Esha Bera

• Designed and facilitated the 2025 Student Leaders Program – Accelerator Workshop to enhance leadership skills, engaging 60 students from 15 MENA countries and U.S. faculty.
• Facilitated successful execution of summer student leaders program in 2024, impacting 60 students from 15 MENA countries across four universities. Enhanced student experiences for 15 cohorts at Georgetown University. Optimized collaboration with university partners as implementer and grant manager.
• Achieved successful delivery of in-person orientations and skill-building workshops in the U.S. and Jordan through effective coordination. Oversaw consultant contracts, maintaining timelines, budgets, and payment accuracy.
• Oversaw training and management of resident assistants, fostering a supportive environment for students. Administered student visa records within SEVIS to ensure compliance.
• Achieved effective monitoring and evaluation of program initiatives through targeted surveys. Enhanced recruitment and outreach efforts with U.S. embassies in MENA region and student groups, fostering strong partnerships.

• Orchestrated CLS Arabic intensive summer language programs in conjunction with institutes in Oman, Morocco, and Jordan, facilitating immersive language experiences for about 100 participants annually.
• Spearheaded CLS Arabic virtual program to enhance language proficiency, starting with 60 students in 2020 and growing to 140 in 2021.
• Executed development and implementation of first CLS on-site programs in Oman, Morocco, and Jordan to enhance educational opportunities for 150 students.
• Coordinated the design and production of essential program resources, such as handbooks and orientation materials, in partnership with collaborating institutes.
• Oversaw the drafting and review of institutional memoranda of understanding, budgets, staff hiring and training, and program work plans in collaboration with domestic and international partners.
• Analyzed program budgets and directed institute partners in the execution of program surveys and final evaluations.
• Oversaw comprehensive staffing processes, including recruitment, hiring, training, and management of in-person and virtual teams to ensure participant success across summer programs from 2021 to 2023.
• Facilitated comprehensive evaluations of program sites in Oman and Jordan through direct, on-site engagement.

Global Undergraduate Exchange Programs in Pakistan

• Developed a structured curriculum for youth leadership training, incorporating both personal and community leadership elements through engaging hybrid delivery methods.
• Coordinated all aspects of domestic and international travel for participants, including budget oversight and team supervision for efficient program airfare procurement.
• Developed and executed participant surveys, analyzed results, and communicated findings to enhance program strategies and stakeholder engagement.

Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program (Tunisia Undergraduate Exchange Program & Tunisia Community College Exchange Program)

• Coordinated logistics and event planning for program workshops, ensuring effective communication and collaboration with senior officials from the U.S. Department of State and the Tunisian Embassy.
• Maintained accurate financial records and managed cost pipelines for program participants, ensuring alignment with USG standards for a total value of USD 1 million.
• Achieved effective participant tracking and data management through development of a learning management system. Enhanced campus internationalization at local community colleges by leading capacity-building initiatives for institutional partners.
• Facilitated pre-departure orientation and re-entry workshop in Tunis, Tunisia, to enhance participant readiness, overseeing budget management and contract negotiations.
• Developed and maintained relationships with current host institution partners to enhance collaboration opportunities through a targeted outreach plan.