Odgerel Dashzeveg

Program Assistant

BScEcon, Institute of International Business and Economics, Mongolia; MA Business Accounting, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; PhD Candidate, Sustainable International Development, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, Global Inclusion and Social Development

Odgerel (Oge) is a program assistant for the Think College Inclusive Higher Education Network and the National Coordinating Center. She has over 15 years of experience in international development, managing education, economic development, poverty alleviation, and post-transition community rehabilitation projects targeting low-income families and communities, particularly in Mongolia. Odgerel is passionate about improving the lives of disadvantaged groups, including women, ethnic minorities, migrants, and people with disabilities. Odgerel is an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, which motivated her to pursue a doctoral study in inclusive development at the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development at UMass Boston.