Lindsay Bownik

About Lindsay Bownik

I am an international development professional with expertise in Cambodia, combining 5+ years of progressively responsible work and volunteer experience in grassroots development including public health, education, human rights, and people with disabilities.I am passionate about humanitarian assistance, human rights, and anti-trafficking and have spent five years abroad working and volunteering in developing countries. During assignments with organizations in Cambodia, India, and the USA, my specialties have included: victim advocacy, criminal justice response, domestic violence research, policy analysis, grants implementation, community outreach, training of the trainers (ToT), and partnerships management.Locally and Internationally, I have liaised multilaterally with stakeholders, ministry officials, donors, and partners on grant-funded projects of up to As an experienced project manager, I have designed, budgeted, monitored and evaluated, and reported for over 20 public health and WASH projects funded by: WHO, USAID, Let Girls Learn (a U.S. government education initiative launched by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama),and numerous other international and foreign NGOs.I have successfully mediated conflict between North Korean and South Korean visitors, forged 7 new partnerships, and launched the organization’s first online fundraising campaign during a time when funding streams were unstable. The campaign successfully raised over in the first two weeks of launching and made it on the platform’s leadership board.I have a Master’s in International Studies and Diplomacy from SOAS University of London, and a Bachelor’s in Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance with a minor in Family Violence Prevention from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. I speak English fluently and am proficient in conversational Khmer and Spanish, as well as beginner Hindi.\"It is my belief that, by helping others rise, we all rise.\"Lindsay Bownik

Experience

1. Supervisory Program Analyst

   Fema

   Aug 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• Minnesota Studies in International Development (MSID)

  Study Abroad, International Development

  2012 — 2012

• University of Minnesota

  Bachelor's degree, Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance

  2009 — 2013

• SOAS University of London

  Master's degree, International Studies and Diplomacy

  2017 — 2018

• Osseo Senior High School

  Diploma (Honors), Osseo, Minnesota, USA

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Project Management
• Public Health
• Customer Service
• Reporting & Analysis
• Cash Register
• Certified Trainer
• Microsoft Word
• Grant Monitoring
• Government Reports
• Employee Training
• Analytical Skills
• Highly Responsible
• Performance Reporting
• Conversational Khmer
• Youth Development
• Foreign Languages
• Cross-Cultural Communication Skills
• Retail Marketing
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Media
• International Development
• Marketing Management
• Supervisory Skills
• Sales Management
• Organization
• Creative Problem Solving
• Independent Thinking
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Hiv Prevention
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Grant Preparation
• Teamwork
• Team Management
• Legal Advocacy
• Point of Sale Systems
• Microsoft Office
• Interpersonal Communication
• Self-Starter