Managing the development and implementation of the Day of STEM platform and related programs in Australia for LifeJourney International in order to inspire the next-generation of STEM professionals.

- Provided strategic consulting to private sector on internal STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics) education and workforce development strategies to maximize return on investment, improve talent acquisition, and formulate partnerships;- Responsible for operations of STEMconnector’s Innovation Task Force (SITF) including the STEM 2.0 Initiative and STEM Career Accelerator Day;- Served as the co-editor of three major thought leadership reports on STEM… Show more - Provided strategic consulting to private sector on internal STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics) education and workforce development strategies to maximize return on investment, improve talent acquisition, and formulate partnerships;- Responsible for operations of STEMconnector’s Innovation Task Force (SITF) including the STEM 2.0 Initiative and STEM Career Accelerator Day;- Served as the co-editor of three major thought leadership reports on STEM education and careers;- Developed new business development opportunities and manage existing relationships with member companies and organizations through effective communication and reliable service delivery;- Facilitated executive roundtables, workshops, and related meetings for STEMconnector including the 2014 & 2015 Global Talent Summits and STEM Council meetings;- Conducted research on private sector, non-profit, and public sector engagement and investment in STEM education in the United States, highlighting impactful models, interventions, and programs;- Coordinated STEMconnector's input for the STEM Student Data Lab dashboard, Shaping Our Future, in partnership with My College Options / NRCCUA. Show less

-Assisted in the drafting and editing of project proposals, quarterly reports, and work plans;-Processed employment and service contracts for programs in the field;-Tracked program spending in budget flows using quarterly and monthly project status reports to analyze burn rates and other budgeting figures;-Prepared presentations highlighting citizens’ needs and concerns from opinion polling data for political parties, civil society organizations, and donors in… Show more -Assisted in the drafting and editing of project proposals, quarterly reports, and work plans;-Processed employment and service contracts for programs in the field;-Tracked program spending in budget flows using quarterly and monthly project status reports to analyze burn rates and other budgeting figures;-Prepared presentations highlighting citizens’ needs and concerns from opinion polling data for political parties, civil society organizations, and donors in sub-Saharan Africa;-Managed visa applications and travel related procedures for Africa Division;-Aided Africa Division staff in developing the curriculum for the Civic Education programs;-Researched and compiled data for governance programming in select countries;-Composed memos on political climates and elections covering the region of sub-Saharan Africa;-Monitored media outlets covering sub-Saharan Africa and compiled the articles into daily email briefings. Show less

-Assisted in the program evaluations of Village Reach's "ICT to Improve the Health of Mothers and Children" program and Soul City's "Southern Africa Regional Social and Behavior Change Communication Program" in Malawi;-Developed questionnaires for women, household heads, and children used in population surveys to measure behavior, knowledge, and reaction to the interventions;-Managed data collection teams in the field to effectively carry out over 2,400 interviews for the… Show more -Assisted in the program evaluations of Village Reach's "ICT to Improve the Health of Mothers and Children" program and Soul City's "Southern Africa Regional Social and Behavior Change Communication Program" in Malawi;-Developed questionnaires for women, household heads, and children used in population surveys to measure behavior, knowledge, and reaction to the interventions;-Managed data collection teams in the field to effectively carry out over 2,400 interviews for the Village Reach baseline study;-Assisted in the training of the interviewers for both evaluations through sessions on the background of intervention and purpose of the evaluation, proper interviewing etiquette and techniques, the purpose of each question, sampling, and logistics;-Attended meetings with key stakeholders of the evaluations to discuss the planning, data collection instruments, logistics, and progress of the surveys;-Drafted a report underscoring the trends of key informant interviews of district hospital officials for the qualitative section of the Village Reach evaluation; -Composed an institutional analysis of IKI Malawi emphasizing the structure, strengths, and weaknesses that provided clear and concise recommendations for the future. Show less

-Completed 32 hours of training in immunization techniques and methods, including the entire Ugandan National Expanded Program on Immunization program;-Conducted four village immunization outreaches per month between April 2008 and August 2009, reaching hundreds of young children and women in communities within our catchment area;-Reported Kisimba Muslim Mission's immunization activities to the Ugandan Ministry of Health on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to ensure our… Show more -Completed 32 hours of training in immunization techniques and methods, including the entire Ugandan National Expanded Program on Immunization program;-Conducted four village immunization outreaches per month between April 2008 and August 2009, reaching hundreds of young children and women in communities within our catchment area;-Reported Kisimba Muslim Mission's immunization activities to the Ugandan Ministry of Health on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to ensure our outreaches were in compliance with MoH standards.-Worked in the national semi-annual mass immunization “Child Days Plus” campaigns in April 2009, October 2009, April 2010, and the national "Kick Polio out of Uganda" campaign in June 2009;-Collaborated with a consortium of community based organizations to write a joint project proposal concerning HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support to the Uganda Aids Commission;-Wrote a project proposal and implemented a program providing 75 orphans and 25 people living with HIV/AIDS treated mosquito nets, greatly reducing their likelihood of contracting malaria;-Worked with group of civil society organizations to write a project proposal concerning the promotion of networking and collaboration among community organizations and the government to USAID Uganda partner LINKAGES;-Designed two annual work plans and budgets for Kisimba Muslim Mission for 2009 and 2010, stressing the organizations priorities and providing a strategic plan for the future of the organization;-Taught English as a second language and practical carpentry to vulnerable secondary students at Kisimba Technical School for four school terms between 2008 and 2009. Show less