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New York, New York And Washington, Dc

Develops and drives strategy; responsible for management of the organization, including its NYC headquarters and growing presence in Washington, DC.; focused on growth and increasing impact.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Principal and Managing Board Member at Albright Stonebridge Group, part of Dentons Global Advisors. Served as Sustainability Practice Lead, providing advice and support to corporations, foundations, and nonprofits on ESG policy, government and public affairs, partnerships, and market alignment.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Chief Operating Officer responsible for talent management and retention and benefits and compliance; head of information technology, cyber security, knowledge management and organizational culture; oversaw team managing Sec. Albright’s private, public, and social sector work; built and oversaw global senior advisor network, with former Cabinet members, Ambassadors, and CEOs; designed and facilitated annual firm planning.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Senior Vice President, Operations at the Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG). Oversaw operational systems, including talent management and retention, information and communication technology in support of the firm’s mission and future growth. Completed merger; created career path and pro-active programs to build unique culture.

Technical advisor to international and domestic non-governmental organizations (NGOs) aimed at preventing and detecting election fraud and creating the conditions for free and fair elections. Specific expertise:o Supporting civic organizations or political parties to implement quick counts, also known as parallel vote tabulations (PVTs), and other systematic election observation techniques.o Implementing benchmark surveys to evaluate the strength of democracy and citizen participation.o Designing and leading focus groups to assess barriers to citizen participation.o Providing technical assistance to create and sustain volunteer networks.o Assisting political parties to train and field pollwatchers.o Organizing international election monitoring missions.o Evaluating the political participation of women, indigenous peoples and other minority or marginalized groups. o Promoting election observation in the media – giving interviews, participating in press conferences, and training journalists.

Partner and strategic advisor to international and local non-profit and non-governmental organizations in the United States, Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Specific expertise:o Directing programs and office operations in support of an array of democracy and governance programs. Responsible for programmatic strategy, human resources, budgets and operations.o Evaluating the internal operations of non-governmental organizations working on democracy and governance projects, recommending steps to improve NGO performance and sustainability.o Creating non-governmental organizations or coalitions to undertake democracy and governance projects, with focus in difficult/challenging environments, e.g., hybrid regimes, polarized societies, post-conflict societies.o Identifying activities/groups in transitional democracies that warrant programmatic support from the international community and/or local funders.o Developing and leading training programs to facilitate long term organizational planning, and to establish and strengthen policies, systems and operations.o Working on behalf of clients to develop and strengthen local partnerships within the public, private and international sectors.o Fundraising on behalf of the National Democratic Institute and partner NGOs.

Masters Of Business Administration

Master Of Arts (Ma), Counseling Psychology

Activities and Societies: Delta Epsilon Sigma National Honor Society

Spanish And International Relations

Summa Cum Laude

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