Experience

FoRB Women's Alliance

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  FoRB Women’s Alliance is a global community of religious freedom and human rights advocates and future leaders with a shared vision: advancing freedom of religion or belief for women. FoRB Women’s Alliance is a global community of religious freedom and human rights advocates and future leaders with a shared vision: advancing freedom of religion or belief for women.



Religious Freedom Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member, Advisory Board

  • Nov 2016 - Present

  The Religious Freedom Institute (RFI) is committed to achieving broad acceptance of religious liberty as a fundamental human right, the cornerstone of a successful society, and a source of national and international security. It will achieve this goal by convincing stakeholders in select regions that religious freedom can help them achieve their own goals—political, economic, strategic, and religious. Action Teams will establish a presence in each region to build coalitions and work toward making religious freedom a priority for governments, civil society, religious communities, businesses, and the general public. Show less



National Museum of American Religion

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Member, Advisory Board

  • Nov 2016 - Present

  The National Museum of American Religion will tell the story of religion in America through the lens of religious liberty. It will invite Americans and all visitors to explore the role of religion in shaping the social, political, economic and cultural lives of Americans and thus America itself. The museum’s presence in Washington D.C. will highlight the centrality of personal and organized religion to America’s history and contemporary life, and the museum’s vibrant exhibits will explore the impact of individuals and movements whose beliefs and values have contributed to the unique legacy of our nation. Show less



Center for Women, Faith & Leadership, Institute for Global Engagement

• Member, Advisory Council

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  The Center for Women, Faith & Leadership (CWFL) supports and equips women of faith to assume leadership roles and influence decision making in global affairs, with particular emphasis in areas where women are most affected yet have had the least influence-their freedom of conscience/belief and ability to engage in peace-building and conflict transformation. The Center for Women, Faith & Leadership (CWFL) supports and equips women of faith to assume leadership roles and influence decision making in global affairs, with particular emphasis in areas where women are most affected yet have had the least influence-their freedom of conscience/belief and ability to engage in peace-building and conflict transformation.



Baha'i National Center

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of External Affairs

  • Jan 1985 - Jun 2010

  As director of external affairs for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the U.S., she had overall responsibility for the functioning of the Office of External Affairs and the Office of the U.S. Bahá’í Representative at the UN, as well as the Refugee Office and Office of Public Information until their integration into other offices. She represented the National Assembly in the promotion and protection of human rights, including religious freedom, the advancement of the rights of women, ratification of UN human rights treaties, and the elimination of racism. She advocated on these issues, often in collaboration with other organizations, at the White House, the State Department, the Congress, the UN, and to the media. She was responsible for informing the U.S. government and U.S. national news media about the persecution of the Bahá’í communities in Iran and other Muslim countries. She testified in numerous hearings and briefings on the oppression of the Bahá’ís in Iran and Egypt, religious freedom, women’s rights, and ratification of UN human rights treaties. She co-chaired the national Working Group for Ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and was actively involved in ratification of the UN Genocide Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the UN Convention Against Racial Discrimination. She was the representative for the U.S. Bahá’ís at the UN World Conference on Human Rights and the Fourth World Conference on Women. In March 2000, she served as a public sector adviser on the U.S. government delegation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. She co-founded and co-chaired the Washington-based Working Group on the Human Rights of Women. She was also a founder and treasurer of the board of directors of U.S. Women Connect, which implements the Platform for Action and the U.S. Women’s National Action Agenda. Show less



The U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Financial analyst

  • 1983 - 1984

  With a team of financial analysts, we set up the first electronic funds transfer system for all farmers who received federal money under the Farmers Home Administration program of the Department of Agriculture. With a team of financial analysts, we set up the first electronic funds transfer system for all farmers who received federal money under the Farmers Home Administration program of the Department of Agriculture.



Springfield (MA) Chamber of Commerce

• Small business developer/economic development specialist

  • 1980 - 1981

  Assisted small business owners in Springfield, MA, to obtain loans and grants for capital improvements from the city's Community Development Department through a federal Housing and Urban Development Department program. In collaboration with the National Development Corporation, advocated for further funding from the Springfield City Council. Helped organize neighborhood small business councils. Assisted small business owners in Springfield, MA, to obtain loans and grants for capital improvements from the city's Community Development Department through a federal Housing and Urban Development Department program. In collaboration with the National Development Corporation, advocated for further funding from the Springfield City Council. Helped organize neighborhood small business councils.