Experience

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  Artistic Freedom Initiative

  • Development Manager

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  Artistic Freedom Initiative

  • Brooklyn, New York, United States

  • Development Manager

    • Jul 2023 - Present
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States

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  EAST EUROPEAN FOLKLIFE CENTER INC

  • Marketing & Outreach Manager

    • Apr 2021 - Present

    • Provide marketing, outreach, and development support for events and classes on East European performing arts• Manage digital marketing and communications efforts with membership• Liaise with community partners throughout the United States for collaborative and comprehensive programming• Leverage artistic and regional experiences in Balkan, Russian, and Turkish music and dance traditions

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  Brooklyn Raga Massive

  • Program Lead

    • Mar 2021 - Present

    • Lead the curation of a Social Justice Series to uplift disprivileged artisan communities in South Asian performing arts• Liaise with community partners throughout the United States and South Asia to ensure direct support to affected communities• Leverage artistic and advocacy experiences in South and Central Asian music and dance traditions

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  International Labor Rights Forum

  • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • Research Consultant

    • Nov 2020 - Jan 2021
    • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

    • Provided research support to the Cotton Campaign, a global coalition of human rights, labor, investor and business organizations dedicated to eradicating child labor and forced labor in cotton production• Leveraged Russian and Uzbek language skills as well as regional knowledge of Central Asia (specifically Uzbekistan)• Collated primary source documentation, news reports, and legal analyses to create a gap analysis for program implementation

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  American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative

  • United States
  • International Trade and Development
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Senior Program Officer

    • May 2020 - Nov 2020

  • Program Officer

    • Oct 2018 - May 2020

    • Provide programmatic, operational and business development support for technical assistance programming enhancing the rule of law in the Balkans and Moldova• Provide program implementation support to four USG-funded grants from multiple donors • Draft and submit quarterly reports, quarterly budget projections, and monthly communiques to donors• Served lead writing and budgeting roles on six USG and UK-funded business development efforts totaling over $24 million

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  Cato Institute

  • Washington, District Of Columbia

  • Marketing Coordinator

    • Nov 2017 - Oct 2018
    • Washington, District Of Columbia

    • Managed workflow between Research and Art departments for creation, proofing, and submission of print and digital advertising• Liaised with marketing partners coordinate book and event campaigns• Managed individual and bulk book sales and shipments to customers and reviewers

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  Classical Movements, Inc.

  • Alexandria, Virginia

  • Special Projects Manager

    • Oct 2016 - May 2017
    • Alexandria, Virginia

    • Conducted international outreach efforts to secure new artists and venues in Russia and India• Assisted in operational management of seven international tours and two international music festivals

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  Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center

  • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Graduate Assistant - Outreach

    • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016
    • Bloomington, Indiana

    • Fulfilled Title VI grant objectives and goals through school and community outreach• Created and delivered on-site and remote presentations on political, cultural, historical, ecological, and sociological topics relating to Central Eurasia• Created classroom activities on Central Eurasia contingent with Indiana Academic Standards • Assisted in conducting teacher-training workshops, seminars, and professionalization events• Conducted inter-university outreach by networking with Global Studies faculty and students, particularly in Minority-Serving Institutions

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  American Councils for International Education

  • Dushanbe, Tajikistan

  • Assistant Director for Summer Camp America Tajikistan

    • May 2013 - Aug 2013
    • Dushanbe, Tajikistan

    • Directed summer camps for students in rural Tajikistan around the cities of Gharm and Isfara• Recruited 650 students directly through local schools• Liaised with host country staff, local school administrators, governments, and businesses• Prepared budgets, cost proposals, reports, and financial documents for seven planned camps • Raised funds for additional camp and community outreach through budget management