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Education • B.A. with Highest Honors in Sociology, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1995-1999 • Concentration in media studies; honors thesis on globalization and media bias Other Education: • Duke University Program for Nonprofit Management, Durham, 1999-present • Centro de Lenguas Modernas, Granada, Spain, Summer 2004 (Spanish IV) • UNC-Chapel Hill Asian Studies Department, Aug 2003 – May 2005 (Hindi I-II) • National Cooperative Leadership Institute, April 2003 Work Experience • United States Coordinator, Himalayan Light Foundation, Nepal / United States, Jan 2004 - present Chief United States representative and program director for Nepal-based Renewable Energy and Social Justice focused NGO Responsibilities include: program development and implementation, research and grant-writing, outreach, publicity, working with US universities and volunteers • Founder and Executive Director, Weaver Community Housing Association, Chapel Hill, NC, Aug 2002 – Jan 2004 Initiated formation of the first 501c3 nonprofit affordable, sustainable cooperative housing organization in the Southeastern United States, an innovative model for democratic control and equitable distribution of resources. Helped to organized the first two housing co-ops in the Southeast (two houses, nine apartments, community facilities and extensive green space) Conducted all administrative, legal and financial responsibilities of the organization • Executive Director, Internationalist Community Center, Chapel Hill, Jan. 2000-Aug 2002 Coordinated conversion of independent bookstore into nonprofit social justice resource center and organizing hub. Worked with university departments, organizations, and acclaimed researchers and authors to conduct a wide variety of social justice workshops, conferences, campaigns and events Other experience: filing for 501(c)(3) status, fundraising, serving on board of directors, helping coordinate volunteers, processing accounts, and designing posters and flyers Other Experience • Founder, Objective: Collective!, October 2000-present Traveled throughout the United States interviewing residents of cooperatively owned dwellings in order to research the political and social significance of dweller control and sustainable living. Conducted numerous workshops at colleges, conferences, and community centers on developing affordable cooperative housing for grassroots organizers. Awards / Recognitions • National Cooperative Business Association Future Cooperative Leader Award (April, 2003) • Independent Weekly Magazine Citizen’s Award for Grassroots Activism (April, 2003) • Utne Reader Magazine’s “30 Under 30: Young Visionaries Who are Shaping Our Future” (Sept, 2002) • Odum Award Nominee and Finalist, UNC-Chapel Hill Sociology Department (December, 1999)
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