Jul 06 2014
Senior Adviser to UPI Next
Schnellinger served as senior adviser to the media development division of United Press International in Washington, D.C., from January 2011 to July 2014.
- Designed strategy and acted as lead adviser implementing the transition process for the former UPIU media training division
- Expanded and upgraded evaluation, content and mentoring services
- Coordinated team input on development of online platform for all activities
- Served as interim director during two periods between directors
- Designed projects and wrote proposals, including three accepted for funding of approximately $500,000 each: two for the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan and a third for the U.S. State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor in Egypt.