Mercy Erhiawarien
InvestorDirector, International Programs at Halcyon
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About
Mercy Erhiawarien is an Event Manager at Halcyon. She has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit management and has specialized in event design and management for the past six years, working on both in-person and virtual events.
Experience
- HalcyonDirector, International Programscurrent2026 — present
- HalcyonSenior Manager (Intensives)2024 — 2026
- HalcyonIntensives Manager2022 — 2023
- HalcyonProgram Coordinator, Intensives2021 — 2022
- Results CanadaAfrican Leadership Cohort2020 — 2021
- Laurel Consulting GroupProject Coordinator2019 — 2020
- Adonai Partners Inc.Lead Fundraiser & Fellowship Program Manager2017 — 2019
- CSR CommunicationsProject & Research Consultant2017 — 2018
- Pulmonary Hypertension AssociationAssistant Project Manager2017
- IREXMandela Washington Fellowship Evaluator2015
- ONEMickey Leland International Hunger Fellow- Agriculture Policy Fellow2014 — 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
- ONELeland Fellow and Agriculture Partnerships Coordinator2013 — 2014Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- Executive Office of the Mayor, Office on African AffairsProgram and Outreach2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Food for the Hungry, Inc.Public Policy Assistant2012Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Equal EducationResearcher and Newsletter Editor2009 — 2010Khayelitsha, South Africa
- Institute for Security StudiesEvent Consultant and Research2007 — 2008Cape Town Area, South Africa
- Parliamentary Monitoring GroupParliamentary Monitor2007Cape Town Area, South Africa
- InterActionPolicy Intern2006 — 2007Washington D.C. Metro Area
Skills & more
Public Speaking8Analysis1Leadership2International Development24Non-profits4Proposal Writing4Nonprofits11Public Policy7Government1Policy Analysis6Community Outreach1Program Management4
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GrantsPolicyResearchEditingCivil SocietyEvent PlanningLanguages English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mercy Erhiawarien?
- Mercy Erhiawarien is an Event Manager at Halcyon. She has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit management and has specialized in event design and management for the past six years, working on both in-person and virtual events.
- Where does Mercy Erhiawarien work?
- Mercy Erhiawarien is Director, International Programs at Halcyon.
- Where did Mercy Erhiawarien go to school?
- Mercy Erhiawarien studied at University of Cape Town (Master of Philosophy, Public Policy); Queen's University (Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Development Studies and Politics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Halcyon26
Daniel BarkerPresident & CEO at HalcyonKarina BurgerVice President, Finance at HalcyonMaya CarpenterSenior Coordinator, Accelerator Program at HalcyonDavid CorsonVice President, Operations at HalcyonChristina DavisManager, Events at HalcyonMala HenriquesProgram Consultant, Accelerator Program at Halcyon
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