Originally from the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, Deeman Pirdawood started her career working for the United Nations (UN) at UNDP and UNHCR agencies supporting immigration and refugee programs. She also worked as a coordinator between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the United Nations in Northern Iraq.
Ms. Pirdawood has lived in the Virginia area for the past 15 years and has worked with the Fairfax County Government, Department of Family Services (DFS). She is currently a Benefit Programs Supervisor with the Loudoun County Government. Before her work in public service in the United States, Ms. Pirdawood had the privilege of working in the private sector with COMCYS, L3, McNeil Technologies, and DynCorp International.
In addition to her work in the private sector and public services, Ms. Pirdawood is a Language Specialist Contractor with the US Department of State. She is a co-founder and board member of the nonprofit Women Rehabilitation Organization (WRO) as well as a co-founder and board member at the Kurdish Community in the Greater Washington DC (KCDC).
She is married and a proud mother of two amazing daughters.
In this discussion we talk about lessons she learned in public service, her experience migrating to the United States, and recount her own life growing up in northern Iraq. This episode covers a lot of ground and is well worth a listen.
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