West and Central Africa and Haiti

• Conducted primary-source research in French for Professor Elizabeth F. Thompson’s book After Lawrence, which focuses on the 1920 establishment and subsequent destruction of a democratic Arab government in Damascus• Searched French parliamentary databases for debates surrounding French policy on Syria in 1917-1923 and summarized relevant transcripts• Read and summarized the letters of Robert de Caix, a French journalist and diplomat who was instrumental in establishing the French mandate in Syria

• Provided French interpretation for the head of Tunisia’s National Anti-Corruption Commissionduring meetings with representatives from the U.S. State, Justice, and Treasury Departments, the World Bank, USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and congressional staff to connect Tunisia’s Anti-Corruption Commission with U.S. officials who could support their efforts• Provided research and tracked current events on U.S. policy and the francophone Maghreb countries in order to support POMED’s on political reform, democratization, and human rights• Translated and summarized Tunisian political, economic, and security developments to draft POMED’s Tunisia Update, a weekly publication that informs nearly 700 policymakers, congressional staff, and advocates• Researched and wrote three original publications, including details on Tunisia’s MCC compact, parliamentary elections in Algeria, and the formation of the new Moroccan government• Researched and drafted backgrounders on Islamist parties in Morocco and Tunisia, and on Tunisian security, migration, and human rights issues respectively in preparation for staff press interviews and hill meetings

National Democratic Institute (NDI), Middle East North Africa Project Assistant May 2016 - November 2016• Collected, summarized, and distributed relevant foreign and domestic newspaper, magazine, and academic articles to over 50 staff members on a daily basis to support multi-million dollar programs in Algeria, Iran, Tunisia, and the West Bank and Gaza• Corresponded with Algerian field staff in French to assess NDI’s program’s impact before draftingtwo quarterly donor reports on MEPI-funded programs• Provided regular logistical and administrative support by arranging consultant travel, visas,reimbursements, and payments for NDI’s local civil society and political party training programs• Reviewed monthly reconciliations of field office expenditures to track costs and to ensure thatspending documentation met MEPI stipulations• Drafted country profile updates for NDI’s website and prepared a monthly summary of politicalevents in Algeria to allow staff to track developments• Drafted a primer on local elections in Iran

Designing lesson plans and teaching English in a French high school and middle school to small groups of students

• Researched and reported on nonprofit best practices to support the organization’s efforts to trainlocal nonprofits on maximizing impact and promoting an efficient nonprofit sector• Trained members on how to best use the Foundation Center to search for appropriate grants fortheir programs• Created, edited, administered, and reported on member surveys used to improve the CNE’straining programs for local nonprofits• Conducted client outreach, managed event organization and logistics, and updated content for theorganization’s website

• Managed a social services caseload consisting of seven female asylum-seeking survivors of gender-based violence from various countries in francophone Africa• Researched and arranged for counseling services, government benefits, housing, food, and otherservices to support clients through their asylum application process• Supported immigration lawyers’ efforts to file applications by acting as a French interpreterbetween clients and their lawyers, translating official documents from French to English, and serving as an interpreter at an official asylum interview