MPA candidate, IPA Research Assistant
e-mail: salem@udel.edu
phone: 302-831-3506 | fax: 302-831-3488
192 Graham Hall | University of Delaware | Newark, DE 19716-7380
introduction | education | experience | qualifications | honors and awards
IntroductionSosena is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree with a concentration in Financial Management at the University of Delaware. In August 2008, she received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, where she triple-majored in Political Science, Global Studies, and Sociology (law, crime, and deviance). After graduation she spent a year working for AmeriCorps developing and implementing programs to uplift disadvantaged youth in Minneapolis, Minn.
She is currently working as a Research Assistant for the Institute for Public Administration. By pursuing her masters in public administration, Sosena hopes to combine her interests in government, finance, and criminology to obtain a career in public finance.
EducationBA, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Global Studies, Political Science, and Sociology/Criminology
Study Abroad in Venezuela, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, VENUSA, Merida, Venezuela
ExperienceSeptember 2009 – present
Research Associate, Institute for Public Administration, CHEP, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
June – August 2009
Loan Processor, Old Republic Title Company,
Bloomington, Minn.
August 2008 – August 2009
Promise Fellow, AmeriCorps, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School,
Minneapolis, Minn.
December 2008 – May 2009
Policy Intern, Brain Injury Association of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minn.
QualificationsProficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), fluent in Amharic (Ethiopia)
Honors and AwardsUniversity Graduate Scholar Award Receipt, 2009
