Experience

Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS)

• United States
• Veterinary Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Faqiri Real Estate & Realty ONE Group Capital

• REALTOR®

  • Oct 2020 - Present



Faqiri Real Estate

• Client Experience Manager

  • Feb 2020 - Oct 2020



No One Left Behind

• Australia
• Events Services

• Director of Resettlement Operations

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2018

  No One Left Behind (NOLB) works across the country to resettle the Afghans and Iraqis who served alongside US Armed Forces overseas; to provide them access to opportunities and resources for greater community integration and to empower them to lead safe, productive lives. As Director of Resettlement, I write grant proposals and pursue community partnerships. I collaborate with the Board of Directors, Founder and CEO, and COO on fundraising, outreach, media, and social media initiatives. I train local chapter heads on resettlement strategies, key issues with SIV recipient populations, volunteer management, and job placement techniques. I respond to veterans and SIV applicants seeking assistance with immigration and I manage volunteers in the DC Metro Chapter. I respond to check requests from the local chapter heads and assist chapter heads in creating resettlement plans for individual families.



Brickman/Valleycrest

• Community Recruiter

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

  As a Community Recruiter, I work to develop pipelines of potential candidates from a variety of sources within the northern Virginia market including nonprofits, churches, government offices, community centers, and more. As a Community Recruiter, I work to develop pipelines of potential candidates from a variety of sources within the northern Virginia market including nonprofits, churches, government offices, community centers, and more.



Ecumenical Refugee and Immigration Services

• Job Developer

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2015

  Ecumenical Refugee and Immigration Services (ERIS) helps to resettle refugees, asylees, and Special Immigration Visa holders who are legally in Colorado (through Church World Service and Episcopal Migration Ministries), by providing them assistance with educational needs, family and social services, medical attention, employment, and cultural orientation. The main goal of ERIS is to help refugees become self-sufficient and independent as quickly as possible. ERIS has been working with refugees in this manner since 1979, resettling about 600 new refugees annually. ERIS resettles refugees from diverse locations such as Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma (Myanmar), Russia, Ukraine, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cuba, and more.As a Job Developer, I was responsible for building and managing a portfolio of employer relationships, introducing employers to diversity employment strategies, providing business consulting services (regarding interviewing and hiring, safety, retention, and training best practices) and providing employment placement services. This position was based on a sales model approach, selling the added value of our employment services, rather than a candidate based sales approach.Certificate, Employment Outcomes Professional II, DTG-EMP

• Supplemental Employment Services Coordinator

  • May 2012 - Oct 2013

  The Supplemental Employment Services Coordinator started as a Targeted Assistance Grant funded position. This began as a pilot program that was developed by the three Denver refugee resettlement agencies (Ecumenical Refugee and Immigration Services, Ethiopian Community Development Council affiliate African Community Center, and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services affiliate Lutheran Family Services of the Rocky Mountains.)As SES Coordinator, I taught skills to refugees and asylees regarding how to find and maintain employment in the United States. The training was provided in one on one, small group, and classrom settings. Training topics included US work culture, interview skills, job seeking strategies, application completion, and more.

• Matching Grant/Employment Specialist

  • Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Conducted employment orientations and assessed clients. Referred clients to appropriate English as a Second Language and pre-employment training classes. Maintained confidentiality and case files. Worked with Matching Grant Coordinator to administer federal Matching Grant program policies. Attended trainings and national conferences with the state of Colorado, Episcopal Migration Ministries, and Church World Service. Led weekly job club and trained refugees on job seeking skills, interview skills, and employment application completion.