Manages the strategy and operations of the Shansi Fellowship program, the In-Asia Grants program, and the AAPI Experience Grant. Oversees budgets, risk management, immigration logistics, and DEI strategy. Co-manages communications and strategy for annual giving and major capital campaigns. • Develops and maintains strategic partnerships with a UN Agency, NGOs, and universities throughout Asia.• Manages planning, strategy, and content delivery for online giving campaigns and fundraising events, which has resulted in a 15% average increase in unrestricted funds raised since FY17-18. • Designed, launched, and secured seed funding for the AAPI Experience Grant program.• Redesigned the Shansi Fellowship orientation to include sessions on navigating international partnerships, intercultural communication and conflict resolution, and life abroad for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Fellows.• Launched the Alumni Mentorship Program based on extensive research of professional needs of young alumni. • Oversees outreach and recruiting activities, which has resulted in a 35% increase in Fellowship applications.

Managed program operations in India, including student services, faculty training, budget management, partner relations, and curriculum development. • Led program marketing initiatives, increasing enrollment numbers by 130% between FY15-16 and FY16-17. • Built and maintained strategic partnerships with local colleges and grassroots NGOs. Developed an experiential learning curriculum with Indian faculty and local organizations.• Supported student research projects that have earned national accolades from Fulbright and the Forum on Education Abroad.

Developed curricula and led month-long educational trips to Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Program themes included public health, international development, and education. • Designed and led Putney’s first storytelling program in Cambodia. Enrollment exceeded goals by 12%. • Established working partnerships with arts organizations, schools, and NGOs globally. • Arranged guest lectures and performances with local artists, scholars, and activists. • Represented Putney at recruiting events and fairs in the Washington DC and Baltimore area.

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Courses: Sex, Gender, and Culture; Language and the Human Experience; India: Living Traditions; Roots of Racism; Biological Anthropology

Assisted American University faculty members with academic journal and archival research. Edited submissions for publication.

Conducted research on human rights abuses and advocated for victims’ rights at AIF partner, People’s Watch Tamil Nadu. Supported day-to day operations, fact-finding missions, and national programming. • Secured over $170,000 in grants and personal donations for programming. • Managed interns and volunteers from India, France, and the United States. • Gave keynote Speeches for the 2014 Fundraising Gala in Washington DC and the Fellows’ Orientation in 2016 and 2017. Served as an interviewer and evaluator for the Fellowship from 2013-2019.

Designed and led print and video projects profiling traditional arts of lower caste communities in rural and urban Nepal. Organized a network of journalists from marginalized communities living in rural Nepal. Secured two years funding for a monthly news bulletin on Dalit rights.

Facilitated the launch of The Marketing Leadership Roundtable, by coordinating both research and sales calls with CMO’s in middle market companies. Assisted in sales training for new hires and outsourced partners, nationwide. Received the Rising Star Award for the Middle Market Practice and exceeded all 2007 sales quotas.

Researched contemporary activism within the Thirunangai (Transgender) community in South India. Youngest American Fulbright Scholar Invited to USEF Pakistan’s 2006 FulbrightConference.