Sophia Hyder Hock Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Papilia's diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies and interactive sessions attract new visitors to destinations, build employee confidence, increase staff retention rates, and increase your return on investment. We partner with destinations and travel organizations to develop tailored DEI strategies to attract new audiences while respecting cultural heritage. In addition to tailored DEI services, work with organizations on: -DEI recruitment and retention efforts-DEI marketing and messaging strategies-DEI policy development-DEI x team wellness retreats -DEI training and workshopsLearn more: www.papilia.co

Sophia conducts new business development assessments, leads recruitment initiatives, serves as an in house project management and project startup/closeout lead, trains staff on business practices and proposal development, and advises/mentors entrepreneurs on how to innovate with confidence. She also develops customized training and coaching modules for businesses and individuals who are invested in finding innovative solutions to global development issues, diversity and inclusion, via design thinking and other creative methods. Sophia has worked in the following countries: Bangladesh, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Nepal, Nigeria, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka

As a traveler-inspired, luxury fashion label, Evolvemint intersects culture and fashion, while confronting societal, economic, and environmental issues through community engagement and transparent practices. Our goal is to provide chic and classic designs that are functional to business and leisure travelers alike. We thrive on client engagement to capture their needs in order to make traveling a more enjoyable experience. We hope to spark curiosity about how and where products are made and believe that style, quality, and social responsibility are maintained in each of our products. We believe that life can be experienced more fully through travel, and that travel can be enjoyed more fully through our products. To empower women entrepreneurs, Evolvemint provides soft skills training on how to negotiate fair wages, how to run a successful business, how to find valuable partnerships, and how to remain resilient through adversity.

Research Triangle Park, Nc, Us

1. Conducting cost strategies with international and domestic teams on multi-million dollar bids 2. Working knowledge of USAID, DFID, UN system, and World Bank rules and regulations 3. Experience working on bids for economic growth, governance, capacity development, community development, and conflict mitigation efforts for the Middle East, Asia, and Africa 4. Local business capacity development of with partners in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, and South Africa

Dhaka, Bd

Conducted a feasibility Study on of establishing a national credit union in the US - responsible for providing recommendations on start up and future services to generate customers and financial sustainability

Tallahassee, Florida, Us

1. Served as a primary liaison with USAID, Partners of the Americas, Elsenburg University, Ministry of Agriculture, and other development organizations in South Africa and the Caribbean at the headquarters level.2. Provided technical guidance in South Africa with the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of farm groups to achieve Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) for the emergent commercial farmers.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

1. Assisted with recruiting of international consultants for proposals relating to education, environment and export development in Indonesia, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.2. Provided analysis of political and socioeconomic trends to supplement proposals.3. Performed competitive analysis of profitability of USAID sponsored projects in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, East Timor, Indonesia, India, Philippines, and Sri Lanka.

Washington, Dc, Us

1. Investigated energy-related projects in South Asia and the Philippines.2. Assisted with the development of an electronic media toolkit for South Asian journalists, focusing on a broad range of energy development.3. Researched and assisted with the global study that addressed regulatory commission fiscal autonomy issues. Study prepared for Chair of Philippines Energy Regulatory Commission for presentation to Philippine congress. (June-August)

1. Assisted major legislative projects highlighted by the relief effort for 9/11.2. Researched development issues for presentation to Congress.3. Arranged publicity and constituent meetings for Senator Clinton.4. Trained new interns in administrative and public relations responsibilities.

Masters International Development Policy, Applied Economics

Ba, Foreign Affairs And South Asian Studies