Halima Gikandi
Award-Winning Journalist | Communications Leader | Former International News Correspondent | Ex-NPR, WGBH, WETA
- Role
- Senior Communications Manager at Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Halima Gikandi
I am an award-winning storyteller who has spent the past six years reporting from war…
Experience
Senior Communications Manager
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Jul 2025 — Present · NY, US
I recently joined The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, which examines enduring and urgent problems of violence, such as war, crime, and human aggression. I\'m excited to leverage my experience as a foreign correspondent to support HFG\'s mission to create and disseminate knowledge against violence. My role includes editing and managing our various publications.
Education
Columbia University
Bachelor's degree
Boğaziçi University
History
Columbia University in the City of New York
Bachelor’s Degree
Skills
- Writing
- Broadcasting
- Market Research
- Editing
- Ebsco
- Microsoft Word
- Digital Photography
- Scripting
- Journalism
- Audio Editing
- Research
- Transcribing
- Microsoft Office
- News Production
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Microsoft Excel
- Fundraising
- Public Speaking
- Press Releases
- Digital Media
- Business Development
- Proquest
- Video Editing
- Social Media
- Podcasting
- Final Cut Pro
- Video
- Data Analysis
- Photography
- Project Management
- Nonprofits
- Adobe Audition
- English
- Event Planning
- Team Work
- News Writing
- Radio Production
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