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• Lead role in developing and expanding use of social media platforms at the New York City Independent Budget Office (NYC IBO)• Assisted with the NYC IBO website, responds to press calls, and copy-edits, proofreads, and lays out our print and online publications.• Managed, and monitored social media, paying attention to relevant conversations concerning the New York City budget process and tax revenues• Measured social media metrics to improve user engagement• Assisted with all social media and communications-related projects and events

Social Media Editor/ Writer at United Nations Africa Renewal at http://www.un.org/en/africarenewal/• Researched, drafted and prepared content for online publication (website and social media)• Generated stories for the Africa Watch and Africa Wired Section of magazine• Maintained and managed posting on social media platforms for UN Africa Renewal• Participated in events in the New York-based or Tri-State area events promoting Africa Renewal magazine • Actively connected and interacted with Africa-based media to recruit writers or have media outlets republish articles from UN Africa Renewal magazineAccomplishments:• During the 67th Session of the General Assembly, worked in two-person team to reach out to 31 African journalists, mostly based in Africa, to introduce them to United Nations Africa Renewal magazine and the mission of Africa Section• During the 67th Session of the General Assembly, worked in a two-person team to organize the first meeting with African journalists and the Africa Section of Department of Public Information to introduce them to mission and vision of UN Africa Renewal magazine• Organized logistics for United Nations Africa Renewal magazine to be a sponsor for a New York University panel discussion on Brain Drain Reversal in Africa; provided audience with 150 copies of Africa Renewal magazine and provided additional contacts to Africa Renewal listserv and database• Increased engagement on social media platforms;Twitter by over 50% and Facebook by 75%• Publicized and provided photos and live tweets for social media platforms for events such as Africa Week at the UN; General Assembly; Africa Industrialization Day, Kofi Annan book signing and many more

Coro's Immigrant Civic Leadership Program (ICLP) is an intense part-time, six-month program to develop advanced strategies and skills for expanding opportunities for immigrants and for shaping public policy decisions that affect immigrant communities and New York City.

• Photographed political activism or socio-political events pertaining to African communities in the New York Metro area• Generated ideas, wrote, and prepared articles for www.saharareporters.com• Conducted on-camera interviews with political activists, religious leaders in diverse African communities for http://www.saharatvonline.com/• Provided as needed-basis research on topics or individuals for weekly television show SaharaTV• Reached out to individuals in the community to book speakers and guests for weekly TV show

• Covered the 26th Annual Muslim Day Parade after the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11; a story not covered by major media outlets in New York City• Interviewed key leaders public officials, interfaith leaders,key leaders in the Muslim immigrant and Muslim American community about issues relevant to Muslims and all New Yorkers • Interviewed, proofread, fact-checked stories for the newspaper; served as a primary journalist and editor for the newspaper• Reached out organizations, community members to publicize Muslim Community Report newspaper• Reached to out interfaith groups, public officials and others to promote print newspaper• Managed and maintained website and social media (Facebook and Twitter accounts) for www.muslimcommunityreport.com• Taught youth journalism workshop classes for students at the Islamic Leadership School in the Bronx

• Wrote articles about the international Ugandan Diaspora in the Tri-State area• Wrote summaries of articles to post online• Conducted research on events about government, currenttechnology issues, etc. affecting Ugandan and East African Diaspora • Copy edited articles on website• Took photographs and edits photos for the website• Conducted interviews with key leaders in the Uganda immigrant and Ugandan American community about political, international issues affecting Uganda and Ugandan expatriates

• Updated and managed multimedia content on the website on daily basis• Tracked and cultivated multimedia news sources on the internet including podcasts, video clips and linked them to the website • Designed new web pages for special announcements or other publishing purposes • Copy edited articles on website• Edited, resized photos for the website using Word Press content management system• Maintained and organized the content on the web server• Promoted the website and presence of ethnic/community media on the internet, social media and networking events• Supported miscellaneous graphic design projects on an as-needed basis• Trained interns and set up a weekly intern calendar• Maintained the editorial calendar and led weekly editorial meetings• Reached out to ethnic/ community media to gather pitches from journalists• Reached out to translators for non-English language publications• Reached out to members of African media and other underrepresented groups in community and ethnic media in the New York Metro area

• Updated and managed multimedia on website on daily basis• Tracked and cultivated multimedia news sources on the internet including podcast, video clips and linked them to the website• Designed new pages for special announcements or other publishing purposes• Maintained and organized the content on the web server• Helped recruit ethnic and community journalists to attend the Ippies Journalism Awards, the only journalism awards that recognizes community and ethnic media• Helped the Communications Director and head of New York Community Media Alliance with logistics, planning, outreach, set-up for the Ippies Journalism Awards• Helped with logistical planning, execution and follow-up surveys after journalism awards