Tandice Ghajar Strausbaugh

Tandice Ghajar Strausbaugh Mililani,-- CLEARANCE: Secret EDUCATION The George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington, DC 5/2005 Master of Arts, International Affairs, Middle East; Spring 2004 American University of Beirut University of Virginia, College of Arts and Sciences, Charlottesville, VA 5/2003 Bachelor of Arts, Government PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Freelance Writer 8/2018-present Write and research blog posts, web content, technical documents, manuals, standard operating procedures, social media content and more for clients as needed. Meet client specifications and deadlines. Edit, revise and factcheck content and writing. Learn and adopt writing styles, engage in SEO optimization and generate engagement. Hawaii Department of Education 1/2019-present Long-term Substitute Teacher Plan and execute daily instruction for middle school students in the areas of writing, literature and history. Manage classroom; empathetically address student needs and issues. Organize self, space and instruction. Liaise and cooperate with numerous other teachers and school staff and leadership for the good of inidividuals and the community. Generate engagement and excitement around adolescent learning. Waipahu Community School for Adults 2/2018-1/2019 General Technical Score Improvement Teacher, Wahiawa, Hawaii Plan and execute daily lessons for intensive course for soldiers at Schofield Barracks seeking to improve their careers by obtaining a better general technical score on a standardized test. Use a variety of teaching methods through an intensive four-week course to communicate knowledge and skills in areas of vocabulary building, reading comprehension and mathematics reasoning and problem solving. Lead class in understanding and adhering to class policies; provide one-on-one advice and tutoring as needed. Queen’s Health Systems 12/2017-1/2018 Human Resources Specialist (Temporary through Bishop & Company), Honolulu, Hawaii Received a high volume of visitors to executives, Human Resources, etc. Acted as receptionist, fielding calls, distributing mail, etc. Completed tasks and special projects as needed for Human Resources department such as leave, benefits and credentialing transactions. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), Arlington, Virginia Management and Program Analyst 8/2010-8/2017 L-3 Communications supporting SEVP Policy Analyst, Case Analyst 5/2007-8/2010 Served as government team lead for external communications as part of Strategic Communications Team. Strategized, created and edited communications such as social media, email marketing, blog posts and other website content using AP style, including graphics. Guided, wrote and/or edited informational pieces and presentations for conferences, outreach, website, publications. Partnered with other units to develop and implement communications plans. Led, initiated and worked with teams to improve business processes and workflows, including standardization, documentation and contributing to software or database modifications or new requirements. Communicated to provide individualized customer service, verbally and in writing; ensured timely response to stakeholders. Represented program at numerous national, regional and state conferences and webinars for international education stakeholders, and on visits to educational institutions. Composed official letters and memoranda for Congressional and other government offices and educational institutions. Managed special projects; collaborated in working groups for policy, process, and technical solutions. Engaged to assist SQL analyst to define data queries to meet internal and external needs. Obtained and researched evidence from educational institutions, evaluated compliance with federal regulations, maintained documents for case files, composed letters and recommended adjudicative action. Participated in team design of new program initiative; developed workflows, business processes, job descriptions and territories for reports and briefings. Identified software development requirements. International Business Ethics Institute, Washington, DC 8/2006-5/2007 Program Associate Acted as receptionist, administrative office manager and first line of communication for office. Provided services in the area of business ethics, including trainings, to corporations, NGOs, and multilateral organizations. Assisted in preparing International Business Ethics Review and performed research projects. Maintained accounting and payroll records. ADDITIONAL SKILLS/TRAINING Production (Live sound, lighting, video, simple sound recording and editing) Computer Skills: Adobe Creative Suite (including After Effects, Premiere, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator), social media, Microsoft Office, Apple iWork (Keynote), QuickBooks, Recording and VJ software Languages: Low Intermediate Arabic, Intermediate French, Beginning German, Basic Farsi