Basic resume
Education
PhD, Comparative and International Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, 2012.
EdM, International Education Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2008.
BA, English Language Studies, Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 1999.
Country Experience
Georgia, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, and Uzbekistan
Languages
English (native), Russian (native) and French (intermediate)
Professional Experience
2018 – Present Director, Research and Evaluation, Global Education, Employment and Engagement Business Unit, FHI 360, Washington, DC
2015 – 2017 Director, Research and Evaluation, Global Education/Global Learning Business Unit, FHI 360, Washington, DC
2011 – 2015 Associate Director, Research and Evaluation, Global Education/Global Learning Business Unit, FHI 360, Washington, DC
2010 – 2011 Senior Education Specialist, Global Learning /Education Policy and Data Center, AED, Washington, DC
2008 – 2010 Graduate Research Assistant, National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools & Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York
2009 Research Consultant, JBS International, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York
2003 – 2007 Project Management Specialist, USAID Regional Mission in Central Asia Region, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2000 – 2003 Project Management Assistant, Economic Growth, USAID Regional Mission in Central Asia Region, Almaty, Kazakhstan