Panelist, “Women’s Leadership Initiative:  Supporting Government and Building Coalitions for Catalytic Change,” World Bank, Washington, DC, April 20, 2016.

Keynote Speaker, “The Nexus of Success:  How Women’s Political and Economic Empowerment are Intertwined,” 2016 Workshop on Enhancing Prosperity and Opportunity for Women in the Asia-Pacific Region, Taipei, Taiwan, March 11, 2016.

Panelist, “Women and Decision Making,” Symposium on Women and National Security, University of Pennsylvania Law School Journal of International Law, Philadelphia, PA, November 7, 2015.

Speaker and panelist, “Gender and Peace-Building: the U.S. Experience,” Advancing Women’s Leadership and Participation in Peace-Building and Disaster Risk Reduction, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, Tokyo, Japan, August 27, 2015.

Panelist, “Examining How to Effectively and Legitimately Enhance Capacity and the Participation of Women in a Mixed Legal Environment,” Empowering Women in Mixed Legal Systems, United States Institute of Peace/University of South Carolina Rule of Law Collaborative, Washington, DC, May 1, 2015.

Panelist, “Does 1+1+3?: The Integration Hypothesis,” fhi360/Women Thrive/Johnson & Johnson, New York, NY, March 11, 2015.

Panelist, “Women and Power in Decision Making,” IFES International Women’s Day Briefing, Washington, DC, March 4, 2015.

Speaker, “Women as Political and Social Leaders,” International Visitor Leadership Program (focus on Middle East and North Africa), Washington, DC, March 3, 2015.

“Women’s Leadership: Successful Strategies for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals,” Women Parliamentarian Legislative Exchange (House Democracy Partnership/International Republican Institute), Washington, DC, November 17, 2014.

Guest Lecturer, “Empowering Women for Global Leadership,” Berea College Women in Public Service Program, Berea, KY, November 12, 2014.

Speaker, “Women in Political and Social Sectors,” International Visitor Leadership Program, Washington, DC, October 21, 2014.

Keynote Speaker, Day of the Girl Summit/She’s The First {American}, Washington, DC, October 4, 2014.

Panelist, “The Feminist Voice in Politics,” Day of the Girl Summit/She’s The First {American}, Washington, DC, October 4, 2014.

Guest Lecturer, “Elections: A Global Perspective,” Women & 2014 Elections:  US and Around the World, American University School of Public Affairs, Washington, DC, September 27, 2014.

Guest Lecturer, “Women Through a Global Lens,” Introduction to Women and Politics, American University Women & Politics Institute, Washington, DC, September 14, 2014.

Speaker, “Women and Leadership: Closing Session,” The Women in Public Service Project Institute at Smith College, Northampton, MA, June 5, 2014.

Panelist, “Madame Parliamentarian:  Lebanese Women in Politics,” American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Washington, DC, May 27, 2014.

Speaker, “Public Speaking & Building Self Confidence,” Kabul University, September 2012.

Speaker, “Communications Strategies: Turning Your Passion into Effective Advocacy,” The Women in Public Service Project Institute at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, June 15, 2012.

Moderator, The Arab Spring and Women: Comparing Democracies in the U.S. and Abroad, Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, Washington, DC,March 8, 2012.

Trainer, Leading Political and Legislative Change, and Strategic Planning to Implement Legislative Change, Vital Voices of Afghanistan: A Leadership and Legislative Skills Training Program for Afghan Women Parliamentarians, Istanbul, Turkey, June 15-19, 2007.

Conference Facilitator and Designer, Haiti National Womens Platform Conference, Femmes en Democratie/Vital Voices Global Partnership, Petion-ville, Haiti, February 28-March 1, 2012.

Moderator, Women in American Politics & Policy, A Womans Perspective: Women in American Democracy, Sewall Belmont House and Museum, October 2011.

Panelist, Womens Political Empowerment,Democracy that Delivers for Women Conference, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Washington, DC, June 2011.

