Washington, District of Columbia, United States
International development and communications professional specializing in social policy and defense analysis. Development experience with the World Bank, Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility and United Nations DESA. Former print and digital journalist passionate about labour regulations, gender development, public-private partnership and human security.
Leading strategic communications with government and private sector clients and development partners for SEADRIF, an ASEAN+3 initiative, on disaster risk insurance and climate resilience across the region. Spearheading conception, draft and rollout of Annual Report 2024, 2025. Guiding communications processes, partnerships and knowledge management for SEADRIF's flagship meetings, events and partnerships.
Operational and Communications support for the second phase of the G20 Compact with Africa, coordinating private sector development across industries in 15 African economies, including coordinating materials for donors and officials, facilitating the complete revamp of the CwA website and analysis of relevant country indicators.
Strategic internal communications and partnerships for the World Bank Group's Department for Knowledge and Learning, prioritizing peer-to-peer learning within the Bank towards greater development impact. Expanding branding and digital presence for the newly minted department, coordinating event management and branding collateral for high-level engagements and World Bank Spring Meetings 2025.
Analyst working as part of the Centralized Recruitment team (Business Ready unit) of the World Bank Group. Conducting extensive multi-regional research and data collection across ten topics of the business life cycle for an upcoming World Bank report on the health of private sector development in global economies.
Over 1400 published reports in digital and print media covering national, regional and community news including front page stories and exclusive stories. Social Affairs Reporter (Migrant worker welfare, social support for low-income groups, eldercare) Breaking News Reporter (Liasing with police, civil defence, national ministries and statutory boards) Opinion Of The Day/Millenial Mind column contributor Arts and Culture Reporter, STLife (working with artists, arts and community, arts and national identity) Digital sub-editing and social media management using Drupal, Chartbeat and Google systems
Research analysis, technical writing and editing consultant, compiling reports for a USAID - Picker Center consultancy project evaluating global trends in social assistance, healthcare, democratic process and poverty alleviation.
Scholarship recipient of the 2022 Fulbright Foreign Students Program Singapore, pursuing a Master of International Affairs (International Security Policy and Urban and Social Policy) at Columbia University.