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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston Area

• Manages project resourcing decisions for Delivery sub-division of 20+ team members.
• Backstops strategic implementation decisions and approaches, with an eye towards programmatic sustainability and direct government engagement.

Greater Boston Area

• Backstops digital health research initiatives with top U.S. academic institutions, including compliance with IRB and protection of patient health identifiers.
• Serves as a people manager for two direct reports.
• Manages the Professional Development initiative for the 12-person Global Services team in the Cambridge office.

Greater Boston Area

• Transferred to HQ after working for three years in Dimagi’s West Africa country office.
• Managed scale-up of mobile data collection system for malaria programming from 12 countries to 16 countries in FY 2018.
• Founding member of ICT4D community of practice for malaria elimination.
• Responsible for Dimagi’s mHealth strategic relationship management with two key USAID contractors, including developing a vector-borne disease mHealth strategy.

Dakar, Senegal

• Directed 12-country implementation of mobile technology data collection system for the Africa Indoor Residual Spray project (http://www.africairs.net/about-airs/), a four-year USAID-funded project using spray campaigns.
• Served as people manager, mentor and HR liaison for two direct reports in Dimagi West Africa office.

Dakar, Senegal

• Trained 30 clinical staff and 90 community workers on mobile service delivery tool to improve ART and continuum of care adherence rates among key populations at risk for HIV across 4 cities and six clinics in Cameroon.
• Implemented app to deliver psychosocial support services to Ebola survivors across 3 regions in Guinea.
• Director and focal point for Dimagi West Africa's Grand Challenges Canada –Stars in Global Health grant.

Dakar, Senegal

• Led two workshops on CommCare, Dimagi’s signature mobile data collection tool, for Senegalese Ministry of Health representatives.
• Project Manager for CommCare app development and deployment with REGIS-ER, USAID-funded livelihoods project based in Burkina Faso and Niger.
• Conducted French-language training of trainers and user trainings for groups including agricultural cooperatives, M&E enumerators and community health workers.

Cotonou, Benin

• Focal point for Benin and Togo’s Standard Project Reports (SPRs), annual project reports mandated for all country offices.
• Managed Pipeline report, a monthly assessment of deliverables received and supply needs throughout Benin and Togo for development and emergency response projects.
• Presented WFP’s work and in-country achievements at public information events throughout Cotonou.
• Produced Executive Brief, a monthly report to HQ on the status of activities and projects in Benin and Togo.
• Edited and wrote grant proposals to expand school feeding programs undertaken by WFP in Benin and Togo.
• Served as public information focal point, writing activity briefings for Country Director and updating the website.

Washington, DC

• Manage daily and long-term scheduling, projects and travel for the CEO of an international non-profit.
• Edit and publish online daily news updates of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Prepared background guides on the political systems of two Sub-Saharan African countries for client meeting.
• Wrote participant screener questionnaire for six focus groups held in Caribbean country.
• Compiled results from Central Asian survey into Excel dataset.
• Monitored daily foreign media of four countries to determine international electoral trends.

Nashville, TN

• Managed front desk operations, engaging in customer service work for 10 hours a week.
• Performed campus outreach presentations to increase student knowledge of professional development skills.

New York, NY

• Supported teacher-training programs by analyzing participant demographics and making recommendations for future programs.
• Wrote background materials for UNICEF film, To Educate a Girl.

New York, NY

• Forecasted finances for upcoming fiscal year, working with $18 million dollar team budget.
• Researched and executed 15-page report on status of tertiary education in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Oversaw communication among the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, IIE, and Purdue University to organize an exchange program entitled the Afghan Junior Faculty Development Program.
• Managed grant recipient data for the region, evaluated pending and successful grantee information in IIE’s global database.

Dakar, Senegal

• Create after-school programming for girls ages 9-14 in Dakar, Senegal.
• Maintain the goal to foster ideals of leadership and future success among the students.

Boston, MA

• Developed a media conference for the New Hampshire release of Natural Resource Defense Council’s Testing the Waters annual report with four media outlets present.

Boston, MA

• Researched source material for pre-production of award-winning PBS documentary series, American Experience.
• Analyzed and reported on film quality for editorial staff.

Boston, MA

• Led patrons throughout Museum, providing overview of African-American history in Boston.
• Monitored daily sales in bookstore, maintaining desired monthly profit.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History And Political Science, French Minor

Activities and Societies: Vanderbilt Model United Nations Travel Team, Vanderbilt Model United Nations High School Conference Secretariat.

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International Development, French

Activities and Societies: Centre International pour la Promotion du Leadership Féminin (CIPFEM)Second semester junior year abroad in.