Stephen Cushman Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida Area

My role is to raise awareness in the southeast region of the United States and to develop strategic partnerships with individuals and thought leaders, foundations, and corporations to gather resources and enable active participation toward the goal of bringing justice to the poor around the world. International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to promote functioning public justice systems.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided training on IJM’s financial policies and procedures to all new staff Managed the expense reporting process and issued all disbursements Ensured accuracy in the financial reporting processWorked with staff to reconcile missing informationLiaised externally with vendors and internally across departments with colleaguesPursued training as an IJM Justice Advocate Engaged constituents on behalf of IJM through conferences and church speaking events

Taught a variety of courses including business, history, writing, and literatureDeveloped curriculum for college students as well as adult studentsGained basic ability in speaking and understanding Mandarin ChineseAppointed by Foreign Language Department dean to be foreign teachers’ liaison

Spent time playing and interacting with the orphaned children on a weekly basisUpdated waiting adoptive parents on the condition of their childTaught English and voluntarily organized extracurricular activities for teenagersVolunteered for long-term foster parenting

Prepared property audits to be submitted for final approvalDeveloped valuable people skills from working with accountants and managers to obtain needed audit informationTrained new interns and employees to prepare auditsTraveled to different sites around the U.S. to perform on-site auditsWorked with a variety of computerized accounting systems