Aug 2016 – May 2021 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted with drafting of specific sections on the USG National Security Strategy (NSS), presently working with the NSC on country-specific funding, and policy while assisting aligning USAID and DOS with the NSS.
• Working with faith communities on fund sourcing for programming, program development, and operationalization of systematic organizational growth.
• Writing intelligence and specific country issue briefing documents, talking points, and narratives for policy formation for Congressional Offices.
• Conducting advocacy on behalf of faith and vulnerable populations to the Trump Administration, Congress, and at federal agencies.
• Sourcing funds for clients, assessing capacity to receive funds, and engaging donor agencies globally, securing $3.5M for clients.
• Capturing and managing a book of international clients (governments, NGOs, and corporations) from Muslim-majority countries.
• Advising on international fund sourcing, political transition, the 150 line of the United States’ budget, appropriations, and federal backstopping.
• Senior manager of the development and international division, securing funding, contracts, and grants for global NGOs.
• Designing engagement modeling and targeting for clients to build communities of concern through issue and constituency-based methodologies.
• Initiating and facilitating formal and informal visits from the NGO community to Capitol Hill, the White House, and agencies.
• Served as a resource for the American and international Muslim community to the Administration, Congress, and federal agencies.
• Developed faith engagement plans and facilitated meetings with faith communities for the US Department of Commerce for the 2020 Census.

Apr 2013 – Aug 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• •Advised on international relations, appropriations, advocacy campaigns, regime change, religious freedom, and interfaith engagement.

Aug 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 8 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area · Hybrid

• Established the first Muslim-Christian and Multifaith Podcast with a reach of over a million.
• Acted as the civilian adviser for the non-combat evacuation (NEO) operation, mobilizing the civilian air reserves for approximately 60,000 Afghan refugees. Raised $1.4 million to support private flight costs for Afghan refugees and assisted in securing visas for the female Afghan robotics team.
• Initiated and drafted the action memo that became the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 1st religious persecution dataset for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations (CSO) awarded the Armed Conflict Location Event Dataset (ACLED).
• Produced the most awarded multifaith documentary ever, ‘Amen, Amen, Amen,’ on a Torah presented to Sheikh Zayed by the Abu Dhabi Jewish community.
• Facilitated translation of 12 study aids on robotics for women and girls in Afghanistan.
• Produced seven short films for ‘Let Love In,’ A docuseries on self-expression in the Muslim community.
• Sponsored three Afghan women to attend the Woman of the World (WOW) Conference
• Designed a faith engagement program for Ralph Lauren's corporate diversity and inclusion initiative.
• Acted as interim Muslim Chaplain and multifaith consultant to Bard College.
• Fought for Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Zoroastrians, Sikhs, and other religious minorities to have a say and seat at the table during the Trump administration, bringing in the first non-Trump multifaith delegations to the White House while maintaining continuous engagement.
• Facilitated bringing 80 Afghan students from the American University of Afghanistan to Bard and 200 students to their campus in Kirgizstan.
• Developed engagement modeling for the 2020 Census on religious minorities accessing social media, calendars, and leadership.
• Sat on the President’s Covid-19 Task Force, a 22-person interfaith council to coordinate the opening of places of worship, representing Muslim communities.

Feb 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Kabul, Afghanistan · On-site

• Sourced over $35M for the construction of buildings and support of academic and institutional programming through direct engagement initiatives, revamping of media campaigns, and digital mechanisms.
• Secured the the next 5 year USAID $40M cooperative agreement while managing a budget of $107M.
• Managed senior team of five nationals and a staff of 127. Responsible for five regional campuses, 700 staff, and a 2200 student community.
• Established and managed the University's first Office of Institutional Advancement (OIA), including development, alumni affairs, and communications. In the first year, executed 26 events, redesigned the website, collateral, and videos, and acted as chief editor.
• Advised and counseled the President and Board, organized and facilitated quarterly board meetings (including all reports), and managing operations in the absence of the President.
• Conducted regular internal USAID-mandated assessments, including: Organizational Capacity Assessments (OCAs), Mid-term Assessments, financial audit in five years, and an ISO compliant assessment, and regular deliverables to donor public affairs departments.
• Directed incremental investigations on procurement, facilities, construction, staff, and programming to assure integrity and oversight.
• Enforced adherence to policy and procedures and developed standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Developed strategic fund sourcing plans and conducted regional, local, and international engagement on behalf of the University.
• Executed events, leveraged institutional products and services, and built relationships to enhance the footprint of the University by creating new programs, academic majors, and showcasing student and professor research and subject matter expertise.
• Acted as line officer for the Business Innovation Hub (BIH) and the International Center for Afghan Women's International Development (ICAWED), managing women’s economic empowerment and business incubation programming.

Apr 2013 – Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• • Designed quality management and M&E plans for USAID ABE Learn, MEASURE, and HIV Kit projects.

Apr 2013 – Feb 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Executed numerous interfaith events between the Muslim community and other faiths.
• Managed proposal development, fund sourcing, and executing high-impact engagement events to support the construction and programming for six schools, a vocational center, and multiple infrastructure projects in northern Pakistan.
• Opened Headquarters in Washington D.C., Country office in Islamabad, and a regional office in Kabul.
• Completed in January of 2015 a micro-hydro project providing electricity to a previously dark region in Pakistan for approximately 12000 families.

