Experience

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  Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Director of Refugee Student Initiatives

    • Oct 2022 - Present

    Promote and lead mobilization efforts for higher education institutions to expand refugee student access. Advocate for inclusive and equitable access to academic and immigration pathways for refugee and displaced students. Develop and promote research and narratives that recognize the contributions of refugee students, scholars, staff, and alumni in U.S. communities and on campuses. Expand expertise, technical assistance, and campus resources for institutions enrolling and supporting displaced and refugee students.

  • Project Manager, Initiative on U.S. Education Pathways for Refugee Students

    • Jul 2021 - Oct 2022

    The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, along with other partners, has launched an initiative to expand educational pathways in the United States for refugee students through university sponsorship. The initiative mobilizes leadership of higher education institutions and NGOs to advocate for, design, and engage in a university sponsorship program to admit refugee students. Our goal is to explore complementary pathways for refugee students that would allow access to higher education in the U.S.

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  Well Crafted Kitchen

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Co-Owner

    • Jan 2016 - Dec 2022
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Create a Well Crafted experience to connect people with their food, community and place in the world! Build relationships with local makers, growers, and entrepreneurs to ensure timely and quality ingredients to serve on average 700 customers per week. Manage team of 20 staff members to complete...

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  Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

  • Senior Program Officer for Integration

    • Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

    Develop and write proposals for new initiatives for refugee and migrant integrationFacilitate program design for pilot programs and proposalsManage research and evaluation projects with academic partners

  • Program Manager for Integration

    • May 2018 - May 2021

    Assess current successes and gaps in integration programming within the LIRS networkManage and support pilot integration programs at LIRSCoordinate with experts in the field and create mechanisms for knowledge sharingDevelop and support new initiatives for refugee and migrant integration

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  Asylee Women Enterprise

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Program Director

    • Jan 2016 - Apr 2018
    • Baltimore, Maryland

    Develop and coordinate all programs for asylum-seekers to rebuild confidence, hope, and community throughout the journey to asylum. Engage asylum-seekers in sharing of skills and knowledge to promote individual and community success through education, employment, and life skills. Build and foste...

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  buildOn

  • United States
  • Philanthropy
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Development Trek Coordinator

    • Feb 2013 - Aug 2014

    Coordinate & facilitate about 15 Trek for Knowledge experiences per year (intensive one-week experiences for donors & stakeholders to live in a rural community in a project country- Haiti, Nicaragua, Senegal, Mali, Malawi, Burkina Faso & Nepal- while working alongside community members to construct a primary school block). Prepare all participants for Ambassador/Chapter Trek for Knowledge experience through conference calls, workshops and developing informational resources. Mobilize rural communities to prepare for the Trek team and school construction. Coordinate and collaborate with in-country buildOn field staff. Facilitate experiential learning and discussion to engage Trek participants an in-depth understanding of international development and global education. Cultivate and maintain donor/ stakeholder (corporate, high school & college chapters, individuals, in-country partners) relationships. Organize and manage all domestic & international Trek and travel logistics.

  • Program & Trek Coordinator

    • Aug 2010 - Jan 2013

    Supervise & support four buildOn after-school programs. Empower youth to plan, organize, and facilitate weekly meetings and sustain weekly community service work, global education initiatives and to reach fundraising goals. Deliver interactive global education and recruitment presentations. Plan, organize, and facilitate large-scale, weekend & week-long community service projects.

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  Catholic Family Center

  • Refugee Case Manager

    • Jun 2009 - Aug 2010

    Ensure the provision of all resettlement services for newly arrived refugees. Provide and coordinate for all basic needs and facilitate suitable housing. Conduct orientation and assessment of refugee families to formulate service plan. Facilitate and coordinate refugee access to identified servic...

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  International Rescue Committee

  • New York, NY

  • Refugee Youth Mentor & Volunteer Program Coordinator: AmeriCorps*VISTA

    • Oct 2007 - Jan 2009
    • New York, NY

    Recruit and supervise all youth program volunteers & mentors. Foster relationships with partners & develop program manual to promote sustainability. Aid in the academic and social adjustment of resettled refugee youth. Develop & implement youth mentor program that serves recently arri...