{"id":11,"date":"2026-04-24T07:12:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viziflyteam.website\/mariam\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-05-31T12:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T12:37:17","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/viziflyteam.website\/mariam\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7077fc9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7077fc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcdeeb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcdeeb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Systems Architect \u00b7 Organizational Builder \u00b7 Associate Director<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d040982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d040982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mariame Tour\u00e9<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e227f5b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e227f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"paragraph blockquote ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"420\">Twenty-five years ago, I started as a temp in Brussels. Since then, across the automotive, telecommunications, defense, finance, healthcare, education, government, and labor sectors, I have built the operational infrastructure behind the work. The leaders I have worked for have been able to do more because of it. And most often, I have done it from rooms I was never expected to be in.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ecdbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32ecdbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3924966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3924966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, it&#8217;s the American Federation of Teachers. The work behind national campaigns, high-stakes events, federal litigation, and the systems that carry them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71867e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71867e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5262085 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5262085\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea8b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ea8b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About this site<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd82f63 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cd82f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6af91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e6af91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa6668 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aa6668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">This portfolio gathers some of the work I&#8217;ve done, the systems I&#8217;ve put in place, and the people and institutions I&#8217;ve walked alongside. It&#8217;s for those considering a deeper conversation.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I don&#8217;t actively promote this site. I hold a position I take seriously, and the people I want reading these pages are the ones I&#8217;ve invited, or the ones who arrived through someone I trust.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405ecc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"405ecc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re here, I assume you have a reason. Welcome.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371a25b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"371a25b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6843f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e6843f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc0171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdc0171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Mariame<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7da084 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a7da084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eea7ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eea7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The instincts came first. The systems came later.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f799ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f799ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ed248 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23ed248\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99825b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e99825b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong><em>I learned to read rooms before I learned to build the systems that hold them together.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>I didn&#8217;t start at the top. I started as a temp. Twice, in two different countries, each time at the door. And from that door, I worked my way to the decision table. Every time.<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Those early years gave me something no senior title could have. Before I ever designed a system, I learned to observe. To spot what was missing in a room. To find the places where I could add something that mattered. I learned to listen before deciding. To try before declaring. To test before committing. And to dare, when it mattered.<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>I also learned to fill the gap when I saw it. Not because someone asked me to, but because I could see it, and I believed it was mine to build.<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>That is still how I enter every room.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30284b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30284b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2243c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2243c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/viziflyteam.website\/mariam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viziflyteam.website\/mariam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download.jpg 690w, https:\/\/viziflyteam.website\/mariam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3610dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3610dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807f430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"807f430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I was never supposed to be the one building the infrastructure and built it anyway.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ad2ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89ad2ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m also building <a href=\"https:\/\/boldeffcy.com\">Bold Effcy Solutions by MT<\/a> \u2014 an independent practice where I get to apply my passion entirely and on my own terms<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c4165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46c4165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m proud of the work I&#8217;ve done at every level I&#8217;ve held, including the roles that didn&#8217;t come with senior titles. That&#8217;s the foundation everything since has stood on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b83fa9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b83fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d89695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d89695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Credentials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faabbff elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"faabbff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Twenty-five years building organizational infrastructure <\/strong> across two continents and most levels of institutional life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>AMA Certified Professional in Management <\/strong>  (AMA-CPM\u00ae) \u00b7 May 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>AMA 5-Day \"MBA\" Certificate Program  <\/strong> \u00b7 American Management Association<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Comprehensive Project Management Workshop <\/strong> \u00b7 American Management Association<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy  <\/strong> \u00b7 Harvard Business School Online \u00b7 Expected 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) <\/strong> \u00b7 Universal Accreditation Board (UAB) \u00b7 In Progress<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Six languages: <\/strong> English \u00b7 French \u00b7 Spanish \u00b7 Dutch \u00b7 Malink\u00e9 \u00b7 Bambara<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Founder <\/strong> \u00b7 Bold Effcy Solutions by MT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12b54f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c12b54f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c302600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c302600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What I love most is designing the systems that let other people do their best work, the kind of infrastructure that makes it actually possible for the right person to be in the right seat, properly supported.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4289f4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4289f4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef64c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ef64c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#B8962A\">\"<\/span> Sharp operational thinking and genuine care for the people she works with \u2014 that combination is rare. She asks the right questions, builds systems that hold, and earns trust in the room quickly. If your organization is navigating complexity and needs someone who can see clearly and act decisively \u2014 Mariame is who you call. <span style=\"color:#B8962A\">\"<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cef252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cef252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2014 Leslie R. \u2022 Founder &amp; CEO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634b4d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"634b4d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Career\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24e7c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e24e7c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd30a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bd30a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Career Arc<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1904f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a1904f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c04e561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c04e561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Twenty-five years, across most sectors and most levels. The work got done.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac46b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac46b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6841\">The pattern has never changed: enter, read the situation clearly, identify what is needed, and build the solution. There were drafts. There were tests. There were moments of building the plane while flying it. Every time, I learned. Every time, I delivered.