2017 – Present | Senior Technical Advisor, Global Education, Employment & Engagement, FHI 360, Washington, DC

• Establish the intellectual and evidence-based foundation for the design, implementation, and evaluation of results-oriented international development research and programming across education, health, and workforce development.
• Provide direct technical assistance and capacity building to national ministries.
• Lead/participate in select global communities of practice in the areas of disabilities, education in fragile and conflict affected states (FCAS), and ICT.

2017 – Present | Senior Technical Lead, Kosovo ASSET, FHI 360, Washington, DC

• Provide direct technical input and oversight to the USAID/Kosovo’s After School Support for Teens (ASSET) program, designed to increase employability of Kosovo’s in-school youth (Grades 9-12).

2016 – Present | Senior Technical Lead, Malawi DREAMS, FHI 360, Washington, DC

• Lead an integrated team of cross-sectoral technical experts (Education, Gender, Health, Livelihoods, Research & Evaluation, Social & Behavioral Change) for an innovative PEPFAR-funded program to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS in adolescent girls and young women.

2015 – 2017 | Director, Technical Leadership & Learning, FHI 360, Washington, DC

• Led and developed the network of global staff who provide technical assistance and quality oversight across a full range of funded programs.
• Provided direction and support to all technical teams to develop specialized and shared knowledge of effective education practices, conceptual frameworks and practical tools and approaches, and capacity building strategies.
• Advised and collaborated with the Research and Evaluation (R&E) unit to ensure that the Global Education research agenda reflected and advanced critical issues relevant to primary areas of programmatic engagement.
• Worked closely with Regional Education Directors, Business Development, and proposal leads to produce successful, high quality proposals.
• Represented the education team and FHI 360 at professional forums, external events and build relationships with donors and partner organizations.

2010 – 2016 | Senior Program Director, Kosovo Basic Education Program, FHI 360, Washington, DC

• Led the USAID-funded Kosovo Basic Education Program designed to modernize and strengthen the Government of Kosovo's education reform efforts by targeting the critical elements the country needs to establish and sustain a 21st Century education system, including school management, assessment, and teacher professional development.

2010 – 2015 | Director, Technology, Innovation, & Education, FHI 360, Washington, DC

• Provided strategic direction, technical leadership, and business development for organization-wide Information & Communications Technology (ICT) initiatives in the following critical and expanding areas: education, youth, workforce development, civil society, and other relevant areas.
• Managed relationships with donor agencies such as USDOE, USAID and UNHCR, providing programming and thought leadership in response to strategic priorities and initiatives.
• Created strategic alliances with private sector partners as a means of increasing business opportunities and improving program impact and sustainability.

2015 | Senior Technical Lead, Iran Human Rights & Story Writing MOOC, FHI 360, Washington, DC

• Led the technical and instructional design elements of a US Department of State-funded, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) designed to provide Farsi speaking students with the opportunity to engage in human rights discourse, learn fundamental fiction writing skills, and share their stories, thoughts and experiences.

2008 – 2010 | Director, National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NDC/NICHCY), FHI 360 (formerly AED), Washington, DC

• Managed all components of a U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Program (OSEP)-funded center serving State Education Agencies, district and school-level administrators, teachers, parents, carers, and related personnel with evidence-based information and resources to support the care and education of children with disabilities.

2004 – 2008 | Director of Research, National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY), FHI 360 (formerly AED), Washington, DC

• Led the research activities for the center including the identification, evaluation, and synthesis of educational research pertaining to children with disabilities.
• Collaborated with national network of leading researchers and practitioners in the field of special education to promote scientifically-based research and practice.

1998 – 2004 | Education and Technology Consultant, Mathsoft Engineering & Education, Inc., Cambridge, MA

• Produced educational content and graphics for the award-winning StudyWorks! product family of educational software.
• The StudyWorks! line emerged to lead the high-school math and science software market in sales during my tenure.
• Created and managed online eLearning catalog in math and science which served an international body of students and professionals.
• Led a team of Harvard and MIT students in the collection of data for innovative hand-writing recognition software.

