Experience

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  The Diplomat

  • United States
  • Online Audio and Video Media
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Managing Editor

    • Feb 2017 - Present

    Founding editor of The Diplomat’s monthly digital magazine (First issue: Dec. 2014)Manage 12+ regular authors, plus guest submissions for websiteEdit an average of 20 blog articles per week, copyedit an additional 25 per weekReport regularly on developments in Central Asia & Afghanistan, write average of 6 blogs per weekReporting and/or study trips to Kyrgyzstan (2016, 2023), Uzbekistan (2017, 2019), Japan (2018), Taiwan (2022), South Korea (2023).

  • Acting Editor-in-Chief

    • Aug 2019 - Oct 2019

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  Self-employed

  • Writing Coach

    • Oct 2018 - Present

    Work one-on-one with emerging writers to achieve their writing goals and also conducting writing seminars for small groups. Specialization in national security analysis and commentary, working with military authors, as well as aiding academics in writing for general audiences.

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  East-West Center

  • Seoul, South Korea; Busan, South Korea; Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

  • Korea-United States Journalists Exchange Fellow

    • Sep 2023 - Sep 2023
    • Seoul, South Korea; Busan, South Korea; Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

    The 2023 Korea-United States Journalists Exchange (KUSJE) took six Korean journalists to visit Washington, DC and Honolulu, Hawaiʻi; and six US journalists to visit Seoul, Busan, and the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea to meet with government and business leaders, academics, non-governmental organizations, media, and other members of the community. This 15th Exchange examined current issues related to US-Korea relations, including the strategic Korea-US military alliance, the state of US-Japan-ROK relations and strategic cooperation, and the continued threat from North Korea. Following these study tours, all of the journalists met for a final dialogue at the East-West Center in Honolulu to report on their travel experiences and perspectives, and exchange opinions on how media coverage of US-Korea issues can be improved.

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  Eurasia Foundation

  • Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • Young Professionals Network (YPN) Fellow

    • Oct 2018 - Aug 2019
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Eurasia Foundation’s Young Professionals Network (YPN) program identifies emerging Eurasia specialists in the Washington, DC metropolitan area who share EF’s commitment to international engagement and connects them with more established professionals from a variety of fields.

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  Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA

  • Japan

  • Sasakawa USA Emerging Experts Delegation (SEED) Journalists Study Trip

    • Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
    • Japan

    From December 8-15, 2018, eight rising U.S. journalists covering U.S. national security and defense issues participated in a week-long study trip to Japan as part of the Sasakawa USA Emerging Experts Delegation (SEED) program. The delegates, most of whom traveled to Japan for the first time, participated in the trip to deepen their understanding of the role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in the Indo-Pacific region and Japan’s evolving defense and security posture. The journalists spent a short but very busy week in Japan including a series of meetings with leading Japanese security and defense experts and officials, briefing and tour at Yokosuka’s Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF) and U.S. Naval Forces Japan bases, and a visit to Kyoto.

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  The Diplomat

  • Acting Editor-in-Chief

    • Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

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  The Diplomat

  • Special Projects Editor

    • Sep 2014 - Feb 2017

    Manage the monthly magazine and write on Central Asia & Afghanistan, politics, culture and security for the website.

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  The World Bank

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Short Term Consultant (STC), Governance & Anti-Corruption in Operations

    • Jun 2014 - Mar 2015
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Created online forum for corruption experts to network and discuss best practices.Researched and edited report on governance & anticorruption in fragile states.Administrative support to governance and anticorruption team.

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  Atlantic Council

  • United States
  • International Affairs
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Digital Communications Assistant

    • Sep 2013 - May 2014

    • Website production—Prioritize, review, edit, and post content to all parts of the Council website (blogs, publications, event summaries, etc), copy edit content and photographs for web use, write headlines and curate images throughout the site, troubleshoot and correct problems with content/HTML/embeds/links, manage team of support staff in re-tagging/categorizing project stemming from recent website migration and domain change• Social media—daily updates to official Council twitter (@AtlanticCouncil) and Facebook accounts promoting Council work, blogs, publications, experts, and events; live-tweet major events; register hashtags and interpret analytics on reach/impact of social media use; advise programs on strategically utilizing social media platforms to expand their reach.• CRM (Salesforce), CMS (Joomla), and bulk-email client (iContact) platforms—daily use, troubleshooting, and training of new users

  • Program Assistant, Cyber Statecraft Initiative

    • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

    • Organized more than a dozen high-level roundtables, public conferences, and private meetings, including;- Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge brought together more than 70 students responding to a fictional cyber crisis to panels of cybersecurity experts and government officials- Several planning meetings for Global Aggregation of Cyber Risk project with Zurich Insurance Group, bringing together high-level cyber security and risk managers• Drafted and submitted multiple proposals on behalf of the Initiative to leading cybersecurity and risk management conferences

  • Intern, Strategic Foresight Initiative

    • Jan 2013 - May 2013

    • Organized more than a dozen high-level private roundtables and public panel sessions, including workshops coordinating Global Trends work with the National Intelligence Council • Researched strategic foresight and long-term policy planning, resulting in blog “Strategic Foresight: Planning for the Unknowable and Unavoidable” published on Atlantic Council website• Represented Initiative via social media, more than doubling Twitter (ACForesight) following in four months• Represented Atlantic Council (@AtlanticCouncil) via social media, live-tweeting two major conferences as well as several smaller events• Prepared report/assessment of new MEPSI program planning process for Director of the Scowcroft Center to present to Atlantic Council executive leadership• Wrote guidelines for other interns on how to increase efficiency in completing administrative tasks

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  RT Solutions

  • Gaithersburg and Frederick, Maryland

  • Consultant

    • Feb 2012 - Sep 2012
    • Gaithersburg and Frederick, Maryland

    • Performed training needs assessment, interviewed subject matter experts, created and edited training materials for MedImmune Inc. Corporate, a subsidiary of AstraZeneca, for use at three company sites (Gaithersburg, Frederick, MD and Philadelphia, PA) under direction of Director of Training and Development

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  RT Solutions

  • Gaithersburg, Maryland

  • Consultant

    • Jul 2011 - Oct 2011
    • Gaithersburg, Maryland

    • Performed training needs assessment, interviewed subject matter experts, created and edited training materials for MedImmune Inc. Corporate, a subsidiary of AstraZeneca, for use at three company sites (Gaithersburg, Frederick, MD and Philadelphia, PA) under direction of Director of Training and Development

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  SAIC - Frederick

  • Frederick, Maryland

  • General Clerk I

    • Dec 2007 - Jan 2008
    • Frederick, Maryland

    • Created electronic employee training record database, responsible for organization of training records for more than 70 employees• Coordinated onsite training programs, including conducting training on navigating new record database for department managers

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  SAIC - Frederick

  • Frederick, Maryland

  • General Clerk I

    • May 2007 - Aug 2007
    • Frederick, Maryland

    • Created electronic employee training record database, responsible for organization of training records for more than 70 employees• Coordinated onsite training programs, including conducting training on navigating new record database for department managers