Experience

Independent Diplomat

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Inclusive Diplomacy and Systems Change

  • Sep 2020 - Present

• UN Representative

  • Mar 2013 - Sep 2020

• UN Representative / Gender Advisor

  • Mar 2013 - Sep 2020

• Policy Advisor

  • Feb 2013 - Mar 2013



Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Officer, Ethics Matter

  • 2012 - Apr 2013

  Program, host, and moderate the televised town hall-style interview program, Ethics Matter, with leading public intellectuals. Past Ethics Matter guests have included environmentalist Bill McKibben, political scientists Francis Fukuyama and Anne Marie-Slaughter, philosopher Peter Singer, economist Jeffrey Sachs, and more. To access a full list of Ethics Matter guests or to view past events, please visit http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/programs/index.html. Program, host, and moderate the televised town hall-style interview program, Ethics Matter, with leading public intellectuals. Past Ethics Matter guests have included environmentalist Bill McKibben, political scientists Francis Fukuyama and Anne Marie-Slaughter, philosopher Peter Singer, economist Jeffrey Sachs, and more. To access a full list of Ethics Matter guests or to view past events, please visit http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/programs/index.html.



Open Society Institute

• International Advisor to the Open Society Youth Initiative

  • Feb 2011 - Mar 2012

  • Spearhead Youth Policy Pilot Evaluation study, overseeing a 5-person research team in conducting Serbia’s first impact assessment of public policy on youth;• Edit, write, and conceptualize policy report, advising on improvements and gaps;• Lead country field visit and focus groups with youths, NGO activists, and policymakers. • Spearhead Youth Policy Pilot Evaluation study, overseeing a 5-person research team in conducting Serbia’s first impact assessment of public policy on youth;• Edit, write, and conceptualize policy report, advising on improvements and gaps;• Lead country field visit and focus groups with youths, NGO activists, and policymakers.



University of Amsterdam

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher and Lecturer

  • 2006 - 2012

  • Conduct 150+ interviews with policymakers, donors, and aid recipients in the Western Balkans, EU, and US to assess the impact of democracy assistance;• Present and promote research findings at International conferences in the USA and Europe;• Design and teach BA courses on democratization and international relations;• Co-organize international conference with experts on democracy assistance. • Conduct 150+ interviews with policymakers, donors, and aid recipients in the Western Balkans, EU, and US to assess the impact of democracy assistance;• Present and promote research findings at International conferences in the USA and Europe;• Design and teach BA courses on democratization and international relations;• Co-organize international conference with experts on democracy assistance.



The Balkan Trust for Democracy/German Marshall Fund

• Program Assistant

  • 2005 - 2006

  • Design and conceptualize the Trust’s first systematic monitoring and evaluation strategy;• Review grant proposals for the Trust’s $36 million grantmaking program;• Write and edit the Trust’s Annual Report, first quarterly newsletter, and website. • Design and conceptualize the Trust’s first systematic monitoring and evaluation strategy;• Review grant proposals for the Trust’s $36 million grantmaking program;• Write and edit the Trust’s Annual Report, first quarterly newsletter, and website.



Humanitarian Law Center

• Outreach Department Intern

  • 2005 - 2005

  • Write and conceptualize grant applications on transitional justice and the rule of law;• Identify joint programming opportunities and efforts with external funders and partners;• Liaise with potential funders and negotiate modalities of cooperation. • Write and conceptualize grant applications on transitional justice and the rule of law;• Identify joint programming opportunities and efforts with external funders and partners;• Liaise with potential funders and negotiate modalities of cooperation.



US Embassy Croatia

• Intern, US State Department

  • 2005 - 2005

  • Assist in the management of the Embassy’s $1.7 million War Crimes project; • Contribute to the State Department’s Annual Report on Human Rights on Croatia. • Assist in the management of the Embassy’s $1.7 million War Crimes project; • Contribute to the State Department’s Annual Report on Human Rights on Croatia.



New Youth Connections

• Teen Journalist

  • 1999 - 2000

  • Write articles on US High School curriculum, SAT prep courses, and labor law violations;• Articles read by 200,000+ readers in the NYC public school system. • Write articles on US High School curriculum, SAT prep courses, and labor law violations;• Articles read by 200,000+ readers in the NYC public school system.