Resume

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

• Extensive experience managing projects and teams
• Solid research, writing, and editing skills
• Social media, website, content management, and database development
• International travel and volunteer experience
• Cross-cultural oral and written communications with partners in Afghanistan, Mongolia, Ethiopia, and Uganda
• Fundraising and grants writing and research
• Fluency in English (native speaker), proficiency in French
• Knowledge of numerous computer software programs and languages including Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office, Drupal, WordPress, Donor Tools, SalesForce, MailChimp, FileMaker Pro, QuickBooks, HTML, PHP, and CSS

EDUCATION

Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver || Denver, CO
Master of Arts in International Studies || June 2011
Concentration in Gender, Human Rights, and Development
Relevant Coursework: Gender, Development, and Environment; Gender and Health; Global Poverty and Human Rights; Genocide and the Human Condition; Human Rights in the Middle East; Human Rights and Development in Latin America; Practical Applications in Global Health; Non-Profit Fundraising and Management

Boston University || Boston, MA
Bachelor of Science, Journalism (Print) || May 1997
Liberal Arts Concentration in French

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Alliance for International Women’s Rights (AIWR) || East Chatham, NY
Program and Communications Manager || March 2007 – Present
• Manage the Volunteer Development Program, which provides research, writing, and editing resources for our women-led partner organizations in Central Asia
• Architect and lead ongoing development of the Alliance Intranet as an online database to manage information related to volunteers, projects, and English lesson schedules
• Design and produce newsletters in Adobe InDesign, create and send e-newsletters with MailChimp
• Supervised design, created information architecture, and built new AIWR website that included a password-protected “members-only” section with a forum for volunteer English teachers and an online chat room for Afghan women to practice their English with native English-speaking women volunteers

Self-Employed || San Francisco, CA
Communications and Web Consultant || September 2006 – Present
• Managed over 15 web projects, entailing requirements definition, team coordination, and client interaction, for a variety of educational, non-profit, and commercial clients, including the Blum Center for Developing Economies at University of California, Berkeley
• Developed more than 20 robust websites with content management systems and static HTML sites with CSS for organizations such as Girls Inc. of Alameda County and California Women Lawyers
• Created and delivered presentations to potential clients, which led to a 95% bid success rate

Advocacy Project / Kinawataka Women Initiatives || Kampala, Uganda
Peace Fellow || July 2011 – September 2011
• Worked with Kinawataka Women Initiatives (KIWOI), a Ugandan NGO, to strengthen its advocacy efforts by improving its website, developing social media, and training staff to use various information technology tools
• Coordinated production of a tapestry out of plastic recycled straws (a material that KIWOI uses to make bags, mats, and other handcrafts) and traditional bark cloth to be used as an advocacy piece in the U.S. to raise awareness and support for the organization’s mission of women’s empowerment and environmental protection
• Produced and published blog articles, photographs, and video to showcase the work of KIWOI through media

The 1010 Project || Denver, CO
Donor Relations and Intern Coordinator || January 2011 – June 2011
Communications Intern || January 2010 – December 2010
• Recorded donations from various sources into Donor Tools, prepared donation reports, managed thank-you communications to donors (emails and postcards)
• Coordinated intern schedules and activities, documented staff meetings
• Researched foundations, identified potential grantors, and wrote a grant application
• Supported website and social media activities, which included revising website architecture, writing blog posts, updating Facebook with status updates and events, and creating content for e-newsletters

Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness and Action (CCGAA) || Denver, CO
Intern || January 2010 – June 2010
• Created a new database of volunteers and supporters of CCGAA, communicated with volunteers and supporters regarding continued involvement and upcoming events, and recommended online tools for managing ongoing communications with these CCGAA contacts
• Supported event planning and preparations for Board meetings

Mains Associates || Berkeley, CA
Communications Manager (culminating title) || January 1999 – February 2006
• Managed over 20 print, web, and database projects, which involved proposal development, client interface, budget tracking, staff and contractor team coordination, and presentation delivery
• Researched, wrote, and edited content for more than 25 online and print products such as reference books, websites, scientific reports, articles, and workshop summary reports for NASA and other science and technology organizations
• Supported company’s sales and marketing efforts by developing marketing collateral, creating the Business Technology Network as a forum for local technology-related businesses, and representing the company in a variety of networking events and sales meetings

RELATED ACTIVITIES

Association of Students for Human Rights (University of Denver) || Denver, CO
Co-President || June 2010 – June 2011
Member/Advertising Coordinator || September 2009 – June 2010
• Plan and coordinate events including winter film festival, spring benefit festival, internship discussion, speakers, film showings, theater outing, and 5K run for International Women’s Day
• Create meeting agendas and run student group meetings, delegate responsibility for events, communications, and outreach
• Coordinated advertising for 2010 spring benefit concert, supported advertising and bake sale for 2009 film festival

Liberal Women’s Brain Pool (LEOS) || Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
In-Country Volunteer || May 2006 – July 2006
• Created information architecture, wrote content, designed, and developed English portion of new LEOS website
• Photographed a major national community development event organized by LEOS and funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Rita de Cascia || San Francisco, CA
Volunteer Tutor || April 2004 – December 2007
• Tutored kids ages 6-16 in math, reading, writing, and social studies at Rita de Cascia, an organization providing services to women and children affected by HIV