Thomas Sexton Email & Phone Number

United States

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

Teaching Assistant for undergraduate level course: Introduction to Global Politics and Policy under Prof. Susan Ostermann (Fall '23) and Prof. Joshua Eisenman (Spring '24).- Responsible for grading assignments, contributing to syllabus content and in-class activities, and holding regular office hours.

United States | Europe | Coastal West Africa

• Project: Developing an Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the Department of Defense to Study the Effectiveness of its Security Cooperation Activities:
• Team-based consultancy project in collaboration with CSIS; awarded a grant of $11,165 from the Keough School of Global Affairs to cover the total project cost.
• Conducted a study of violent-extremism related instability in Coastal West Africa in context of the Global Fragility Act and the Department of Defense’s role in it.
• Consulted with 50+ senior military and civilian leaders at US AFRICOM, as well as US government officials in Washington, DC on ongoing DOD stabilization activities.
• Conducted more than a 100 key informant interviews with USG field personnel, local civil society organizations, partnering country government officials and multi-lateral organizations in Ghana, Togo, and Côte d'Ivoire.
• Produced report in collaboration with CSIS on recommendations to develop an assessment, monitoring, and evaluation (AM&E) framework towards DOD stabilization efforts.

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

• Performed research on Chinese-Japanese sub-national relations under Prof. Kyle Jaros through the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies.
• Specialized in researching Japanese language based sources.

Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan

• Worked closely with school administrators and program staff to develop a newly standardized English curriculum that resulted in municipal English education starting in 3rd grade of elementary school, 2 years earlier.
• Designed oral and written examinations for junior high school teaching staff, which increased student performance on the English section of the Japanese National Senior High School Entrance Exam between 5-10%.
• Participated in weekly meetings at Hakusan Municipal Board of Education and advised administrators on English education pedagogy.
• Managed 40+ students at a time using effective classroom management techniques.

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States

• Managed the Center’s records and accounts of up to 50 actively enrolled students.
• Advised international students on immigration status and maintained them in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) federal database.
• Reconciled approx. $40k of branch office debt in coordination with Princeton Headquarters accounting team.
• Cooperated with foreign governmental entities, particularly the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM).
• Hosted groups of exchange students from partner institutions, including Polytechnic University of Mexico del Valle, Kanazawa University, and Kindai University.

Bristol, Tennessee, United States

• Performed individual tax preparation in compliance to US federal and VA state IRS tax law.
• Itemized deductions and maximized client tax returns.

Shijingshan District, Beijing, China

• Supported account management of English-speaking clientele from North America, Europe, and Australia.
• Developed new potential leads through cold calling at a 5% success rate.
• Assisted with FOB, CIF, and other procurement procedures.
• Participated in marketing campaigns at international expos in Beijing and Shanghai.
• Performed basic Chinese to English translation and interpretation.

Master In Global Affairs, Governance And Policy

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Affairs, China Studies, Summa Cum Laude

Certificate, Chinese Language (Mandarin)

Education record