Field Organizer Staff Writer

SUMMARY

HAWAII

EXPERIENCE

SILICON VALLEY,

CA

WASHINGTON,

D.C.

(2008-2017)

POLITICAL

CAMPAIGN

EXPERIENCE

• COVID-19 experience in Hawaii, HI with CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Over 11 years in Washington, DC in policy, advocacy, capacity building, health systems strengthening, food security, wildlife conservation, and public-private partnerships

• Experience with executive & legislative branches of U.S. government, USAID, U.S Dept. of Interior

• Over 6+ years in post tsunami/ post conflict areas in Aceh, Indonesia, Haiti, Pakistan, Switzerland with bilateral donors and NGOs

Farming Outreach, Pacific Gateway Canter- Honolulu, HI March 2022 to present

• Support SD (Socially Disadvantaged) farmers in Kunia Farms Social Enterprise using Canva platform Education Asst.; Dept. of Education. Honolulu HI August 2021 to present Behavioural Therapist June 2021 to present

ACES ABA (Autism Comprehensive Edu. Services)

Public Health Advisor for COVID-19 Jan 2020 – August 2020 Govt. Contractor for CDC (Centers for Disease Control) - HNL Airport

• Provided medical, technical consultation, and guidance in response to COVID-19 in travelers

• Assessed travelers’ disease exposure risk with CDC guidance for identifying risks

• Collected medical records of migrants from Guam, American Samoa, and No. Mariana Islands

• Worked with U.S Customs & Border Protection (CBP) to orient travelers to active monitoring program Substitute Teacher, Swing Education. East Palo Alto, CA Dec 2017 – Dec 2019

• Taught low income and high risk students (95%) in East Palo Alto schools to help boost achievement gaps Senior CA State Liaison - Affordable Care Act (ACA) Washington, DC Nov 2013 – March 2017 AMHP (in partnership with Dept. of Health and Human Services)

• Guided consumers with Covered CA’s health insurance marketplace for subsidized or Medi-CAL plans

• Represented AMHP to White House and Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Article: Faith Communities Unite to Organize a National Interfaith Enrollment Campaign www.huffingtonpost.com Fundraising Manager, Granada School - Santa Clara, CA April 2013 - April 2014

• Solicited and cultivated portfolio of 1200+ major giving prospects resulting in $273K,aid for 43 students Short-term Program Officer (Policy & Global Affairs Division) National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Washington, D.C. August 2012 – Jan 2013

• Served as liaison with (25) sponsors from US and Pakistan government to build capacity by strengthening bilateral relations for science and technology conference in Islamabad Haiti Policy & Advocacy Analyst for VP (USAID contractor) Save the Children (Policy & Humanitarian Dept.) Washington, D.C. June 2010 – June 2011

• Managed key messages for child protection, health, shelter, and education teams in Haiti

• Facilitated meetings on Capitol Hill, Obama Administration, and InterAction NGOs in DC area

• Orchestrated international level efforts with Save the Children’s 28 international members to advance Haitian priorities (cholera response, emergencies, food security, child protection, shelter)

• Collaborated with U.S. Senate & House Foreign Affairs Committees to pass $3 billion H.R. 4899

(Supplemental Appropriations Act) and Senate Bill 3317 (Haiti Reconstruction Act of 2011) Senior Liaison Officer, World Bank’s Multi Donor Fund (Aceh Forest & Environment Program) Leuser International Foundation, Washington, D.C. (and Sumatra) Jan 2009 - July 2010

• Developed institutional capacity with World Bank’s Global Tiger Initiative (GTI), founding partners

• Secured (3) grants with U.S. Fish & Wildlife to protect Sumatran tigers, elephants, rhinos, orangutans www.fws.gov/international/grants-and-reporting/project-summaries.html Strategic Intelligence Analyst to Vice President (Business Dev. Dept.) Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Arlington, VA June 2009 - June 2010

• Advised VP on (6) USAID positioning trips on geo-political & socio- economic intelligence trends for

$9 million USAID contracts for Pakistan and Indonesia health systems strengthening Campaign Field Organizer - Columbia, SC Charlotte, NC Poughkeepsie, NY Bernie 2016 Campaign Jan 2016 - April 2016

• Organized region-wide events with local political and community leaders in SC, NC, NY National Muslim-American Outreach Representative

Obama for America campaign (OFA), Chicago, IL June 2008 – March 2009

• Convened cohesive body of Muslim-American & Arab-American social & political leaders in 10 states

