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Denver, Colorado, United States

Consulting with community-based nonprofits in Denver and Eastern/Central Africa on nonprofit strategy & program design, as well as conducting research & writing projects. Past projects include:Managing emergency COVID-19 food distribution program & community housing research in SW Denver (Lifespan Local)Managing website design project team and content.

• Engaging in meaningful conversations with voters through door-to-door deep canvassing for the 2019 Aurora municipal elections
• Gathering community stories, data, and intel to bolster co-governance strategies and community power
• Assisting with facilitating volunteer canvass trainings

Greater Denver Area

• Participated in monthly leadership sessions and interdisciplinary course on social enterprise & human- centered design (HCD) with 12 other fellows to foster transformative leadership skills
• Consulted with a local nonprofit to create robust analysis to inform business decisions and community engagement (including market research, community feedback surveys, theory of change, key performance metrics, and.

• Immigrant and Refugee Rights Colectivo
• Cultivated strategic partnerships with immigrant and refugee focused organizations in Denver metro area
• Facilitated volunteer opportunities and direct action trainings for students and community members; contributed to policy research publications

Democratic Republic Of The Congo

• Composed community needs assessment and recommendations for future programs based on interviews and focus groups
• Facilitated capacity building workshops with local youth and women
• Arranged meetings with other local and international NGOs to forge new partnerships

Greater Denver Area

• Researched potential funders and composed letters of inquiry and grant proposals
• Served as liaison between Selian Hospice staff in Tanzania and Denver Hospice staff in Denver
• Managed Adopt-a-Care Worker sponsorship program and coordinated fundraising efforts

Greater Denver Area

• Provided trauma-informed emotional and environmental support to children (ages 5-12) with backgrounds of abuse and neglect who exhibit behavioral difficulties and psychological diagnoses
• Responded to crises (utilizing Therapeutic Crisis Intervention techniques) in the residential treatment center, day treatment program, and early learning center

Pattaya, Thailand; Accra, Ghana

• Created and managed an international summer training program for college-age students interested in combatting human trafficking- 2015: Inaugural six-week intensive in Pattaya, Thailand; 21 students- 2016: Three-week.
• Interviewed and selected applicants; managed participant communications
• Supervised student field work with human trafficking survivors and at-risk populations in Ghana & Thailand
• Managed financial records and $40,000 budget; supervised team of 5 staff members
• Conducted sexual assault prevention workshops in secondary schools (Ghana)
• Coordinated and constructed curriculum, volunteer activities, partner relations, and schedule

• Office of Safety and Security
• Served as locus of communication in the on-campus security office by fielding incoming emergency calls, dispatching officers to incidents, and notifying external emergency personnel
• Recorded all events and monitored campus security cameras (via Avigilon, Velocity, Report Exec software)
• Assisted in Title IX sexual assault investigations and planned gender-based violence preventionprogramming, including events and advertising (dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault awareness)

Seattle, WA

Iraq

• Composed 2013 Annual Report and reviewed/edited program proposals to cast vision for future expansion
• Assisted in crafting donor communication and implementing internal NationBuilder database
• Taught weekly adult ESL class and assisted with programming at a Syrian refugee camp

Seattle, WA

• Participated in all aspects of refugee case management: setting up apartments, accompanying families to medical appointments, facilitating access to government benefits, preparing refugees for employment
• Staffed the reception area during office hours, assisting both clients and staff members

Ma, International Development, 4.0

• Specializations: Community Organizing and Migration • Full tuition Sie Cheou-Kang Fellowship (2017-2019) • Research Assistant to Dr..

Ba, Global Development Studies, University Scholars Honors Program, Gpa: 3.99

Activities and Societies: Set Free Movement, John Perkins Center - Urban Involvement, Pi Sigma Alpha political science honors society &.