2005-present
The Sustainable Education Project, London

• Founded small social enterprise to teach sustainability to students through hands-on projects
• Partner with community groups to facilitate sustainable development education

05/2004-12/2004
Expats for UNICEF, Brussels, www.unicef.be
NGO Co-Chair and Founder

• Founded expats group to support UNICEF Belgium, creating unique new organisation from the ground-up
• Developed fundraising activities, volunteering programs, and advocacy through events and local media and an International School of Brussels UNICEF program
• 100 members and growing

09/2002-10/2003
Hestia, Czech Republic, www.hest.cz
NGO Co-ordinator of International Affairs

• Responsible for all elements of a one-day community event in Prague with consumer products multinational Unilever. Part of a major flood disaster relief program. Project conception and co-ordination with business, city hall, local NGOs, the media, and the public. The largest employee-volunteer one-day event in Europe in 2003
• Developed and executed partner programs with the business and NGO community, including Unilever, U.S. Embassy, European Volunteer Center, Business in the Community, helped train member organisations and the Czech business community develop new skills
• Assisted in writing and editing English communications and publications
• Conceived, planned and executed grant applications
• Advocated development of volunteering in the Czech Republic through public relations and networking

09/2001-06/2002
University Of California, San Francisco www.ucsf.edu/sep
Non-Profit Science Education Consultant

• Collaborated with teachers to develop and introduce new methods for teaching science to students
• Planned and executed teaching assessments with the education board
• Worked directly with students to introduce new curriculum

10/1996-09/2001
Mudhaus Design Studio www.mudhaus.com
Business Co-Founder & COO

• Chief of operations of a highly successful graphic design studio, responsible for art direction, adminstration, and accounting, worked with clients to develop corporate identity and design for start-up businesses
• Conceptualized strategies for business communication
• Planned and executed corporate sponsorships
• Clients included: Simon & Schuster, PrenticeHall, Levi-Strauss, PostCommunications, RealNames, LifeMasters, BigFix, Thread, California College of Arts and Crafts

04/1985-10/1996
University of California, San Francisco
Academic Research Scientist & Lab Manager

• Published over 20 scientific research papers and grants in the field of pharmacologic ophthalmology, managed lab, budgets and personnel. Attended scientific meetings and presentations

Volunteer Experience

1986-present
Extensive history of community and charity involvement including:

• Transport assistant for disabled adults through SHAPE, London
• Art Instruction and fundraising for the London Epilepsy Art Project
• CSR Brussels Chicks and Blokes; developed current network and lecture series
  Brussels Voluntary Center: established English-speaking volunteer recruitment, Het Punt http://hetpunt.vgc.be
• The European Volunteer Centre www.cev.be, Participant in Conference on Participatory democracy and the European Constitution, Brussels, 8-9 March 2004 for CEV.
• Mentor to High School Science Majors: 10 years-each summer for 8 weeks, www.ehss.org
• Artist Volunteer, University of California, San Francisco, 1 year
• Artist Volunteer, Hamilton Emergency Homeless Shelter for Families, 1 year, www.drawbridge.org
• Conceived and implemented Internet access program for local elementary school, 2 years, www.netday.org
• Teacher volunteer, Back on Track, after-school homework program for at-risk youth, 1 year, www.backontracksf.org

Education

• A-level, Community Food Enterprise National Food Training Program, Newham
• May 1999, Masters of Fine Arts, California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC) See www.marilyndonahue.com, View the artist’s work and DNA project
• 1981-1996, Graduate Classes, University of Chicago University of Illinois and UCSF.
• June 1980, Bachelors of Arts, Pharmacology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California.

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