PROFESSIONAL

Doris Duke Foundation, NYC — Grant Operations Consultant
July 2023 – Current

Consultant to the Building Bridges Program. Implementing procedures to liaise between the program staff and grantees to monitor and complete grant compliance requirements. Support program staff in drafting of communication, implementing  new systems, technologies and tools as needed for a high functioning of day-to-day tasks. Support program production with grant awardees and program partners.

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Parsons School of Design, NYC — Part-Time Faculty Lecturer, Integrated Design

August 2023 – Current

Fall 2023: Integrated Design Studio 5, Senior Capstone Research Seminar

Spring 2024: Integrated Design Studio 6, Senior Capstone

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Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC — Grantmaking Operations Manager
Oct 2021 – July 2023

I assist in overseeing documentation for grant eligibility for the Programs Unit, with Cultural Development Fund (CDF) and City Council initiatives; generate workflow progress reports, maintain internal tracking documents and progress reports; monitor grant compliance; prepare grant panels; assist in the planning of seminars, training sessions, convenings, and other events developed by the agency; assist in the development of statistical and narrative reports. Assisting in the implementation of agency-wide database transition to Salesforce database to improve efficiency of grant-cycle operations. Working alongside program officers, directors, and assistant commissioner to integrate equity-forward reforms in the CDF application.

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Center for Book Arts (CBA), NYC — Programs Manager
Oct 2018 – Aug 2021

Supervised 3 part-time staff, 20+ instructors, and 20+ volunteers and interns. Implemented the project management system for all programs at CBA, improving workflow efficiency by 55%. Regularly work with notable artists, researchers, curators, and writers, managing strategic planning  and creative collaborations for quarterly exhibitions, 2 year-long artist residency programs, 14+ publication projects, 18+ literary publications, 125+ classes, and 80+ events, lectures, and seminars annually. Successfully launched virtual programming and classes during COVID-19 pandemic, engaging artists and audiences world-wide.

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Independent curator, artist, educator, writer, & editor,  NYC
2014 – Current

Guest curator at Subtitled NYC Gallery. (2024) Guest curator at Baxter St. at the Camera Club. (2023) Workshop facilitator with MoMA. (2023) Exhibition partner  at Washington & Lee University. (2023). Instructor of Photography at Yonkers Public Library. (2022) Guest Speaker for Advanced Poetry Class at CCNY. (2022) Guest lecturer at Queens College. (2021) Enduring Apocalypse, a 12-hour Performance Arts Marathon featuring 50+ artists and collectives (2021) Member of Red Flower Collective. Organizer of community art and literary events. Exhibiting artist in group exhibitions in NYC, Detroit and Chicago. Editor and contributor of literary and visual art publications. Detailed listing on the work page.

 

GAMA Collective, NYC — Curator
2017 – 2020

(Gathering All Muslim Artists) Cultivated the creative mission and strategic planning of the organization by developing innovative programs and strategizing audience outreach through Instagram and Facebook, creating weekly posts to showcase artist highlights. Curated art exhibitions for greater visibility and increased opportunities for American Muslim artists. Spearheaded partnerships with art & literary publications on delivering work by American Muslim artists.

 

AANM, Dearborn, MI — Store Curator, Educator
2015 – 2017

(Arab American National Museum) Trained tour guide. Led forums, dialogues, workshops on Arab American art, culture, and poetics. Established relationships with over 100+ vendors, distributors, artisans to sell products, grossing $50,000 in store sales. Site Coordinator of grant funded program with Museums Connect, US State Department; a cultural exchange film program for young women in East Jerusalem, Palestine and Detroit, Michigan.