Minga Ndjerareou
Dallas,TX
Summary
Team-oriented and highly motivated professional with 10+ years experience managing various teams, creating and developing new programs and working across cultures. Bringing strong presentation skills and adapting to new situations and challenges. Compassionate and thrives when working and living in community with people.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Teacher K-5
UME Preparatory Academy
02.2023 - Current
- Follow classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Uphold classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Keep students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher based on trusted performance.
- Supervise lunchroom and recess activities.
- Assist with car line organization and student dismissal procedures to ensure a smooth and safe transition at the end of the school day.
Consular Assistant
United States Embassy
11.2015 - 11.2022
- Worked on full range of services to U.S. citizens including passports and other nationality issues, special consular services such as deaths, arrests, financial assistance, and welfare/whereabouts cases.
- Traveled to Washington, DC, Liberia and Nigeria for training and assignments.
- Assisted 50+ clients per week to process visa and U.S. citizen services.
- Worked closely with four government protocols to process on average ten official visas and passport applications per week.
- Promptly received and forwarded 40+ incoming communications, such as phone calls, emails and letters per day, to appropriate staff and consular clients.
- Organized quarterly Town Hall meetings and events for U.S. citizens living in Chad.
- Team lead for Community Liaison Volunteer Program for Consular Section.
Human Resource Director
Salim Group Inc, Hilton Hotel
10.2014 - 05.2015
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Addressed employee conflicts with appropriate urgency, following all corporate procedures.
- Maintained company compliance with local labor laws in addition to established organizational standards.
- Facilitated meetings with supervisors to ensure employee needs and problem solving.
- Served as cross cultural liaison between company, over 100 employees and local Chadian offices.
Architecture Assistant
Société Africaine D'Architecture Et D'Ingénierie
09.2013 - 10.2014
- Assisted lead Architect with weekly site visits and drawing analysis for major projects.
- Used various software tools to create architectural drawings and presentations for clients.
- Attended team meetings to resolve technical and project issues.
- Coordinated with segment leaders to promote architectural goals and design concepts.
- Mentored at least one architecture intern per trimester.
Assistant Director of Global Service
Cornerstone University
08.2010 - 06.2013
- Fostered and maintained effective long-term relationships with at least 15 significant domestic and international ministry partners.
- Recruited, equipped, and oversaw 12 student mission trips and personally led at least one mission trip each school year.
- Pursued mentoring relationships with targeted students with a passion for global impact and influence.
- Served as staff adviser to multicultural student and missionary kids organizations.
- Successfully restructured student led Multi-Cultural Organization by interviewing, assigning positions and training a team of thirteen students boosting student events.
- Created, developed and implemented new volunteer program of 20+ students to assure success of one of University's major events.
- Managed and executed University's International/Missionary Kid orientation program for group of 30 students, families and volunteers each school year.
Site Director
Youth Works Inc.
05.2010 - 08.2010
- Mentored and supervised 3 Site Coordinators
- Assisted with daily service and ministry projects in community
- Managed finances and maintained overall budget for site operations
- Provided leadership for adult leaders and helped participants process mission week along with their youth
- Developed lifelong friendships with community members and strengthened overall community ties for company.
- Successfully managed on average 70 participants per week for an 8 week program on Native American Reservation
Education
Master of Arts - Intercultural Ministries - Pending Three Classes
Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
Grand Rapids, MIMaster of Architecture - Sustainable Design
Judson University
Elgin, ILBachelor of Business Administration - General Management
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WISkills
- Verbal communication
- Organizational planning
- Strong presentation skills
- Process improvement
- Outstanding interpersonal skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Operational Oversight
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Event Planning
- Multitasking and Organization
- Creating Presentations
Accomplishments
● Pioneered Mixed Threads- one of Cornerstone University's biggest yearly events that highlights all the different cultures on campus through worship, music performances and dance.
● Participated in a year long project to produce a Community Development plan for a low income community in the southern region of Chad with ARCHE (Groupe D’actions, Recherches Et Concertations Pour L’habitat Et L’environnement - Group Of Actions, Research And For The Habitat And The And The Environment) Association by working with the city's Mayor and a team made up of architects, engineers, agronomists, urban planners.
● Accepted a temporary duty assignment at the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia during a crisis.
● Successfully evacuated a number of U.S. citizens living in Chad during the start of the Covid-19 pendemic with the Consular team.
Languages
English
French
Ngambaye
Local Chadian Arabic
Timeline
Substitute Teacher K-5
UME Preparatory Academy
02.2023 - Current
Consular Assistant
United States Embassy
11.2015 - 11.2022
Human Resource Director
Salim Group Inc, Hilton Hotel
10.2014 - 05.2015
Architecture Assistant
Société Africaine D'Architecture Et D'Ingénierie
09.2013 - 10.2014
Assistant Director of Global Service
Cornerstone University
08.2010 - 06.2013
Site Director
Youth Works Inc.
05.2010 - 08.2010
Master of Arts - Intercultural Ministries - Pending Three Classes
Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
Master of Architecture - Sustainable Design
Judson University
Bachelor of Business Administration - General Management
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
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