Teaching a class to undergraduate students in World Politics, which covers recent world history, international institutions, regions of the world, and key global issues. Work involves developing/preparing lectures, learning about/applying creative teaching pedagogies, working with CMS systems, grading, and supporting students.

Freelance writer of in-depth reports on global issues for leading academic publisher (higher education market). Briefs include overview, background, current situation, and forecast articles. Work involves substantial research and all writing, interviewing thought leaders, soliciting opinion features, and working with editorial team on final production. Topics covered to date have included fragile states, foreign aid, food security, ocean governance, and international sanctions.

Substantive editing work on blogs, book chapters, funding proposals, mission statements, and major reports for this European-based think tank that focuses on solutions to global problems grounded in international rule of law, collective security, and collaborative environmental management. Among others, did major editing work and interviews for the 2022 Gender Equality and Governance Index.

Accompany emerging global leaders (on 2-3 week exchanges) who are participating in the U.S. Department of States International Visitor Leadership Program. Responsibilities include ensuring successful implementation of professional meetings, dealing with emergencies, being a cultural ambassador, writing project reports, and maintaining effective communications with meeting hosts, State Department colleagues, national programming agencies, and local partners. Projects have included energy and water policy, the U.S. judiciary, social entrepreneurship, journalism and cultural heritage preservation. Also worked with team in summer 2021 on virtual trainings for other State Department contractors.

Tutored high school students in a one-on-one format at this private school (both in-person and virtually) during COVID lockdowns. Topics included U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History, Geography, Global Economics, and English (grades 9-12). Taught pre-set curriculum, monitored student pacing, graded written assignments, and acted as substitute teacher where needed.

Responsible for contracts to design, implement, manage, and evaluate all phases of multi-week International Visitor Leadership Programs on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. Helped lead over 50 professional exchange programs with service to almost 400 official visitors from ~85 countries on over 35 different topics. Approximately 25% of my projects received exceeded expectations ratings from client. I managed budgets from ~$15K to over $200K per program, including monitoring work of junior staff, reviewing reconciliations, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Occasionally traveled in the U.S. to project closings and wrote evaluation reports. Program topics included economic development, conflict resolution, state and local government, urban sustainability, renewable energy, agriculture, and more.

Managed small freelance business focused on providing high-quality research, educational materials, editorial content, and project management services on critical global issues. Spearheaded all new business development and outreach, with acquisition of top clientele that were repeat customers. Clients included the World Bank, USAID, the U.S. Institute of Peace, International Baccalaureate, and the International Youth Foundation. Managed all client relationships to ensure their satisfaction and oversaw all marketing, administration, and recordkeeping.

Researched and wrote several editions of Understanding Global Issues, a magazine directed toward libraries and A-Level/university students in the U.K. and Europe. Full issues published on the topics of International Law, the World Bank/IMF, Modern Slavery, Global Warming in the Arctic, and Peacekeeping. Also contributed articles to Democracy in America. Supported marketing efforts and photo research.

Created, wrote, edited, and promoted new, bi-monthly e-zine for an online news service focused on international development. Worked with U.S. colleagues—and a wide range of non-governmental organizations partners in and around Washington, D.C.—to bring attention to the latest developments in the field. E-zine topics included fair trade, weapons proliferation, global health, climate change, women’s advancement, food/agriculture, global poverty, and more. Completed layout of each issue in Adobe InDesign and engaged in iterative/consultative process to improve each issue.

Primary research and project support role at headquarters of international human rights organization with U.N. presence and member organizations in over 25 countries. Deputized for the General Secretary, including responsibility for helping to administer Rockefeller Foundation grant, preparing strategic documents for board, and representing association at relevant interfaith meetings in the U.K. and abroad. Liaised with the U.K. Foreign Office, U.N. agencies, the OSCE, European governments, institutional members, and numerous interfaith organizations. Played leading role in obtaining a $250K grant from the government of the Netherlands for a multi-year human rights education program in four countries. Work-related trips taken to Hungary, Spain, Azerbaijan, Norway, and the Netherlands. Also researched and authored/edited quarterly reports, newsletter articles, annual report, proposals, and Web content.