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About me

Project management and strategy support

for specialized teams

I am a

- technologist -

- strategist -

- agriculture expert -

- project manager -

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I care about
- native expertise -
- team building -

- mentorship -

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I can help you

- project manage -

- incorporate digital solutions -

- interface between technology and business -

- produce external materials -

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My experience

After finishing graduate school in 2015, I have worked largely on technology projects. I spent a year in Ghana with Ghanaian-owned and operated Farmerline, a mobile technology company focused on supporting smallholder farmers. After that, I spent five years with a boutique consulting firm supporting clients in both the private and nonprofit sectors. Since then, I have worked as a freelance consultant, focusing my efforts on a limited number of clients. My work across these roles has focused on projects related to building, implementing, and incorporating technology into various aspects of both development work and corporate operations. I have worked with a wide range of clients that include CGIAR, Columbia University, CARE, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Education

2015

MPP

University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy

I spent my graduate experience studying international relations, technology, and business. During my studies, I did extensive fieldwork in Myanmar (Yangon, Rakhine State) and in southern India (Kerala, Karnataka).

2011

BA

Kalamazoo College

I studied math (my major), art (my minor), as well as exploring widely from the liberal arts options available:  religion, sociology, languages (French and Spanish) and LGBTQ+ studies. I studied abroad in France (Strasbourg) and the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo).

Languages

English

Finnish

French


Spanish

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