Grace Shevchenko

https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-shevchenko/ adyyhm@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS

Communication ● French ● Legislative Affairs ● Research ● Event Planning ● Scheduling ● Policy Writing

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

The Fulbright Commission Haskovo, Bulgaria

Fulbright America for Bulgaria English Teaching Assistant August 2022 – June 2023

● Taught English to 16 different classes of 26-28 students in 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grades weekly to improve student skills in communication and critical thinking and expand global awareness

● Coached and judged for a multi-award-winning English Speech and Debate team at regional and national competitions and taught students public speaking and strong argumentation skills

● Engaged with the local host community and acted as an informal cultural ambassador of the U.S. Cornerstone Government Affairs Group Washington, DC Policy Intern January 2022 – August 2022

● Wrote over 60 memos on congressional hearings, briefings, and research project to distribute to staff and clients focusing on topics within the defense, supply chain, and foreign affairs sectors

● Tracked budget request deadlines across hill offices for clients and submitted client funding requests U.S. Department of State (Virtual) Washington, DC

Political-Military (PM) Affairs Bureau Front Office Intern September 2021 – December 2021

● Moved multiple organizational papers such as BCLs and other internal memos weekly through approval processes for all the bureau’s offices and beyond ensuring everything followed official style guidelines

● Took notes for weekly bureau-wide meetings to distribute to staff on issues concerning PM affairs Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (Virtual) Baltimore, MD Global Learning and Development Programming Intern June 2021 – September 2021

● Coordinated scheduling and administration of assessments to CRS’s global leadership development programs across all time zones and engaged with high level staff to facilitate their participation

● Collected and compiled program feedback data, performed data verification and data analysis U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Washington, DC Foreign Affairs Intern January 2021 – May 2021

● Wrote memos on over 40 congressional briefings, hearings, and think tank events for committee staff

● Tracked the news cycle for issues of concern and distributed summaries daily to office-wide listserv

● Tracked progress of Committee legislation and amendments throughout each markup

● Summarized legislation for staff and complete research projects on international issues Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security Washington, DC Policy Assistant and HeForShe Fellow September 2019 – May 2020

● Researched legislation introduced in Congress to target for advocacy and formulated talking points and educational materials to train over 50 students to be advocates in hill meetings on the bills

● Successfully solicited Members of Congress to cosponsor pieces of legislation via relationships with Member’s offices during 15 advocacy meetings with Members’ offices

LEADERSHIP

Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service Washington, DC Assistant Academic Director of US Campaigns & Elections Academy Summer Program May 2020 – August 2020

● Led the review and implementation of the day- to- day program logistics including moderating Q&A with speakers and leading substantive discussions with students

● Built entire online course, including speaker bios, daily learning objectives, and assignments

● Acted as liaison between summer program administration and academy specific leadership Chair of the Student Leadership Council, Preorientation Program Leader September 2019 – May 2020

● Directed student brainstorming, planning, and execution of events put on by the Institute

● Managed ten subcommittee chairs and respective committees encompassing all aspects of the Institute’s work: Career, Events, Communications, Fellows, and Community

EDUCATION, AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS

Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service

• B.S. in International Security with a Certificate in Diplomatic Studies, GPA: 3.56

Fulbright Fellowship Award Finalist and Awardee, Bulgaria, 2022-2023

Publication: Conor McCarty, Grace Shevchenko, and Eduardo Torres. “Acting Solo or Finding Friends: Comparing the Role of States and Regional Organizations as Peacemakers.” In The Do’s and Don’ts of Peacemaking: A Guide for Smaller States, edited by Suzannah Mazur, Walker Miller, and Grace Shevchenko, Introduction written by Grace Shevchenko, supervised by Prof. Alan Tidwell, PhD, pub. Georgetown University Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, December 2021, p.24-33.

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