A.K. (Alexandria, VA) has 20+ years of high-level administrative and office management experience, working in several capacities for the U.S. Embassy in Jordan. In these roles, she worked with USAID, Department of State, and all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.  She provided operational support to dignitaries, arranged complex logistics, planned and managed special events, booked travel, managed a large database of U.S. citizens living in Jordan, and provided back-office support. From 2007-2019 she was Community Liaison Office Assistant for the U.S Embassy (1,500 employees), where she was responsible for records management, administrative support, compliance with policies and procedures, reporting and quality assurance, customer service, and event planning. For 6 of these years, she also served as an Equal Employment Opportunity Liaison. Prior to this, she was a Property Clerk at the Embassy from 1998-2007.She is proficient in Microsoft Windows and XP applications and is fluent in Arabic. She has a BA in Business Studies from Arab Open University.

K.L. has 20+ years of experience in financial analysis and project management in the telecommunications industry, along with controller-level experience via her volunteer undertakings. In 2019 she accepted a company-wide buyout after a 17-year career at Verizon Communications, where she most recently served as Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis. She was responsible for budgeting, forecasting, quota development, commission structuring, and executive management reporting for a direct sales team of 40+ reps and over $150M in revenue. She reported monthly to the Sales Director and VP on revenue and sales performance. Through several acquisitions and reorganizations affecting her employer in recent years, K.L. adapted quickly to changes, developing new reporting for revenue and sales trends, employee performance, and other key metrics, presenting to executives monthly to facilitate focus on the evolving organization.  She also managed projects including facilities consolidation, capital project evaluation, cost model development and profitability analyses. K.L. is proficient in MS Office Suite and MS Access. She has advanced proficiency in MS Excel where she regularly utilizes vlookups, pivot tables, and graphs to best communicate financial analyses.  She earned a Bachelors in Economics and International Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MBA from Stetson University.

S.P. is an award-winning technical writer and editor with 12+ years of experience managing documentation projects to meet an organization’s compliance, training, or customer service goals. Her diverse experience includes positions in government, technology, and higher education. Currently, S.P. creates and edits sensitive internal documents, updates web content, and manages electronic records for a higher education provider. Between 2003 and 2015, S.P. worked six years at U.S. embassies in Guatemala and Cuba. In various roles, she planned and executed complex writing projects, including reports for Congress and the executive branch and social media outreach. From 2000-2003, as an independent contractor, S.P. created online help systems and interactive, web-based training modules for technology and wireless industry clients. From 1997-2000, S.P. worked as a technical writer and web content manager for software and eLearning companies in the Seattle area, documenting nearly every phase of the software and web development life cycles. S.P. is advanced proficient in MS Office Suite and proficient in WordPress, CommonSpot, Hootsuite, Adobe Creative Cloud, HTML, RoboHelp, MS Project, and MS Teams. She has a BA from Grinnell College and a Professional Certification in Technical Writing and Editing from the University of Washington.

B.F. has owned her own boutique, marketing firm since 2013 where she has specialized in working with small businesses to exceed their customer engagement goals. B.F. specializes in developing creative, effective websites, social media, events, partnerships, press releases, newsletters, promotional materials and branding.  Prior to relocating to Northern Virginia in 2013, she had a successful 15-year career in the entertainment marketing industry in New York City, where she managed marketing and advertising project for Sony Music, Universal Music, Warner Bros. Pictures, Harris Publications, and more. She has an MBA in both Marketing and Media Communications from Fordham University and a Bachelor’s in Advertising with a Minor in Business from the University of Florida.

N.K. (Potomac, MD) has 15+ years of experience in planning, managing and executing meetings and programs both domestically and internationally. She has deep experience working with diverse audiences from young professionals to senior dignitaries within the military, federal government, NGO, academia and private sectors. She currently works on a project basis for the United States Institute for Peace (USIP), where she served as a Senior Program Officer from 2004-2013. She managed their SENSE computer simulation program, which involved locating venues that met specific IT needs, administering and managing the budget, preparing training materials, recruiting participants, and reporting results and outcomes. She managed and executed these programs in the U.S. as well as in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Turkey, including overseeing logistics and travel for participants and trainers. In addition, she regularly took the lead on implementing special projects for the Institute, including managing VIP/dignitary groups at special and high-profile events. She is proficient in MS Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and MAC and PC platforms and is fluent in Arabic and Turkish.  She has a Masters in Design and Technology and an Associate degree in Graphic Design from Parsons School of Design and a Bachelors in International Relations from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service.

