Michael Corcoran

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  • Responsible for management of tasting room: served customers, promoted products, recorded sales.Awarded a fellowship from the National Security Education Program (NSEP) to undertake 8 months of intensive Chinese language study. • Synthesized information pertaining to humanitarian emergencies and MSF response efforts, and drew upon that information to draft, edit, appropriately format, and disseminate external information products • Monitored international disaster response plans and efforts, and major humanitarian issues and challenges • Implemented an evidence-driven policy agenda to raise public awareness of humanitarian crises as well as influence the US general public to support MSF • Researched photographs from international photo database for use in MSF publications • Transcribed interviews about public health issues for publications and website. • Provided research and investigative assistance on political and security developments in the Congo • Contributed to the editorial and publication process for documents such as policy reports, blog posts, and op-eds • Provided substantive, logistical, and administrative assistance to the CRG Director, Jason Sterns • Assisted with the management of the CRG website, social media portals, and newsletter • Managed general correspondences, tracked edits, proofread posts, and translated articles from English into French • Maintained program databases, files, and contacts • Coordinated and updated ongoing work plan with program staff based in the Congo • Generated routine budget and financial reports to monitor program budget • Processed cash request, vouchers, and reimbursements. • Conducted research with a team of graduate students from Columbia University SIPA, analyzing the management of the U.S. security sector governance initiative and its effectiveness in West Africa, which resulted in a report for the RAND Corporation and recommendations for key stakeholders • Liaised with policy makers and experts in regional organizations and government agencies to channel data and knowledge into solutions-oriented policy recommendations and advocacy plans • Conducted literature review of security sector reform in West Africa • Coordinated meetings with security sector reform and other defense industry professionals • Coordinated monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the U.S. security sector governance initiative in Nigeria. • Led vision and content for biannual journal • Managed general correspondences, tracked edits, copyedit, fact-checked, and proofread articles • Scheduled meetings and activities • Responded to questions regarding procedures and standards. • Prepared comprehensive summary reports and wrote analytical summaries of UN meetings to be circulated widely throughout the State Department and other Washington agencies • Engaged with other UN bodies as a USUN Humanitarian Affairs Section Representative and regularly liaised with all UN agencies, other federal agencies, municipal governments around the world, international parliamentarians, all 194 UN Member States, and other international bodies and organizations • Supported bringing human trafficking in armed conflict to the Security Council for the first time as a thematic session by interviewing Yezidi survivors of trafficking by ISIL (our selected briefer Nadia Murad Basee Taha was subsequently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize) • Analyzed Ambassadors' speeches, national strategies, and Presidential statements to identify end state conditions • Liaised with the USUN political section to support the response to imminent humanitarian crises • Regularly provided briefing memos, talking points, and drafted statements for Ambassador Sarah Mendelson (U.S. Representative to the Economic and Social Council) and Ambassador Samantha Power (U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations) • Coordinated logistical arrangements for section events, including reserving rooms, developing invitations, monitoring RSVPs, ordering food and supplies, arranging room set-up, and serving as the main point-of-contact for attendees • Developed promotional and informative descriptions of events for USUN staff members and external guests • Obtained secret security clearance; maintain discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential matters. • Drafted and monitored diplomatic cables, NGO reports, and media sources for Embassy engagement • Supported the Embassy's partnerships between U.S. and Malagasy universities by facilitating a series of English conferences and public speaking competitions co-organized with civil society institutions • Worked across the Embassy to align policy and communication work with programs and the organizational strategy • Worked as an election observer on a small team; applied election expertise and objective analysis in meeting regularly with local officials in order to contribute regional findings to the Embassy's overall reporting • Produced the morning media reaction which included reporting on articles relevant to U.S. interests • Increased Embassy's social media presence and online outreach to more than 60,000 followers • Represented the Embassy at policy-related meetings, committees and fora with key policymakers and the public • Drafted speeches, talking points, and press guidance for use by Ambassador Yamate and Public Affairs Officers • Coordinated logistical arrangements for program events, including reserving rooms, developing invitations, monitoring RSVPs, ordering food and supplies, arranging room set-up, and serving as the main point-of-contact for attendees • Developed promotional and informative descriptions of events for embassy staff members and external guests • Responded to questions from the public regarding embassy initiatives and concerns. • Conducted legal research on human rights violations in the context of climate change and environmental health in Sub-Saharan Africa for the organizations groundbreaking report on the subject • Researched, monitored and investigated human rights abuses by collecting and analyzing information from a wide variety of sources including governments, local media, NGOs, journalists, and others • Developed and maintained active working relationships with policy and advocacy colleagues in partner organizations and other NGOs, and explored partnership opportunities with research institutions • Monitored the press and drafted documents regarding human rights issues and climate change in Africa. • Assisted with the coordination and execution of all logistical and outreach aspects of IPI policy forums, including the invitation process, check-in of participants, greeting of guests, and handling of microphones among others • Developed promotional and informative descriptions of events for internal staff members and external guests • Coordinated domestic and international travel and overnight accommodations for event participants • Assisted in communications, publicity, and the promotion of programs and events in order to expand IPI's global presence and raise its profile • Liaised with a typical audience of 100 participants, including ambassadors and diplomats, senior officials of the UN Secretariat, and representatives from academia, civil society, and members of the press and media • Contacted invitees prior to an event and provided other outreach duties related to event planning • Compiled participant lists, letters of invitation, agendas, and biographies among other documents for events. • Collaborated with over 500 rural farmers on implementation of sustainable agricultural projects that resulted in increased income, improved nutrition, increased soil fertility and larger harvests • Partnered with farmers and women groups to make demonstration plots on conservation agriculture, including water harvesting, crop rotation and diversification, and minimum tillage practices • Provided daily assistance at a rural health clinic: community health promotion, child growth monitoring, vaccination campaigns, prenatal consultations, child nutrition, and data collection and management • Awarded USAID grant to implement an orchard of 100 trees at a health center to improve nutrition • Improved sanitation at the health center through the successful creation of a medical incinerator, two hand washing stations, and a maternity bathing area; partnered with local nurses to lead weekly trainings on hygiene • Provided grant management support for donor grants, including proposal submission and reporting • Advocated for funding for, devised, and successfully managed the installation of a half-hectare primary school garden for income generation and vitamin supplementation; led an education campaign of youth gardening skills • Managed awards as assigned. Ensured partners turned in all reporting in accordance with the award requirements, generate no cost extensions and process modifications, evaluate accruals, complete program closeouts • Assisted in reviewing the conceptual soundness, technical feasibility, and budget for development projects. National Security Education Program

