Wardah Fatima

Manage the CEO's complex calendar across multiple time zones, prepare agendas and briefing materials, and coordinate Board of Directors meetings and major events. Handle confidential and attorney-client privileged information with discretion.

Reported directly to the Executive Director on outputs, budgets, and grant performance for a $2M+ USAID and NED portfolio, authoring quarterly and semi-annual reports. Worked with partners in South Asia to design program budgets and prepare partner contracts.

Oversaw administrative operations organization-wide, supporting financial, compliance, and administrative functions. Managed accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations, and compliance reporting for state and federal funding sources.

Engaged with foreign policymakers and government contacts across five countries to coordinate emergency resettlement of vulnerable women leaders. Traveled to Albania to ensure secure handling of confidential data and coordinated engagement across six countries.

Managed annual events and fundraising initiatives with budget oversight and committee coordination. Designed and launched a multilingual early childhood program that tripled the number of children aged 4-6 served.

Wrote grants supporting program funding.

Organized and led a team of 15 volunteers documenting sensitive testimony under strict confidentiality protocols. Authored policy briefs that informed provincial government policy discussions.

Grade: 3.89

Master of Arts in International Development Studies from George Washington University, completed in 2022 with a GPA of 3.89.

Grade: 3.40

Activities and societies: UWC Davis Scholar, Presidential Scholar

Bachelor of Arts in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic, completed in 2019 with a GPA of 3.40. Recognized as a UWC Davis Scholar and Presidential Scholar.

Activities and societies: 100% Merit-based Scholarship, AMAN Foundation Pakistan Fellow

International Baccalaureate from Mahindra United World College of India, completed in 2015. Awarded a 100% merit-based scholarship and recognized as an AMAN Foundation Pakistan Fellow.