Lydia Bubniak
Welcome to my CV
Culture, language, environment, society, cities, sustainability, international development.
Young professional pursuing a career that involves intercultural communication and understanding in order to effectively build bridges and facilitate sustainable development.
About
Lydia Bubniak just graduated from Georgetown with a degree in Culture and Politics—specifically focusing on the interconnectivity of society and the environment—and a minor in International Development. If you met her at a party, she would give you lots of fun facts about sociolinguistics and/or the history of urban planning before shouting over the music to ask if you have a recycling bin. In her free time, she loves listening to folk music and has a knack for finding gems at thrift shops for clothing.
Education
Georgetown University, B.S. in Foreign Service
August 2014 - July 2018, Washington, D.C.
Bachelor’s Degree in the School of Foreign Service’s interdisciplinary Culture and Politics program, focusing on the relationship between the environment, society, and culture.
Certificate in International Development.
Danish Institute of Study Abroad
August - December 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark
Intensive coursework in Sustainable Development in Northern Europe, additional coursework in Human Rights and Wider European Security.
Participated in the Social Justice Living and Learning Community – engaged with local and international activists and civil society organizations leading social justice initiatives in the Copenhagen area.
My Skills
Software
Introductory knowledge of:
R programming language
Stata statistical software
ESRI Geographic Information Systems (arcMap / GIS)
Hispanic Studies
Professional working proficiency in Spanish – passed SFS oral exam, December 2015.
Broad understanding of Spanish and Latin American history, government, politics, and society (seven semesters of coursework total in Hispanic studies) especially as related to Sustainable Development.
Professional Experience
U.S. Department of State – Intern
February - May 2018, Washington, D.C.
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs (32 hours/week).
Plan and assist with Civic Education Week and other events for groups of foreign exchange students.
Contribute to new Outreach initiatives, including re-design of marketing content and raising awareness of DoS study abroad scholarship programs to diverse demographics of American high school students.
Granted a Public Trust Security Clearance effective January 2018.
Vital Voices Global Partnership – Global Leadership Programs Intern
March - August 2017, Washington, D.C.
Researched and wrote background materials and logistic information (including financial reconciliation) in preparation for women’s leadership programs in partnership with Bank of America, Pond’s by Unilever,
ECA at the U.S. Department of State, and Fortune’s Most Powerful Women.
Reviewed applications for upcoming programs and recommended outstanding female social entrepreneurs and community leaders of social change for candidacy. Utilized social media to promote initiatives and to connect with program participants and alumnae.
Used qualitative data analysis to organize, synthesize, interpret, and distill patterns from mentee’s needs assessments and follow-up surveys from alumnae to design the VVLead program coursework and tailor it to each cohort’s needs. Also re-designed follow-up surveys in a format friendly to Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) processes.
Youth for Understanding – Human Resources Intern
June - August 2016, Washington, D.C.
Created new hire onboarding and welcome program.
Designed and implemented Rewards and Recognition program for highly successful YFU employees.
Georgetown University Library – Interlibrary Loans Student Assistant
May 2015 - August 2016, Washington, D.C.
Managed daily consortium library request process.
Researched library database to fulfill customer requests.
Contributed highly developed organizational skills and excellent attention to detail essential to job
function.
Projects
Entry Level Jobs for Social Impact
April 2018 - ongoing, digital
I have created a group to share job listings and other tips for recent grads to make the jump from unpaid internships to paid full-time positions in social justice-relevant fields. In its first few months, the group has grown to over 1,800 members, including students, recent grads, career switchers, college counselors, and employers who are willing to hire talented, eager workers freshly graduated from college. We also run a website which has more than 1,000 full-time job listings, and more than 55,000 views and rapidly approaching 10,000 unique visitors.
Outreach and Communications, Waging Peace Conference
Spring 2018, Washington, D.C.
Assisted with creative outreach, marketing, and social media communications for this inaugural student-led annual conference at Georgetown University. This year’s theme was “Meeting the other: Nurturing a culture of nonviolence & combating Discrimination, Hatred, and Xenophobia.” Our Keynote speaker was Nobel Prize nominee Charles "Chic" Dambach, former CEO of Alliance for Peacebuilding and the National Peace Corps Association.
Social Justice House
August - December 2016, Copenhagen
Helped to coordinate and execute a fundraising campaign supporting a group of local human rights law students who advocate for asylum seekers in national policy, as well as assist individual asylum seekers through the legal process of applications and appeals in Denmark pro bono.
Writing Samples
Academic and Blog
