Experience

Mason LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Client Support Specialist

  • Feb 2021 - Present

• Client Support Specialist

  • Dec 2021 - Mar 2022



Good Hope Consulting

• Principal

  • May 2018 - Present

  I am a qualitative researcher and skilled writer with many years of experience writing for academic and professional audiences. I also provide editing/proofreading services. My interests lie in projects that address issues in these broad areas: higher education, gender, diversity and inclusion, and international education. I am available to conduct workshops in cultural competency. I am a qualitative researcher and skilled writer with many years of experience writing for academic and professional audiences. I also provide editing/proofreading services. My interests lie in projects that address issues in these broad areas: higher education, gender, diversity and inclusion, and international education. I am available to conduct workshops in cultural competency.



Mason Lietz & Klinger LLP

• Case Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

• Case Intake

  • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021



American Councils for International Education

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Screening Panelist

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2019

  The primary responsibility of the Screening Panelist is to read and evaluate essays written in English by high school students from all over the world applying for a yearlong competitive scholarship exchange program in the United States or abroad. The primary responsibility of the Screening Panelist is to read and evaluate essays written in English by high school students from all over the world applying for a yearlong competitive scholarship exchange program in the United States or abroad.



Small Enterprise Assistance Funds

• Editor

  • Apr 2018 - May 2018

  Edited grant proposal which has been submitted to the Department of Agriculture. The proposal was co-written by several authors so was edited for consistency of style, word flow, grammar, syntax. Edited grant proposal which has been submitted to the Department of Agriculture. The proposal was co-written by several authors so was edited for consistency of style, word flow, grammar, syntax.



WPD Global Solutions

• Researcher

  • Jan 2018 - Feb 2018

  Gathered and analyzed data for the evaluation of an international leadership development program. Co-wrote the final report. Gathered and analyzed data for the evaluation of an international leadership development program. Co-wrote the final report.



Dexis Consulting Group

• Editor

  • Dec 2017 - Jan 2018

  Edited a report for a large international organization. Edited a report for a large international organization.



Self-Employed

• Editor/Writer/Researcher

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2017

  Conducted research on student protests in the USA and South Africa. Presented preliminary findings at a symposium of the Comparative and International Education Society in October 2017. Edited dissertations and academic articles. Conducted research on student protests in the USA and South Africa. Presented preliminary findings at a symposium of the Comparative and International Education Society in October 2017. Edited dissertations and academic articles.



Westat

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• DC Choice Test Administrator

  • Apr 2015 - Aug 2017

  Responsible for providing a secure exam process, supervising test administrators, and liaising with school contacts about testing arrangements. Responsible for providing a secure exam process, supervising test administrators, and liaising with school contacts about testing arrangements.



IREX

• Reader - Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (YALI)

  • 2013 - 2014

  Evaluate applications from young Africans seeking to participate in a leadership initiative which brings 500 young leaders to the United States each year for academic coursework and leadership training and creates unique opportunities in Africa for Fellows to put new skills to practical use in leading organizations, communities, and countries. Evaluate applications from young Africans seeking to participate in a leadership initiative which brings 500 young leaders to the United States each year for academic coursework and leadership training and creates unique opportunities in Africa for Fellows to put new skills to practical use in leading organizations, communities, and countries.



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Coordinator, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2013

  The Program Coordinator serves as the “operations manager” in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, interfacing as needed with the Chief Diversity Officer, Deputy Chief Diversity Officer, heads of units that report to the CDO, and with other University units and external bodies; directs planning of special projects and special events; oversees office administration, budget, and purchasing; produces internal and external communications. In addition, the Program Coordinator serves as an Equity Administrator for the Provost’s Office, handling equity charges and providing support to search committees.



American University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

  Taught graduate course in Comparative and International Education for the Masters in International Training and Education Program (ITEP). Taught graduate course in Comparative and International Education for the Masters in International Training and Education Program (ITEP).



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant to the Director, Office of Diversity Education & Compliance

  • Jun 2009 - Dec 2009

  Worked on the Strategic Plan for Diversity, Transforming Maryland: Expectations for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion, which was delivered to the President in July 2010. Collated and analyzed input from multiple campus constituencies; generated drafts for the Diversity Plan Steering Committee. Wrote grant proposal for project aimed at retention of low-income, first generation, minority undergraduates. Researched and identified (a) sources of funding for professional development activities aimed at faculty of color; (b) strategies for recruitment and retention of faculty of color and women faculty to complement existing approaches. Organized several events for faculty of color to create opportunities to network, discuss research, and explore possibilities for collaboration.

• Graduate Assistant

  • Aug 2001 - May 2009

  (1) Office of the President, 08/01/2008 - 06/30/2009Secretary to the President’s Commissions on Disability Issues; Ethnic Minority Issues; and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Issues. Under the direction of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Special Assistant to the President, assisted with the planning, organization, and execution of projects that advance equity and diversity at the university.(2) Dean’s Office, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, 07/01/2007 - 06/30/2008 Provided staff support to the Assistant Dean for Diversity; assisted with the planning, organization and execution of the Summer Research Initiative for undergraduates; helped facilitate the participation of Behavioral and Social Science students in programs of the National Science Foundation Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate. (3) Department of Education Policy and Leadership, 08/2001 - 06/2007 Research assistant; recruitment of prospective graduate students, and liaison for new graduate students; produced the department’s newsletter The Dialogue; organized orientation for new students; designed and produced materials for website.



University of Cape Town

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Assurance Coordinator

  • 1986 - 2001