Experience

Mercy Corps Northwest

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bilingual Community Navigator Coordinator

  • May 2021 - Present

  Maintain IDA programs, policies and procedures in Oregon, ensuring that the program meets the needs of a diverse population including: incarcerated youth, people with a history of incarceration, housing insecure, BIPOC, minorities, immigrants, low-income, low net-worth individuals and families. Maintain tracking, monitoring and evaluation tools to evaluate the program impacts and outcomes, and for existing and potential new program grants. Prepare and submit proposals, grants, work plans, as required by MCNW and grantors or donors. Ensure accurate and timely completion and submission of all reporting requirements related to the IDA program. Recruit, enroll, and support IDA participants to understand the requirements of the program and how it works. Assist clients throughout their IDA participation period, including: tracking savings goal progress, education and training requirements, writing and reviewing business plans, assisting with budgets for use of IDA funds, promoting financial literacy and offering credit improvement practices, track, validate and process client disbursements. Help connect IDA participants to other services and advisors to assist with their business ideas, plans and finances. With the Education Team, ensure that MCNW classes and other trainings meet Oregon State financial education requirements for the IDA program. Assist in identifying and developing new classes and methods for asset accumulation for IDA participants. Assist with program evaluation for MCNW and other stakeholders, by gathering data and other pertinent information from IDA participants. Understand and adhere to IDA program budgets. Monitor all income and expenditures to ensure compliance with MCNW and funder requirements and the ongoing availability of grant and program operating funds. Show less

• Client Services Associate

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  Track Participant’s status to make sure they meet all the requirements / deadlines of the program. Assist and advise participants in personal finance and business development / micro enterprise goals. Manage and maintain IDA (Individual Development Account) database through Vistashare/Outcome tracker as well as paper files. Track and process client’s business plan and disbursal. Run various reports and create spreadsheets. Prepare appropriate monthly written correspondence. Assist in the intake and processing of applications during open enrollment periods. Assist in new grant proposals as needed. Provide Arabic-English translation and interpretation to Arabic speakers with limited English proficiency. Show less



Judiciary courts of the State of Oregon and Oregon hospitals

• Legal and Medical Interpreter/translator (Arabic and English)

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  On call independent contractor for judiciary courts of the State of Oregon and Oregon hospitals, providing legal verbal in court interpretation as well as any and all paperwork translation. Also, provide professional interpretation services. Explain complex medical terminology, rules, laws, systems, conditions, situations to native Arabic speakers. On call independent contractor for judiciary courts of the State of Oregon and Oregon hospitals, providing legal verbal in court interpretation as well as any and all paperwork translation. Also, provide professional interpretation services. Explain complex medical terminology, rules, laws, systems, conditions, situations to native Arabic speakers.



Welocalize

• United States
• Translation and Localization
• 700 & Above Employee

• QC Verifier and Localization Linguistic Tester for Apple

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Create the best possible user experience for customers streaming movies and TV shows. Verify Linguistic correctness of all Localized material including localized Movie Synopses & Movie meta-data. Research content in films, shows, documentaries etc., in target language for accuracy in title, typo, ratings and synopses. Write and report relevant bugs and errors using best practices through Apple's internal database system. Analyze data for Voice recognition and Apple maps for localization. Show less



McClatchy

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Special Correspondent and translator/interpreter

  • Jul 2004 - Oct 2006

  Supported Iraqi ministries and reporters in McClatchy communications. Published articles about security, government, religion and culture; translated stories from the websites (International Press), analyzed news, researched, and verified facts Supported Iraqi ministries and reporters in McClatchy communications. Published articles about security, government, religion and culture; translated stories from the websites (International Press), analyzed news, researched, and verified facts



The Washington Post

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special correspondent and Translation /Interpreter

  • Mar 2003 - Jul 2004

  Special Correspondent/Translator/Researcher – The Washington Post (Baghdad, Iraq) Translated news coverage Arabic into English; provided cross-cultural training to the Post’s reporters; News analysis; facts checker ; provided interpretation and conducted interviews. Special Correspondent/Translator/Researcher – The Washington Post (Baghdad, Iraq) Translated news coverage Arabic into English; provided cross-cultural training to the Post’s reporters; News analysis; facts checker ; provided interpretation and conducted interviews.



Musrata High School for Girls- Libya

• English and Arabic Teacher/ Translator/ Interpreter and Editor

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 2001

  Prepare the curriculum material, taught English language at high school and high institute level and provided translation and teaching in private tutoring institutes Achievements Authored and published, Women’s Rights in Iraq, 2010., Freedom House Publications/freedomhouse.org Prepare the curriculum material, taught English language at high school and high institute level and provided translation and teaching in private tutoring institutes Achievements Authored and published, Women’s Rights in Iraq, 2010., Freedom House Publications/freedomhouse.org