Apr 2013 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos · Poughkeepsie, NY

• Leveraged contacts to bring $84.9M in federal funding opportunities to campus in the first year.
• Secured $180K in corporate and foundation funds in the first 6 months, a 246% increase from an annual average of $52K.
• Drafted 65 grant and scholarship proposals, a 550% increase from 10 per year.
• Stewarded three years of backlogged reporting on past grants in the first year.
• Digitally catalogued entire foundation file dated back to 1971 consisting of 307 grants applications, correspondence, and commitment letters.
• Secured $640K unused stock transfer and grant for use by the science department from Cargill Foundation.
• Developed off the shelf collateral, capacity statements, and coordinated 7 academic schools and multiple departments to establish narratives for innovative programming.
• Showcased recent scholarship event on Capitol Hill for a first time Washington, DC event with officials.
• Initiated Marist Archive visit of the Lowell Thomas Papers and facilitated a documentary on the collection by RFA.
• Founded the Center for Civic Engagement drafting funding and programmatic elements for the first three years.
• Established relationships with the White House, DOS, DOD, DOJ, Congressional offices, foreign governments, and a several foundations including Helmsley Trust, Templeton Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, and others.
• Tracked and mapped legislation related to higher education funding, appropriations, immigration, STEM, and reform.
• Developed senior management legislative briefs and participated in DC delegations on higher education on Capitol Hill.
• Traveled 20 weeks annually to DC supporting College engagement, agency and NGO fund sourcing, and establishing a footprint on the Hill.

Jan 2013 – Mar 2013 · 2 mos · 2301 Constitution Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20037

• Taught “Community Dialogue and Engaging Religious and Tribal Leaders in an Afghan Context” for military personnel who travel on assignment to Afghanistan.
• Ran scenarios for engagement modelling in different tribal, governmental and community contexts.

Apr 2011 – Apr 2013 · 2 yrs · ARLINGTON, V.A.

• •Developed and taught an integrated program on Abrahamic Faiths, Islam 101, Islam in an Afghan context for interagency and military personnel who travel on assignment to Afghanistan.

Jun 2009 – Apr 2013 · 3 yrs 10 mos

• Advocated both domestically and internationally for AIC’s global civic engagement and civil society building programming on Capitol Hill, to federal agencies, NGOs, domestic and international stakeholders and governments.
• Developed campaigns to influence and support legislation in accordance with AIC programming and initiatives.
• Collaborated, participated and built coalitions to fortify AIC’s effectiveness through execution of a dynamic coordination matrix.
• Identified strategic and designed innovative programming opportunities and help design program interventions; directly implemented and managed some programs while providing oversight over the implementation of others.
• Led efforts to strengthen domestic and international programs and facilitated effective communications internally and externally with current and potential stakeholders.
• Provided expertise on key policy issues, international affairs, domestic and international governmental process and additional elements through briefings for key officials and other relevant actors, publications, and participation in working groups, conferences and roundtable events; and serve as a resource for television, radio and the print news media.

Apr 2009 – May 2011 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Poughkeepsie, NY

• Taught and tutored participation in government, civics, organizational behavior, international business systems, economics, philosophy, Middle Eastern and Asian history, international relations and comparative history
• Built adaptive and assistive technology into academic departments through product testing and pilot initiatives.
• Established the first campus-wide online tutoring program with a virtual interface platform.
• Administered writing and study skills workshops, conducting individual mentoring and coaching.

Jun 2003 – Jun 2009 · 6 yrs · Las Vegas, Nevada Area · On-site

• Operated as the sole outside consultant for the US-Russia/China Build Programs, a joint program between the National Association of Home Builders and U.S. Department of Commerce.
• Provided strategic and operational management consulting and government relations representation.
• Strategized campaigning for the best market penetration acting as the political and advocacy spokesperson for industry to Russia and China.
• Acted as liaison to foreign governments and stakeholders on behalf of industry in Russia and the former Soviet republics in Central Asia.
• Coached executives to promote awareness and recognition of mission through publications, presentations and media.
• Managed a 5 person senior management team and international staff of 95 consultants.

Sep 1999 – Jun 2003 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Las Vegas, Nevada Area

• Designed, executed and facilitated the first successful implementation of a formal quality management system (QMS) for the construction industry, later adopted nationally by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
• Researched, discussed and drafted legislative materials to support lobbying activities statewide and on Capitol Hill.
• Piloted national roll-out of QMS for NAHB demonstrating due diligence on behalf of industry that we parlayed into legislative dividends.
• Chaired, coordinated and oversaw day-to-day business of multiple committees, including Political Action Committee (PAC), Construction Defect, Codes, Quality Assurance, Utilities and Offsite to support legislative activities.
• Ran Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), a 38 million dollar fund for conservation, facilitated by the construction industry.

Sep 1998 – Aug 1999 · 11 mos · Cold Spring, N.Y.

• Conducted seminars and developed interpretive materials for the public, media and community leaders.
• Generated support for programs and initiatives to coordinate local, regional, State and Federal stakeholders.
• Created outreach programs to synthesize allies, partners and collaborators into a cohesive whole.

Aug 1997 – Aug 1998 · 1 yr · Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

• Planned, hosted and chaired the first statewide “signature” project encompassing hundreds of corps members.
• Established new avenues for outreach, partnering and program enhancement.
• Initiated and facilitated dialogue with the governor and state officials of New York solidifying multiple grants for initiatives.
• Designed and developed public access trail building for Scenic Hudson.

Sep 1995 – Aug 1998 · 2 yrs 11 mos · 4079 Albany Post Road | Hyde Park, NY 12538 · On-site

• Coordinate the first international document exchanges with the Russian Federation.
• Developed first digitization protocols for document verification and online posting.
• Acted as international exchange courier and translation verification specialist for document exchanges and digitization.