• Maximized grassroots engagement 1.3 mill voters with Dr. Jim Zogby of AAI (Arab American Institute) MINHA F. HUSAINI

Kailua, HI 96734 Cell: 408-***-**** Email: adrmf4@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/minhahusaini INTERNATIONAL

EXPERIENCE

(2005- 2010)

SILICON VALLEY,

CA

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REFERENCES

Human Settlements Short-term Consultant

UN Habitat - Geneva, Switzerland Sept 2007 - Dec 2007

• Developed draft guidelines on access to health services to 22nd session of UN Habitat Gov. Council Capacity Building Advisor -Tsunami Income Generation Program for Small Scale Farmers GEMMA9 NGO (Funder Oxfam UK) Banda Aceh, Indonesia June 2007- June 2008

• Negotiated 2nd Aceh partnership in fisheries, livestock, agricultural regions to tackle food insecurity Tsunami Maternal & Child Health Development Consultant UNICEF - Banda Aceh, Indonesia June 2006 – June 2007

• Wrote UNICEF’s Family Health Plan for Aceh Province ($100K) in partnership with WHO, USAID, World Food Program, Oxfam, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Planning, women’s groups

• Strengthened UN cluster approach by supporting service delivery approaches, eliminating duplication

• Designed Aceh Family Health Plan to integrate UN MDG (Millennium Development Goals) 4 and 5

(to reduce child mortality and increase maternal health) Grants and Partnerships Advisor

GEMMA9 NGO & Oxfam Novib (Netherlands) - Aceh, Indonesia May 2005 - Dec 2006

• Managed tsunami proposal efforts with USAID, UN OCHA, CIDA, Oxfam Novib, Merlin

• Awarded RFP Grant - Oxfam Novib (Netherlands); won competitive RFP bid with USAID and DAI

• Coordinated needs assessments, gaps analyses, and prioritization with bilateral donors Special Rep. to Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Dapat Vista, Inc. - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jan 2005 – April 2005

• Conducted press interviews on Aceh efforts for tsunami relief with local partner, GEMMA 9, on-the-ground Supply Chain Solutions Health E-commerce Analyst (nation's first B2B online marketplace) Neoforma, Inc. - San José, California Dec 2000 - March 2004

• Managed 250+ Salesforce CRM client accounts with hospital, pharmaceutical, suppliers accounts Public Health Internship (Reported to Consul General) U.S. State Department - U.S. Consulate - Karachi, Pakistan 1998 –1999

• Wrote (4) State Dept. diplomatic cables identifying problems, opportunities, future investments with Aga Khan

• Assessed primary healthcare project quality through Aga Khan Community Health Science Department, local government and non-profit organizations around the country

• Save the Children. International Policy Brief: Haiti Policy and Advocacy (July 2011)

• State Department diplomatic cables (4) for US Consulate-Karachi, Pakistan (1997-1998)

• The Stanford Daily – Staff Writer www.stanforddaily.com (1988-1990)

• Presenter: Affordable Care Act Enrollments – Santa Clara, CA (2013-2015)

• Speaker: Oxfam Conference (Singapore) (March 2008)

“Post-Tsunami Income-Generation Program for Small Scale Farmers”

• Presenter for UNICEF- Family Health Plan for Aceh Province (Indonesia) (Sept 2006)

• Presenter: “Community Self-Empowerment in Post Tsunami Aceh” at: o Indonesian Parliament-Jakarta. NDI (National Democratic Institute) Conference (April 2005) o Indonesian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (April 2005) o University of California, Berkeley-BIG (Bay Area International Group) (Sept 2005) De Anza College- Cupertino, CA (2019)

CA Teaching Permit- Child Development and Education (NAEYC Accredited) University of Southern California (USC) - Los Angeles, CA (2000)

M.A., Health & Public Administration (USC Sol Price School of Policy, Planning, and Development) University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) - Irvine, CA (1994)

B.A., Political Science and Psychology (School of Social Sciences)

• Native English • Speak fluent in Urdu

• Working knowledge of Arabic, French • Beginning Spanish and Hawaiian American Red Cross - Certificates of Appreciation for Service to Disaster Reliefs

• Alabama Tornados 2011 • Detroit, MI Floods 2014

• Hurricane Sandy, NY 2012-13 • Colorado Fires 2015

• Ms. Elsie Taylor, PAC. CDC Quarantine Station, Team Lead - Honolulu Airport, HI

• Fred Bagley, Div. of International Grants- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA

• En Young, Exec Director of Pacific Gateway Center. Honolulu, HI

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