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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 reproductive age and children under five in Tanzania

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 reviews, and strategic performance. Coordinate reportingfrom DRG Center teams to meet deadlines. In support of these deliverables, capture datarelating to program performance and operations along with data analysis and database reportingas required.• 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 accommodate variations in funding requirements.Monitored the use and rate of expenditure of budgeted funds for DRG Center Teams. Ensureaccuracy by verifying system entries and calculations.• 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 practices, new guidance and program needs. Keepabreast of timetables and upcoming deadlines, along with key OAA Procurement Action LeadTime (PALT) milestones prior to awards. Monitor and track approval of pending contract,grant, and personnel actions, scopes of work, and other procurement instruments.

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 networks• 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.