K.E. is an HR generalist and operations professional with 10 years of experience working for small nonprofits. From 2011-2019, she worked for an international nonprofit, where she was the sole HR generalist supporting 70 employees. She managed recruiting, onboarding, payroll, benefits, performance, compliance, and employee engagement. Prior to being promoted into this role, she provided operational support to the organization’s President and VP of Finance & Administration. In prior roles, she has managed complex team schedules, internal employee communications, events and meetings, and client sponsorships. She is proficient in ADP Workforce Now, Paychex, DC Healthlink, and MS Office Suite. K.E. has an MBA from Georgetown University and a BA in Mathematics from Messiah College.

D.H. is an account management, project coordination, and customer support professional who excels at building relationships with customers. In addition, he has recent bookkeeping experience. Prior to taking a career break for caregiving purposes, he had a 20+ year banking career, last serving as a Commercial Lending Officer at EagleBank. Since then he has been an active community volunteer, currently serving as a State Board Director as well as Regional Director and Treasurer for Odyssey of the Mind, a school-based learning program. He manages finances, trains coaches and judges, coordinates info sessions, and runs tournaments for the region, which consists of 150 teams from Northern Fairfax. He has served on the Board of the Vienna Rotary Club and for 9 years as its Treasurer for Viva Vienna, a separate nonprofit entity that organizes a community festival netting $250K annually. In this capacity he was responsible for AP, AR, invoicing, budgeting, and some grants management. For the past two years, he has worked for the Nationals Baseball Club as a Hospitality Host during Nat’s games and other stadium events. He is proficient in Quickbooks and MS Office Suite.

P.S. offers 20+ years of operations, program and project management, and proposal writing experience.  He is highly skilled in translating client needs into responsive solutions, forming and managing multi-disciplinary project teams, inventing new methods and tools to solve difficult problems, formulating and marketing new products and services, and communicating complex concepts clearly in both verbal and written form.  P.S. is currently an independent consultant providing management consulting services to US federal agencies, large and small corporations, and trade and professional associations. In 2012, P.S. was recruited by senior leadership to help expand PwC’s federal advisory practice, where he served through the following year.  P.S. also served as Program Manager for a mission support contract held by Native American Management Services, Inc. In this capacity, he developed and managed more than 30 organizational development, communications, human capital development, and meeting and conference planning projects. He is proficient in the use of common business and customer relationship management (CRM) software.  P.S. has an MBA from Duke University and a BA from the University of Vermont. He holds current professional certifications in project management (PMP), Agile concepts (ICAgile Professional, Scrum Master), and information technology (CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+).

S.K. is an HR generalist and management professional with experience working in small business and start-up environments. She is currently serving as the sole HR manager for a cyber intelligence startup with 15 employees, including employees working remotely and in international locations. She created and implements the company’s performance management process; manages the relationship with an outsourced PEO provider; developed the first online employee handbook, oversaw a summer internship program; and leads initiatives to develop staff and create a positive work culture. From 2016-2019, S.K. worked for a small HR consulting firm, where she served as the on-site HR representative for Lansinoh Laboratories, a global company with 200+ employees that produced breastfeeding products. She managed onboarding and offboarding; coordinated open nnrollment; managed the rollout of a new HRIS system; and led an employee development and training initiative. She has a BA from the University of Virginia and recently obtained her SHRM-CP, SHRM Certified Professional designation.

Detail-oriented program manager with 10 years of experience working in the non-profit and public health sector.  She is currently an independent consultant, most recently hired by a former employer to assist in report writing and review.  From 2008-2010, she was a Program Director for a non-profit in Guatemala, where she oversaw the implementation of a family planning and men’s reproductive health program.  In this role, she supervised staff, conducted monitoring and evaluation activities, fostered donor and partner relations, and assisted in strategic decision making for the organization.  From 2005-2008 she worked for Management Sciences for Health, where she was promoted to Program Officer.  This position entailed developing and managing work plans and budgets for USAID-funded global health programs and providing management support and leadership development training to public health entities in Africa and Latin America.  Prior to this, D.L. had several positions of increasing responsibility with the MA Department of Public Health, where she conducted community outreach and trainings, coordinated a CDC grant, and facilitated a Statewide Advisory Committee to develop a strategic plan to end childhood lead poisoning.  D.L. is proficient in both written and spoken French and Spanish.  She has a Master of Public Health from Boston University and a B.A. from Colby College.