2000 – 2003 | Doctoral Researcher, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

• Explored the relationships of racially integrated groups of jazz musicians. Uncovered principles of similarity and connection that transcend music and contribute to the formation of constructive and prosocial relationships. Findings hold considerable power to inform and transform educational and other institutions committed to meeting demands presented by an ever-expanding multicultural society.

1997 – 1999 | Lecturer, Graduate College of Education, Department of Leadership in Education, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

• Critical Issues in Education – Designed and taught a required doctoral-level course addressing critical issues related to educational technology.
• Students explored the implications of recent developments in information technology on the roles of institutions and individuals involved in education.
• The impact of technology on contemporary educational issues such as school reform, equity and access, curriculum content and design, telecommunications, and computer-based evaluation was explored.

1996 – 1999 | Teaching Fellow, Teacher Education Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

• The Socio-Historical Context & Issues of Diversity in American Schooling – As a member of a diverse teaching team, led a required course for the Teacher Education Program by critically examining issues of diversity and multiculturalism in education.
• Implementing Technology in School Districts –Worked with students as they addressed complex issues involved in implementing and sustaining the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in a simulated school district. Designed and led lectures highlighting the use of technology for curriculum enhancement.
• Enhancing Curriculum with Technology – Challenged students to think critically about the use of technology to support content goals and meet curriculum standards. Considered the costs and benefits of technology integration, particularly as they relate to pedagogical philosophy, classroom organization and culture, and educational equity.
• Issues of Technology for Education – Guided students through a general exploration of contemporary issues related to the use of instructional technology. Designed and led lectures addressing national and international concerns about access and social equity.
• Beyond the Virtual: The Politics of Educational Technology – Developed one of the first instructional websites at the Harvard Graduate School of Education to examine the social, political, and economic implications associated with the integration of technology and education.

1997 – 1998 | Information Technology Consultant, Blackside Productions/Civil Rights Project, Inc., Boston, MA

• Reviewed community-based funding proposals and led on-site training sessions designed to enable administrators and other staff to use newly acquired technologies to better serve their constituencies.

1989 – 1996 | Psycho-Educational Evaluator, Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention, New Haven, CT

• Administered and scored a psycho-educational battery of standardized and experimental tests to subjects that included dyslexic, ADHD, and Williams Syndrome children. Evaluated students throughout Connecticut as part of a 12-year longitudinal study.

1992 – 1996 | Researcher, Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT

• Examined children's acquisition and retention of orthographic information and its relationship to reading ability.

1995 | Researcher, Developmental Evaluation Center, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

• Investigated cognitive profiles of Williams Syndrome individuals based on data collected from various educational achievement measures.

1994 – 1995 | Researcher, MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Cambridge, MA

• Performed a detailed analysis of the performance of Williams Syndrome individuals on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised.

1991 | Researcher, Boston University Child Language Project, Boston, MA

• Used the CHILDES database to investigate the pervasiveness of parental speech styles across various real-life and laboratory settings.

1990 – 1991 | Teaching Fellow, Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA

• Psychological Research Methods – Assisted undergraduate students in the design and analysis of experimental research designs.
• Social Psychology – Designed and led lectures for an undergraduate course in social psychology.

1990 – 1991 | Researcher, Boston University Center for Health and Advanced Policy Studies, Boston, MA

• Under the direction of Dr. David McClelland, coded and scored a variety of personality assessment measures.

1989 – 1991 | Research Coordinator, Wesleyan University Infant Development Lab, Middletown, CT

• Investigated phonological awareness in 2- to 12-month old infants.

1989 | Researcher, Yale University Infant Language Lab, New Haven, CT

• Studied knowledge of full and truncated passive sentences in 3-30-month-olds.

1987 – 1988 | Researcher, Cornell University Eleanor J. Gibson Infant Research Center, Ithaca, NY

• Designed and conducted studies to test infant perception and conception of the physical world.