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My services

Strategic Planning & Capacity Building

Over of decade of experience working with a broad range of mission-driven nonprofit and corporate organizations, helping them develop leaders and address fundamental questions about their mission, vision, impact, programs and operations. My people-first approach involves everything I love about each setting-tailored for your needs.

Current Trainings Available:

  • Leadership Development: strategically and authentically building trust and unity

  • Wellness and Burnout: let’s do something about it

  • The Power of Play/Fun for Adults : the missing piece

  • Organizational Development & Planning Basics workshop

  • Writing by-laws, policies, procedures and a constitution: oh my!

  • Strengthening Relationships and Interdepartmental Collaboration

  • Being a Change Agent: fostering a culture of adaptability

  • Bringing your team into 2023: how to use google, Microsoft, CRMs to collect/track important information and streamline internal processes

  • Productivity and Operations: how to strategically use data, existing resources and education to increase productivity & efficiency

  • Customer Experience: how to use feedback and hardwire best practices

  • Event Planning essentials: stress free successful event

  • Project Management essentials: how to do it like a pro

Virtual |  $150/hr

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Project & Program Management

Yep, I am a certified professional Project Manager (thanks PMP) with over 500 projects under my belt. I have experience managing complex projects & diverse teams in Higher Education, Nonprofit and Healthcare settings. I hold myself to the highest of standards and I am equally committed to your goals.

Summary of Skills:

  • 10+ years of demonstrated experience leading multiple complex management practices on a large scale (apply lean/agile project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle).

  • Organized and move seamlessly from strategic tasks (developing strategic plans/ policies and procedures, briefing client executives on recommendations) to tactical tasks (preparing presentation briefings, recording meeting outcomes) as needed.

  • Facilitate strategic decisions to optimize implementation projects specific to the management of scope, financials, and schedule; anticipate complex project risks factors by developing strategies and plans to mitigate any negative impact.

  • A knack for building trusted relationships with team members and other influential individuals within the organization; resolve conflicts as needed.

  • A positive, collaborative, creative member comfortable working with diverse cross-functional teams that brings a relentless commitment to delivering results.

  • Possess strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills (#1 endorsement on LinkedIn).

Virtual |  $200/hr

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Event & Travel Planning

Is there anything better than a ice cold drink in the summer? Yes. The feeling after you just finished hosting an amazingly success event. Even better- the planning wasn’t stressful at all.

My services are tailored to meet your needs depending on how hands-on you’d like to be involved with the planning process. Together we will build exceptional relationships with your team and potential vendors to ensure you’re prepared to bring your vision to life.

Event planning:

  • How to have a stand out successful event

  • How to build exceptional relationships between you and your vendors and ensure your team is prepared to bring your vision to life.

  • Setting up social media accounts and using them appropriately.

  • How to create a captivating flyer and other promotional materials

  • Creating a Schedule & Timeline

  • Event Coaching

Virtual |  $50-150/hr

Travel planning:

  • Plan life changing trip to 30 states and over 12 countries (and counting).

  • Calm, organized, flexible and passionate about exploring the world.

  • Create personalized and seamless dream travel experiences- saving clients on average 10-30+ hours of planning time and hundreds of dollars.

    My specialty is complex, multi-destination trips within the United States and around the world. I can plan events involving affordable humble accommodations to 5 star luxury resorts.

  • Your safety is my #1 priority.

  • Culturally competent and environmentally conscious- we are visitors of other people’s hometowns and temporary residents of this beautiful planet.

Virtual |  $50/hr

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Public Speaking Engagements

There are two themes of my report cards growing up:

1. good grades 2. talkative.

As a child I was passionate about justice, activism, community and human rights. Nothing has changed except now I’m fluent in 3 languages, have a masters degree in public health and my peers use the word outspoken to describe me. In the last 10 years I’ve spoken at universities, nonprofit organizations, companies, and on the radio to bring awareness to issues that are impacting communities locally & globally.

Topics include:

  • Being a Radical Change Agent for Good

  • Public Health and Human Rights

  • Global Challenges- Health & War

  • Power of Service and Selflessness

  • Islam, Identity, and Community

  • Building and Empowering Muslims through Connection

  • Community Building/Outreach

  • Youth Engagement in Decision Making (multi-generational)

  • Lessons learned as a Hijabi - Muslim woman world traveler

  • Experience as a Palestinian - American Muslim Woman

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - from a POC point of view

  • Muslim Representation at the polls- voting matters

Remote & In person

Currently available for speaking opportunities

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“I underestimated how hard it would be adjusting to working from home, but with Dr. Schell’s help, I was able to regain focus.”

— OLIVIA R., CLOVE CLIENT

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