Experience

Human Rights Watch

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate Director in the Foundations and Program Liaison Office

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  I am senior associate director in the Foundations and Program Liaison Office at Human Rights Watch, helping to lead a team of grant writers and development professionals in fundraising from foundations and leadership donors. I am the lead grant writer and development point person for our Children's Rights Division and International Justice Program.

• Associate Director in the Foundations and Program Liaison Office

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2021

• Senior Writer

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

• Grant writer

  • Apr 2013 - Jan 2017

  I wrote grant proposals to secure funding for Human Rights Watch, and researched and wrote grant reports to detail for donors how their grants were being used.

• Communications Coordinator

  • Oct 2009 - Apr 2013

  I connected our experts with key international print, broadcast, and online journalists. I also copy edited and sent multiple press releases daily on a variety of human rights topics worldwide. I was involved in developing media strategy with our experts for upcoming reports and breaking news.



The Eagle-Tribune

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2008

  Covered fires, politics, breaking news, schools and wrote feature stories on local people. Covered fires, politics, breaking news, schools and wrote feature stories on local people.



The Patriot Ledger

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jan 2005 - Jul 2006

  Covered features, politics, education, and breaking news first as an intern then as a reporter for the largest Massachusetts daily south of Boston. I also contributed to special projects. Covered features, politics, education, and breaking news first as an intern then as a reporter for the largest Massachusetts daily south of Boston. I also contributed to special projects.