Allison Basile
Pursuing Economics degree at University of Maryland, College Park. Member of Ashoka Campus Changemaker - UMD team.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Groups: | Changemaker Campus , Terp Changemakers |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Career advice, Consulting opportunities, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups |
| Schools: | University of Maryland System - College Park |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Grameen Foundation |
| Position: | Intern: Monitoring and Evaluation Department |
| Time period: | July 2007 - Present |
| Description: | - Conducted financial analysis of the performance of the foundation’s partners
- Researched efficiency indicators of microfinance institutions |
| Employer: | Community Roots |
| Position: | Volunteer: “Little Terps” After School Program |
| Time period: | July 2007 - Present |
| Description: | - Developed English lessons and coordinated after school activities |
| Employer: | IRIS Center |
| Position: | Intern: Poverty Assessment Tools Team |
| Time period: | December 2006 - Present |
| Description: | - Researched poverty assessment tools to assist the team with tool creation |
| Employer: | Department of State, United States |
| Position: | Intern: Political Section, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Time period: | May 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | - Monitored Kenya’s June 11th Parliamentary by-elections by serving as
Chief Embassy Coordinator for election observances - Wrote sections of the annual Human Rights Report after extensive research, interviews and site visits |
| Employer: | Cross-Cultural Solutions |
| Position: | Volunteer: Kilimanjaro Women’s Development Association, Rau, Tanzania |
| Time period: | April 2007 - May 2007 |
| Description: | - Created a partnership between volunteer organization and a local juvenile detention center to provide the youth at the center with teachers and mentors |
| Employer: | International Economics and Finance Society |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | November 2005 - November 2007 |
| Description: | Founder of Social Business Committee: 12/2007 – Present College Park, MD
Ashoka Campus Changemaker Fellow - Led a team to create social business related programming in the business school, including a Social Enterprise Conference for May 2009 Co-President: 12/2006 – 12/2007 - Organized 10 successful events that exposed students to socially-minded professionals, fostered a sense of unity and ownership among executives Director of Marketing: 12/2005 – 12/2006 - Recruited speakers, organized events and created marketing materials |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Maryland System - College Park |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Economics, BA |