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d451b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17d451b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad4358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aad4358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE FOUNDATION: Toyota motor europe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7067333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7067333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is where the instincts met world-class systems. Working within one of the most operationally rigorous companies in the world, I coordinated complex, forward-looking public relations across diverse European markets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121283f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"121283f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"quote\">&#8220;<\/span><em> I worked with Mariame for close to five years, and was always able to count on her professional and personal skills. She was forward-looking and dynamic, open-minded and cooperative. She was also very thorough and conscientious in her work, and has excellent Public Relations, management and organizational skills. I strongly recommend her.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38676c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38676c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>James Rosenstein<\/strong> <span class=\"rec-role\"> \u00b7 Then Vice President, External Affairs \u00b7 Toyota Motor Europe (LinkedIn recommendation)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf0cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"abf0cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c8dac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78c8dac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7209f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7209f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oct 2022 \u2013 Present \u2022 AFT  \u2022 Washington, DC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f20e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29f20e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant Director \u2192 Associate Director, Research, Strategic<br> Initiatives &amp; Economic Security<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b21244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b21244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Promoted twice<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64846dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64846dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">My work spans national advocacy campaigns, federal litigation support, member engagement infrastructure, and policy communications. The strategic and the operational, both, usually at the same time.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">What that looks like in practice:<\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Designed the strategic member engagement plan for one of AFT&#8217;s major national campaigns, and built the member trust that lets people share their most sensitive information with us.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Served as primary research lead on active federal litigation.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Built and ran the 2024 National Convention Activity Center for a national advocacy campaign for 3,000+ attendees.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Lead for one of AFT&#8217;s major advocacy pages on AFT.org. Rewrote the communications strategy behind it; visitors now leave the page equipped to act. The Affordability campaign page followed the same model.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Named lead for one of the new campaign Activity Centers at the 2026 National Convention.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c3829 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02c3829\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c2369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86c2369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant Director \u2192 Associate Director \u00b7 Also ran largest-ever Collective Bargaining Conference (record attendance)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf1713 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecf1713\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990224e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"990224e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jan 2021 \u2013 Oct 2022 \u2022 AFT \u2022 Washington, DC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417b04b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"417b04b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Manager (Sr. Associate), HR &amp; Research, Strategic Initiatives &amp; Economic Security<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837a5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"837a5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Workforce Systems &amp; Program Infrastructure \u00b7 Aug 2021 \u2013 Oct 2022<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f997188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f997188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Built the COVID Compliance and Safety System on a compressed timeline with no prior infrastructure to build on: submission, tracking, testing, inventory, waivers, all integrated. Designed and automated five other HR systems: kit requests, telework contracts, temp onboarding, candidate management, and the staff onboarding workflow. Operational time across those functions dropped by 80%. Separately, identified and secured an organization-wide professional development pathway, and built the internship and fellowship program framework from the ground up. The program was adopted beyond the original department.<\/p><p>AFT&#8217;s core workforce operations now run on systems instead of email threads.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19879cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19879cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ad002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21ad002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aug 2017 \u2013 Jan 2021 \u2022\nAFT \u2022\nWashington, DC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4191149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4191149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal Executive Assistant to the General Counsel \u2192 Project Manager (Sr. Associate), Legal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159b6e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"159b6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Office of General Counsel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9dda89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9dda89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Established the organization&#8217;s first Continuing Legal Education (CLE) accreditation infrastructure from scratch: multi-state bar requirements, attendance verification, compliance reporting, certificate generation. All while simultaneously planning the office&#8217;s annual conference alongside the General Counsel. Built the operational infrastructure that allowed the organization to conduct virtual disciplinary hearings for the first time in its history, under crisis pressure, and kept afterward. Served as research support for active federal litigation. HR reclassified me from administrative to Project Manager to match the scope of the work.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The organization can now offer CLE credits across multiple state bars and hold its governance functions regardless of geography or disruption. Capabilities it never had before.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dcadeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6dcadeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901fe37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"901fe37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jun 2015 \u2013 Aug 2017 \u2022\nAFT \u2022\nWashington, DC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e7f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90e7f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publication, Production &amp; Research Review Assistant, Educational Issues<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74af075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74af075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Editorial &amp; Production Management<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ff7e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7ff7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Co-managed the complete editorial and production lifecycle for multiple nationally distributed publications: content review, editorial process, director approval at each stage. Built a publication tracking and workflow system that became standard departmental practice. Publications managed included <em>Becoming a Teacher<\/em> (carte blanche), <em>Union Role in Diversifying the Educator Workforce<\/em>, <em>Community School Checklist<\/em>, and a range of professional learning resources, all nationally distributed.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The tracking system outlasted my time in the role. That is the test of whether a system was actually built.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac767b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ac767b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830c1bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"830c1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feb 2010 \u2013 Jun 2015 \u2022\nAFT \u2022 \nWashington, DC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ee61e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21ee61e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant, Educational Issues Department<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4ef48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e4ef48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>English Language Learner Program \u00b7 Entered via Temp<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15c30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a15c30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Supported the program director on national English Language Learner (ELL) initiatives: coordinating the development of training manuals for multilingual teacher preparation, supporting the train-the-trainer program, working with a cadre of ELL teachers, and running the internship program. Coordinated national meetings and member events.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The coordination layer underneath was held, which let the substance of the program move on schedule.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e092e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82e092e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f03f6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f03f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2004 \u2013 2010 \u2022\nMultiple Organizations \u2022\nWashington, DC\u2013Baltimore Area<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13dd14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b13dd14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Freelance &amp; Temp, Administrative, Communications &amp; Project Roles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9920c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9920c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Verizon Regulatory Affairs \u00b7 BAE Systems \u00b7 Reznik Group \u00b7 AFT (temp)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439464a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"439464a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Six years of freelance and temp work across regulatory affairs, defense, accounting, and a first stint at AFT. Walked into rooms I hadn&#8217;t built, read them, and added something real before having any formal authority to do so.