Program Director, MENA

• Nov 2021 - Present

Program Assistant, MENA

• Jun 2020 - Nov 2021

- Research and author monthly articles on current issues in the MENA region.- Foster collaboration with the rest of the MENA program team to develop content (opinion articles, long-form features, podcasts, newsletters).

Technical Writer, Tactical Operations Division

• Jul 2021 - Feb 2023

Counterterrorism Intelligence Analyst Training & Crisis Simulation

• Aug 2022 - Aug 2022

Participated in a three-day Intense Training and Counterterrorism Crisis Simulation focused on a real-world critical situation where intelligence sources indicated that terrorists would strike a major civilian target within 72 hours. -Received intelligence training rom Senior Intelligence Analysts who have worked in the US Intelligence Community, law enforcement, military, and private sector threat/protective Intelligence community, and applied and tested knowledge and skills, while working with a global task force, to disrupt the terrorist network in time. -Tested ability to handle real crisis situation. -Received training on: The Intelligence Cycle, Network Analysis, Link Analysis, Tactical Intelligence, Operational Intelligence, Intelligence Collection, Intelligence Analysis, Indicators & Warnings, Collection Plans/Request for Information (RFI), and Targeting. Show less

Research Intern

• May 2019 - Aug 2019

Provided research and data analysis for multiple projects regarding foreign and economic policy within multiple MENA countries. Provided research and data analysis for multiple projects regarding foreign and economic policy within multiple MENA countries.

Research Associate

• Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

Chamber of Commerce promoting and nurturing cooperation between U.S. and Arab businesses. -Planned and coordinated a high level trade delegation from North Africa, including successfully leading correspondence translation (French to English). -Conducted research on U.S. trade policy, U.S. companies, or relevant individuals of interest for business delegations or events, as well as contacting them if necessary. -Managed and updated the NUSACC contacts database. -Assisted in planning and organizing round table events. -Represented NUSACC in, and wrote press releases for, 3 round table events. Show less

Analyst and Co-Chair of Saudi Committee

• Sep 2017 - Feb 2018

Research and preparation for annual, three-day crisis simulation event. As research analyst: -Wrote up a comprehensive country profile for Saudi Arabia, including information on history, domestic political structure, foreign relations, military capabilities, important policies, etc to be used to guide policy during the simulation. -Wrote and compiled profiles on individual leaders within the Saudi government. As co-chair of Saudi Committee during the simulation: -Moderated and sent operational/intelligence requests between the Saudi delegates and the Ops Team overseeing the simulation. -Organized diplomatic interactions between Saudi team leaders and leaders of other country teams. -Informed Saudi delegates of political or military intelligence and advised on any decisionmaking made from said intelligence. Show less

Research Intern

• Jul 2017 - Feb 2018

Middle East and North Africa Political Risk Analysis firm. -Given bi-weekly research assignments to find official statements of, and analyze, the U.S and Russia’s policy regarding the Syrian conflict. -Used knowledge gathered from assignments, and the ability to analyze large amounts of information, to effectively chronicle the evolution of the Syrian conflict since 2011. Received recognition for research assistance by being named in the completed project’s published manuscript. Show less