Experience

Sankofa Consulting LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director and Evaluation Officer

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Manage a portfolio of projects Supervise/manage project teams within my portfolio of projectsSupervise and mentor 5 Sankofa staffProvide M&E technical assistance and facilitate client calls to lead teams through strategic planning and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning plan development Contribute to overall management and decision-making for Sankofa

• Program Manager

  • Apr 2019 - May 2021

  Work through Sankofa Consulting, LLC• Analyzing grant information: finding common successes and obstacles, distilling themes• Collaborating as a thought partner: considering frameworks to organize themes, synthesizing lessons learned, and evaluating how grants can have maximum impact in their issue areaRecently completed/ongoing projects:Portfolio review of capacity building investments• Building data platform using aggregated evidence from grants, manipulating and using the data to create visuals that illustrate how grants relate to each other • Strategizing on document review rubric• Reviewing grants using the document review rubricMid-term review of program and program strategies• Drafting inception report and desk review report • Collecting primary data by conducting key informant interviews; workshopping interview tool• Project managing the mid-term review: tracking deadlines, coordinating team responsibilities, and developing a work back plan to streamline activities• Identifying key points from reports and extracting high-level information• Comparing actual vs. intended results for a group of projects by building database tool to evaluate activities, outputs, outcomes, and lessons learned for each



Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through Volt Workforce Solutions

• Greater Seattle Area

• Program Assistant

  • Apr 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Coordinated over fifteen events, eleven of which were international conferences; managing project elements including security, timetabling, and complex travel arrangements; managed correspondence with participants and external organizations • Analyzed grant proposals and results and compared with team strategies • Managed calendars and independently prioritized high volume of meeting requests for 2 Deputy Directors and 6 Senior Program Officers; liaised with external partners and grantees • Wrote weekly team meeting notes and contributed to discourse on global development strategy • Developed leadership skills by organizing program assistant training and mentorship



Environmental Council of the States

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Administrative and Research Assistant

  • Dec 2014 - Sep 2015

  • Analyzed policy documents; drafted letters to commissioners; composed articles for weekly newsletter ECOSWire; prepared policy briefs; edited resolutions and letters to the federal government • Interfaced with state agencies, U.S. EPA, and national associations daily to build relationships • Orchestrated U.S. EPA meetings, Congressional Hearings, and White House meetings • Coordinated biannual ECOS Meetings of over 150 state and federal environmental representatives in partnership with three co-workers • Managed logistics for Planning Committee meetings, wrote briefings, followed through with action items



Peick Boyer Law Group

• Bellevue, WA

• Legal Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Nov 2014

  • Researched and analyzed evidence to prove liability in collisions and bolster client cases for compensation • Drafted over 60 personal injury settlement letters, and calculated billing for client healthcare providers • Prepared and filed summonses, subpoenas, and case pleadings • Advanced case development by coordinating with court clerks, opposing counsel, and clients • Researched and analyzed evidence to prove liability in collisions and bolster client cases for compensation • Drafted over 60 personal injury settlement letters, and calculated billing for client healthcare providers • Prepared and filed summonses, subpoenas, and case pleadings • Advanced case development by coordinating with court clerks, opposing counsel, and clients



Policy Studies Institute

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environment Group Intern

  • Feb 2013 - Apr 2013

  • Researched and compiled data to write the Independent Institutes section of the report, “Mainstreaming Sustainable Development Research in an Age of Austerity” • Developed and streamlined prompts for case studies in the European Commission’s DYNAMIX project • Researched and compiled data to write the Independent Institutes section of the report, “Mainstreaming Sustainable Development Research in an Age of Austerity” • Developed and streamlined prompts for case studies in the European Commission’s DYNAMIX project