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">That&#8217;s the foundation everything since has rested on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70703f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b70703f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f70de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f70de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aug 1999 \u2013 Mar 2003 \u2022\nToyota Motor Europe (TME) \u2022 \nBrussels, Belgium<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a84a569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a84a569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Temporary Employee \u2192 Administrative \u2192 Public Relations Specialist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff3a203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff3a203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Specialist &amp; Coordinator level \u00b7 Entered as temp<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96a113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b96a113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Promoted from temp to Administrative Assistant to Public Relations Specialist inside Toyota Motor Europe&#8217;s multinational corporate communications division, at a scope that routinely extended beyond the role title. Primary point of contact for all corporate photo shoots. Ran executive corporate press events at the major motor shows in Paris, Geneva, and Frankfurt. Designated for a third promotion to Media Specialist before leaving for Washington, DC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac7ad4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ac7ad4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c603f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4c603f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I was among very few \u2014 if not the only \u2014 person of African descent in the organization at that level. The organization saw me anyway. That knowledge has shaped every room I've entered since.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176c5d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"176c5d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021f999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"021f999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sep 1997 \u2013 May 1998 \u2022\nEBN, European Business &amp; Innovation Centre Network \u2022<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e226d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e226d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brussels, Belgium<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0c28a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d0c28a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intern<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04342cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04342cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My first professional experience, inside an international innovation network in Brussels. The beginning of a career that would go on to be built across two continents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c720b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9c720b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"quote\">&#8221; <\/span> I worked with Mariame for close to five years, and was always able to count on her professional and personal skills. She was forward-looking and dynamic, open-minded and cooperative. She was also very thorough and conscientious in her work, and has excellent Public Relations, management and organizational skills. I strongly recommend her.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502d0a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"502d0a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Portfolio\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ca970 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70ca970\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ecc59e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ecc59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portfolio \u00b7 Demonstrated Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3cd63 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8a3cd63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6c729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c6c729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Twelve pieces of work, across sectors, functions, and levels.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db92d97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db92d97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb2e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"deb2e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">01<\/span> Director-Level Build<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e8cb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0e8cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nConstituent Voice Infrastructure at National Scale\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c08d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22c08d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Built at AFT as the Student Debt Story Bank, Engagement Framework, and National Partnership<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I build systems that earn constituent trust at scale, capture their stories under their own control, and retrieve the right voice for the right moment.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At AFT, that infrastructure put members in front of Congress, in the State of the Union, at a Vice Presidential White House roundtable, and in national news coverage. Always with their consent. Always in their own voice. The story bank now holds 1,800+ members and 600+ stories. Its distinguishing capability is precision: the organization can extract the right constituent profile for a specific advocacy ask, rather than searching a static archive. I designed the surrounding communications and education framework, the borrower response system, and the DebtJourney survey deployed across the organization&#8217;s primary member engagement channels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c465f9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c465f9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc15a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc15a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Transfers to:<\/strong> Patient story infrastructure for health systems \u00b7 Grantee voice systems for philanthropy \u00b7 Beneficiary narrative pipelines for international development \u00b7 Stakeholder testimony for any organization that needs lived experience to move decision-makers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8df360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8df360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence<\/span> <\/strong>Congressional testimony \u00b7 State of the Union representation \u00b7 Vice Presidential White House roundtable \u00b7 National news features \u00b7 1,800+ members, 600+ stories captured under member-controlled consent<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd8ede e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dd8ede\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e12851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e12851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coverage the work contributed to<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d0a56 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"74d0a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Article and event links<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8351a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8351a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44df0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a44df0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">02<\/span> Director-Level Build<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e676b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40e676b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Large-Scale Stakeholder Engagement Architecture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14519f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14519f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Built at AFT as the Student Debt Activity Center, and now the model for the Affordability Activity Center<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I design member-facing experiences that meet multiple audiences in the same space at the same time, without forcing one audience to wait through what another needs.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At AFT, I designed and produced the Student Debt Activity Center for a national convention of 3,000+ attendees: three simultaneous audience streams (celebration, guidance, skeptical inquiry), QR-code digital engagement, looping video testimonials, forgiveness celebration photography with personalized amount displays, and a cloud-based message board. The design became AFT&#8217;s organizational model for member engagement at scale, and leadership named me lead for the 2026 National Convention Affordability Activity Center on that basis.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fcace e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28fcace\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f122f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f122f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Transfers to:<\/em><\/strong> Annual meetings for health systems, foundations, and international development \u00b7 Donor and grantee experience design at scale \u00b7 Multi-audience stakeholder convenings for any organization not getting return on its events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346933a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"346933a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence<\/span> 3,000+ attendees \u00b7 Three simultaneous audience streams \u00b7 Adopted as AFT&#8217;s organizational model \u00b7 Named lead for the 2026 National Convention activity center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8237e49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8237e49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a720e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a720e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">03<\/span> Director-Level Build<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbdb8da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbdb8da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">High-Stakes Research and Institutional Knowledge Continuity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb68e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cb68e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Built at AFT as Federal Litigation Research Lead<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I serve as the institutional knowledge holder and primary research lead on work where one inaccurate fact in front of decision-makers changes the outcome.