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Professional Summary

I am a 2019 graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy with direct and research experience, especially in the Middle East and Afghanistan, and particularly in the fields of extremism, governance, human rights, and monitoring, evaluation, and analysis.

In my current position at the Special Investigator General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, I analyze waste, abuse, and fraud in taxpayer spending on humanitarian projects in Afghanistan. This involves in-depth interviewing of officials at the Department of State, USAID, and various additional federal bureaus. I also investigate the financial and procedural documents of such agencies for inconsistencies and irregularities in addition to general adherence to US and international rules and regulations regarding association with and financing of sanctioned groups. These culminate in reports for Congress and the general public that I have written as part of a small team, which is currently focusing on the risk analysis for programs operating since the Taliban takeover.

More broadly, my research background includes primary, secondary, and open source. Several of my papers written at Fletcher have been published in the book Marketing Terrorism: The Continental Fear from Middle East to Asia & Africa as well as by the think tank Islamic Theology of Counter-Terrorism.

In 2016, I joined a Yazidi nonprofit to assist with research, writing, and editing, and worked on location near Mosul. I also aided local staff in addressing a UN audit of financial assistance programs. While in Iraq, I worked directly with the displaced Yazidi community, both teaching volunteers about working with children with trauma and aiding women who had escaped ISIS captivity with the NGO Yuva, with whom I volunteer to this day.

Looking forward, I would particularly like to apply my research, writing, and analysis skills to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis and produce short- and long-form research exploring a diverse host of geopolitical topics.

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Skills

Writing Interviewing Research Logistics Resource Management Event Management Facilitation Creative Initiatives Editing Audit Analysis

Work Experience

February 2022 - Present

Program Analyst at the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Write, edit, and fact check reports submitted to Congress critiquing distribution of humanitarian aid funded by the US in Afghanistan
Develop audit plans for new reports
Analyze substantial data pools as part of report development
Research topics relevant to audit topics
Conduct interviews of staff at USAID, the State Department, and implementing partners
Completed training courses at USIP, GAO, and DOD on project management, report writing, international relations, peacebuilding, and more
Promotions and Honors:
Acting as Auditor-in-Charge beginning in March 2025 for ongoing investigation and report
Won award for audit proposal ideas

November 2020-December 2021; October 2023-Present

Communications Director for the Yuva Organization for Children's Rights

Provided hands-on education in appropriate mental health paradigms to Yazidi volunteers in Dohuk
and neighboring villages on Sinjar Mountain serving internally displaced people (IDP)
Worked with local volunteers to provide mental health and social support for IDP trauma victims and survivors of sexual slavery
Created official website and developed content
Organize and implement fundraising events
Currently working on three-part interview with the founder of Yuva regarding the initial escape from ISIS, the history, truth, and myths about the Yazidi

May-November 2021

Editor at ImpactCurve Global Consulting

Edit full RFPs including budgets
Consult on program creation through logic models, adhering to specific requests and budgets

August 2019-September 2020

Project Coordinator at Strategic Capacity Group

Recruited by security sector reform focused nonprofit to serve as a key member of the Mali Academies of Excellence Program, as well as provide research, development, and logistical support
on a variety of projects throughout Africa and Asia
Organized and attended first annual conference for Women in Law Enforcement in Manila
Assessed the organizational and pedagogical capacities of the National Guard in Bamako
Led the creation of a series of instructor professionalization events for the Malian security forces (National Guard, National Police, Gendarmerie, and Civil Service Protection)
- Conducted M&E and follow up analysis on training programs

February-September 2019

South Asia Policy Desk Member at Islamic Theology of Counter-Terrorism

Researched, wrote, and edited articles on topics related to national security and geopolitics for online and print editions alone and as part of a team
Provided three chapters for Marketing Terrorism: The Continental Fear from Middle East to Asia and Africa, edited by Noor Dahri

March-September 2017

Volunteer Coordinator, Advisor, and UN Assessment Report Manager at Yazda

Worked with US-based 501(c)(3) international NGO supporting Yazidi refugees worldwide following the August 2014 genocide
Gathered and compiled available financial documentation to support continuation of UN programs for IDP victims of the 2014 Yazidi Genocide for required audit
Interviewed and recorded personal testimony of survivors including women and children’s survivors of sexual slavery to raise awareness and garner international support for victims