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ABIGAIL BERHANE

Washington,DC

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant

L'Arche GWDC
08.2024 - Current
  • Supported core members with intellectual disabilities, respecting their leadership and creativity in guiding the community.
  • Adapt routines and physical spaces in response to the changing needs of core members, ensuring a supportive environment.
  • Contribute to the community by engaging in shared experiences and fostering a collaborative and inclusive atmosphere.
  • Work to promote the importance of mutual relationships and trust, celebrating each person’s value.

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Seattle University Campus Ministry
03.2024 - 08.2024
  • Provided comprehensive administrative support to the Director and Campus Ministry staff, including budget preparation, expense tracking, and invoice processing.
  • Organized and planned multiple campus events for the office, departments, divisions, and campus-wide activities.
  • Managed front desk operations, including supervising and scheduling student employees, ensuring service and hospitality for students and visitors.
  • Maintained the program participant database and Campus Ministry calendar, and collaborated with the Division of Mission Integration and Student Public Relations for event promotion.

ASSISTANT

L'ARCHE SEATTLE
09.2023 - 08.2024
  • Collaborated with diverse team of caregivers, volunteers, and residents to foster a supportive and inclusive community environment.
  • Provided personalized care to core members with intellectual and developmental disabilities, enhancing their independence and well-being.
  • Assisted with daily activities and facilitated engaging recreational activities to improve residents' social skills.
  • Promoted a positive and respectful atmosphere, strengthening the sense of community.

COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS

Seattle University Mosaic Center
08.2023 - 12.2023
  • Responsible for cultivating a safe and welcoming community, planning events and programs to support undocumented student's needs, and supporting the day-to-day operations of the link space
  • Initiates diverse projects catering to undocumented students on campus
  • Engages in regular outreach to current and potential campus partners, including students, faculty, staff, and off-campus resources, to solicit ideas for and participation in MOSAIC programming
  • Manages social media accounts and Seattle University online platforms (i.e., ConnectSU).

RESEARCH ASSISTANT FOR PLATAFORMA

HUAYAA TRANSNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Research Assistant for the Plataforma Huaya research project, a transnational research project with students and faculty from Seattle University and Ibero Puebla conduct quantitative and qualitative data collection through ethnosurveys, interviews and focus groups on both sides of the border to better understand the effects of labor migration in support of our community partner, Radio Huayacocotla
  • Co-authoring an article titled 'La experiencia de trabajadores H-2A: Changes in lives through cohort circular migration' with Seattle University faculty and undergraduate students.

STUDENT CAMPUS PROGRAMMER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

Seattle University Campus Ministry
09.2022 - 12.2023
  • Coordinates social justice-oriented programs such as Soup with Substance, Queer People of Faith, Faith and Justice Cohorts, Immersions, and other programs
  • Actively seek out what may interest other students and create opportunities with them for social justice education and action
  • Lead efforts for education and advocacy on and coordinate responses to, current events and/or legislative issues.

LEADERWORX INTERN

Center for Faith Justice
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Conducted research on relevant social issues to support the development of educational materials.
  • Facilitated several week-long social justice service immersion trips for middle and high school students.
  • Assisted in organizing community outreach programs.
  • Acquired practical experience in project management and event planning within a nonprofit context.

Research Assistant on Heal Her, Heal the Country: Survivor Agency in Postconflict Settings

01.2023 - 06.2023
  • Research Assisting Dr
  • Serena Cosgrove with research work on Heal Her, Heal the Country: Survivor Agency in Postconflict Settings
  • Developed professional skills that will include data analysis, communications, and problem-solving
  • Built knowledge about sub-Saharan Africa, women's leadership, and NGOs.

COLLEGIA ADVISOR

Seattle University Student Success and Outreach
09.2022 - 06.2023
  • Creates a respectful, positive, and inclusive space for transfer students to foster a sense of belonging on campus in collaboration with a team of five other Community Advisors
  • Creates and publishes weekly newsletters to generate engagement and community for students
  • Establish a system via ConnectSU to record the daily number of students that come into the Transfer Link to demonstrate efficiency, organization, and provide accurate data
  • Developed one event per quarter through event creation, advertisement, and budget management to provide programs intended to serve transfer students and build community.

IMMIGRATION INTERN

International Rescue Committee, IRC
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets, and reports
  • Translated legal documents from Tigrinya to English and vice-versa for clients and during meetings with legal representatives
  • Completed legal documents accurately and efficiently.

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ASSISTANT

UNDP Libya
06.2020 - 09.2020
  • Created project proposals, fund distributions, presentations (for donors), review request documents
  • Developed several action plans for different projects
  • Organized and sorted on an excel sheet all the NGOs in Libya
  • Managed the donor database implementation project.

Education

Master of Science - Foreign Service

Georgetown University
Washington, DC
06.2026

Bachelor of Arts - International Studies

Seattle University
Seattle, WA
12.2023

Timeline

Assistant

L'Arche GWDC
08.2024 - Current

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Seattle University Campus Ministry
03.2024 - 08.2024

ASSISTANT

L'ARCHE SEATTLE
09.2023 - 08.2024

COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS

Seattle University Mosaic Center
08.2023 - 12.2023

LEADERWORX INTERN

Center for Faith Justice
06.2023 - 08.2023

RESEARCH ASSISTANT FOR PLATAFORMA

HUAYAA TRANSNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT
01.2023 - 12.2023

Research Assistant on Heal Her, Heal the Country: Survivor Agency in Postconflict Settings

01.2023 - 06.2023

STUDENT CAMPUS PROGRAMMER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

Seattle University Campus Ministry
09.2022 - 12.2023

COLLEGIA ADVISOR

Seattle University Student Success and Outreach
09.2022 - 06.2023

IMMIGRATION INTERN

International Rescue Committee, IRC
06.2022 - 08.2022

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ASSISTANT

UNDP Libya
06.2020 - 09.2020

Master of Science - Foreign Service

Georgetown University

Bachelor of Arts - International Studies

Seattle University

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