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At AFT, I held that role for an active federal lawsuit over a sustained period, coordinating directly with general counsel, outside litigation counsel, and senior legal advisors. At the conclusion of a major briefing session, all three independently recognized the quality, depth, and clarity of the research on the record.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae5e77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ae5e77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b79a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b79a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Transfers to:<\/strong><\/em> Board-facing research on regulatory matters, audits, and investigations across health, philanthropy, and education \u00b7 Research support for general counsel offices and policy teams \u00b7 Institutional memory architecture for organizations losing senior staff<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b6322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23b6322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence <\/span>Active federal litigation \u00b7 Praised on the record by general counsel, outside litigation counsel, and senior legal advisors \u00b7 Sustained case continuity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e30945 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e30945\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2471dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2471dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">04<\/span> Director-Level Build<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8d7ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f8d7ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Multi-Source Intelligence System for Executive Decision-Making<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba502c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eba502c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I design intelligence systems that pull fragmented data from across an organization into a unified view leadership can act on.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I am currently architecting a multi-dimensional intelligence system integrating operational data, workforce intelligence, policy intelligence, contract tracking, and cross-departmental activity logs into a unified executive dashboard, designed to scale across regions.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff6552 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ff6552\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614e520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614e520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-capability\"><strong><em>Transfers to:<\/em> <\/strong>Multi-site intelligence dashboards for hospital systems \u00b7 Grantmaking pipeline dashboards for foundations \u00b7 Field operations intelligence for international development \u00b7 Any executive team currently deciding from disconnected reports<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f0b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42f0b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence<\/span> Active engagement<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f748626 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f748626\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63f9df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a63f9df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">05<\/span>  Director-Level Build<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe4233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fe4233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Multi-Jurisdiction Regulatory Accreditation Infrastructure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4b471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f4b471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Built at AFT as the CLE Regulatory Accreditation System<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I build the institutional infrastructure required to operate as a credentialing body across multiple regulatory jurisdictions.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At AFT, I built the end-to-end Continuing Legal Education accreditation system that enabled the organization to function as a multi-state CLE sponsor. The six-phase architecture covers jurisdiction targeting, regulatory intelligence, application assembly, regulator liaison, approval processing, and participant credit fulfillment. It replaced an annual rebuild from scratch with a reusable institutional knowledge base, documented in an SOP I authored.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e911d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7e911d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef467d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef467d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><strong><em>Transfers to:<\/em> <\/strong>Continuing medical education for health associations \u00b7 Continuing education for professional bodies in education, social work, and public health \u00b7 Multi-state licensing systems for credentialing organizations \u00b7 Any program currently dependent on one staff member&#8217;s memory of last year&#8217;s application.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02791e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02791e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence<\/span> Multi-state CLE sponsor status achieved \u00b7 SOP authored \u00b7 Eliminated individual memory dependency<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe72d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fe72d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03adfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03adfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">06<\/span> Director-Level Build<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb4bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfb4bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Architecture and Launch from Concept to Operating Reality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1aa98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c1aa98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Built at AFT as the research department&#8217;s internship and fellowship program<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I rebuild programs that exist in name but lack the infrastructure to run.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The research department&#8217;s internship program at AFT existed in name. I rebuilt it end to end. Discovery conversations with every supervisor mapped expectations and success profiles. A separate process review with HR identified onboarding and offboarding gaps. From that intelligence I built the full operating system: application form feeding an automated candidate database, supervisor request form, project and task tracker, dual dashboards. I co-authored the inaugural guidelines, implemented 30-day review cycles and a program evaluation instrument, launched a peer-only intern meeting series, and initiated the first fellowship partnership with the Roosevelt Network.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971f6ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"971f6ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ca702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87ca702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><strong><em>Transfers to:<\/em> <\/strong>Fellowship and pipeline programs for foundations, think tanks, and policy organizations \u00b7 Residency and rotation programs for health systems \u00b7 Talent pipelines for international development \u00b7 Early-career programs for any organization with a posting and no system<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6941a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6941a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence<\/span> Adopted beyond the original department and administered organization-wide \u00b7 Partnerships with Cornell ILR, and the Roosevelt Network \u00b7 SOP authored.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c20a859 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c20a859\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca8765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ca8765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">07<\/span> Director-Level Build<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdc592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bdc592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International Coalition Building Across Languages and Political Contexts\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f7a76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f7a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Built at AFT for the Education International leadership campaign<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I build coalitions across the linguistic, cultural, and political contexts most teams cannot reach into.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">When AFT pursued a leadership seat at Education International, the global federation representing education unions across more than 170 countries, I was responsible for rallying African union affiliates in support of the campaign. I navigated the distinct political landscapes of those unions, communicated in the languages those relationships required, and made the case for the candidacy on terms partners could trust. The seat was won.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f137f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f137f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9f255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d9f255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><strong><em>Transfers to:<\/em><\/strong> International coalition campaigns for global health, education, and development \u00b7 Multilateral relationship management for foundations operating across regions \u00b7 Country-network engagement for international NGOs \u00b7 Any organization where strategic outcomes depend on partners outside the team&#8217;s existing reach.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69ecab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b69ecab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence<\/span> <em>Evidence:<\/em> Campaign outcome achieved \u00b7 African affiliate coalition secured \u00b7 Multilingual engagement across international union partners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb54ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1eb54ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c936e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98c936e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">08<\/span> Director-Level Build<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6643c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6643c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workforce Operations Automation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a033ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a033ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Built at AFT as six HR systems through the Office of Strategic Initiatives<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I design and deploy the operational systems that turn workforce administration from manual coordination into running infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At AFT, I designed and deployed six systems under compressed timelines: COVID-19 vaccination compliance and safety, antigen testing kit request, telework request and contract automation, temporary staff onboarding portal, job candidate management pipeline, and staff onboarding workflow redesign. The COVID compliance build enabled the organization to meet its compliance window with no prior infrastructure in place.