviewers country-wide.

Fairfax, VA

• Assisted in the compilation of The Almanac for Virginia Politics
• Designed, researched and compiled information on VA state government officials
• Researched grant opportunities on civic engagement
• Complied data on immigration issues

Washington D.C. Metro Area, Office Of The Late Senator Frank Lautenberg, NJ

• Researched President Bush’s global AIDS policy (PEPFAR)
• Wrote policy memos on the Avian flu, African debt and Ghana’ s development programs
• Provided constituent liaison assistance

San Francisco Bay Area

• Research/Teaching Assistant- Professor Stephen Zunes (2004-2005)
• Completed Research Paper on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Coltan Trade
• Researched and wrote policy proposals on US/Middle East and Nicaragua
• Categorized and organized articles written by Professor Zunes
• Representative at Peace and Justice Conference
• Teaching Assistant for Global Economic Justice and Politics of Middle East

San Francisco Bay Area

• Researched and analyzed federal funding requirements for homeless programs, and attended regional meetings to share information and strategize on the federal grant funds.
• Coordinated HIV/AIDS housing applications for eligible clients, recruited community representatives from non-profits, the health sector and government to sit on the application panel.
• Organized site visits to homeless shelters and social service centers for donors, clients, government representatives and others to raise awareness and increase engagement.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Assisted in the prosecution of elder abuse case trials, including contacting witnesses, victims and police officers, assisting in reviewing police reports and investigating chronologies and criminal records.
• Assisted attorneys in court with pre-hearing and pre-trial conferences and researched and wrote court motions.

London, Eng;and

• Served as an assistant to the Chief of Staff. Took minutes for meetings between the MP and lobbyists, attended constituency meetings and attended the International Development Committee Meetings in order to update the.
• Wrote a paper on regional redevelopment that highlighted the success of economic redevelopment as a result of streamlining business applications.

Ma, Political Science

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Harris Manchester College, Study Abroad, International Relations And Affairs