Professional Experience

New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)                                                                       September 2016 to June 2017

Research/Outreach Fellow 

 

• Expanded the scope of NYIC outreach to immigrant communities throughout Hudson Valley

• Conducted demographic assessments of black immigrant communities to identify where these communities reside

• Determine effective ways to connect Black immigrant to existing organizations providing immigration assistance

• Responsible for conducting needs assessments for communities which have been historically marginalized, under-resourced and under-organized

• Planned and organized the inaugural Black immigrant roundtable meeting where communities had the opportunity to network and exchange information about available resources

 

Lutheran Refugee Services, Allentown, PA                                                                           August 2015 to May 2016

Refugee Resettlement Fellow

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• Conducted fundraising outreach to increase financial resources of Lutheran Refugee Services

• Received refugees from the airport

• Linked refugees to immediate services such as health screening, housing and social security acquisition

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Nyasudi Printing Agencies (Nairobi Kenya)                                                                          Feb 1998 to March 2010

Chairman and Executive Director

 

• Direct the company vision

• Source and maintain capital and human resources

• Business development by providing the link between Nyasudi Agencies and strategic potential clients

• Head of Nyasudi Benevolence Fund

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Volunteer Work

Amnesty International USA, Cedar Crest College Chapter                                                 Fall 2014 to Spring 2016

Founder and Chapter's President

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• Link and communicate our chapter activities with the national office in New York

• Call and preside of all meetings

• Represent the chapter to all coordinating meetings with the Student Activities Office, and Student Government Association

• Keep the faculty advisor informed of all current activities

 

Amnesty International USA, Group 347, Bethlehem, PA                                                     Spring 2014 to Summer 2016

Member/Consultant Advisor

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• Facilitating workshops on African issues, mainly Kenya

• Representing the group in regional and national conferences.

• Advancing the ideals of Amnesty International in schools and colleges

 

Habitat for Humanity Restore, Lehigh Valley, PA                                                                    February to May 2014

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• Accompanying the organization’s lorry to collect donated building material and household items

• Receiving and processing donated items

• Sales at the store

• Customer service

 

Lutheran Refugee Services, Allentown, PA                                                                                   July to August 2015

Volunteer

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• Organized the refugee summer picnic

• Conducted community outreach for in-kind donations

• Received refugees from the airport and linked them to immediate services such as health screening, housing and social security acquisition

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Vijana Wetu (Nyomala Hope Center), Kisumu, Kenya                                                                   1995 - present

Outreach Secretary

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• Link the group with other organizations

• Lobby for funds and resources from elected leaders, local government and the Kenya National Youth Fund

• Coordinate the activities of the village “diaspora” (diaspora here refers to members of the village who work or do business in other parts of the country)