Leading partnership development for IGLTA Foundation’s philanthropic arm to empower LGBTQ+ welcoming partners, focusing on cultivating and strengthening collaborations in emerging and unique destinations worldwide.

Oversee operations of New York based activities including networking events, training programs, roundtables and general membership events to ensure overall customer satisfaction and brand integrity.Manage and coordinate with the Executive Committee (the volunteer board) to oversee organizational initiatives, ensuring goals are developed and met. Maintain contact and open lines of communication with all constituents to insure long-term retention and provide a high level of customer service.Serve as a representative for the organization, serving on panels and other speaking events to discuss LGBT economic advancement and equality Oversee community impact partnerships and events ranging from educational events to professional business mixers

Research and track LGBT owned and operated businesses to determine eligibility for nationally recognized LGBT Business Enterprise certification.Track and manage a continuously growing portfolio of 300+ constituents in the metro area to ensure quality experience.Maintain contact and open lines of communication with all constituents to insure long-term retention and provide a high level of customer service.Perform outreach and sales to potential local members, certified LGBT suppliers, community and corporate partners while tracking sales stages. Conduct site visits in the metro area and neighboring states as part of NGLCC certification process.

Pitched and Produced stories and features for weekly web series, insuring that all stories were current and represent a wide variety of viewpoints and a balanced opinion that represent the network to its 700,000+ viewership.Researched topics and produce high quality scripts for on-air programming that are easily communicated.Worked with post production team to assist in editing the final product to be released to a mass audience.Produced press releases for the station and managed social media outlets to insure mass media continuity.Scheduled and coordinated all field and in-studio interviews.

Managing international student activities for the Department of State’s Foreign Fulbright Student Program.Track and manage a caseload of more than 200 international students’ immigration and travel records.Perform university site visits to ensure contact with active students and perform informational sessions for potential scholars.Renew grant funding every year based on each student’s unique program requirements and individual case budgets.Maintain contact with students to ensure proper academic standing and general well being while in program.Serve on multiple scholarship review committees for higher education and primary school awards including Boren and GE Star.

Provided coordination and oversight for the $5 million federally funded project “Building Gender Capacity and Education in Iraq,” which aimed at addressing gender inequality and human rights issues in Iraq.Cultivated, sustained and secured relationships with international academic institution partners, government officials, grant funding organizations, and key stakeholders. Managed, designed, and distributed all brochures, marketing materials, and reports highlighting project accomplishments to the Department of State, DePaul University and the greater Chicago community.Coordinated and managed all international and domestic travel logistics for project activities, site visits, and symposia.Collaborated with accounting team to ensure all budgets were being properly allocated for program activities.

Directly supported key projects and initiatives through programmatic development, travel coordination, and planning for all events including international diplomatic and faculty visitations, ongoing educational programming, symposiums, colloquiums and conferences. Provided comprehensive administrative support to the IHRLI team: President Emeritus, Executive Director, Associate Director, Grants Manager, International Programs Director, Faculty and Iraq office staff. Assisted the grant manager in the grant proposal process by means of research, budget planning, narrative construction and job description writing for multimillion dollar federal and private grant applications. Managed, edited, and distributed all weekly and quarterly newsletters, annual publications, press releases, and special events correspondence, as well as the production of marketing materials for all events. Assisted with editing and distribution process for reports, books and other literary materials produced by the institute faculty for worldwide distribution and promotions.Managed and supervised 8-10 interns and numerous volunteers by organizing schedules, time keeping and the delegation of tasks appropriate to each individual’s skill set and interests.Act as a liaison to handle student and faculty inquiries and provide access to the institute’s academic and professional resources.

Assisted in the planning and execution of several key international education special events and fairs.Provided support services to potential study abroad participants through advising and application assistance.Served as liaison for study abroad agencies, universities, faculty, parents and students.Performed routine clerical support tasks for the office including, filing, photocopying, distribution of mail, answering telephones, and database management.