• Responsible for strategic direction, financial management, fundraising and public relations of a medium-sized non-profit organization with an annual budget of $950,000 focused on serving Charlotte’s immigrant community and promoting international understanding. • Managed a staff of 12 people across three program areas, including a legal clinic staffed by attorneys, adult and children’s education projects, and an international visitors program aimed at bringing future leaders to the City of Charlotte.• Served as the public face of the organization, building relationships with municipal and county leaders, appearing on TV and radio to increase public awareness of programs, and regularly presenting at public events and to community groups.• Increased revenue by more than 10 percent year-over-year and created new partnerships to enhance client services.

• Oversaw more than $20,000,000 in funding for democracy projects in the Middle East as an Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR).• Coordinated with other donor agencies to identify programming priorities, develop strategy, draft solicitations, and avoid program overlap and ensure efficient use of resources.• Regularly organized, planned and coordinated activities across organizations and with multiple partners. Communicated with State Department counterparts on a near-daily basis to ensure smooth program management and agreement on strategic decisions.• Served on Technical Evaluation Committees to analyze and evaluate grant proposals. Drafted grant application solicitation documents.

Represented the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, liaising and negotiating with program partners, beneficiaries and donors.Served as expert consultant to NDI’s Yemen office. Regularly traveled to Yemen from Jerusalem to provide technical advice to NDI staff and trainings to program partners working to support the country’s National Dialogue Conference.Developed NDI’s strategy for working in the West Bank and Gaza, including setting programmatic objectives and designing action plans. Decided level and types of technical assistance to provide to Palestinian partners to improve government accountability and transparency, inclusion of minority groups in decision-making, and respect for the rule of law.Regularly briefed colleagues in Washington DC and liaised with U.S government officials and other international actors in Jerusalem and Ramallah on political developments and their impact on Palestinian democracy.Organized and led an international pre-election assessment mission in advance of the October 2012 local elections. Met with more than 30 Palestinian interlocutors, including government officials, candidates, civil society representatives and journalists, and produced an assessment report that included recommendations for improving the transparency and credibility of the electoral process.Managed two full-time staff and numerous consultants. Responsible for all finances, including reporting and reconciling expenses and ensuring they are allowable under U.S. government regulations.Designed and implemented a participatory municipal budgeting project in cooperation with Palestinian civil society organizations.Monitored grantee and contractor performance and project progress, and identified implementation problems and solutions.

In advance of Yemen’s February 2012 presidential elections, traveled to Sana’a and designed, organized and led a series of trainings on how to recruit, deploy and train political party poll watchers. Designed training manuals and election day questionnaires. Successfully trained over 500 political party activists from 12 political parties. Drafted a case study on how to implement a candidate debates program – including best practices for securing candidate participation and media coverage, partnering with local civil society organizations, and training moderators on how to perform – as an NDI internal document to inform future initiatives in this area. Helped to draft budget and budget notes for proposal on organizing a conference to bring individuals from 17-18 countries to view and learn about political debates in the United States.

Designed, supervised and implemented USAID-funded programs to support Liberian civil society organizations’ ability to contribute to the 2011 constitutional referenda and legislative and presidential elections.Assisted civil society organizations to conduct a country-wide domestic election observation effort that fielded observers at 2,000 polling places on Election Day, a series of debates for senatorial candidates, and a large-scale voter education program that included face-to-face instruction and radio programs.Analyzed and communicated Liberia’s election laws, regulations and procedures to diverse audiences, including Liberian poll watchers, political party representatives, international actors, and colleagues in Washington DC.In the absence of the country director, managed programmatic and administrative matters and a staff of 23 people for two months. Functioned as NDI’s primary point of contact for the U.S. Embassy, USAID, the United Nations, the Liberian government and other actors. Drafted regular reports on political and programmatic developments.

Member of three person leadership team on NDI's largest program, with more than $50 million in U.S. State Department grants. Regularly advised the Country Director on political and strategic issues, and played a leading role in identifying the Institute's priorities, designing programs, developing budgets, and ensuring that objectives were met and projects completed within the set timeframe. Managed a team of 18 Iraqis based throughout the country who implemented democracy assistance projects. Responsible for personnel decisions, identifying and communicating the team's priorities, developing and ensuring the implementation of workplans, and helping staff manage sensitive and sometimes dangerous political situations.Designed, organized and managed numerous projects, including a series of candidate debates held in advance of the 2010 parliamentary elections, a nation-wide voter education effort in conjunction with 15 Iraqi NGOs, a long-term developmental partnership with a local media monitoring organization, and a minority rights conference attended by national leaders and more than 600 people. Traveled to Baghdad on a regular basis to meet with Iraqi and U.S. Embassy officials.Accredited international observer for July 2009 Iraqi Kurdistan regional elections, March 2010 Iraq parliamentary elections, and December 2010 Kosovo parliamentary elections.

Supported NDI's democracy assistance projects in Albania and Montenegro. Worked closely with field-based staff to devise program strategy and secure funding from the State Department, USAID, the National Endowment for Democracy and the United Nations Development Programme.Drafted proposals and reports to donors, and developed and monitored multi-million dollar budgets.Regularly traveled to the Balkans to evaluate program progress and accomplishments and to ensure programs were implemented according to donor regulations.

Assigned to a communications team of ten people within the Office of Human Resources Management. Collected information and developed communications oriented Web sites.

Assisted Professor Brian Loveman with the administration of a graduate level course on the evolution of U.S. foreign policy since the end of the Cold War, and the organization of a lecture series that included presentations by some of America's top academics.Helped professor organize and teach a class on U.S. Government for more than 500 students. Led two weekly discussion sessions of 30 students each and graded students' essays and tests.

Responsible for uncovering and reporting local news in southern New Hampshire for award winning newspaper company. Wrote more than 1,000 news and feature articles on town and state government, education issues, crime, and human interest stories.Awarded second place in the category of health reporting by the New England Press Association in 2002 for a series of articles on the dangers of large amounts of radon in local water supplies.