Co-Founder and Executive Director

• Jan 2014 - Present

Green Card Voices utilizes digital storytelling to share personal narratives of America’s immigrants, fostering tolerance and establishing a better understanding between the immigrants and their communities. Our dynamic, video-based platform WWW.GREENCARDVOICES.ORG is designed to empower a variety of educational institutions, community groups and individuals alike to acquire first-person perspective about immigrants’ lives, increasing the appreciation of the immigrant experience in America. At GCV Tea provides leadership and vision in developing program, web and social media platforms and all other organizational, legal and financial matters. She developed the various income streams for GCV totaling in over 1.5 million dollars. She has lead the team that produces digital stories of over 500 immigrants coming from 140 countries residing in New York, California, North Dakota, Georgia, Wisconsin, New Jersey and Minnesota, and edited nine award winning books. Show less

OHA/NEH Fellow

• Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

2015 Bush Leadership Fellow

• May 2015 - Apr 2017

Project Manager of Green Card Voices

• Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

In January 2013, a small group of individuals were inspired by a simple idea: to share stories of U.S. immigrants from all walks of life and all corners of the world; the effort was non-partisan and grass roots. This idea is called Green Card Voices. The project grew and in September 2013 transitioned into a newly formed non-profit organization. In January 2013, a small group of individuals were inspired by a simple idea: to share stories of U.S. immigrants from all walks of life and all corners of the world; the effort was non-partisan and grass roots. This idea is called Green Card Voices. The project grew and in September 2013 transitioned into a newly formed non-profit organization.

Project Manager

• Dec 2006 - Aug 2012

Five-year track record of designing and implementing 25 tailored-made training courses for senior administration officials from Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia focused on effective governance, anticorruption, education, and conflict resolution. Skilled in needs and risk assessment, curriculum development, and train-the-trainer methods. Specialized in development of the training methods and techniques that address the knowledge/skills/attitudes/behaviors of the target audience, including course delivery, course and trainers’ evaluation, final reporting, and assessment of participants’ newly acquired course content. Show less

DDR Resource Centre Intern

• Dec 2005 - Apr 2006

Education Department Intern

• Jul 2005 - Aug 2005

Program Coordinator

• Sep 2003 - May 2005

Office Manager

• Sep 2002 - May 2003