EDUCATION


    Northwestern University School of Law

- Candidate for Juris Doctor and LL.M. in International Human Rights, May 2014
- Dean's List
- Westlaw Certified in Case Law, Statutes, and Secondary Sources

- Member, Journal of International Human Rights

- Vice President, African Legal Library Project

- Writing Instructor for international students


    Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Master of Arts in Oral History, May 2009
- Thesis: “Intersubjectivity in Photography and Oral History: Toward Ethical Creation and Production”

    Columbia College, Columbia University
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Psychology, and Philosophy, May 2005
- Dean's List
- Chandler Award for contribution to the Department of Chemistry
- President, Chandler Society for Undergraduate Chemistry


EXPERIENCE


    International Criminal Court, Immediate Office of the Registrar (The Hague, The Netherlands)
- Intern
- January 2012 - Present
- Research and edit documents on intermediaries, reparations, and victims and witnesses

    David L. Lee Law (Chicago, IL)
- Clerk
- June 2011 - January 2012
- Performed potential client intake interviews for labor and employment firm

    Northwestern University School of Law, Bluhm Legal Clinic (Chicago, IL)
- Research Assistant for Amb. David Scheffer
- January 2011 - December 2011
Researched and drafted foundational documents for international justice project
Researched and edited amicus curiae briefs to the Ninth Circuit (Doe v. Nestle) and the U.S. Supreme Court (Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum) concerning corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute
Researched confidential memorandum for use at International Criminal Court conference

    Maru-a-Pula School (Gaborone, Botswana)
Historian; Teacher; Technology Coördinator
April 2006 – April 2011
Researched and wrote manuscript covering the history of Maru-a-Pula School
- Taught southern African history to middle school students
Designed and implemented full renovation of IT infrastructure by installing new hardware and software, streamlining network structure, and expanding wireless capability to the entire campus
Maintained five server, 120+ workstation Active Directory-based network (through 2007)

    CAPafrique - a French think tank (Paris, France
)
- African Policy Analyst 
- October 2008 - November 2009
Wrote policy analyses using Botswana’s development as an exemplary case

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (New York, NY)
- Legal Assistant, Structure Finance
- June 2005 - April 2006
Managed all non-legal transaction logistics and proofread documents
Assisted on Wirefree Partners III, one of two hybrid collateralized debt obligations for which Skadden, Arps was named 2005 “Securitization Team of the Year (Americas)” by International Finance Law Review
- Earned Pro Bono Publico Award for work on political asylum cases

    U.S. Army, Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (Ft. Belvoir, VA)
- ILIR Grant Recipient, Researcher
-  May 2003 - August 2004
Designed and performed experiments to detect both human emotions and concealed explosives


ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS

    Activities
- English Premier League (Arsenal supporter)
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Trumpet
- Running
- African pop culture 
- Soccer Coach at Urban Initiatives, a health and wellness program for kids in the Chicagoland Area
- Columbia College Class Agent
- Columbia College Alumni Representative Committee (Member)
- Art Institute of Chicago (Member)
- Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art (Member)
- Milwaukee Art Museum (Member)
- Democratic Party of Evanston (Member)

    Other Awards
- Judge, My African Dream (think, "American Idol")
- Two exhibitions at the Botswana National Gallery of Art
- Paper included in the Plenary Session of "Rethinking the Humanities in Africa" at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria