Monica Brinn

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ABOUT MONICA BRINN

After ten years of work and volunteer experience in international development, preceded by a career in film and television production, I became a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State in 2019.My versatility, communication skills, and cultural sensitivity enable me to work effectively in a variety of settings, and my programmatic work has spanned four continents. I have expertise in health and wellness; reproductive health and HIV prevention; youth development; LGBTI issues; gender empowerment; and human rights. Demonstrable success in fundraising, including prestigious event planning and high-level donor stewardship and management, complements my program experience.Skills & achievements• Program and project management: strategic planning, budgeting, organizational capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, reporting. • Strategic communication: communication strategy development, technical writing (health, HIV, human rights, LGBTI), report creation, copy editing and proofreading, web and blog post content, media relations, photography, public speaking, film production• Fundraising: donor management and stewardship; building understanding between program managers and donors; writing effective correspondence and collateral• Event management: design, marketing, guest list development and management, budgeting, procurement, logistics, vendor contracts, donation solicitation, volunteer management, executionI am also a dedicated bike commuter, thrift store shopper, and vegetarian as well as a yoga and Pilates practitioner and teacher.