Professional Experience:
School of Public Policy, Undergraduate Studies College Park, MD Program Coordinator August 2012 – Present
• Plan subject-expert speaker events on contemporary policy issues including racial identity, use of media in elections and international development and aid
• Management of Diversity Grant compliance staff responsible for planning multicultural leadership speaker series, overall program evaluation and grant report writing
• Development of program marketing materials and super vision of and distribution staff using multiple media outlets including email campaigns, online advertisements and print to increase participation
Friends and RPCVs of Guyana (FROG) Based – Washington, D.C. Executive Board of Directors: Vice President October 2011 – Present
• Led team of consultants to develop five year strategic fundraising plan to grow organizational capacity and build name recognition
• Evaluate current fundraising practices to ascertain strengths and weaknesses to enhance current donor relations and build donor base in order to increase organizational capacity
• Managed nine grants during fiscal-year 2012
• Streamlined organizational policies to make the executive board more effective with fewer active members
U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs September – December 2011 Publication Intern
• Researched and proposed potential public-private partnership opportunities to increase practical international work experience for U.S. Master’s and Ph.D. students
• Designed surveys to be used in five countries to evaluate an internet based interactive learning program during pilot stage, results used to discontinue the ineffective program
• Edited bureau materials for online publication and international print distribution
AtoZ Language School, Matsumoto, Japan, April 2008 – March 2009
Language Instructor, Minowa-Machi Junior High School
• Served as the only non-Japanese staff member on seven-person team to evaluate and structure educational materials including over 50 original text and 8 audio assets
• Mentored over 700 students, ages 12 to 15, nine of which were special-needs students; and Initiated extracurricular reading program for immigrant students
• Compiled monthly achievement reports for Minowa Board of Education
GEOS, Saku City, Japan, January 2007 – March 2008
Language Instructor
• Interviewed, counseled and educated over 100 private and semi-private students aged two to fifty, developed individual action plans to achieve education and career goals
• Collaborated with management on product and service sales and sales promotions, reported developments weekly to the Head Office
• Corroborated with other staff to develop monthly extra-curricular activities facilitating cultural and lingual exchanges to increase student skills and development confidence
U.S. Peace Corps Guyana Peace Corps Volunteer June 2004 – July 2006
• Implemented national and regional educ