Position:
Program Evaluation & Capacity Development Specialist at Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Minnesota Dept. of Commerce)
Work:
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Minnesota Dept. of Commerce)
- Saint Paul, Minnesota since Apr 2012
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Program Evaluation & Capacity Development Specialist
West Bank Community Coalition
- Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Aug 2011 - Apr 2012
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Interim Executive Director
American University
May 2011 - Aug 2011
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Online Teaching Assistant - Graduate Qualitative Research Methods
Minnesota Department of Commerce
May 2011 - Jun 2011
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Policy Analyst Consultant
Oxfam America
Jan 2011 - May 2011
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Student Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant - Ethiopia Water Project
American University
Aug 2009 - May 2011
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Faculty Research Assistant
Conservación y Desarrollo
May 2010 - Aug 2010
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Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant
Oxfam Action Crops - Minnesota
Mar 2008 - Aug 2009
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Lead Organizer
Minnesota Department of Commerce - Petrofund
May 2006 - Aug 2009
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State Programs Administrator - Intermediate
Peace Corps Turkmenistan
Sep 2003 - Oct 2005
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Teacher Training and Community Development Specialist
Education:
American University 2009 - 2011
Master of Arts, International Development - Sustainable Community Development concentration
St. Olaf College 1999 - 2003
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Interests:
sustainable international development, poverty relief, community organizing, participatory rural assessment, sustainable agriculture, action research, monitoring and evaluation, choral music, piano, guitar, running, tennis, political philosophy
Honor & Awards:
SIS Dean's Scholar, American University, 2009 - 2011
Tinker-Walker Fellow, American University, Summer 2010
Presidential Scholar, St. Olaf College, 1999 - 2003
Cassler Music Scholar, St. Olaf College, 1999 - 2003
Languages:
English, Spanish, Turkmen