Consulting Portfolio

Client: Chemonics

Areas: Qualitative Research, Grant Prospecting

Deliverables: Conduct qualitative research in East Africa (virtually due to COVID-19) to support business needs – including literature review, field interviews, and final report. Present findings to staff and other stakeholders.

Dates: March 2021 – July 2022


Client: Child Steps International

Areas: Grant Prospecting, Grant Propsals

Deliverables: Researched grant prospects for small nonprofit. Collaborated with board and Director find appropriate grants. Trained interns and staff on grant prospecting and grant writing.

Dates: February 2021 – May 2021


Client: Military Family Programs, US Army War College

Areas: Training, Leadership

Deliverables: Taught Master’s level course on leadership and emotional intelligence to senior military spouses for the Executive Leadership Certificate program.

Dates: August 2019 – March 2020


Client: Business Community Synergies

Areas: Instructional Design, Training

Deliverables: Designed and facilitated interactive webinars on a variety of international development topics for the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, and Environment (E3), Office of Education as a contractor to USAID.

Dates: December 2012 – January 2014


Client: International Education Policy Program, University of Maryland

Areas: Grant Writing, Research

Deliverables: Collaborated with a team of senior researchers for a grant funded research project by preparing grant proposals, identifying research areas, developing data collection instruments, conducting research, analyzing findings, and publishing findings. Investigated effects of female teachers on girls’ education outcomes in several African countries.

Accomplishments:

Published articles and book chapters

Wrote successful grant proposal for $350,000 to the MacArthur Foundation

Dates: December 2010 – January 2012


Client: Global Teacher Education

Areas: Research, Educational Technology

Deliverables: Performed extensive research on internationalization efforts in teacher education programs in the United States. Developed new taxonomy, made recommendations on website design, and authored content for the organization’s website.

Dates: August 2012 – March 2013


Client: Partnership for Academic Exchange

Areas: International Exchange, Training

Deliverables: Assessed academic performance, cross-cultural adaptability, and leadership skills of high school exchange students studying in the US to determine eligibility for State Department funded programs. Collaborated with partnership organizations to conduct cross-cultural and leadership training as well as re-entry, pre-departure, and mid-service orientations in accordance with State Department policies.

Dates: January 2005 – June 2006