Traci K. Kasperbauer Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Initiate, prepare, review, assemble, and file high volume of non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions for large corporate clients: H-1B, L-1, I-140 (EB-1 and PERM-based), Adjustment of Status applications.
• PERM - draft PERM case analysis, prepare Experience Verification Letters, draft Prevailing Wage Requests
• Communicate with clients and associates, meet deadlines, multi-task in fast-paced environment with competing needs
• Secondment to client: post LCAs, manage Public Access Files (PAF), review employee work authorization
• Review approval packages, PAFs, & withdrawal requests prepared by Legal Project Assistants
• Received 2023 Pro Bono Star award for work on Afghan asylum case, volunteer work with TPS & I-765 applications for Venezuelans

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Processing government correspondence from USCIS and entering comprehensive data in firm's databases (LawLogix and iManage)
• Preparing NIV and IV approval packages for clients and their foreign national employees
• Preparing Public Access Files (PAFs) for employers of foreign national employees
• Created a comprehensive 120+ page training manual for Legal Project Assistants in order to standardize processes across multiple offices
• Created a database of 100+ templates to streamline knowledge acquisition for new hires

Greater Chicago Area

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Harvard Divinity School Faculty Search Office:
• Prepared and maintained faculty search and promotion candidate dossiers
• Served as primary contact for faculty searches and promotions
• Implemented advertisement plans for faculty searches
• Assisted in preparation of Faculty Search Office-related correspondence, reports, and meetings
• Managed trip planning, travel and lodging arrangements for scholars visiting campusFaculty Assistant and Administrative Duties:

Greater Boston Area

• Immigration:
• Prepared immigration forms, including AOR P-3 Refugee Family Reunification application, N-400 Citizenship application, N-600 Certificate of Citizenship, and I-912 Fee Waiver
• Supervised the AmeriCorps staff memberCommunity Counseling Services:
• Managed insurance payments and appointments for the counseling clinic, leading to 200% financial growth by improving patient retention and insurance submission process Refugee Resettlement:
• Managed high volume of "assurance" forms for incoming refugee families, which included interviewing local family members to establish relationship to incoming individuals and to assess willingness to help family.
• Maintained records of all families accepted by RIAC

Greater Boston Area

• AmeriCorps Paid Volunteer placed at RIAC - Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center
• Completed N-400 U.S. citizenship applications for RIAC clients, and at community-based naturalization workshops hosted by partner organizations
• Tutored recently-arrived refugees to help improve English skills
• Assisted case managers with refugee resettlement casework and paperwork
• Assisted with community training events (MAWNSAP and Healthy Families)
• Performed administrative assistant duties

Ames, IA

• Graded tests and papers for over 100 students in Intro to World Religions classes

Des Moines, IA

• Served as administrative assistant for site director and 3 case managers
• Maintained spreadsheet of pertinent information about previous and incoming refugees families
• Solicited donations from local businesses and residents for newly arrived refugee families
• Collected furniture and supplies for refugee families

Ames, IA

• Wrote 30 articles published by the Iowa State University student newspaper, 3 of which were syndicated by CBS news
• Interviewed sources about local, national, and international events, with a focus on Ames city council meetings, diversity, and politics
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eight-issues-of-08-lgbt-rights/
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-canadian-cabinet-member-calls-for-us-cooperation-during-iowa-state-visit/
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lgbt-community-decries-californias-proposition-8/

Msc, International Migration And Public Policy

Courses in: Refugee and IDP international law, immigration management policy, sociology of migrant integration, transnational gender and.

Ba, Anthropology, Minor In Religious Studies

Activities and societies: Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society treasurer, Arabic Language Club treasurer, Anthropology Club, Arabian.

Lebanese Colloquial Arabic

• Lebanese Colloquial Arabic (levels 3 & 4, intermediate & advanced) September to December 2018 - Beirut, Lebanon • Lebanese Colloquial.

Non-Degree Student

Extension School and GSAS courses, including: • Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences • Politics and.

Modern Standard Arabic

• Intensive Modern Standard Arabic (levels 2 and 3, intermediate) - December 2011 to May 2012 - Amman, Jordan

Modern Standard Arabic

• Intensive Modern Standard Arabic (level 2, lower-intermediate) - May to July 2010 - Fez, Morocco