Harleen K. Sohi

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT HARLEEN K. SOHI

Harleen K. Sohi has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 14 years, specializing in business development, process improvement, and strategic planning. She brings 8 years of supervisory experience—managing teams of up to 7 direct reports, and maintained a 100% staff retention rate in 2024. She is Shipley trained, Foundation-level certified by the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP), and a Competent Communicator Toastmaster.Currently, Harleen serves as the Business Development Manager at the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), where she\'s leading the organization’s business development strategy, streamlining innovative efforts across teams, and building systems and processes to support the overall growth and sustainability of NASWA\'s programs and services.Prior to NASWA, Harleen was the Associate Director of Bid Management at FHI 360, where she led a team of Business Development Managers and Associates while navigating process improvements and problem-solving for proposals with internal stakeholders. In this role, she advanced business development best practices grounded in Shipley methodology and promoted a collaborative and inclusive team culture.Before joining FHI 360, Harleen was the Senior Business Development Manager at the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). There, she oversaw ICMA’s pipeline of federal and foundation funding opportunities and supported hundreds of proposals that secured over $80 million in awards from funders such as USAID, U.S. Department of State, Department of Energy, EPA, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the European Union, and private foundations. In 2018, she was honored with ICMA’s Management Excellence Award for her outstanding leadership.Earlier in her career, Harleen worked with the American Red Cross, supporting communities in Asia and Europe with disaster preparedness and response. She spent significant time in Vietnam designing and implementing a school-based disaster preparedness program reaching more than students. Harleen also contributed to response efforts for Typhoon Haiyan and the 2015 Nepal Earthquake.A native of Fairfax, Virginia, Harleen earned her B.A. in English with a minor in Biology from The George Washington University.