Angela Williams
Associate Director at Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UIUC
United States
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Associate Director at Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
I am an international education administrator and practitioner with over 17 years of experience designing and overseeing, programs, curricula and budgets. Expertise in federal and private grant proposals and reporting; skilled in communicating across audiences – including faculty, students, administrators, donors and the general public. Fluency in Arabic and Spanish. I am seeking a role with a faith-based humanitarian organization and have recently served as a contractor for Ananias House, a Houston-based non-profit supporting the church in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Associate Director
February 2011 - Present
Draft grant proposals for federal grant to fund faculty hires, course development and programming on the Middle East and South Asia
Oversee Center budget by reviewing monthly statements of state, grant and donor accounts
Manage the hiring and training of office support staff, graduate assistants and students and supervise staff
Complete reporting for federal grant programs and University administration
Oversee the creation of the Center’s publicity material, including the website, annual newsletter and social media profiles
Develop and teach courses on the Middle East
Advise undergraduate and graduate students and serve as contact for prospective graduate students
Manage logistics of public events including lectures, conference, symposia, and film screenings
Participate in planning or presenting at K-12 workshops with partner institutions
Facilitate meetings for annual Middle East Outreach Council book awards
Direct surveys and evaluations of events and grant activities for internal and federal reports
Write biannual newsletter articles for the Illinois Global Institute
Draft university reports and reviews on behalf of the Center
Create publicity material or oversee the work of design intern
Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Outreach/Program Coordinator
January 2008 - January 2011
Plan and implement outreach activities for the campus, K-12 teachers, and general public involving faculty and invited speakers, artists and performers
Visit K-12 schools to present on issues related to the modern Middle East, such as media representations and youth culture
Maintain budget for events and assist in the processing of honoraria and other payments
Organize lecture series and conferences in partnership with other University Centers and units
Create qualitative and quantitative reports on events for the Department of Education
Obtain funding and support from the University for co-sponsorship of campus program
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Graduated in 2017
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Arabic
English
Spanish
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