More than one colleague explained my position as the heart of the Lewis Center because I maintain incoming and outgoing funds, customer/client communication and coordination with Wesley Theological Seminary. I’m the budget manager for over 2 million dollars in major grants as well as hundreds of thousands in product purchases. Much of those product purchases generated through client relationships I fostered as point of contact for all troubleshooting needs. Furthermore, I managed the logistics for the annual Lewis Community Leadership Fellows program, a cornerstone fellowship that broadens the horizons of pastors in their role as leaders for their communities by engaging with government leaders and the private sector. I successfully managed three cohorts of fellows including virtual programming.

Serve as a Teaching Assistant for two graduate-level courses working with the professors to create a supportive learning environment. I offer final exam study sessions leading to higher achievement among attendants. Furthermore, I lead seminar discussions on historical texts generating peer learning and confidence in the student’s mastery of the material. With COVID protocol I accomplished training specifically for Blackboard and broadly in the methodology of virtual teaching and learning. Courses: CH101: Church History: Early-Reformation (Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021) CH102: Church History: Reformation-Present (Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022) BI172: Intro New Testament: Gospels (Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021) BI172: Intro New Testament: Epistles (Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022)

Utilized my academic expertise around extremism to monitor, brief, and report on threats of interest. I monitored 25+ open-source databases and analyzed 840+ posts and website articles weekly to create action plans to address negative messaging. Along with tracking, I wrote an analysis of 12 alt-right/alt-lite thought leaders as a part of an update in the United States and Canada. Furthermore, I categorized individuals in an Islamic Terrorism database and report, investigating 15 individuals and their participation in potential/active terrorist attacks and current incarceration status. I honed my OSINT skills as well as how to brief the content to my superiors and offer recommendations based on the findings.

Programming for grants, literature reviews, and operating with different concentrations were key experiences and tasks from this internship. I wrote a 20-page comprehensive literature review illustrating the connection between preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), education reform, and economic development programming. The matrix evaluates how over 20 past Creative Associate education projects addressed violent extremism in their regions and compared them to 3 case study programs from other international development firms. The comparison helped the education department in grant writing and program creation. These receivables culminated in operating as the P/CVE expert in a presentation team showing the need for interdepartmental coordination in program development.

Product development, research, and development are skills I cultivated in this role. I researched and wrote 20 weekly peace and security briefs for the IPSI Peace and Security Brief email subscription. I was responsible for the Middle East/North Africa and Americas regions of news. I summarized and organized the panel discussion notes from the PVE/CVE Summit to create an event report with a cohesive narrative. Sent to all participants and speakers. Also, I Proofread and edited an online training for frontline civilians regarding managing stress.