لينا جراد, Executive Director

لينا جراد

Executive Director

BEST Foundation

البلد
بلغاريا - Sofia
التعليم
دبلوم, University of Cambridge CELTA
الخبرات
14 years, 0 أشهر

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :14 years, 0 أشهر

Executive Director في BEST Foundation
  • بلغاريا - Sofia
  • مايو 2020 إلى سبتمبر 2022
Study Abroad Program Development Specialist في The Petroleum Institute
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - أبو ظبي
  • مارس 2015 إلى ديسمبر 2018

Developed the student exchange program and currently managing it.

English & Speech Instructor في University of Wollongong Dubai
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • ديسمبر 2013 إلى مارس 2015

I design and deliver Business English courses for individual and corporate clients. All lessons are customized according to clients' needs.
In addition, I'm teaching intensive English courses in the morning and evening program as well as IELTS preparation courses

Portfolio Management Officer في General Civil Aviation Authority UAE
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • ديسمبر 2012 إلى مايو 2013

My client was the Corporate Development Department at The General Civil Aviation Authority where I worked with them on Project Portfolio Management. Duties included: training project managers and teams on processes & procedures. Coordinating between internal stakeholders and vendors. Consolidating and presenting reports to higher management.

Scholarship Program Advisor في The Embassy of The United Arab Emirates
  • الولايات المتحدة
  • أغسطس 2010 إلى يوليو 2012

• Managed 90 sponsored students’ scholarships throughout their study period in the United States
• Visited universities across the United States to establish good business relationships.
• Optimized external relations: developed communications including social media, electronic and print literature; coordinated outreach and social events
• Organized -alongside the PR team, Masdar Institute’s student conference at the UAE Embassy in February 2011.
• Identified problems in existing internal process and developed solutions aimed at creating uniform control systems that reduce cost and time
• Led teams focused on implementing changes in the internal process management systems
• Represented the Cultural Division and the Embassy at the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs Conference in Houston, TX. The Conference & Expo had 8, 000 participants.
• Initiated and assumed position of Editor in Chief for the quarterly student newsletter. Planned, coordinated, wrote and designed the newsletter that reaches over 1500 UAE sponsored students

Contracts Coordinator في The Nature Conservancy
  • الولايات المتحدة
  • يوليو 2009 إلى مايو 2010

• Drafted amendments and extensions of privately-funded contracts for attorney review
• Provided contract training to TIS staff across several regions
• Gathered, updated, and disseminated standard contract forms, clauses, and models
• Assisted in the processing of contract-related invoices, and kept record of funds spent under individual contracts
• Maintained up-to-date spreadsheets of non-real estate contracts & delegations of authority- using SharePoint
• Edited training manuals that are turned into a computerized program.
• Created customer satisfaction surveys for training programs

Communications Instructor في Miami University
  • الولايات المتحدة
  • أغسطس 2007 إلى مايو 2009

- Lectured (Public Speaking Courses) and effectively teaching and communicating with students of diverse backgrounds
- Remained current in the field and updated teaching resources
- Developed, maintained and evaluated curriculum including the development and assessment of students learning outcomes; selected textbooks; evaluating course materials
- Interacted with faculty and staff in other areas of instruct and participated in the development of instructional methods

Advising and Testing Program Assistant في AMIDEAST
  • فلسطين - الضفةالغربية
  • يناير 2006 إلى مارس 2007

- Promote testing and advising services to the public and reply to students' advising/testing questions

- Assists Customers with their face-to-face or by phone inquiries

- Provide authentication, accrediation, certification, and translation services to the public

- Maining advising statistical records and prepare monthly reports

- Advising students on necessary testing procedures and required admission tests like SAT, TOEFL, GRE

- Administered SAT, GRE, TOEFL, CMA, and other tests.

الخلفية التعليمية

دبلوم, University of Cambridge CELTA
  • في Oxford College House
  • أكتوبر 2013
ماجستير, Organizational Communication
  • في Miami University
  • مايو 2009

I am currently enrolled in the program, expected graduation date is May 2009. I am focusing my studies on Organizational communication and Public Relations.

بكالوريوس, Communication, Management
  • في Hiram College
  • مايو 2005

Global Scholarship and Trustees Award (2001-2005) Who's who among American students award (2005)

Specialties & Skills

Relationship Management
Business Process Improvement
Program Development
Operations Leadership
Portfolio Management
Customer Service
Public Speaking
Contracts
Translation
Curriculum Design
Team Management
Project Management

اللغات

العربية
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس
البلغارية
متوسط

التدريب و الشهادات

Project Management (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
AMIDEAST
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2006
CELTA (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
Oxford House College
تاريخ الدورة:
September 2013

الهوايات

  • Volunteering
    - Volunteered with UN Online translating various documents - Volunteered with Dubai Cares in January 2015 at their "Rebuild palestine. Start with Education" campaign.