 

Conference Facilitator, Supporting Womens Political Participation in Armenia: Building a National Womens Platform, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)/USAID, Yerevan, Armenia, May 18-19, 2011.

 

Speaker, 2010 Pre-Election Analysis, US State Department Digital Video Conference (DVC) with Bucharest, Romania, October 27, 2010

Speaker, Increasing Womens Political Participation and Impact, U.S. Department of State Speakers Program, Pristina, Kosovo, September 27- October 1, 2010.

Trainer, Leadership in Political Life, Women as Political Leaders: A Regional Project for Anglophone/Francophone Africa, Meridian International Center, Washington, DC, May 27, 2010.

Speaker, Womens Political Participation, Study Mission for Legislators from Bosnia and Herzegovina: Legislative Policy Development, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)/Institute for Representative Government, Washington, DC, May 24, 2010.

Speaker, Increasing Motivation and Capacities of Women in Politics, Business, NGO Sector and Government in Bosnia Herzegovina, U.S. Department of State Speakers Program, Tuzla, Banja Luka, Doboj, Sarajevo and Zenica, Bosnia Herzegovina, April 12-16, 2010.

Trainer, Leadership in Political Life, Women as Political Leaders: A Sub Regional Project for South and Central Asia, Meridian International Center, Washington, DC, March 5, 2010.

Moderator, Strengthening Womens Political Leadership, Combating Corruption and Promoting Good Governance, Vital Voices Global Partnership Summit of the Americas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 6- 8, 2008.

Program Designer and Trainer, Womens Leadership in Public Life: Womens Participation in the Political Process, Vital Voices Global Partnership, Archers Post, Samburu District, Kenya, August 18-19, 2008.

Program Designer and Trainer, Womens Leadership in Public Life: Campaign Training for Women Aspirants into Lagos State Council Elective Office, Vital Voices Global Partnership, Lagos, Nigeria, July 29-31, 2008.

Corporate Ambassador/Panelist/Trainer, Global Trends in Business and Advocacy, Vital Voices Global Partnership/US Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative/Business Womens Forum-Palestine, Ramallah, West Bank, July 6-7, 2008.

Trainer, Leading Political and Legislative Change, and Strategic Planning to Implement Legislative Change, Vital Voices of Afghanistan: A Leadership and Legislative Skills Training Program for Afghan Women Parliamentarians, Istanbul, Turkey, June 15-19, 2007.

Trainer, Women and Power:Why So Few at the Top?, Vital Voices Venezuela, Caracas and Maracay, Venezuela, February 23-25, 2005.

Program Designer and Trainer, Building Campaign Skills for Women Candidates, Development and Training Services, Inc./Winrock International, Bamako and Segou, Mali, March 9-19, 2004.

Trainer, Campaign Skills for Women Party Activists, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 23-June 30, 2003.

Trainer, Vital Voices: Promoting Haitian Women in Public Leadership, Femmes en Democratie/Vital Voices, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 9-13, 2003.

Trainer, Political Party and Campaign Training for Campaign Managers, NDI, Hodeideh/Aden/Sanaa, Yemen, February 22 – March 1, 2003.

Trainer, Thinking of Running for Office?,Women Building Democracy in Slovakia, Vital Voices Global Leadership Institute, Washington, DC, February 10, 2003.

Speaker/Trainer, Political and Civil Society Development, NDI, Manama, Bahrain, April 7-15, 2002.

Trainer, Constituency Outreach and Strategic Communication for Moroccan Political Parties (with a focus on women),” NDI, Rabat/Casablanca/Fez, Morocco, July 11-15, 2000.

Speaker/Trainer, The General Peoples Congress: The Role of Women in the Party and The Islah Party: The Development of an Effective Party Caucus, NDI, Sana’a, Yemen, May 10-14, 1998.

Speaker/Trainer, Political Participation of Women Candidates in the 1997 Parliamentary Election, Arab Democratic Institute, Sanaa, Yemen, April 5-7, 1997 (training for all women candidates for the Parliament).