I mainly worked on a contract with the Institute of Human Virology at the Medical School of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. With PEPFAR grant money and had established clinics and other HIV/AIDS related research projects in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Some of my duties are as follows:• Oversaw multiple subcontracts in numerous countries, including Mongolia, Guyana, Haiti, Rwanda Uganda, and Zambia• Approved invoices, staff salaries, and miscellaneous expenditures; Maintained detailed financial records. • Facilitated arrangements for in-country personnel, such as housing, translation services, hiring of local staff, conference support and insurance coverage. • Communicated regularly with clients to provide progress updates and receive instructions.• Promoted services of company to potential clients• Arranged conference logistics• Planned travel, often involving complex itineraries and arranging multiple visas

I helped facilitate youth exchange programs between high schools in the US and China. This entailed recruitment, interviewing students, placing them with schools and families, and then helping them navigate through the complexities of their cross-cultural learning experience!

• Led outreach efforts to encourage schools and families to host exchange students• Improved company’s website to better reflect goals and mission of promoting international exchange• Composed fall newsletter and drafted other communication from the office• Created database on school policies relating to international youth exchange