1. C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
Jason Jimenez-Bragdon
Program Officer
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1828 L Street, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
EDUCATION
2006 University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Bachelor of Arts, International Studies
2005 St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Russian Studies Certificate
EXPERIENCE
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Washington DC
2016 – Present Program Officer, Higher Education and Secondary School Programs
 Recruitment of FLEX, YEAR, US-CAEF, Kosovo KAEF, NSLI-Y, YES and YEAR Program
participants;
 Oversight, planning, logistical support and administration of pre-departure
orientations for FLEX and YEAR Program participants;
 On program support of FLEX and YEAR participants – Acting as liaison and
navigating cross-cultural misunderstandings between Washington DC office, host
institutions, host families and natural parents;
 Hiring, training, oversight and management of temporary staff in Ukraine, Russia
and Kazakhstan;
 Development of training and orientation materials for participant and staff
seminars;
 Acting Country Director Kyrgyzstan June – August 2015
 Coordination of alumni program – overseeing and reporting on alumni events to
U.S. Embassy staff, organizing and monitoring alumni events, updating alumni
activity on social media;
 Assist in the organization of selection committees and screening of candidates;
and
 Coordinating all logistical details associated with recruitment, placement, on-
program support, and travel of program participants, including the activities of
field staff;
2011-2012 EPAM Systems, Kyiv, Ukraine
English Language Instructor
 Developed English language courses for a competitive international IT company
2009 – 2011 American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Kyiv, Ukraine
Participant Recruiter
 Oversaw competition for Ukrainian students applying to the American Councils’
Future Leaders’ Exchange (FLEX) program.
2006 – 2008 Peace Corps, Kostiantynivka, Ukraine
Volunteer
 Planned and conducted biweekly English lessons for nine Ukrainian class groups
aged 9-18.
 Fostered critical, creative thinking through interactive learning with a view
towards civic
responsibility and community.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent English, Russian and Polish; Basic Ukrainian, Spanish, and French.