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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for leading, designing and implementing TWC’s program portfolio of federal agency funded internships and fellowships including our Federal Diversity Internship Initiative. Serve as the lead representative of TWC to the federal government, and direct strategy to sustain and grow business. Lead the federal programs team. • Develop and manage implementation strategy that defines department in relation to both internal and external audiences and set the path for business development, client services, and daily operations.• Develop strategic relationships with current federal partners to expand funded internship placements for students.• Drive outreach strategy to educate federal agencies about opportunities to work with TWC.• Liaise with the Office of Communications to design and implement marketing and public relations strategies to increase TWC’s visibility with the federal government and other potential internship sites. • Direct all phases of the federal proposal development and new business process. • Serve as part of the Programs Committee to vet potential new opportunities.• Oversee Federal Program staff to ensure team meets enrollment goals and delivers quality programs.

College Park, Md

Implement and improve processes for:- student application management (1400+) for short-term study abroad programs- faculty submission and review of proposals (40) for short-term abroad programs- student communication and advising across 32 programs available for Winter and Spring Break and 39 available for Summer- scholarship award opportunities for abroad programmingIncrease knowledge management capacity- create materials and resources to improve team transition through onboarding, training, and operational transfer- capture and organize content around program processes and policies to improve efficiencies in internal and external communication and workflow

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Position based in NYC Office until Feb 2018 relocation to DC:Responsible for leading IIE’s project management efforts focused on strategic program development and consulting in the international education field. Serves as a key IIE resource for proposal management across new and existing clients within corporate, foundation, foreign government, US government, and academic institutions. Provides expertise in design, management, evaluation, and securing funding for complex international education-based programs across sectors including global leadership and career development, women’s empowerment, diversity in STEM, and various corporate social responsibility initiatives.

New York, Ny

Led the Student and Institutional Relations teams for the programs managed by the Academic and Experiential Learning (AEL) Division which included the Boeing Uzbekistan Airways Scholarship, LOTUS, Study America, STEP, MARA, and the Brazil Scientific Mobility (BSMP) Program. These programs represent 8,000 undergraduate students at over 400 U.S. institutions.Also, served as primary liaison with other IIE divisions regarding undergraduate institutional and student relations, and provided information including statistics, costs, and trends for new undergraduate initiatives/proposals.

New York, Ny

World Area Manager for Africa, South & Central Asia, and the Near East (AFSANE)

New York, Ny

Designed and implemented global scholarship, leadership and readiness programs on behalf of private sector sponsors. Managed planning, execution, and evaluation of project activities across multiple-program portfolio. Built and managed project teams (domestic and international), reported to sponsor, and ensured quality control throughout project life cycles. Areas of expertise with Leadership Programs include: outreach & recruitment, online application & alumni community development, application assessment & selection panel facilitation, grants management & budget monitoring, program enrichment event management, and coordination of global program team.

New York, Ny

Selected as 1 of 8 participants to develop new program concepts and initiatives.

Ethiopia

Awarded one of three annual internal professional development leadership grants to strengthen the capacity of IIE’s local Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) office through resource development and support of program initiatives within the region.

Greater New York City Area

provided support for the President and Board of Trustees, event management, and internal and external relations

M. A. International Educational Development, Peace Education / International Exchange

Bachelor’S Degree, B.F.A. With Concentration In Foreign Language Studies