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1150f0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1150f0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d3875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d3875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><strong><em>Transfers to:<\/em> <\/strong>HR operations modernization for nonprofits and foundations \u00b7 Compliance system buildouts for health and education employers \u00b7 Workforce intelligence for any organization scaling staff without scaling HR capacity.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd2f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcd2f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence<\/span> Six operational systems deployed \u00b7 Organization met its compliance window \u00b7 Adopted across the organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f7803 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65f7803\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c358240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c358240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">09<\/span> Director-Level Build<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b26d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b26d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Production Architecture and End-to-End Management for High-Visibility Content<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d3add elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2d3add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Built at AFT in the Educational Issues Department<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I build the workflow infrastructure that turns multi-stakeholder content production from individual memory into institutional practice, and I own everything around the content itself.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At AFT, I identified the absence of a production tracking system when no one else had named the gap, then built a comprehensive workflow and accountability system documenting every stage of the publication lifecycle. The system was adopted as departmental standard practice and outlasted my time in that department. On the execution side, I managed end-to-end production for nationally distributed AFT member resources including Becoming a Teacher, Union Role in Diversifying the Educator Workforce, Community School Checklist, and professional learning resources, covering content review, editorial process, director approval, copyediting, design, sign-off, print coordination, and release timing aligned to organizational events to keep costs at or below quote.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ebf5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44ebf5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a357bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a357bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><strong><em>Transfers to:<\/em><\/strong> Editorial and publication workflows for research institutions, think tanks, and policy organizations \u00b7 Annual report production for foundations and nonprofits \u00b7 Patient education resource production for health systems \u00b7 Curriculum and training material production for education and global development.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8075549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8075549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence<\/span> Workflow system adopted as departmental standard practice \u00b7 Outlasted my departure \u00b7 Multiple nationally distributed AFT publications managed end-to-end.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c0e32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61c0e32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e383f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8e383f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">10<\/span> Director-Level Build<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7eff74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7eff74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Operational Database Architecture for High-Volume Records Management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4efd986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4efd986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Built at AFT for the Collective Bargaining department<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I design database architecture that turns unmanaged records environments into working operational instruments.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At AFT, the labor contracts database had grown unwieldy: records spanning hundreds of affiliated locals across dozens of states, contracts long expired, review statuses untracked. I designed and built a Smartsheet-based database with structured fields for expiration status, review assignment, review date, review progress, load date, and regional classification. For the first time, the Collective Bargaining department had a live instrument for tracking where contracts stood and who was responsible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4e5b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c4e5b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ddd828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ddd828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><strong><em>Transfers to:<\/em><\/strong> Contract and vendor management for foundations and large nonprofits \u00b7 Grant agreement and reporting databases for grantmakers \u00b7 Compliance records architecture for health and education systems \u00b7 Partnership and MOU tracking for international development field offices.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f01e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83f01e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence<\/span> Operational foundation for the department&#8217;s contract.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f63700 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f63700\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5228252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5228252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">11<\/span> Coordination &amp; Management\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89019f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89019f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Conference Operations Leadership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3d5f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c3d5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Built at AFT as Co-Lead of the Collective Bargaining Conference<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I own the operational architecture of national convenings while the content lead owns the substance.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I co-led AFT&#8217;s national Collective Bargaining Conference, a two-day gathering of union leaders, educators, and labor professionals. While the director owned session content, I owned the operational architecture: run of show, AV coordination, badge assignments, MC scripts, staff role assignments, materials logistics, interactive polling with external partners, and the certificate recognition process. I delivered the opening remarks introducing the Secretary-Treasurer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44247b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44247b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e40fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e40fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><strong><em>Transfers to:<\/em><\/strong> National convening operations for foundations, health associations, and education organizations \u00b7 Summits and roundtables for policy and international development \u00b7 Board and donor convenings for organizations where the content lead and the operational lead need to be different people.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f8fb46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f8fb46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence<\/span> Record attendance \u00b7 Co-lead designation \u00b7 Opening remarks before the Secretary-Treasurer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e2d37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1e2d37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eebfc1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eebfc1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"number\">12<\/span> Coordination &amp; Management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996b79a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"996b79a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Multilingual Program Coordination and Access Design at National Scale<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6589d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6589d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Built at AFT across the English Language Learner program and the Student Debt Story Collection<\/em><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>I coordinate national programs and design access systems that depend on linguistic and cultural fluency the rest of the team does not have.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At AFT, I helped bring the program director&#8217;s vision for national ELL initiatives to life: coordinating the development the train-the-trainer module for multilingual educator preparation, co-managing interns, supporting the efforts of a national cadre of teachers serving English Language Learner populations, and coordinating national meetings across a multilingual member base spanning regions, and school contexts. Separately, in addition to creating the AFT&#8217;s student debt story collection tool, I translated and adapted the full intake and management system into Spanish, ensuring the questions, framing, and response pathways worked for Spanish-speaking members whose relationship to debt, institutions, and the labor movement carried its own context. The work brought a new member population into the story bank.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbdd114 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbdd114\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f90a838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f90a838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><div class=\"item-capability\"><strong><em>Transfers to:<\/em><\/strong> Multilingual community health worker programs and patient intake for health systems \u00b7 Train-the-trainer architectures for international development and global education \u00b7 Multilingual constituent voice and beneficiary feedback for foundations and advocacy organizations.