Experience

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Finance, People & Operations

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Lead Finance, HR & Operations departments as well as IT and compliance functions. Create and implement organization-wide strategies in areas of functional management. Support creation of adaptable policies for global and regional teams across 94 countries. Direct management of five and indirect management of team of 9.

• Head of People Operations

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Washington DC-Baltimore Area Functional management of operations, HR and IT teams; Ensuring organizational effectiveness via operation systems; Strategic and implementing lead of Inclusion & Equity Initiative; Created and leading Wellbeing focal points and Wellbeing Initiative; Developing innovative programs and practices for a high-functioning and happy staff

• Senior Global Operations Manager; Global Lead- Gender, Diversity & Inclusion

  • Jul 2020 - Jan 2022

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States Created and implemented strategies and policies for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, internal communications and cross-team collaboration Supported creation of 3 new Regional Offices in Asia, East & West Africa, including legal registration, office set-up, & training Directly managed Global Operations Team with 3 direct reports and 3 through matrix management Managed legal advisory system to mitigate legal risk to organization globally Created strategy and policy for mental health and… Show more Created and implemented strategies and policies for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, internal communications and cross-team collaboration Supported creation of 3 new Regional Offices in Asia, East & West Africa, including legal registration, office set-up, & training Directly managed Global Operations Team with 3 direct reports and 3 through matrix management Managed legal advisory system to mitigate legal risk to organization globally Created strategy and policy for mental health and wellbeing program for Staff, including management of focal points Managed international conferences (virtual in 2020 and 2021) with 600+ attendees and supported by dozens of volunteers, coordinated within a working group Board Committee member for Risk, facilitating workshops on risk assessments and mitigation

• Global Operations Manager

  • Dec 2019 - Jul 2020

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States Supported and facilitated change management of organization through 300% increase in annual revenue Created systems for international travel management, HRIS, international hiring, procurement & vendor onboarding and staff onboarding

• Operations Manager

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2019

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States Interim Director of Finance and Admin Lead annual fundraising campaign Managed creation of annual report Organized annual Summit remotely 2017- Tanzania & 2018- Germany and managed working group Supported business development and supported grant and projects in excess of $1.5 million over 2 years

• Operations Coordinator

  • Nov 2016 - Dec 2017

  Washington D.C. Metro Area



Ethnic Minorities Of Burma Advocacy And Resource Center

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Gender Programming Consultant

  • Sep 2016 - Feb 2017

  Enabling refugee parents from Burma to better understand U.S. culture around gender roles, gender norms, and a basic background in gender as a social construct with an exploration of gendered experiences by refugees throughout the experience of migration. Research and creation of curriculum to be given in a hearth-model format and adapted for the different ethnic minorities from Burma, inviting an understanding of inter-generational experiences and differences

• Advocacy Program Manager/ Finance Manager

  • Feb 2015 - Sep 2016

  Des Moines, Iowa Area Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center (EMBARC) is an ethnic-community based organization dedicated to improving the lives of refugees from Burma in Iowa through advocacy, education and community development. - Refugee Health Navigator Program Manager, managing 8 Navigators and Lead Navigator; responsible for program design, implementation and evaluation as well as compliance and reporting for associated grants (5, totaling $150k); capacity building of Navigators and… Show more Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center (EMBARC) is an ethnic-community based organization dedicated to improving the lives of refugees from Burma in Iowa through advocacy, education and community development. - Refugee Health Navigator Program Manager, managing 8 Navigators and Lead Navigator; responsible for program design, implementation and evaluation as well as compliance and reporting for associated grants (5, totaling $150k); capacity building of Navigators and Advocates (Staff from Burma) -EMBARC Finance Manager, managing portfolio of grants totaling >$500k, ensuring reporting, compliance and budget, including organizational budget and cash flow projections -Communications coordinator, including supervision of 3 staff, overseeing implementation of website redevelopment and communications strategies to increase donations and volunteer engagement -Iowa Refugee Alliance Legislative Committee, successful advocacy for 300k in state funding in FY2017 for Refugee RISE AmeriCorps Program --Refugee Health Alliance Capacity Building Committee Chair, creation of Interpretation Guide for local service providers and enhanced communication for refugees/non-native English speakers in Iowa



United Nations

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Evaluation Specialist - Office of the Special Adviser on Africa

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Greater New York City Area Office for the Special Adviser on Africa Evaluation of programs for Secretary General’s report on Causes of Conflict and the Peace-Development Nexus for advocacy on behalf of African member states and multilateral institutions OSAA Gender Focal Point and representative for events and Inter-Agency Task Forces Creating meeting outcome summaries and synthesising key recommendations for the Office, Undersecretary General, & Secretary General



Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Digital Communications Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

  dublin, ireland Managing existing social media and digital communications portfolio including analytics; Researching and developing strategies for new audience access via new social media and increased unrestricted doantions; Aiding transition of existing website to new website, including creation of new web materials; Aid in creation of monthly e-newsletter including articles, graphics, etc.



Trócaire

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Gender & Social Policy Researcher

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

  Rwanda Participatory qualitative research in social policy and its implementation in Rwanda, focus on most vulnerable populations, especially female-headed households Input from Government (Gender Monitoring Office, National Women’s Council, Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, Ministry of Local Government) and non-government stakeholders from grassroots to national level Issued report and policy recommendations



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Community Development Specialist

  • May 2011 - May 2012

  Rukomo, Nyagatare District Co-Creator GLOW (Girls Leading Our World, Girls' Empowerment Initiative) National Handbook Co-Coordinator Rwanda Eastern Regional Empowerment Workshop for 120+ Rwandan Young Girls Gender and Development Committee Created & facilitated Youth HIV/AIDS educational programs Small business development with women's handicraft co-operative



Boston University School of Public Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Research Assistant

  • Sep 2008 - May 2010

  Department of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights Head researcher for the Project on Medicine and the Holocaust (PMH); created organizational website; created & maintained filing system for all PMH materials Created and prepared presentations for Michael A. Grodin, MD; Edited articles for publication in academic journals