Afzal Rashid, Manager Staff Services

 

Manager, Quality Assurance

CA Victims Compensation Board

 


N14 CALIFORNIA VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAM (VCP): OVERVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH COMPENSATION FOR ELIGIBLE VICTIMS OF CRIME

 

1998- Present   California Victim Compensation Board (CVCGCB) Sacramento, CA, Staff Services Manager

 

2003-2004.1        Overseas Strategic Consulting, Kabul, Afghanistan, Media and Public Relation Advisor to the Ministries of Finance, Commerce, Justice, Rural Development, Central Bank, and Water and Power in critical reforms (creating and building institutions, drafting laws, developing budgets, and setting up government institutions impacting the public in general) under taken by these ministries and government bodies in the area of public education and public awareness. One of the top ten organizer of the Berlin Conference convened for the reconstruction of Afghanistan (attracted $4.5b in pledges), hires international advisors, reviews draft legislation, participates in drafting the constitution of Afghanistan.

 

2002–2003      International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Rome, Italy, Country Representative

 

1988–1998      Victim Compensation Program, Sacramento, CA, Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Senior

                      Claims Processing Specialist

 

1985–1988      Westland/National College, Citrus Heights, CA, Instructor of Economics

 

Board Member of Afghan Development Association (ADA), Afghan Coalition, and Virtual Nation.  Represented ADA and other Afghan NGO’s in international forums and conferences, Co-author of two books and many articles on matters related to Afghanistan, Speaker and lecturer on Afghanistan’s contemporary issues for many organizations and student bodies. Mr. Rashid reads, writes, and speaks three languages fluently and is currently a Translator/tester for Pashtu, Farsi, and Dari for the Department of Justice, and Superior Court of California.