Jamal Ali Mazrui
                       1400 East-West Highway, Apt. 427
                           Silver Spring, MD  20910
                                (301) 589-8899
                       Email: 74444.1076@compuserve.com

EXPERIENCE

      Policy Analyst, National Council on Disability, 1995 to present.
      Monitor and analyze legislative proposals and processes that affect 
      people with disabilities.  Prepare oral and written briefings to board 
      members, including recommendations on public policies to promote and 
      political strategies to pursue.  Staff technology and civil rights 
      committees, including coordinating meetings, preparing minutes, and 
      editing information compiled from online research.  Develop position 
      papers on topical issues and draft correspondence for the Chairperson, a 
      Presidential appointee.  Deliver public addresses to citizen 
      organizations.  Answer diverse policy queries from consumers, 
      businesses, and government officials.

      Alumni Database Coordinator, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 
      Harvard University, 1990 to 1995.
      Managed research, maintenance, and distribution of biographical 
      information on alumni body of 15,000.  Coordinated use of alumni data 
      for various school purposes including applicant recruiting, career 
      networking, event organizing, and fundraising.  Served as information 
      systems liaison between Kennedy School Alumni Office and other Harvard 
      departments.  Supervised data entry workers and administered quality 
      control procedures.  Programmed (in Xbase language) statistical reports 
      and data conversions not possible with available menu-driven software.  
      Also functioned as academic advisor to Master's students.

      Consultant, Access Success, 1989 to present.
      Develop and market software products for contact tracking, file 
      management, and fax transmission.  Research competition.  Plan product, 
      pricing, and promotion strategy.  Design and engineer friendly, powerful 
      software.  Write technical documentation and advertising copy.  Organize 
      dealer relationships.  Provide customer support.

      Account Manager and Technical Support Specialist, Advocate Development 
      Corporation, 1989 to 1990.
      Analyzed clients' information needs for fundraising management.  
      Installed software customized to their input and output requirements.  
      Trained them in software operation and database administration.


COMMUNITY SERVICE

      Chair, Rehabilitation Advisory Council, Massachusetts Commission for the 
      Blind, 1993 to 1995.
      Elected chair of governor appointed body that gathers ongoing input from 
      professional, consumer, and business representatives concerning the 
      effective rehabilitation of blind individuals with various needs, 
      backgrounds, and interests.

      Legislative Representative, Bay State Council of the Blind, 1992 to 
      1995.
      Prepared testimony on behalf of blind citizens.  Initiated braille 
      literacy legislation, approved by Massachusetts House of Representatives 
      and adopted as policy by Department of Education.  Delivered speeches, 
      moderated panels, and organized seminars for audiences between 20 and 
      2000 in size.

      Founder and Director, Visually Impaired and Blind User Group of the 
      Boston Computer Society, 1987 to 1993.
      Recruited members and empowered leaders in organization with monthly 
      meetings, electronic bulletin board system, newsletter, cassette and 
      software libraries.  Developed organizational structure, annual budget, 
      and marketing materials.

      Vice-President, VISION Foundation, 1991 to 1993.
      Played leadership roles in technology, finance, and personnel committees 
      of nonprofit with quarter million dollar budget.  Developed relational 
      database software to automate information and referral department.

      Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Public Policy Review, 1987 to 1988.
      Edited and wrote articles.

      Treasurer, Kennedy School Black Caucus, 1987 to 1988.


EDUCATION

      Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Master's in 
      Public Policy, 1988.

      Sloan Fellow, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, 
      1986 to 1987.

      Princeton University, Bachelor's in Operations Research, 1986.

      Dale Carnegie Training, Leadership Certificate, 1989.

      Harvard University, Professional Development, 1991 to present.
      Graduate course titles include Philanthropy and Fundraising in America, 
      Effective Supervision, Telecommunications Policy, Managing with 
      Information Technology, Community Organizing, and Electoral Politics