Chicago, Illinois, United States
Wide-ranging experiences in the field of social impact continue to inspire my passion and aptitude for working with diverse groups in high-intensity, international, and politically progressive environments. As an operations professional, I assist communities both domestically and abroad through resource accessibility, healthcare, social protection, justice reform, food security & nutrition, climate-related advocacy, and human rights defense.
Engage identified patients to enroll in the Colla Health collaborative care program, while in addition pursuing special projects including, but not limited to, patient outreach for pilot programs, research related to patient engagement, and operational improvement
Engage remotely with international students applying to U.S. schools by facilitating an unscripted interview that is then used by admission officers at over 350 academic programs, by career services professionals at leading colleges and universities, and by HR offices at some of the most prominent companies and organizations in the world
Managed all operational, financial, contractual, and HR components as acting Program Manager of three USAID-funded projects (15 million USD total): 1) Georgia Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) Activity; 2) Papua New Guinea Electrification Partnership (PEP) Activity; 3) Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in New Dehli, India; 4) Pakistan Capacity and Development Services (PCDS) in Islamabad Operational: Subcontractor, LTTA, and STTA/consultant contracting, international travel, procurement, recruitment, vetting, hiring Financial: Long-term budget drafting, forecasting, tracking, and reporting, variance analysis, invoicing, payroll, reconciliation Assumed primary point of contact with USG donors and international clients through reports, regular interaction, and troubleshooting Led Innovations Strategic Objective group to coordinate generation of new ideas and technical collaboration across Tetra Tech
Provided consultation to the OneShared.World Vulnerable Populations Campaign team in order to produce a written public policy report, entitled "Rise or Fall Together: Addressing the Emergency Needs of the World’s Most Vulnerable Populations in this Time of Global Crisis," that recommends global initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic
Organized and authored fieldwork-centric research assessing migration & displacement, resilience, children & youth, education, climate adaptation, and social protection in East Africa and Central Asia (e.g. Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Afghanistan)