Helena Kane Scott

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Washington, DC 20001

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EDUCATION

****-**** ****** ** ******** & African Studies (SOAS), University of London London, England, BA Honors Degree in Middle Eastern History and Persian WORK EXPERIENCE

July 2015- Capitalize LLC, Office Manager & Aide to Ambassador Said T. Jawad, D.C. March 2016 Responsibilities included; IT support, invoicing, management of company expenses & files, management of company calendar & contacts, day-to-day client communications, creation of itineraries, preparation of memos & presentations, planning and executing of international travel logistics for numerous business trips; coordination & implementation of all administrative tasks. March 2012- Scott Advocates LLP, Law Practice Manager & Paralegal, Kabul, Afghanistan June 2015 Management, operational support, and client relations for international and pro bono human rights practice with a broad commercial, developmental, diplomatic, and NGO client-base. Management of case files and client relations; legal research; coordination of government-relations casework, and performance of necessary administrative tasks. Aug 2013- Afghan American Group (AFAM), New Markets Coordinator, Kabul, Afghanistan Mar 2014 Creation and implementation of brand identity focused on building and sustaining Afghan and American partnerships; participation in business development strategies; relations-development with the Afghan-American business community; company representative at the Afghanistan Franchise Conference, Dubai (June, 2013). VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

July 2015- Ayenda Foundation (Support for Afghan Women and Children), Volunteer Present Washington, D.C.

April 2012- Overseas Security Advisory Committee, Secretary June 2015 Kabul, Afghanistan

Aug 2009- School of Oriental & African Studies Detainee Support Group, Volunteer June 2011 London, England

July- Elite Institute, Language Instructor

Aug 2009 Sana’a, Yemen

2005- Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, Volunteer 2007 Liphook, England

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

2012-2015 American Chamber of Commerce, Afghanistan 2012-2015 Overseas Security Advisory Committee, Afghanistan 2007-2011 Middle Eastern Society, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London

LANGUAGES

French (A-Level standard); Arabic (intermediate conversational); Farsi & Dari (intermediate conversational; intermediate reading)