Experience

The Institute for Global Engagement (IGE)

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

• Senior Fellow

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Consultant & Senior Fellow for Central Asia Recruited for consulting expertise on projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Developed a large network in the field of civil society leaders, faith communities, and governmental entities in Central Asia to organize the expansion of religious freedom projects. Named Senior Fellow for Uzbekistan in late 2020 to lead research and relationship building and represent the organization on all matters related to the country.



LYN Community

• President

  • Aug 2017 - Present



International Organizations

• Religious Freedom Expert & Human Rights Advocate

  • 2007 - Present

  Concurrent to my partnership with IGE (Institute for Global Engagement), other organizations including State Department, USCIRF, Freedom House, Open Doors USA, and Trinity Park Church knew of similar cases of injustice and I have worked together with them to free prisoners. With each case came additional insights and opportunities and when called upon by ministries, churches and organizations, I provide the research, experience and cultural support needed to navigate highly stressful and politically complex situations.



Mission Eurasia

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Department of Religious Freedom

  • 2011 - 2016

  As I was making inroads in Washington D.C., Mission Eurasia was simultaneously developing a strategic arm to their organization promoting religious freedom and advocating for release of pastors and contacts in their network. Over the course of the next five years, we formed strategic alliances resulting in the successful releases of eight prisoners of conscious. In addition, we supported the families through various means while their loved ones were imprisoned. Due to our on-the-ground, in region network spanning government, business and the religious spheres, we were able to move swiftly when needed and educate our counterparts on every level.



Political Organization

• Grassroots Consultant

  • 2002 - 2011

  Building upon my knowledge from radio live talk show, I joined a national political organization lobbying for constitutional rights. It was at the end of my tenure that I began learning and researching wrongful imprisonment.



Beth Shalom Ministries

• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & Programming Director

  • 2001 - 2001

  As the largest Russian-speaking church in the New York City metro area, Bat Shalom invited me to launch the first-ever Christian radio program for their local listening audience. We created mini-sermons for placement in existing programming.



Alpha Radio 107.9 FM

• Founder & Programming Director

  • 1996 - 1998

  After the collapse of the Soviet Union, I pitched the idea of a Christian broadcast to the highest-rated secular radio network in Belarus. We went on air in 1996 with a morning program, talk shows, inspirational music and integrated Christian world news into regular programming. The network achieved 80% of the FM listening market during peak hours.