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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Duties include supporting the development and now-implementation of the 2022 USAID Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) Strategy, using feedback gathered from A&A professionals, case studies of different A&A awards and programmatic approaches, and related Agency policies and initiatives. Additionally, I assist in the implementation of special projects, oversight of certain agency systems, and coordinating office responses to audit recommendations from supreme audit institutions.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Supported Agreement Officer’s Representatives in the administration and oversight of over 20 public diplomacy grants and cooperative agreements within the USAID/ASHA portfolio. Duties ranged from ensuring the prompt completion of post-award requirements by grantees, to helping coordinate ASHA’s FY 2022 RFA process.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supported the Office of Development Planning in its strategic and budgetary planning functions. Regular duties included providing data cleaning and visualization for the office and its principals in the Bureau, as well as coordinating other interns within the Bureau to arrange for continued support in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cincinnati, Oh

While volunteering for SOTENI International, I helped push efforts to formalize data collection efforts from Kenyan public health worker, produced a presentation for donors and board members representing SOTENI efforts throughout 2019, and assisted with producing the organization’s annual report for donors and the general public.

Cincinnati, Oh

As a member of the museum's floor staff, I provided information on the history, economics and mechanics of slavery from the early 1600s to the 21st century for museum patrons through word-of-mouth and newer technologies like virtual reality simulations.

Cincinnati, Oh

• Assisted students of the college with scheduling appointments and administrative concerns• Mediated issues between students and advisors to resolve issues quickly and effectively• Communicated with students, faculty, staff and parents daily to timely convey pertinent information

Cincinnati, Oh

• Organized study sessions for Dr. Kimberly Conger's Intro to American Politics course• Created small curriculums designed to complement lectures• Resolved student concerns about coursework and counseled on potential changes to lectures• Worked to make all materials more accessible and comprehensible

Cincinnati Area, Ky

• Performed interview transcriptions and data analysis.• Procured research materials as requested• Gathered data from NATO Military Balance Journals on Iraq War participation• Generated dataset of NATO alliance contribution for McNair Scholars Undergraduate Research• Counseled on ways to make quantitative training more accessible to undergraduate students