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Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Provide project management support to the USAID Lishe (Nutrition) Project, a five-year $40 million project aimed at strengthening health and food market systems to improve the nutritional status of women of.

Arumeru, Arusha, Tanzania

• Cultivated partnerships with government, private sector, and nonprofit stakeholders to provide funding and resources vital for transitioning orphanages to continuum-of-care, family-first models
• Crafted funding proposals and grant reports by effectively synthesizing project objectives, activities, and M&E data
• Consulted with program team to ensure proper project cycle management and data collection by analyzing standard operating procedures and identifying areas for improvement

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Provided daily management and support for all stages of USAID’s Program Cycle for the DRGCenter, including Congressional reporting (e.g., OP, PPR, APR), new activity designs andapprovals, quarterly Center portfolio.
• Managed DRG Center finances by preparing incremental funding and other financialmanagement paperwork to comply with Agency rules and regulations. Adjust or revise budgetestimates based on budget analysis and to.
• Supported teams with acquisition and assistance agreement preparation and assist with theresolution of questions related to a variety of grant/agreement issues, including Office ofAcquisition and Assistance (OAA) award.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Contracted under MacFadden/PAE $130 million program portfolio to provide operations support and general administrative duties supporting the Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG)
• Certified accuracy of information and provide program support by assembling and preparing charts, data, and reports using Google Suite and PowerPoint programs
• Coordinated, assembled, and finalized correspondence including action memos, executive correspondence, procurement documents, and memoranda related to management and administrative programs
• Facilitated and tracked the clearance process for internal, inter-agency, and multilateral correspondence in a timely manner by maintaining high level of organization and forming working relationships with agency.
• Determine pertinent issues and collect relevant information from a variety of sources in adherence to Agency guidelines, policies and regulations

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Maintained up-to-date project data and information for 6 projects in various technology systems, including Salesforce, Concur, Solver, Google Drive, and Microsoft Office
• Drafted and executed over 100 contractor agreements by maintaining organized records, ensuring compliance with company procedure, and reviewing expenses
• Assisted with preparation of subgrant dockets totaling more than $10 million by running OFAC checks, drafting agreements, and tracking progress in Microsoft Excel
• Generated monthly financial statements from project data systems to identify, locate and correct missing or erroneous project information
• Ensured excellent client service by seeking proactive solutions and maintaining consistent communication with donors and funders

Kampala, Uganda

• Assisted Program Manager in planning, coordinating, and implementing a four day skills training and motivational workshop for 43 girls at the tertiary education level
• Designed program to decrease the rate of teenage pregnancy among beneficiaries by conducting self-esteem building activities, scheduling sexual and reproductive health workshops, and providing counseling resources
• Composed concept papers and funding proposals to procure resources for child advocacy, protection, and well-being programs for 235 beneficiaries
• Surveyed 40+ secondary school beneficiaries to produce evaluation report containing suggestions for improvements on current program affecting girls

Washington, District Of Columbia

• Designed framework for evaluating impact of UN Special Political Missions (SPMs) by analyzing UN reports on SPM objectives and operations
• Monitored 5+ Security Council sessions on situations in Syria, Guinea Bissau, and Israel-Palestine to draft memos for principle-level officers on developments and actions taken by the Council
• Provided guidance on talking points for high-level officials in preparation for meetings with foreign dignitaries and UN officials by utilizing knowledge of U.S. policy and strategy

Institute Of Social Research

• Traced the diffusion of different models of minority rights to examine changes in the mode of incorporation of minorities since 1789
• Coded national constitutions to capture the trajectory of changes in the constitutional provisions of majority-minority relations
• Evaluated state provision of human rights conditional to constitutions including minority and indigenous rights

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research on the progress of active community-led development (CLD) programs aimed at reducing hunger and poverty in ten developing countries
• Tracked and advocated for legislation relevant to international development, hunger, and poverty by lobbying for support of seven congressmen
• Composed bi-weekly blog posts based on World Bank, IMF, and other government reports to evaluate current CLD, anti-hunger, and anti-poverty programs in the United States and around the world
• Formulated partnerships across 10+ organizations to advance The Hunger Project’s mission through communication and networking at conference and forum events

Master Of Science - Ms, Development Management

Bachelor'S Degree, International/Global Studies, 3.7/4.0

Activities and Societies: Michigan Foreign Policy Council, Sociology Undergraduate Research Opportunity, Alpha Phi Omega BA Political.

Political Science, Social Science

Completed two Masters level semester-long courses: Africa in International Relations; and, Conflict, Post-Conflict Recovery and Development.