Susan Zimmerman Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I primarily worked with the International and State teams, supporting their projects and initiatives in this Public Affairs office. In this supportive role, I reported to nine different managers, which demanded a high-energy and go-getter work ethic. This demand also developed my time management skills and my ability to shift my approach to projects depending on the personality of the manager I was working with.Primary tasks included researching topics and creating briefing memos, drafting presentations, writing correspondence, and reporting on hearings and events.This position demanded a high level of professionalism as we represented the UPS Brand all over Washington.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provides field support for democracy programming in North Africa• Summarizes and prepares daily news briefings from the region• Writes French/English translations of grants, news, invoices, publications, field materials

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Aided in the establishment of the new Islamophobia department which seeks to combat negative rhetoric about Muslims in America touted by the media and the public sector. • Created reports and legislative fact sheets on The Use of Anti-Muslim Trainers in Law Enforcement, Anti-Sharia legislation, Islamophobia, and updated a legislative fact sheet on Racial Profiling• Witnessed multiple congressional hearings and panels on current issues facing Muslim-Americans today.• Wrote a report on the Peter King Homeland Security hearings to be included in the annual Islamophobia report• Monitored activities by the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and certain legislative actions in the House.• Created handouts for distribution, e.g. organization’s condemnation of terrorism, quotes from public figures on various topics.

Amman, Jordan

Master’S Degree, International Commerce And Policy

Activities and Societies: Concentration in Global Finance, Investment and Trade

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Near Eastern Languages And Cultures, Anthropology, Summa Cum Laude

Arabic, Finished At Advanced-Mid Level

Intensive summer language institute in Tangier, Morocco. 20 hours per week of Modern Standard Arabic instruction as well as 3.5 hours.

Education record

Arabic Language And Culture

Study of Modern Standard Arabic, Jordanian Colloquial Arabic, Literature, and Islam during a 4-month semester in Amman, Jordan.

Education record