Work

A portfolio demonstrating strategic program design and instructional architecture for complex organizations

My professional journey is centered on transforming complexity into clarity that drives decisive action. This portfolio demonstrates how I have engineered and deployed high-impact programs, designed scalable capability frameworks, and synthesized information across cultural, disciplinary, and political boundaries to achieve measurable, lasting results.

Professional Experience

Program Coordinator

Centre d’Études Maghrébines à Tunis (CEMAT)

Mar. 2022 – Sep. 2025 | Tunis, Tunisia

Designed and Launched Global Programs: Coordinated the entire lifecycle of high-impact, cross-border initiatives, from initial strategy and design through final execution.
Ensured Seamless Operations: Developed and deployed robust operational systems to guarantee program continuity and manage high-stakes risks in a complex international environment.
Turned Complexity into Action: Translated complex, cross-functional challenges into clear, actionable project roadmaps and implementation frameworks.
Secured Stakeholder Alignment: Successfully navigated diverse, high-profile interests (including leadership and hundreds of scholars from institutions including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Stanford) to secure crucial project success.
Managed Financial Strategy: Ensured program longevity by developing persuasive funding proposals and implementing rigorous financial reporting.
Solved Crises & Mitigated Risk: Demonstrated analytical problem-solving to sustain essential operations through complex, evolving political and logistical barriers.

Impact: Designed and maintained critical operational infrastructure that enabled hundreds of researchers to conduct fieldwork and build collaborative networks across borders during a period of political complexity in Tunisia.

Instructor

Northeastern University

Jan. 2020–Apr. 2022 | Boston, MA

Accelerated Skill Mastery: Designed and delivered structured learning programs to accelerate skill mastery.
Made Ideas Actionable: Distilled dense, theoretical concepts into clear, practical, project-based applications for diverse groups.
Measured Real Impact: Developed robust metrics to measure qualitative impact and the sustained change resulting from the learning.
Achieved Facilitation Excellence: Consistently received exceptional evaluations for creating inclusive, engaging learning environments that foster deep dialogue and discovery.

Student feedback: “One of the best professors I’ve had at Northeastern… This course was great due to the interactions and conversations with my peers due to the facilitation of Professor Scalone.”

Teaching Assistant

Northeastern University & Boston College

Sep. 2016–Apr. 2022

Managed Large-Scale Workstreams: Successfully managed assessment, feedback, and support for high-volume, concurrent workstreams (up to 100 individuals per semester).
Identified Key Patterns: Applied advanced analytical skills to deconstruct complex narratives and analyze systemic patterns that drive performance.
Coached and Developed Talent: Provided targeted feedback and mentorship to accelerate individual performance and analytical skill development.

Impact: Created learning environments where students consistently reported feeling “seen and appreciated” while developing sophisticated analytical capabilities.

Research & Scholarship

Doctoral Research

Identifying Hidden Patterns: Applied advanced historical methods to identify, map, and analyze the formation and movement of complex political networks across three countries (Tunisia, France, and Italy).

Cross-Cultural Data Synthesis: Managed and analyzed disparate archival data in multiple languages (French, Arabic, English) to build a comprehensive, unified view of complex phenomena.

Public Communication: Successfully presented complex analytical findings to diverse international audiences.

Securing Key Resources: Demonstrated success in writing competitive, high-stakes proposals to secure critical resources for projects.

How I Think

Systems & Network Thinking: Core interest in applying complexity theory to understand how capital, influence, and knowledge structurally move across organizational and geographic boundaries.
Mapping Influence: Expertise in mapping and evaluating non-traditional and informal organizational structures and influence channels.
Knowledge Flow Design: Focus on designing frameworks for effective knowledge transfer and exchange across diverse cultural and institutional settings.
Digital Humanities: Applied expertise in leveraging technology and digital tools to structure, visualize, and analyze large qualitative data sets.

Skills & Capabilities

Strategic Clarity

Core Consulting Competencies
Designing Knowledge Flow
Solving Systems Challenges
Cross-Cultural Fluency & Strategy
Data Synthesis: Finding the Story

Research & Analysis

Deep-Dive Qualitative Analysis
Advanced Research Methods
Contextual Analysis
Digital Data Structuring & Visualization
Root Cause & Pattern Recognition

Program Design & Launch

Project Scoping & Logistics
Proposal Writing & Resource Acquisition
Financial Planning & Stewardship
Program Roadmaps & Strategy Development
Client Relationship Management (CRM)

Teaching & Facilitation

Synthesis & Report Writing
High-Impact Presentation & Communication
Designing Skill Frameworks
Workshop Leadership
Technical Content & Knowledge Production

Digital System Design

Front-End Design & Interface Development
User Experience (UX) Design
Managing Digital Platforms
Technology Fluency & Adoption Strategy
Structuring Information

Global Strategy

Multilingual Competency
Aligning Global Stakeholders
International Contextual Analysis
Negotiation in Ambiguous Contexts
Global Information Synthesis

Strategic Communication

I regularly articulate complex analytical findings and new strategic insights, demonstrating the ability to influence and lead discussions among specialized, high-level subject matter experts.

I have presented research and led discussions at forums including:

American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS)
French Colonial Historical Society (FCHS)
International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies (COMFAS)
Society for French Historical Studies (SFHS)
World History Association (WHA)

Impact: Demonstrates expertise in synthesizing complexity, leading discussions among subject matter experts, and applying analytical rigor to geopolitical and cross-cultural challenges.

Additional Relevant Experience

Substitute Instructor

Lincoln-Way High School District 210

Rapid Adaptability: Delivered effective, curriculum-consistent instruction across diverse subjects (English and Social Studies primary) often with minimal preparation time.
Inclusive Stakeholder Support: Managed classrooms with diverse student needs, including special education cohorts, ensuring an inclusive and supportive learning environment.

Graduate Assistant

World History Association

Event Strategy & Logistics: Coordinated logistics and managed communications for a global academic non-profit.
High-Stakes Project Management: Executed the 2021 Annual Conference, including scheduling and digital event facilitation.

Information Commons Assistant

Butler University

Front-Line Client Service & System Management: Provided direct client support and managed the technical system flow for library resources.
Knowledge Architecture & Curation: Developed and deployed information literacy resources and structured digital guides to accelerate client adoption and access to critical materials.

Let’s Collaborate: Strategic Focus

I am actively seeking opportunities to bring clarity and profound possibility to complex organizations, focusing on roles that leverage my cross-cultural and analytical expertise in areas such as:

Organizational Design & Transformation: Aligning systems and structure to drive change and achieve strategic outcomes.
Team Expertise & Learning Strategy: Designing global frameworks for talent development and accelerated professional mastery.
Program Execution & Strategy: Structuring and executing complex, cross-functional programs (domestic and international).
Knowledge Flow & Digital Adoption: Engineering information systems to convert organizational knowledge into strategic, accessible insights.

I thrive in places where systems thinking, cross-cultural fluency, and a passion for meaningful synthesis create lasting impact.

If you’re working on initiatives that span disciplines, cultures, or traditional boundaries–let’s connect!