Selected Experience:
School of Russian and Asian Studies
Felton, CA
April 2023- Present
School of Leadership Afghanistan
Felton, CA
March 2023- Present
US Fulbright Program
Fergana, Uzbekistan
September 2021- July 2022
La Madrona Athletic Club
Santa Cruz, CA
June 2020- December 2020
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The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center
Missoula, MT
August 2019- May 2020
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Missoula Flagship Program
Missoula, MT
September 2017- May 2018
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Design academically and culturally enriching faculty-led programs in post-communist Eurasian nations
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Conduct needs analyses with university faculty and staff to develop programs
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Create proposals, itineraries, and budgets for all faculty-led programs
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Collaborate with international partners in a multicultural environment to build complex programs
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Conduct student and faculty outreach and marketing by:
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Leading student and faculty informational sessions
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Analyzing student enrollment data and university data to develop targeted marketing campaigns
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Online English tutor and mentor for students at the School of Leadership Afghanistan (Afghan girls’ boarding school)
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Taught English at the Fergana Specialized Boarding School on Foreign Languages
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Taught English at the U.S. Department of State’s Micro scholarship Access Program for disadvantaged high school students
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Coordinated and taught 150 students at a U.S. Embassy English language summer camp
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Designed and facilitated film, poetry, and book clubs for high school students
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Served as a mentor to empower 15 girls facing gender and socio-economic inequality
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Helped kids develop physically and socially by teaching teamwork and perseverance
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Designed, managed, and led a summer swim camp
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Taught basic swim rescue and survival skills to kids
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Provided administrative support for managing and budgeting international educational programs
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Created and maintained social media and website content for the Center
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Maintained professional and friendly communication with international scholars and university professionals
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Led afterschool program for disadvantaged elementary school students
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Provided students a safe space to play and develop social, physical, intercultural and computer skills
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Designed and implemented a program on teaching foreign languages and cultures for 4th and 5th grade students
Education
September 2022- Present
Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey CA
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MA in International Education Management
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Graduate Assistant- Russian Studies
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Research Assistant (translation - Russian - English) for the Center for Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism, focus on the Wagner Group
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4.0 G.P.A.
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August 2016- May 2020
University of Montana, Missoula MT
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B.A. in Communication Studies
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Minor in Russian Language
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Global Leadership Scholar
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Davidson Honors College Graduate
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Russian Language Student
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Researched intergenerational perceptions of mental health
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Presented research at Herzen State Pedagogical University in Russian
January 2019- May 2019
Saint Petersburg State University of Economics,
Saint Petersburg, Russia
September 2018- December 2018
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Studied politics and identity in the Post-Soviet space
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Traveled and conducted interviews with key informants on geo-political and ethnic conflicts in the Republic of Georgia, Armenia, and Moldova
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Studied Russian language
Novamova Language Institute, Kyiv Ukraine