Experience
Strategic Advisor
Advisor for project management and communications
U.S. Diplomat
Vice-Consul, U.S. Consulate Johannesburg
• Managed strategic partnerships with recruiters for U.S. temporary work visas
• Processed trade and investments amounting to over 4,000 visas since August 2017
• Deputy Visa-Chief, led technical trainings and supervised four local staff
• Implemented and assisted with Embassy cultural programming on women
Economic Officer, Washington, D.C.
• Managed event planning, logistics, and communications for the Bureau’s participation in the United Nations General Assembly in September 2016, amounting to over 40 engagements in one week
• Coordinated strategy and engagements with British, French, African Union and European Union counterparts for the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
• Wrote over 20 internal reports and presentations for the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and other senior officials
• Trained in economic statecraft, Amharic language, and multilateral diplomacy at the Foreign Service Institute
Consultant
• Worked in a project management team with AFD, Lafarge Construction Company, and LAPO microfinance bank to measure the social impact of the Affordable Housing scheme
• Planned a field mission to Lagos, Nigeria for interviews with key partners and community engagement
• Collaborated to complete a social impact study aimed at securing housing for over 2,000 people in rural Nigeria
Fulbright Consultant
• Worked to conduct research for the USAID funded Afro-descendent and Indigenous regional development programs in Cali, Cartagena, and Barranquilla
• Collaborated to design gender empowerment and inclusion proposals focused on gender rights, social impact, and employment expansion
Program Associate and Intern Coordinator
• Worked with a Program Officer to implement 20 State Department Exchange Visitor Programs
• Submitted proposed and final excel budgets, reimbursements, and bills related to assigned projects
• Collaborated with colleagues to increase the organization’s social media presence on Facebook
• Developed training for interns for the Division
• Created the Intern Professional Development Program and other special projects for Interns