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0662dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0662dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"evidence-label\">Evidence<\/span> National ELL cadre coordination sustained \u00b7 Train-the-trainer module delivered \u00b7 Spanish-language story collection system deployed \u00b7 New constituent population brought into the story bank.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8b4ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c8b4ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Moments\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6835d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6835d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109af70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"109af70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the Spotlight<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3160d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cc3160d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b2998 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94b2998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The rooms where the policy met the people.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12fc8bc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12fc8bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"item-body\">In 2023, I sat on a panel at the National Consumer Law Center&#8217;s Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, speaking on the new federal discharge rules from the U.S. Department of Education alongside attorneys from Legal Aid and consumer rights organizations. They knew the law. Borrowers shared with us, in their own voices, what the waiting did to them. They covered Borrower Defense, Total and Permanent Disability Discharge, False Certification, and Closed School Discharge. I covered Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Behind every one of those acronyms was a person we had walked alongside. That was the contribution I made to the room. The policy, returned to the human it was supposed to serve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c5e05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70c5e05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8454aab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8454aab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6569ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6569ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Panel Speaker \u00b7 November 2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f764ef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f764ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Consumer Law Center \u00b7 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281a21c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"281a21c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invited to speak on the new federal discharge rules from the U.S. Department of Education \u2014 Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Borrower Defense, Total &amp; Permanent Disability Discharge, False Certification, and Closed School Discharge \u2014 representing AFT&#8217;s borrower advocacy work alongside counsel from Legal Aid and consumer rights organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31023a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31023a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12b996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d12b996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/viziflyteam.website\/mariam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-506\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viziflyteam.website\/mariam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-1.jpg 814w, https:\/\/viziflyteam.website\/mariam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-1-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/viziflyteam.website\/mariam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-1-768x391.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77477ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77477ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Capabilities\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0747d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d0747d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649318b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"649318b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capabilities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6597fe5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6597fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bb8ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64bb8ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What I build for the organizations I work with.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671360a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"671360a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5f344 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f5f344\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8455890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8455890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd97ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd97ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intelligence &amp; Information Architecture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3647fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3647fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member intelligence platforms, campaign pipeline systems, workforce intelligence dashboards, multi-source data integration, automated alert systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003985e e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"003985e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a4782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7a4782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5809c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df5809c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Credentialing &amp; Professional Development Systems\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a26f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a26f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cap\"><p class=\"cap-body\">Full infrastructure to offer CLEs. Regulatory research across jurisdictions, application assembly, compliance documentation, certificate generation.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a25e1b e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a25e1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452c4e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"452c4e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6603c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6603c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conference, Meeting &amp; Event Architecture\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dcba17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dcba17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cap\"><p class=\"cap-body\">National conference design, simultaneous audience experience engineering, materials development, facilitation frameworks, post-event knowledge capture.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca54d08 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca54d08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ec789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5ec789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">04<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4453d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4453d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Development, Design &amp; Launch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195260f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"195260f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cap\"><p class=\"cap-body\">New program design from concept to operational reality. Program diagnosis and structural redesign. Internship and fellowship architectures.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8312f51 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8312f51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd644d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efd644d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">05<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e4cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56e4cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Operational Crisis Navigation\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b229746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b229746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cap\"><p class=\"cap-body\">Organizational stabilization, leadership transition management, change management architecture, interim operational leadership. Stood up the institution&#8217;s first virtual disciplinary hearings under crisis conditions; capability retained afterward for governance continuity.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1981c77 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1981c77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389127d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"389127d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">06<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3051bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3051bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content, Publication &amp; Communication Systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d279a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d279a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cap\"><p class=\"cap-body\">Publication workflow design, editorial tracking, approval architecture. Member and stakeholder communication infrastructure. Story and institutional memory systems.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8faa27 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8faa27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d78c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7d78c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">07<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cae530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cae530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic Planning &amp; Execution Infrastructure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac39261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac39261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"capabilities\" class=\"capabilities\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"caps-grid\"><div class=\"cap\"><p class=\"cap-body\">Taking an existing strategic plan and building the execution infrastructure behind it: workstreams, owners, milestone maps, accountability structures, tracking systems.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"approach\" class=\"approach\"><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c7033 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4c7033\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Approach\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175fec1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"175fec1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9d9ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec9d9ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How I Approach the Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195dfc8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"195dfc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39edd62 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39edd62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Before I build anything, I understand what I am building and why.