ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 

• Doctor of Science (ScD) Health Systems Management, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
• Master of Laws (LLM) in International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law,
  Europa University Viadrina Frankfurt
• Master of Public Health (MPH) in Community Health Sciences, San Jose State University
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Relations, Portland State University
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English, Portland State University

Professional and Academic Experience

• Adjunct Instructor, Master of Public Health: Public Health in Humanitarian Settings, George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health
• Health Technical Advisor, World Health Organization Headquarters, Health Emergencies Programme, Health Security and Preparedness (HSP)
• Health Technical Advisor, World Health Organization Headquarters, World Health Professional Alliance, and International Council of Nurses collaborative
• Consultant, World Medical Association
• Health Technical Advisor, World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters, Health Emergencies Programme, Health Security and Preparedness (HSP), Disaster Risk Management and Resilience (DRR) Unit
• Senior Fellow & Visiting Scientist, Department of Global Health and Population, TH Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
• Director of Operations, World Federation for Medical Education
• Health Program Manager, Health Care in Danger, Health Unit, International Committee of the Red Cross
• Vice President of Congresses, World Association for Disaster Emergency Medicine
• Health Technical Advisor, Country Health Emergency Preparedness, Division of Communicable Diseases and Health Security, World Health Organization (WHO)/Regional Office in Europe (EURO)
• Attacks on Health Care Consultant, Emergency Risk Management & Humanitarian Action, World Health Organization Headquarters
• Health Technical Advisor, West Balkan countries, Public Health Aspects of Migration in Europe, , World Health Organization (WHO)/Regional Office in Europe (EURO)
• Health Technical Advisor, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Threat Analyst, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, Diplomacy, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Diplomacy, Science and Development Fellow
• Instructor, Master of Public Health: Global Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
• Senior Health System Analyst, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Contractor, Innovative Emergency Management, Inc.
• Director of Emergency Preparedness, National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Louisiana Hospital Association 
• Project Manager, Childhood Leukemia Research Study, Department of Epidemiology, University of California at Berkeley,  
• Project Manager, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Center, California Department of Health Services 
• Research Associate, Sleep Disorders Clinic, Stanford University Health Sciences

AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS, AND HONORS

• U.S. Department of State: Executive Secretariat for Libyan Humanitarian Crisis Response, 2012 
• Graduate Institute of Geneva: Global Health Diplomacy Certification, 2019