Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Department of Urban Studies & Planning

  Cambridge, MA

  Master of City Planning Candidate, International Development Group

  Research Assistant to Bish Sanyal, PhD

  Research Assistant to David Gamble, AIA AICP

• The George Washington University | Elliott School of International Affairs

  Washington, D.C.

  B.A. in International Affairs, Minor in Applied Ethics

  Concentrations in Conflict Resolution & Sub-Saharan African Geopolitics

  University Honors Program Graduate

Experience

• Orange Architects

  Rotterdam, Netherlands

  Urban Planning Research Fellow, Ukraine Reconstruction & Resilience

• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | Bureau for Africa

  Washington, D.C.

  Front Office Staff, Office of the Assistant Administrator

• Zemitek, LLC – USAID Contractor

  Washington, D.C.

  Front Office Staff, Office of the Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Africa

• Resilient Networks for Inclusive Digital Humanities

  Washington, D.C.

  Biafra Project Research Assistant

• Anthropological Quarterly (AQ)

  Washington, D.C.

  Editorial Assistant

• Arusha NGO Network (ANGONET)

  Arusha, Tanzania

  Development Intern

Official Diplomatic Travel

• Kinshasha, DRC

  Met with Congolese government officials and key stakeholders to better understand U.S. support for land-use planning operations throughout DRC

• Libreville, Gabon

  Attended the Congo Basin Forest Partnership Conference of Parties to launch USAID's Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment Phase IV alongside multilateral partners and stakeholders in the Central Africa region

Leadership & Service

• MIT Master in City Planning Committee

  Cambridge, MA

  Nominated and confirmed as a student advisor to the MCP Committee, which oversees rules and regulations of the MCP degree while considering the academic and social welfare of students

• MIT Development Lab (D-Lab)

  Cambridge, MA & Oyugis, Kenya

  Planned and organized all travel logistics for 9 undergraduate & graduate students in conjunction with MIT’s Gender & Development class

  Liaised with partner organization staff in Kenya to ensure successful participation of local staff and key community members; assisted in navigating cross-cultural barriers between local staff & MIT students

  Participated in a multi-day workshop designed to understand socio-economic and cultural challenges facing teenage parents in rural Homa Bay County, Kenya

• Young Professionals @ USAID

  Washington, D.C.

  Attended regular meetings to discuss the experiences of young professionals working at USAID, with a specific emphasis on equity across varying entry-level federal hiring mechanisms

• JPAC Institute

  Dakar, Senegal

  Prepared weekly conversation topics suitable for 5 beginner students age 19-33

  Encouraged active participation in group activities with limited supervision

• The ETA Society for Global Affairs

  Washington, D.C.

  As Vice President, lead weekly meetings with 9 committee chairs to ensure smooth internal operations

  Supervised the planning of professional, networking, and social events for sisters

Competencies

• Languages

  French

  working proficiency

  Wolof

  novice proficiency

  Swahili

  novice proficiency

• Skills

  QGIS, Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), diplomatic negotiation, public speaking, strategy analysis, leadership & team management, amateur boat restoration