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513b6ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"513b6ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"item-body\">The discipline that shapes everything downstream. Three moves, in sequence, before any project takes its first concrete step.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5b5c7 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e5b5c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719da96 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"719da96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81f808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e81f808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f336210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f336210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understand the Why<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a0899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3a0899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I start by figuring out what the organization is actually trying to do \u2014 which is rarely the same as what the brief says. Getting that right is the whole foundation. Everything else depends on it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3be472 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3be472\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca8ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ca8ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1416fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1416fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Map the Opportunities and the Restrictions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4c98f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a4c98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then I look at what&#8217;s actually available that hasn&#8217;t been named yet \u2014 the latent capacity, the underused relationship, the adjacent system that could be part of the solution. And I look at what genuinely can&#8217;t move: budget, political, regulatory, cultural, technical. A project designed around the real constraints and the real opportunities is the one that has a chance of working.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248d323 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"248d323\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fde87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75fde87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-914a768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"914a768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connect to the Mission\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a75aff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a75aff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every project sits inside a larger institutional purpose, and the work I build is designed to serve it. That&#8217;s how a piece of work becomes something the organization can actually carry forward \u2014 instead of another deliverable that ends when you hand it in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eeb5ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9eeb5ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Stand\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65becf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f65becf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d415b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90d415b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What I Stand For<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7ab02 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6a7ab02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a067324 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a067324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What I believe about the work.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596655f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"596655f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47c6d3 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c47c6d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee5c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ee5c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecdfe13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecdfe13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On invisible labor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73d2d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c73d2d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Labor that doesn&#8217;t get named doesn&#8217;t get protected. When an organization keeps asking people to carry it anyway, that&#8217;s a design problem, not a performance problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f888e29 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f888e29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b79a76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b79a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecdf52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ecdf52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On systems and people<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3baa7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3baa7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"belief\"><p class=\"belief-body\">A broken system isn&#8217;t a people problem. The reflex \u2014 hire better, train harder, terminate faster \u2014 usually misses what&#8217;s actually going on, which is that the design around the people was never built to support them in the first place.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"belief\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eadff1 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7eadff1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4996c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a4996c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0554bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0554bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On insider expertise\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20be20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e20be20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"belief\"><p class=\"belief-body\">A lot of the people giving advice have never actually done the jobs they&#8217;re advising on. I have. That shapes what I notice, what I ask, and whether what I build is going to survive contact with the real life of the organization.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"belief\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e97240 e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e97240\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec86ea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec86ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">04<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94bf368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94bf368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On legacy\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285fa2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"285fa2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"belief\"><p class=\"belief-body\">Legacy is built in the small decisions \u2014 what you document, who you develop, what you systematize, how you design organizations to outlast any one person inside them. I believe sharing knowledge is power, not a threat to it.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"belief\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1111fa e-con-full gold-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1111fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ee00d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02ee00d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">05<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af8065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0af8065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On who deserves infrastructure\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb2ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb2ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"stand\" class=\"stand\"><div class=\"narrow\"><div class=\"stand-grid\"><div class=\"belief\"><p class=\"belief-body\">The organizations that most need strong operational infrastructure are rarely the ones with the biggest budgets to hire for it. Nonprofits, advocacy organizations, and mission-driven institutions deserve systems as strong as their purpose. That&#8217;s a conviction I&#8217;ve carried through every role I&#8217;ve held.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"recommendations\" class=\"recs\"><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a15e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56a15e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4936c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4936c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7231f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c7231f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommendations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba26e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fba26e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad7c8c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad7c8c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the people I've worked with.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dfd628 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dfd628\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be77a03 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be77a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People who supervised me, reported to me, worked alongside me, and hired me. In their own words.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba1278e e-con-full quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba1278e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4292f8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4292f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"quote\">&#8221; <\/span> Mariame is a forward-thinking and resourceful colleague. She has created a variety of efficient processes for several projects, including publications, intern hiring and onboarding, and conference program development. Mariame is open to sharing resources with others, creating added value wherever she is and whoever she&#8217;s working with.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de61dd4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de61dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jasmine D. Oke <span class=\"rec-role\"> \u00b7 Same Team <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cf1ba e-con-full quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17cf1ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34fa62 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b34fa62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quote\">&#8221; <\/span> She has a rare talent for crafting powerful narratives that resonate across all levels of an organization, from C-suite leaders to front-line teams. Her ability to translate complex ideas into clear, actionable messages is exceptional, and her collaborative approach makes her a trusted advisor and team leader.