Program Director at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Location:
Brooklyn, New York
Industry:
Nonprofit Organization Management
Work:
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Program Director
Instituto Tellus - Sao Paulo, Brazil Sep 2011 - May 2012
Project Associate, NYU Advanced International Project
Jordan Career Education Foundation (JCEF) - Amman, Jordan Nov 2011 - Mar 2012
Project Associate, NYU Volunteer International Project
Vital Voices Global Partnership Mar 2011 - Aug 2011
Global Leadership Network Coordinator; Human Rights Program Intern
Anti-Slavery International, Inc. Nov 2007 - Jul 2010
Partnerships Manager (promoted from Institutional Giving Manager & previously, Executive Assistant)
Education:
New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service 2010 - 2012
Master, Public Administration; International Nonprofit Management and Policy
Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership 2006 - 2006
Executive Certificate, Nonprofit Management
George Mason University 2001 - 2005
Bachelor of Arts, Religious Studies
Skills:
Non-profits Volunteer Management Grants Human Rights Grant Writing Grants Administration Grant Management Report Writing Research Program Management Policy Analysis Program Planning Strategic Planning Grassroots Advocacy
Interests:
women's rights, human rights-based approaches to development, the rise of the social and economic rights agenda, anti-trafficking, poverty and power, nonprofit management
Honor & Awards:
Relevant Research and Presentations:
“Rights-based approaches to addressing trafficking and bonded labor in India.” Panel presentation at Slaves of Trades: Approaches in the Human Trafficking Movement, NYU Gallatin. April 11, 2012.
“Women, poverty, and power: Assessing the promise of the human rights-based approach.” Paper presented at the 8th Annual Emerging Human Rights Scholarship Conference, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, NYU School of Law. April 22, 2011.
“Rights-based organizing and informed advocacy in anti-slavery work.” Panel presentation at NGOs & Civil Society: Bridging the Gap to End Slavery in our Lifetime presented by Trafficking Free GW and Amnesty International. George Washington University. April 5, 2010.
“Rights-based approaches to ending modern slavery.” Guest lecture for Global Sociology and Social Problems in a Changing World. American University. March 19, 2010.
Apr 2010 to 2000 Manager/OwnerConsumer Electronics Association Arlington, VA Mar 2002 to Oct 2007 Administrator, Professional Audio-Video Retailers Association (PARA)