Leena Musharbash
Rancho Cucamonga,CA
Summary
Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder; President
Middle Eastern Pre-Law Student Association (MELSA)
01.2024 - Current
- Recognized critical gap in campus representation for MENA pre-law students on campus; Organized and leading executive board of 15 students; Maintaining cohesive team dynamic and fostering collaboration in weekly meetings and within expanding club
Fellow; AMIDEAST Fulbright Intern
National Council on US Arab Relations (NCUSAR)
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Participated in seminar sessions designed to provide a greater depth of knowledge about the Arab region, underscore cultural, economic, and political diversity of Arab states, and explore intricacies of Arab-U.S
- Relations
- Provided research briefs and participated in panels of regional discussion
- Facilitated distribution of Fulbright scholarships within the MENA region with AMIDEAST; Worked to ensure students are in compliance with J-1 visa regulations and Fulbright grant terms of appointment; sent out final newsletter to all grantees with Dept
- Of State approval through AMIDEAST
Academic Chair; Alumni Chair; Kappa Treasurer
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity
10.2022 - Current
- Managing all academic ventures for fraternity; Organizing LSAT review sessions and fostering partnerships with law-based organizations
- Overseeing financial management of weekly fundraisers and activities; planned and tracked budgeting while depositing funds ($850 raised throughout quarter)
Assistant GR3; Director of Social Mobility
USAC UCLA (Undergraduate Students Association)
09.2022 - Current
- Director of Social Mobility & Minority Affairs, and Assistant General Representative 3 within the USAC board; Pre-Professional Opportunity staff-member within the IVP Office (Internal Vice President); Streamlining efforts within multiple offices to push for minority access to pre-professional opportunities
Member
Global Development Lab
09.2022 - Current
- Directly applying skills in tech entrepreneurship to startup barrier in social development
- Secured social entrepreneurship internship with 'The Hope Exchange' in South Africa (non-profit alleviating cycles of homelessness) to create fiscal models for proposed business plan for community-engagement based coffee shop
Travel Team Member; Conference Staffer
Model United Nations
09.2018 - Current
- BruinMUN Research Award; CerritosMUN Best Delegate Award; SOCOMUN Best Delegate Award
- Staffed BruinMUN committee of over 50+ highschool students; led debate and maintained cohesivity through time allocations
Fellow
Yale Entrepreneurial Society
08.2018 - 12.2022
- Engaging with team in developing a chrome extension translates Netflix shows into different languages in real-time
- Transformed knowledge into AWS/Slalom tech venture competition; Developed parking model for LA28 Olympics, pitched to AWS
Editor; World Section
Bruin Political Review
09.2023 - Current
Education
B.A - Geography
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, CA06.2025
Skills
- Community Outreach
- Strategic Thinking
- Departmental Coordination
- Channel Development
Awards
- Scholarship and Honors: Graduating Salutatorian of Etiwanda High School ((W) GPA: 4.846; (UW) GPA: 3.974))
- UCLA Junamici Scholarship Finalist
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- Bloomberg 'Matriculate' mentee
Projects
Transnational Labor Migration in the GCC, UCLA, 09/2023, Present, Independent Researcher, Conducting research on connection between labor migration and human trafficking in GCC; under faculty member supervision Center for Middle Eastern Development (CMED), UCLA, 09/2023, Present, Research Assistant, Working with professors Dr. Steven Spiegel and Steve Zipperstein; Researching MENA region diplomacy efforts, the Arab-Israeli Conflict & US policy toward the Middle East The Generation, UCLA's Foreign Affairs Journal, UCLA, 09/2023, Present, Staff Writer, https://www.the-generation.net/author/leenamusharbash/
Languages
Arabic
Professional Working
Timeline
Founder; President
Middle Eastern Pre-Law Student Association (MELSA)
01.2024 - Current
Editor; World Section
Bruin Political Review
09.2023 - Current
Fellow; AMIDEAST Fulbright Intern
National Council on US Arab Relations (NCUSAR)
05.2023 - 07.2023
Academic Chair; Alumni Chair; Kappa Treasurer
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity
10.2022 - Current
Assistant GR3; Director of Social Mobility
USAC UCLA (Undergraduate Students Association)
09.2022 - Current
Member
Global Development Lab
09.2022 - Current
Travel Team Member; Conference Staffer
Model United Nations
09.2018 - Current
Fellow
Yale Entrepreneurial Society
08.2018 - 12.2022
B.A - Geography
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
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