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561c0d8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"561c0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeslie A. Rubin, CEC, CLC <span class=\"rec-role\"> \u00b7 Executive Presence Instructor <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4609562 e-con-full quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4609562\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e5b64 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72e5b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quote\">&#8221; <\/span> Mariame is very thoughtful and solution-oriented, which makes her very effective in management. She communicates very effectively, is very responsive, and she helpfully shares her knowledge with colleagues across different departments and teams. Mariame is also extremely thorough with her work, paying close attention to detail, and she consistently simplifies and streamlines projects and collaborative efforts.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19fff0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b19fff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Katharine Carter, PhD <span class=\"rec-role\"> \u00b7 Reported to Mariame Directly <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81db801 e-con-full quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81db801\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17edf05 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17edf05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"quote\">&#8221; <\/span> I worked with Mariame for close to five years, and was always able to count on her professional and personal skills. She was forward-looking and dynamic, open-minded and cooperative. She was also very thorough and conscientious in her work, and has excellent Public Relations, management and organizational skills. I strongly recommend her.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5fd14 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f5fd14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James Rosenstein <span class=\"rec-role\"> \u00b7 Direct Manager \u00b7 Toyota Motor Europe <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d8fce e-con-full quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42d8fce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d187035 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d187035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quote\">&#8221; <\/span> I had the pleasure of working on a development team with Mariame over a period of five years. She was a key organizer who was an excellent communicator and very detail-oriented. Some of our projects were complex with many edits and multiple authors and Mariame kept it all straight, organizing drafts and electronic copies to keep our national team focused.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd7f1f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bd7f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristina Robertson <span class=\"rec-role\"> \u00b7 Multilingual Education Consultant \u00b7 Same Team <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815f6e5 e-con-full quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"815f6e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4366cf7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4366cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quote\">&#8221; <\/span> I am very grateful to have worked at AFT under Mariame&#8217;s supervision. As an intern, Mariame was key in helping me develop some of the basic professional skills that have built a strong foundation for starting my career. She challenged me to take on more responsibility in the office and took the time to assist me on projects outside the scope of work. I can&#8217;t imagine navigating the educational issues department without her leadership, kindness, and care.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66da9fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66da9fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cathryn Jackson <span class=\"rec-role\"> \u00b7 Reported to Mariame Directly \u00b7 Intern <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0ab41 e-con-full quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a0ab41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc5e2a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bc5e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quote\">&#8221; <\/span> Mariame is poised and professional in all situations and especially adept at weighing political considerations and adjusting accordingly. We worked together on a strategic campaign that involved multiple languages with people across the globe. Mariame successfully garnered support for our cause and did it with ease.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d7419 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73d7419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSerette Kaminski <span class=\"rec-role\"> \u00b7 Same Team \u00b7 Multilingual Strategic Campaign <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5634fa9 e-con-full quote e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5634fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdc2cb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bdc2cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"quote\">&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">I had the immense pleasure of working very closely with Mariame during my two years at the American Federation of Teachers. She consistently approached her work with both professionalism and genuine care for the members we serve. What always stood out to me was Mariame\u2019s commitment to continuous improvement. Whether she was serving as the point person for Smartsheet within the union or helping develop professional development programming, she was always looking for ways to strengthen systems, support colleagues, and make our work more effective. Above all, Mariame leads with kindness. She is thoughtful, dependable, and deeply invested in the people behind the work. Her care for AFT members is authentic and evident in every project and interaction.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c59702 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c59702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jill Hoppe<span class=\"rec-role\"> \u00b7 Reported to Mariame Directly \u00b7 Intern.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be61f6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be61f6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Connect\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28f0d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d28f0d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a9b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6a9b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connect<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e243e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f5e243e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef9b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bef9b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let's talk.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cdec5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49cdec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you&#8217;re reaching out about a professional opportunity, board service, or just to connect, I read every message myself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6043d3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6043d3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8497a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8497a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interested in leadership roles at mission-driven organizations where strategy and operational execution have to meet. Washington, DC area or remote.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916b497 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"916b497\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403c852 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"403c852\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a2c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3a2c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connect<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400521e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"400521e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"mailto:mtoure@boldeffcy.com\">mistourem@yahoo.com<\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d3ea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40d3ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Location<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1764827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1764827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Washington, DC area<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56daa73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56daa73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Available internationally<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24b91a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d24b91a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30296f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b30296f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Languages<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ded49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57ded49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">French \u00b7 English \u00b7 Spanish<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35aae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c35aae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dutch \u00b7 Malink\u00e9 \u00b7 Bambara<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94caf9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94caf9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Send a structured message<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57b14e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f57b14e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a thoughtful reply, use the form. For time-sensitive outreach, email or call directly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d53b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2d53b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf1860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ddf1860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe\n        height=\"1080\"\n\nsrc = \"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/b\/form\/25c4521ae6ac4b13912e47969c837bfd\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d687f93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d687f93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4609ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4609ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"connect\" class=\"connect\"><div class=\"narrow\"><p class=\"connect-close\">Looking forward to hearing from you.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Systems Architect \u00b7 Organizational Builder \u00b7 Associate Director Mariame Tour\u00e9 Twenty-five years ago, I started as a temp in Brussels. 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