Professional Experience

The Love Tank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Kyiv, Ukraine

June 2018-September 2018

PrEP Works Project Consultant, Kyiv Development Consultant

• Managed video production project to interview 58 PrEP users, activists, researchers, and policymakers from around the world to raise awareness about PrEP
• Coordinated national level meetings with non-government and government stakeholders regarding PrEP access and expansion in Ukraine resulting in the creation of evidenced-based joint-resources about PrEP in Ukraine for healthcare professionals, policy makers, and people interested in PrEP
• Liaised with PrEP distributors to make generic PrEP available to people in Ukraine

Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

September 2017-June 2018

Fulbright Public Policy Fellow

• Principal investigator, project manager, and lead specialist of first bio-behavioral surveillance survey and population estimate of transgender people in Ukraine
• Provided evidence-based technical assistance and policy guidance to the MoH with a focus on HIV prevention among men who have sex with men, transgender people, people who inject drugs, and people who engage in sex work
• Developed strategic protocol to assess the HIV surveillance system in Ukraine in partnership with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Collaborated with international governmental and non-governmental partners to apply for and negotiate grant applications

Peace Corps Ukraine, LGBT Association LIGA, Odesa, Ukraine

August 2016-July 2017

PEPFAR Organizational Capacity Specialist Volunteer

• Created training programs for Ukrainian healthcare providers on how to provide quality care to HIV at-risk populations.
• Provided evidence-based technical assistance and trainings to PEPFAR volunteers developing projects in PEPFAR funded areas across the country
• Led strategy and implementation of marketing campaigns through social media and mobile applications to increase access among MSM to information about safer sex, HIV, and testing services in Ukraine
• Developed and implemented condom distribution program to increase condom access and use by key populations at risk for HIV resulting in the distribution of thousands of condoms and condom compatible lubricants
• Wrote, implemented, evaluated, and monitored PEPFAR grants for HIV related programs that targeted key populations impacting more than 200 orphaned/vulnerable children and their caregivers, and more than 2,000 MSM
• Trained more than 30 local volunteers and staff on workplace collaboration, grant writing, project management, volunteerism, and effective advocacy campaigns

American University, Washington, DC

August 2015-August 2016

Adjunct Professor of Education

• Developed, planned, and instructed graduate-level courses for first and second year science teachers in lesson planning, differentiation, classroom organization, data-driven instruction, and behavior management.
• Collaborated with students to create individualized professional development plans to track their personal targeted growth goals.

District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC

August 2011-August 2016

Teacher of Science and Language Acquisition/LGBTQ Liaison

• Developed, planned, and instructed biology and environmental science curricula using the Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core English/Math Standards, and language acquisition standards for students of all abilities
• Led professional development for secondary school teachers (locally and abroad) in culturally responsive practices, integration of LGBTQ people and content into the curriculum, creation of safe spaces, effective classroom engagement, supporting English language learners, and technology integration
• Implemented HIV/STI grant programing in partnership with DC Department of Health and DC Public Schools for more than 800 students