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Lancaster, Pa, Us

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Design and facilitate innovative multi-channel communication strategy to build holistic and nuanced understanding of CWS programs and refugee and immigrant issues; Focus on ethical storytelling and amplifying refugee and immigrant voices, including creation of New Neighbors Speakers Bureau and support for New Americans Leadership Academy Serve as primary contact for media, including local and national press engagement; increase earned media, including national print and tv; write and support staff and community members in creating opinion pieces and personal Develop sustainable funding streams in support of CWS programs through a mixed fundraising strategy including local and national grants, individual and corporate donors, and major giftsSupervise five Community Engagement team staff members, including development coordinator, community engagement facilitator, strategic community partnerships officer, refugee community organizer, and communications specialist; Provide guidance and technical assistance to CWS Harrisburg sub-office communications, fundraising, and engagement staff

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Provide organizational leadership through role on Executive Committee; leadership areas of focusinclude transition and continuity after acquisition, health and safety, strategic planning with a focus on equityManage and oversee all BCA programming; Supervise Program Advisor and 7 internationally-based Site Directors to ensure the effective delivery of program services, administration of budgets, and health and safety; Evaluate and improve program curriculum and academic quality with overseas partners through participatory monitoring and evaluation strategiesSupport existing relationships with sending schools in the U.S., and build new relationships withhigher education, K-12 and community partnerships to support Amizade; Identify and build an organizational outreach strategy to promote BCA+Amizade programming to prospective participants and partner institutionsLead Amizade’s response to crises and collaborate with the organization’s emergency travelassistance company, the Director of Operations and Executive Director in shaping andimplementing Amizade’s emergency/crisis response plans; oversaw organizational response to COVID-19, including program closure and student evacuation Communicate Amizade’s health and safety protocols to students, their families, sending schooladministrators and academic advisors; lead crisis communication to all stakeholders

Guide BCA's program model development, utilizing Fair Trade Learning and Decolonization frameworks to educate for social change Supervise and collaborate with international Resident Directors to support student learning and community engagementFacilitate BCA's Generation Study Abroad commitment strategies, with a focus on inclusive excellence, diverse voices, and critical reflectionManage on-site emergencies to ensure student health and safety; serve as primary health and safety contact for all programs

Managed off-campus study advising, including course approval workshops, pre-departure orientation, and returnee programsDeveloped policies for off-campus study and faculty-led programs, including new procedures that help faculty and academic departments think more deeply about the purpose of off-campus study within the majorLed transition to TerraDotta, with a focus on using the software as a tool for creating more intentional connections between off-campus study and a student's liberal arts education

"Exploring International Development" - 3-credit community-based learning course in Jukwa, Ghana

- Advised 500+ students per academic year and managed faculty-led and provider programs- Managed Peer Adviser program- Facilitated and wrote the the University Office of Global Programs' first University-wide diversity strategic plan, "Pathways to Diversity"- Provided leadership on unit and university-wide committees

- Designed and implemented social and cultural programs for international students and their families, including international student orientation (which served over 1000 new international students each year)

Master Of International Development, Ngos And Civil Society

Activities and Societies: Capstone: UNHCR, Forced Migration and Durable Solutions FORGE: Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth.

B.A., Anthropology, English

Activities and Societies: Staff Writer, The Daily Gamecock

International Student Exchange Program, Cultural Anthropology, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Volunteer: International Needs Ghana