Experience

Compass Languages

• United States
• Translation and Localization
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, NGO Languages - a division of Compass Languages

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  I manage NGO Languages, a division within Compass Languages that partners with the international development community for innovative translation and localization solutions. Part of the leadership team of a private sector company that has successfully been a language services partner to some of the world's most impactful companies for over 20 years. I manage NGO Languages, a division within Compass Languages that partners with the international development community for innovative translation and localization solutions. Part of the leadership team of a private sector company that has successfully been a language services partner to some of the world's most impactful companies for over 20 years.



Yale Alumni Association

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Shared Interest Groups

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

  Proven, trusted leader cultivating and nurturing relationships between University entities and affiliate alumni groups across the world, with an overall aim to change and improve the world through innovative partnerships. Leads affiliate alumni groups in building community, forging new relationships with on-campus partners, and – above all – seeks to create and sustain a “life-long learning experience” for mission-driven alumni groups, especially in the tech, biotech and health sectors. Develops and produces a variety of programming and educational opportunities for alumni and their global networks, from conferences to virtual events.



Yale School of Management

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Associate Director & Relationship Manager

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2019

  "Building leaders for business and society" through global partnerships with international companies and large corporations. Created and stewarded global partnerships for Masters-level career development between Yale SOM and large companies in a variety of industries including social-impact industries such as energy, healthcare, international development, agribusiness, non-profits, environment and sustainability, government and multilaterals. Cultivated relationships and built partnerships between SOM and other Yale Schools to share resources and to strategically combining forces to benefit Masters-level students. Represented Yale SOM at industry-specialized Conferences around the world to build strategic partnerships. Collaborated with other top Business Schools for various initiatives such as the All-Ivy Career Fair for Environmental and Sustainable Development, and virtual career fairs for social impact employers. Served as a connector between student-run professional Clubs and employers for educational career development engagements. Co-leader of the Community Committee to enhance School-wide diversity, equity and inclusion as part of the Title VI Working Group.



Save the Children International

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

• Manager, Corporate Partnerships

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2016

  Managed partnerships with multiple international business units with large corporations to raise funds for Save the Children's key emergency programs, with raised funds ranging from $1 million - $2 million per individual corporate donation. Managed partnerships with multiple international business units with large corporations to raise funds for Save the Children's key emergency programs, with raised funds ranging from $1 million - $2 million per individual corporate donation.



n2y LLC

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Translator

  • 2013 - Jul 2015

  I translated (from English) basic phrases and words into Spanish (Mexican and Castillian) and Italian for an education technology company that uses symbols (symbol stix) for special education services around the world. I translated (from English) basic phrases and words into Spanish (Mexican and Castillian) and Italian for an education technology company that uses symbols (symbol stix) for special education services around the world.



Central Park Conservancy

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Development Manager

  • Nov 2006 - Aug 2008

  Managed three programs with the Women's Committee at the Central Park Conservancy, stewarding relationships with major individual and corporate donors to raise funds for Central Park ranging from $5,000 to $350,000 in one-time gives. Served as a leader and liaison to two Advisory Boards. Managed three programs with the Women's Committee at the Central Park Conservancy, stewarding relationships with major individual and corporate donors to raise funds for Central Park ranging from $5,000 to $350,000 in one-time gives. Served as a leader and liaison to two Advisory Boards.



United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Gender Specialist/Program Consultant

  • Mar 2006 - Nov 2006

  Coordinated a global conference on sexual violence in conflict-affected countries in Belgium, Brussels. Built partnerships among UNFPA, the European Commission, and the Belgian Government to put the conference together. Partnered with government counterparts and development stakeholders in 6 conflict-ridden countries in Africa for research, conference content and panel discussions. Over 1,000 international development practitioners participated in the conference. Coordinated a global conference on sexual violence in conflict-affected countries in Belgium, Brussels. Built partnerships among UNFPA, the European Commission, and the Belgian Government to put the conference together. Partnered with government counterparts and development stakeholders in 6 conflict-ridden countries in Africa for research, conference content and panel discussions. Over 1,000 international development practitioners participated in the conference.



World Food Programme

• Italy
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• External Relations Consultant

  • Dec 2005 - Mar 2006

  I created new partnerships to pull together stakeholders working to include gender in food security policy-making and programming for the UN-WFP at the NYC External Relations Office, representing WFP at UN Secretariat committee and Executive Board meetings.

• Programme and Policy Officer / Gender Specialist (Italy)

  • Jun 2002 - Dec 2005

  Based at the Headquarters in Rome, Italy, I worked on several programs in the area of food security policy related to gender empowerment in developing countries. My projects spanned about 80 developing countries, of which I worked in at least a dozen. For one project in particular, I became a UN-trained facilitator to manage gender policy and food security workshops with implementing partners in 60 countries, managing a large budget and a group of facilitators based in 30+ countries over the course of 2 years.

• Junior Professional Officer/Programme Officer (Bangladesh)

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2002

  I worked at the Bangladesh Country Office of UN-WFP for my first year as a US JPO on several large, long-term hunger alleviation projects throughout Bangladesh, spanning emergency feeding to protracted relief and longer-term development programs. I liaised both with the Bangladeshi government and with local and international NGOs on these projects, and split my work-base between Dhaka and project sites in rural Bangladesh. I managed a nutrition study in the Rohingya refugee camp, whose results proved a link between enhanced household nutrition when ration cards were assigned in the female head of household's name. I also designed and led, with two other JPOs, a monitoring and evaluating study in Bhutan on the WFP-managed national school feeding program.



Congressional Hunger Center

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellow

  • May 2001 - May 2003

  I was part of the first class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows, paired with the UN World Food Programme for a 2-year placement in Bangladesh and Italy working on food security from both a technical field placement and a headquarters policy placement. The fellowship provided me with leadership training around hunger alleviation in an international development context, and the ability to work alongside senior leaders instrumental in agricultural and food security technical fieldwork and policy creation.



Trickle Up

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Researcher, Bangladesh

  • May 2000 - Aug 2000

  I formulated research methodology, which I used to evaluate the outcome of a rural microfinance program targeting ultra-poor women by traveling throughout rural Bangladesh for 4 months visiting program beneficiaries. I also evaluated and made recommendations to improve programme effectiveness to Trickle Up's Dhaka-based affiliate NGO. The results of this research formed the basis of my Masters thesis. I formulated research methodology, which I used to evaluate the outcome of a rural microfinance program targeting ultra-poor women by traveling throughout rural Bangladesh for 4 months visiting program beneficiaries. I also evaluated and made recommendations to improve programme effectiveness to Trickle Up's Dhaka-based affiliate NGO. The results of this research formed the basis of my Masters thesis.