The expert boasts a remarkable 25-year career in the public and private sectors, focusing on international development, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. With comprehensive experience managing and implementing projects in workforce and community development, micro-enterprise, humanitarian efforts, and peacebuilding, the expert has crafted a career marked by collaboration with a wide array of international and local initiatives. Fluent in English, with conversational skills in Arabic and French, the expert has successfully handled assignments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Near East, working alongside international funding organizations.

The expert's principal sectors of specialization include civil society and NGOs, gender justice, democratization, human rights, youth advocacy, conflict resolution, and anti-corruption. Among the key roles held, the expert served as Director of Global Field Initiatives at the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, where they oversaw extensive training programs for changemakers globally, involving partnerships with funders like Open Society and Humanity United, and led the strategic planning initiatives of peace and security networks.

Notable achievements highlight the expert's role in leading large-scale educational and advocacy initiatives, including overseeing a $3 million national best practice holistic program addressing domestic violence, and directing the New Mexico State Workforce Board's strategic change efforts. As an Executive Director at Peace Brigades International-USA, the expert developed emergency response strategies and national advocacy with the UN and US government, influencing policy in numerous areas of international rights and humanitarian development.

The expert demonstrates exceptional skills in program management, strategic planning, fundraising, team leadership, public relations, and diplomatic negotiations, enriched by technical proficiency in monitoring and evaluation, writing, and research. The adept coalition builder has further engaged in substantial roles with international human rights networks, lending credence to the expert's dedicated focus on sustainable development goals (SDGs) and broad-spectrum social movements that aim to advance global peace and justice on structural and grassroots levels.