Experience

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  Samaritan's Purse

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Emergency Response Procurement and Logistics Coordinator

    • Apr 2022 - Present

    -Manage a 16 person supply chain team responsible for all major purchases and delivery to deep field sites in support of >$30M in annual US and UN-funded grants (BHA, WFP, OCHA).-Liaise with local and international program staff, vendors, and leadership to successfully fulfill large and complex procurements within dynamic, high-risk, and low-resource contexts.-Develop and roll out innovative procurement methods, systems, and job aids to increase localization, reduce costs, and improve compliance in low-resource contexts, including spearheading a transition to a cloud platform for better efficiency and oversight.-Facilitate and participate in purchasing committees to select vendors for large contracts.-Serve as regular stand-in for Operations Manager as needed.-Served as acting Operations Manager for four months during recruitment period, overseeing all logistics and procurement needs.

  • International Apprentice: Operations, Procurement, and Logistics

    • Jul 2020 - Mar 2022

    —Assisting logistics and procurement team in Cucuta, Colombia, following seven months of similar work in La Paz, Bolivia—Completed a series of intensive trainings over five months, bolstering skills ranging from data management and budgeting, to intercultural communication and mental fortitude in high-stress contexts.—Served temporarily as Information Officer on the Incident Management Team at SP’s headquarters. This involved collecting, managing, and cleaning data and other information, and writing daily reports and analyses for senior management and other internal audiences.

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  Department of International Relations, Wheaton College

  • Wheaton, Illinois, Estados Unidos

  • Research Assistant

    • Dec 2019 - Jul 2020
    • Wheaton, Illinois, Estados Unidos

    Assist International Relations professor by researching and compiling findings on the strategic dynamics of Eastern European post-revolutionary leaders and regimes, and the factors that influenced whether or not they experienced violent conflict.

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  U.S. Department of State

  • Remote

  • VSFS Media Monitor Intern

    • Aug 2019 - Jun 2020
    • Remote

    Supporting US Embassy Mexico City's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) section by reviewing Spanish and English-language headlines for news relevant to the Mérida Initiative, a bilateral security and law enforcement partnership. Each day I curate, summarize and compile selected stories into news briefs to be shared with stakeholders in the US Embassy and Consulates in Mexico, the State Department, and the White House.

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  Buswell Memorial Library

  • Wheaton, Illinois, Estados Unidos

  • Circulation Supervisor

    • Aug 2019 - Jan 2020
    • Wheaton, Illinois, Estados Unidos

    •Supervised small team of circulation workers •Opened, closed, and monitored the library•Assisted patrons with technology issues and other questions•Performed other tasks as needed

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  International Justice Mission

  • Washington, DC

  • Global Programs, Latin America Intern

    • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
    • Washington, DC

    •Designed, led, and delivered a project to improve and streamline English-Spanish translations by standardizing over 350 frequently-used organizational terms, coordinating efforts between offices in four countries to ensure accuracy in each local context•Created an interview framework that provided structure and focus for qualitative program evaluation, and used Spanish-language interview transcripts to write the first draft of a report for a major donor•Conducted research into casework definitions and presented results•Surveyed local and international news outlets to compile relevant regional events into weekly briefings shared with IJM’s Field Office Directors throughout Latin America•Conducted logistical research to support new staff with guidance on obtaining foreign visas and bank accounts•Summarized, synthesized, and translated Spanish and English-language documents as needed•Attended and wrote summaries of events hosted by the Swedish Embassy and the Organization of American States

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  Buswell Memorial Library

  • United States
  • Writing and Editing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Circulation Supervisor

    • May 2018 - Jul 2018

    •Supervise small team of circulation workers •Open, close, and monitor the library•Assist patrons with technology issues and other questions•Perform other tasks as needed

  • Circulation Worker

    • Sep 2016 - May 2018

    •Kept library's collection orderly•Assisted patrons with a variety of needs and questions•Performed other tasks as needed

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  Wheaton College

  • Wheaton, Illinois

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Jan 2018 - May 2018
    • Wheaton, Illinois

    •Processed and graded Spanish assignments, quizzes, and exams•Proctored Spanish exams•Assisted the professor in office work and other various tasks as needed