MPA 2008
AP Title: “Can Art Serve as an Effective Tool to Help Participants in Phase II of the Women’s Leadership Development Program Increase Their Understanding of Leadership Capacity and Become More Effective Leaders?”
chair: Maria Aristigueta; committee member: Myrna Bair
e-mail: russellzehtab@gmail.com
current position:
Cluster Development Facilitator for Northern Delaware
United States Bahá’í Community, Delaware
introduction | education | experience | qualifications
IntroductionOver the years Russell has become increasingly interested in issues relating to women’s leadership, which led to her decision to pursue her MPA with a concentration on organizational leadership. While working toward her MPA at the University of Delaware, Russell worked for IPA as a research assistant with the Women’s Leadership Development Program. She helped organize and implement training modules (Phase 1 and 2) and provided valuable input to the program coordinator.
In her current capacity, Russell oversees and coordinates the effective and efficient use of human resources to achieve institutional goals and objectives, mobilizes and organizes human resources towards community development and service, promotes and develops collaborative relationships among the various institutions in the cluster, implements knowledge of best management practices, makes presentations to communities of interest, prepares reports and summaries, and handles various administrative functions.
EducationMPA, University of Delaware 2008, Organizational Leadership
BS Accountancy, University of the Philippines 1995, Accounting, Minor in Marketing and Management
ExperienceApril 2008 – present
Member (elected), Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of New Castle County, Del.
September 2007 – present
Cluster Development Facilitator for Northern Delaware (appointed), United States Bahá'í Community, Delaware
September 2006 – May 2008
Research Assistant, Insitute for Public Administration, CHEP, University of Delaware
June – August 2007
Intern, Office of Management and Budget for the State of Delaware - Government Performance Project (GPP)
August 2003 – June 2004
Pre-School Instructor (Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten), Cambridge College, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
July 2002 – June 2004
Administrator, Task Force for the Promotion and Coordination of the Discourse on Science, Religion and Development in Bolivia
June 2002 – May 2003
Administrator, Institutional Development Desk – International Communications and Special Projects, Nur University, Bolivia
November 2000 – October 2001
Secretary, Regional Bahá'í Council of Western Visayas, Philippines (appointed)
October 2000 – October 2001
Manager, Fashion Group Boutique, Iloilo City, Philippines
July 1997 – September 2000
Paralegal and Administrative Assistant, Office of Legal Affairs, Bahá'í World Centre, Haifa, Israel
March – November 1996
Guest Relations Officer for VIPs, The Peninsula Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines
May 1995 – February 1996
Manager, Fashion Group Boutique, Iloilo City, Philippines
QualificationsComputer Skills
Language Skills