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  National Security Education Program

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  • Responsible for management of tasting room: served customers, promoted products, recorded sales.Awarded a fellowship from the National Security Education Program (NSEP) to undertake 8 months of intensive Chinese language study. • Synthesized information pertaining to humanitarian emergencies and MSF response efforts, and drew upon that information to draft, edit, appropriately format, and disseminate external information products • Monitored international disaster response plans and efforts, and major humanitarian issues and challenges • Implemented an evidence-driven policy agenda to raise public awareness of humanitarian crises as well as influence the US general public to support MSF • Researched photographs from international photo database for use in MSF publications • Transcribed interviews about public health issues for publications and website. • Provided research and investigative assistance on political and security developments in the Congo • Contributed to the editorial and publication process for documents such as policy reports, blog posts, and op-eds • Provided substantive, logistical, and administrative assistance to the CRG Director, Jason Sterns • Assisted with the management of the CRG website, social media portals, and newsletter • Managed general correspondences, tracked edits, proofread posts, and translated articles from English into French • Maintained program databases, files, and contacts • Coordinated and updated ongoing work plan with program staff based in the Congo • Generated routine budget and financial reports to monitor program budget • Processed cash request, vouchers, and reimbursements. • Conducted research with a team of graduate students from Columbia University SIPA, analyzing the management of the U.S. security sector governance initiative and its effectiveness in West Africa, which resulted in a report for the RAND Corporation and recommendations for key stakeholders • Liaised with policy makers and experts in regional organizations and government agencies to channel data and knowledge into solutions-oriented policy recommendations and advocacy plans • Conducted literature review of security sector reform in West Africa • Coordinated meetings with security sector reform and other defense industry professionals • Coordinated monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the U.S. security sector governance initiative in Nigeria. • Led vision and content for biannual journal • Managed general correspondences, tracked edits, copyedit, fact-checked, and proofread articles • Scheduled meetings and activities • Responded to questions regarding procedures and standards. • Prepared comprehensive summary reports and wrote analytical summaries of UN meetings to be circulated widely throughout the State Department and other Washington agencies • Engaged with other UN bodies as a USUN Humanitarian Affairs Section Representative and regularly liaised with all UN agencies, other federal agencies, municipal governments around the world, international parliamentarians, all 194 UN Member States, and other international bodies and organizations • Supported bringing human trafficking in armed conflict to the Security Council for the first time as a thematic session by interviewing Yezidi survivors of trafficking by ISIL (our selected briefer Nadia Murad Basee Taha was subsequently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize) • Analyzed Ambassadors' speeches, national strategies, and Presidential statements to identify end state conditions • Liaised with the USUN political section to support the response to imminent humanitarian crises • Regularly provided briefing memos, talking points, and drafted statements for Ambassador Sarah Mendelson (U.S. Representative to the Economic and Social Council) and Ambassador Samantha Power (U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations) • Coordinated logistical arrangements for section events, including reserving rooms, developing invitations, monitoring RSVPs, ordering food and supplies, arranging room set-up, and serving as the main point-of-contact for attendees • Developed promotional and informative descriptions of events for USUN staff members and external guests • Obtained secret security clearance; maintain discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential matters. • Drafted and monitored diplomatic cables, NGO reports, and media sources for Embassy engagement • Supported the Embassy's partnerships between U.S. and Malagasy universities by facilitating a series of English conferences and public speaking competitions co-organized with civil society institutions • Worked across the Embassy to align policy and communication work with programs and the organizational strategy • Worked as an election observer on a small team; applied election expertise and objective analysis in meeting regularly with local officials in order to contribute regional findings to the Embassy's overall reporting • Produced the morning media reaction which included reporting on articles relevant to U.S. interests • Increased Embassy's social media presence and online outreach to more than 60,000 followers • Represented the Embassy at policy-related meetings, committees and fora with key policymakers and the public • Drafted speeches, talking points, and press guidance for use by Ambassador Yamate and Public Affairs Officers • Coordinated logistical arrangements for program events, including reserving rooms, developing invitations, monitoring RSVPs, ordering food and supplies, arranging room set-up, and serving as the main point-of-contact for attendees • Developed promotional and informative descriptions of events for embassy staff members and external guests • Responded to questions from the public regarding embassy initiatives and concerns. • Conducted legal research on human rights violations in the context of climate change and environmental health in Sub-Saharan Africa for the organizations groundbreaking report on the subject • Researched, monitored and investigated human rights abuses by collecting and analyzing information from a wide variety of sources including governments, local media, NGOs, journalists, and others • Developed and maintained active working relationships with policy and advocacy colleagues in partner organizations and other NGOs, and explored partnership opportunities with research institutions • Monitored the press and drafted documents regarding human rights issues and climate change in Africa. • Assisted with the coordination and execution of all logistical and outreach aspects of IPI policy forums, including the invitation process, check-in of participants, greeting of guests, and handling of microphones among others • Developed promotional and informative descriptions of events for internal staff members and external guests • Coordinated domestic and international travel and overnight accommodations for event participants • Assisted in communications, publicity, and the promotion of programs and events in order to expand IPI's global presence and raise its profile • Liaised with a typical audience of 100 participants, including ambassadors and diplomats, senior officials of the UN Secretariat, and representatives from academia, civil society, and members of the press and media • Contacted invitees prior to an event and provided other outreach duties related to event planning • Compiled participant lists, letters of invitation, agendas, and biographies among other documents for events. • Collaborated with over 500 rural farmers on implementation of sustainable agricultural projects that resulted in increased income, improved nutrition, increased soil fertility and larger harvests • Partnered with farmers and women groups to make demonstration plots on conservation agriculture, including water harvesting, crop rotation and diversification, and minimum tillage practices • Provided daily assistance at a rural health clinic: community health promotion, child growth monitoring, vaccination campaigns, prenatal consultations, child nutrition, and data collection and management • Awarded USAID grant to implement an orchard of 100 trees at a health center to improve nutrition • Improved sanitation at the health center through the successful creation of a medical incinerator, two hand washing stations, and a maternity bathing area; partnered with local nurses to lead weekly trainings on hygiene • Provided grant management support for donor grants, including proposal submission and reporting • Advocated for funding for, devised, and successfully managed the installation of a half-hectare primary school garden for income generation and vitamin supplementation; led an education campaign of youth gardening skills • Managed awards as assigned. Ensured partners turned in all reporting in accordance with the award requirements, generate no cost extensions and process modifications, evaluate accruals, complete program closeouts • Assisted in reviewing the conceptual soundness, technical feasibility, and budget for development projects.

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  Michael Corcoran speaks the following languages:
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• Which industries has Michael Corcoran previously worked in?   

  Michael Corcoran has prior experience in the following industries:
  National Security Education Program , Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) , Center on International Cooperation , RAND Corporation , Columbia University Journal of International Affairs , U.S. Department of State , U.S. Department of State , Human Rights Watch , International Peace Institute (IPI) , Peace Corps , Eagle Harbor Winery

• What is Michael Corcoran’s work experience?  

  Michael Corcoran has the following professional experience:
  National Security Education Program , Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) , Center on International Cooperation , RAND Corporation , Columbia University Journal of International Affairs , U.S. Department of State , U.S. Department of State , Human Rights Watch , International Peace Institute (IPI) , Peace Corps , Eagle Harbor Winery .

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  Michael Corcoran works at
  National Security Education Program