Experienced, educated, Leadership Development professional seeking a career. position in government, education, or private sector.
Work History
Veteran Affair (VA) Clinic
1 Year 8 Months
United Guard Services/Agate Security Office | 12.2024 - Current
Responsibilities: Veteran Affair (VA) Clinic’s door Unlock for employee. Report VA police department dispatcher that clinic is in service. Daily operation journals completed electronically, each day and saved according to date on the drive within clinic security folder. Completed Daily operations journal entries documenting incidents which occur in the clinic. Posted in the security office monitoring CCTV cameras. Completed interior/Exterior patrol of the clinic. For catastrophic emergency situations, called 911. Responded to calls for service made to assigned Veteran Affair (VA) cell phone or phone extension by staff.
Case worker/Legal Assistant
1 Year 9 Months
Lutheran Services Carolinas | 12.2022 - 09.2024
Responsibilities: Developed, track, and regularly update long-term integration plans with clients. Coordinated extended cultural orientation, and advanced financial literacy training, for clients. Developed programming for clients that strengthens their long-term integration. Worked to identify and address reoccurring needs basic case management and employment services. Prepared and mail applications to USCIS, including asylum, status adjustment, and family reunification. Answer legal phone calls and schedule intakes for potential client. Prepared and maintain files, records, and information that complies with regulations, policies, procedures, & relevant laws. Facilitated communication between clients and immigration attorneys. Perform other duties as requested.
Temporary Research Technician/ Paraprofessional
5 Months
N C State University Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center | 06.2022 - 11.2022
Responsibilities: Assisted with implementation and maintenance of agricultural field research projects. Worked with research station staff and project leaders to prepare land, and plant crops. Collect data and perform field and ground maintenance. Work involves the production of apples, tomatoes, nursery crops. Planting, pruning, and harvesting tomatoes. Data recording in the field. Leaf tissue sampling for DNA extraction, fruit sampling for quality analysis.
Interpreter (Part time)
4 Months
Lutheran Services Carolinas | 01.2022 - 05.2022
Responsibilities: Facilitated effective communication between two parties that do not speak a similar language by converting one spoken or written language to another. Attending meetings and acting as official translator to mediate discussion. Convert written materials and conversations from one language into another, such as advertisements, rules, policies, and investigation reports. Other duties as needed and assigned.
Interpreter to the United States Government (USG)
2 Years 8 Months
Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) | 10.2008 - 06.2011
Responsibilities: Delivered technical support to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other USG agency personnel in provincial level reconstruction and capacity building initiatives. Conducted site and vulnerability assessments. Assured overall agriculture project performance through monitoring and reporting. Facilitated communication as a multi-lingual interpreter during Key Leader Engagement (KLE) meetings with government staff and community elders.
Education
Post graduation Diploma - Leadership Development & Management
Institute for Leadership Development | Kabul, Afghanistan | 01-2019
12 Grade
Drosh Higher Secondary School | Chitral, Pakistan | 01-1999
Skills
Creative Problem-Solving
Task Monitoring & Evaluation
Conflict Resolution
Research & Analysis
Team Building & Leadership
Liaison Coordination
Certification
Completed Certified Paralegal Certificate
LANGUAGE & TECHNICAL SKILLS
Fluent in Pashto, Dari, English and Urdu; conversational in Nuristani, Chitrali and Hindi.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Timeline
Veteran Affair (VA) Clinic
United Guard Services/Agate Security Office
12.2024 - CurrentRead More
Case worker/Legal Assistant
Lutheran Services Carolinas
12.2022 - 09.2024Read More
Temporary Research Technician/ Paraprofessional
N C State University Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
06.2022 - 11.2022Read More
Interpreter (Part time)
Lutheran Services Carolinas
01.2022 - 05.2022Read More
Interpreter to the United States Government (USG)
Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)
10.2008 - 06.2011Read More
Drosh Higher Secondary School
12 Grade
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Institute for Leadership Development
Post graduation Diploma from Leadership Development & Management
Veteran Student Support Services Manager/VA School Certifying Official at Saint Mary’s College of CaliforniaVeteran Student Support Services Manager/VA School Certifying Official at Saint Mary’s College of California