Work history
Peace Corps Volunteer
tags:
arabic
• project development & management
• curriculum development
• training of trainers
• adaptation
How would you describe your time at united states peace corps?
* Served as a Youth Development volunteer: taught English and led other activities at a youth center
* Managed a project with local associations to bring a surgeon to a rural mountain region. Over 1,000 underserved Moroccans with physical disabilities received free consultations and diagnoses. Approximately 20% received treatment, custom prostheses, or surgeries at no cost. Resulted in increasing the association's presence in the community and with local government officials
* Developed curricula and facilitated training-of-trainer sessions on AIDS and women's rights resulting in 20 rural community leaders being equipped to teach on these topics... 
Consultant
tags:
networking
• strategy development & implem...
How would you describe your time at America's Second Harvest?
* Researched and wrote strategic business plan with other consultants, for the development of a global hunger reduction organization
* Identified and facilitated meetings with potential partners, e.g. NGOs & businesses
* Work assisted in the incorporation of the Global Food Banking Network in January 2006
* GFN has a first year operating budget of $1.15 million, is coordinating with associations in 11 countries and counts Cargill, ConAgra, DLA Piper, Kraft, and Procter & Gamble among their corporate partners...
School Feeding Program Intern
tags:
survey development & implemen...
• monitoring & evalutation
How would you describe your time at United Nations World Food P...?
* Created and administered survey on use of computerized monitoring device at 30 schools nationwide serving over 14,000 students. Results were used to evaluate the efficacy of the new monitoring device
* Work resulted in improved food distribution to schools, improved monitoring for WFP, easier-to-use monitoring tools for school teachers, and five new headmasters being trained in WFP protocols
* Received a competitive internship to work with WFP in one of the worlds' least developed countries...
Intern
tags:
legislative affairs
• research
How would you describe your time at House International Relatio...?
* Researched Al Qaeda and other issues for subcommittee hearings and contributed to hearing materials
* Staffed setup and breakdown of subcommittee briefings and hearings
Kids Cafe Coordinator
tags:
training
• program management
• logistics
• training & development
How would you describe your time at Capital Area Food Bank?
* Identified 33 after-school/summer programs where children are at risk of hunger in the DC metro region
* Coordinated food distribution and oversaw logistics to serve over 1,000 students daily
* Developed program criteria, operating guidelines and manuals
* Trained 33 after-school program directors on nutritional guidelines and food handling safety
* Organized and led workshops for national and regional conferences on Kids Caf?? and hunger issues
* Managed database, tracked program expenditures and submitted monthly reports to the D.C. government
* Oversaw 40% growth in the number of program participants and beneficiaries
* Awarded for community service by Virginia State Cooperative Extension and Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority...
Education
Master of Public Policy
tags:
hard research
• cost benefit analysis
• managing large data sets
• international development and...
• writing policy briefs
How would you describe your time at Georgetown University Publi...?
My focus was on international development and policy. Acquired the quantitative methods and econometrics skills to conduct analysis of policies, write concise briefs for policy makers, and suggest courses of action. Took the social science skills I learned from work experience and undergrad and melded it with hard number crunching to be able to better analyze policy. Learned how to navigate the legislative process. Got exposed to many facets of the policy world. Interned on Capitol Hill, at policy think tanks, and at service-delivery international NGOs...
B.S. Human Development/Policy Analysis
tags:
research & analysis
• listen -> internalize -> act
• writing
How would you describe your time at cornell university?
Learned about problems affecting the human experience in the world. Acquired skills on how to analyze them well, to listen to all sides of a story, and how one might be able to help change the situation.
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