Department lead responsible for transforming over $1 billion in service contracts funded by Mental Health Services Act to outcomes-oriented contracts. Supervise consultants and subject matter experts and coordinate Department and County resources to realize project objectives. Represent LA County in statewide campaign to reform the Full Service Partnership program. Perform outreach to Board of Supervisors, philanthropic partners, academia, and nonprofit service providers to communicate and… Show more Department lead responsible for transforming over $1 billion in service contracts funded by Mental Health Services Act to outcomes-oriented contracts. Supervise consultants and subject matter experts and coordinate Department and County resources to realize project objectives. Represent LA County in statewide campaign to reform the Full Service Partnership program. Perform outreach to Board of Supervisors, philanthropic partners, academia, and nonprofit service providers to communicate and generate support for Department policy and programming priorities. Leading development of public-private partnerships for Department of Mental Health projects, including an Incubator to support grassroots nonprofits providing preventative mental health services in underserved communities with $1 million in private funding secured. Show less

Analyzed County policies, programs, services and employment practices that affect women and girls and identified, advanced and recommended to the Board of Supervisors policies, campaigns and initiatives to improve gender equity and equality. Formed first County-wide Gender Equality Working Group, bringing together representatives from 37 County Departments, and provided County-wide leadership and technical assistance on applying a gender lens across practice areas. Coordinated with philanthropy… Show more Analyzed County policies, programs, services and employment practices that affect women and girls and identified, advanced and recommended to the Board of Supervisors policies, campaigns and initiatives to improve gender equity and equality. Formed first County-wide Gender Equality Working Group, bringing together representatives from 37 County Departments, and provided County-wide leadership and technical assistance on applying a gender lens across practice areas. Coordinated with philanthropy and nonprofits to aid mutual understanding, address shared concerns and strengthen relationships with the County government on issues of gender equity. Identified and worked with similar local and federal efforts across the nation. Planned, directed and evaluated the work of the WGI staff. Show less

Oversaw daily operations, including 30 team members and annual programming budget of $10-15 million. Supported the Ambassador-at-Large in ensuring that women’s issues are fully integrated in the formulation and conduct of U.S. foreign policy, including priority areas of women’s political and economic empowerment, preventing and combating gender-based violence and empowering adolescent girls. Supervised public diplomacy, outreach and strategic planning efforts.

Developed and advanced U.S. policy related to women’s economic empowerment, gender equality, LGBTQ rights and trafficking in persons. Coordinated foreign affairs agencies to align activities, messaging, and resources to achieve Presidential priorities, including the implementation of the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally and the U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security; drafted policy memoranda, talking points and public statements; and… Show more Developed and advanced U.S. policy related to women’s economic empowerment, gender equality, LGBTQ rights and trafficking in persons. Coordinated foreign affairs agencies to align activities, messaging, and resources to achieve Presidential priorities, including the implementation of the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally and the U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security; drafted policy memoranda, talking points and public statements; and identified opportunities for increased U.S. engagement to improve the lives of women, girls, and LGBTQ persons. Show less

Developed and implemented U.S. policy to advance the human rights of LGBTQ persons around the world. Coordinated the Department’s LGBTQ Task Force; developed country strategies; engaged in bilateral discussions; and represented the United States in multilateral negotiations, public remarks, and panel discussions. Developed and implemented public diplomacy strategy to inform governments and nongovernmental organizations about U.S. human rights policy. Drafted speeches, public statements, talking… Show more Developed and implemented U.S. policy to advance the human rights of LGBTQ persons around the world. Coordinated the Department’s LGBTQ Task Force; developed country strategies; engaged in bilateral discussions; and represented the United States in multilateral negotiations, public remarks, and panel discussions. Developed and implemented public diplomacy strategy to inform governments and nongovernmental organizations about U.S. human rights policy. Drafted speeches, public statements, talking points, and Op-Eds; analyzed key human rights legislation and speeches; developed U.S. policy on human rights, gender and national security; and coordinated public events such as annual Human Rights Awards and release of annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Show less

Coordinated Department of Defense input into the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (NAP). Worked with interagency team to draft NAP and develop accompanying Executive Order to accelerate implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and empower women as equal partners in preventing conflict and building peace worldwide.

Assisted Immigration Judges and attorney advisors with legal research and writing assignments related to pending immigration cases. Drafted legal memoranda and judicial decisions.

Assisted Federal Prosecutors in civil and criminal denaturalization cases against human rights abusers, including Nazi war criminals, who fraudulently naturalized as U.S. citizens. Researched novel legal questions related to evidence, international law, immigration law and criminal procedure; drafted memoranda and legal briefs; and reviewed and summarized complex immigration files.

Utilized quantitative and qualitative research methods to analyze the performance of programs receiving Title I, Part D funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Provided technical assistance on programming and data collection to state personnel coordinating the education of youth in the juvenile justice system. Conducted site visits to states, districts and schools to monitor implementation of the Reading First program. Analyzed qualitative research collected via interviews and focus… Show more Utilized quantitative and qualitative research methods to analyze the performance of programs receiving Title I, Part D funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Provided technical assistance on programming and data collection to state personnel coordinating the education of youth in the juvenile justice system. Conducted site visits to states, districts and schools to monitor implementation of the Reading First program. Analyzed qualitative research collected via interviews and focus groups. Synthesized findings from monitoring visits into reports for the U.S. Department of Education. Show less