English Department Coordinator
Middle East Academy
Total years of experience :15 years, 9 Months
- Manages team comprised of 6-8 ESL instructors, assists with level testing, approves and develops lesson plans
- Provides support to the Academy Director as needed
- Currently teaching ‘Conversation Level’ English in a group setting for students from a variety of backgrounds; including Iraqi, Syrian and Palestinian refugees
- Supported the Project Manager in obtaining demographic information in over 600 individual interviews at five separate refugee camps
- Assisted in identifying potential candidates for the program
- Catalogued and compiled files for all candidates interviewed
- Reported directly to the MENA director and acted as a liaison between the UK and Middle East offices
- Drafted annual budget reports and expense reports
- Coordinated staff activities and meetings
- Responsible for composing and editing official memos and emails
- Head team member and systems expert of various on-site teams
- Organized orientation of new employees; Managed the development of training programs for staff on system and process changes
- Served as a liaison between staff and management, analyzed processes and provided strategic recommendations
- Volunteered for an NGO specializing in providing medical care and education for children from developing countries, specifically Afghanistan
- Worked as a translator during medical appointments and overnight stays for Afghan children post-surgical procedures
- Worked as a volunteer in the Tashirat orphanage in Tepoztlan, Mexico
- Acted as agricultural assistant in the orphanage’s Greenhouse Project. This initiative has led the orphanage to be fully self sufficient in growing produce and is now a source of additional income.
- Organized events for the children including soccer tournaments and team building activities.
- Launched the United Muslim Relief - Charlotte Branch
- Organized a team of 20+ individuals in a fundraising event that collected over $26, 000 for medical supplies for Syrian refugees
- Responsible for helping to ease the transition as a systems specialist for a new electronic medical records initiative while working onsite, required constant patient contact and customer service
- Served as a member of a hiring panel for all new employees
* Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
* Bachelor of Arts in Political Science * Minor in Islamic Studies