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MASTERS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA) – INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT, 2009
Rutgers University, Center for Strategic Urban Leadership [Full Academic Scholarship]
Dissertation: “CEAPonline: Requirements for Developing an Effective E-Learning Environment in Havana, Cuba”
Concentration – International Public Service and Development GPA – 4.0, Summa Cum Laude
LANGUAGES Spanish – (Advanced / Advanced), Luganda – (Beginner / None), Swahili – (Beginner / None) Language - (Verbal / Written)
GLOBAL VOLUNTEER NETWORK, THE REAL UGANDA, KISIMBA MUSLIM MISSION, MUMYO Najja, Uganda 2005-2006
Volunteer Coordinator, Founder, U.S. Representative
** Developed metrics and sustainability measures for The Real Uganda and GVN, currently in use.
** Created tools for successful grant-seeking initiatives, from best practices in grant writing for specific audiences, designing formulas for justifying funding
requests and operational budgets.
** Created and established The Mark Arthur Foundation, conducted budgetary and operational processes estimations for The Real Uganda.
• Extensive work with homeless populations to develop core service delivery centers for Global Volunteer Network, creating self-sustainable agricultural
projects to provide operational fees for centers offering health, educational, and financial advice and assistance.
• Extensive healthcare modeling for disease infection/adoption rates, including various health metrics to assess overall “community health.”
• Motivated over 50 international volunteers to begin service provision in a foreign culture, assisting with process of assimilation.
• Developed health reports and surveys, including pretesting and implementation protocols, for GVN and Kisimba Muslim Mission (KMM).
• Extensive grant-writing and proposal creation for funding agricultural and health-related projects for The Real Uganda and KMM.
• Conducted sustainability evaluations of projects after turned over for indigenous population administration for estimates of project life/success.
• Independently tested a variety of interpersonal and group communication methodologies to survey populations for needs-assessments and stakeholder
mappings for various humanitarian projects and initiatives.
• Proficient in all MS applications including MS Office, MS Project, and MS SharePoint software. Proficient in Linux, Windows, Mac environments.
• Expertise using statistical and econometric software including SAS, SPSS, STATA , JMP, miniTAB.
• Expert in database administration, data integrity and validity construction, general data “good governance” procedures.
• Familiar with government databases and large datasets including US Census data, US visa data, US economic data, City CAFR analysis (budget analysis
& forecasting). Extensive experience with HMIS database structures.
• Expert with database/software including Adobe Suite (Connect, Blackboard, etc.)
Expert in conducting public service performance evaluations of assistance programs including but not limited to TANF, FASFA, NSLDA, SSS program, FHIP
and other fair housing initiatives, NHLCS, RCA, Medicare/Medicaid performance.