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Kigali

South Africa

Manage the strategic operations of EcoPlanet Bamboo Group’s Southern Africa subsidiary. Tasks include overseeing all finance, staffing, administration and field operations of the 1200 acre Kowie Bamboo Farm.EcoPlanet Bamboo Group is the largest owner and developer of commercially grown bamboo plantations globally. We combine this global resource base with.

Barrington, IL USA

Effectively worked cross-functionally with multiple disciplines - including forestry and environmental services, global development, international communications, and business - to provide strategic communications, operations and administrative support to senior management.

Nairobi, Kenya

I maintain documentation, press releases and news about the work of GBM to be disseminated through GBM website, blogs, social media, print media and other relevant mediums. In addition, I provide editorial support to colleagues, specifically for external publications including advocacy campaigns, documentary videos, articles and presentation materials. I.

London, UK

Here, I responded to the communication needs of the office including handling regional event and media invitations for a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and drafting letters and marketing information. I used a variety of software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Access, etc., to produce correspondence and documents and maintain.

Kenya

Served as lead rapporteur for workshops in Kenya including for International Organizations and large NGOs like the UN Foundation’s Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (GACC) East Africa Regional Stakeholder Consultation and Strategic Planning Workshop as well as small NGO and CBO workshops like Indigenous Fisher Peoples Network's World Fisheries Day.

Kisumu, Kenya

I wrote proposals for environment, governance and advocacy projects as well as prepared project budgets. In addition, I coordinated World Fisheries Day East Africa 2009, an international event, attended by over 500 people including the Kenyan Prime Minister. For this event, I headed the Media and Publicity team for World Fisheries Day East Africa 2009.

Nairobi, Kenya

Here, I led a cross-cultural team for Kenyan nonprofit in order to research and collect data on the relevant social, economic and environmental indicators to be used in the creation of a triple bottom line accounting system for Kenyan businesses. In addition, I coordinated communication both locally and internationally to execute project.

I performed International fundraising while communicating clearly and effectively the goals and projects of the University. In addition, I maintained positive relationships with current students, parents and alumni.

I performed detail oriented market research using a variety of tools such as the internet, interviews, journals and networking. In order to do this, I analyzed the results to determine the opportunities for Franklin University to develop an Intercultural Master’s Program, as well as created spreadsheets to easily and accurately interpret data. Finally, I.