“I am a forward-looking person.
I live in the moment to
build the future.”
— Hugh Masekela
Bio
Nomcebisi “Noma” Ndlovu is a dynamic advisor and storyteller who has over ten years of dedicated client driven work.
“I strategize, troubleshoot, deconstruct, and rebuild using words to create images and using images to deliver dreams.”
- Noma Ndlovu
A lawyer by training - most recently, working for the United States Senate - Noma’s passion for expression and communication drives her to write features, speeches, and poems. She also uses words for advocacy to collaborate, liaise, and create with different communities and stakeholders.
Noma’s writing has previously been published on UrbanCusp.com. She received her Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law, and holds a Master of Arts degree in African Studies from Yale University and Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Political Science from Rutgers University.
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
Experience & Expertise
United States Department of Commerce
Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance
Judicial Law Clerk
Honorable Jill R. Cummins
Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland
Editor-in-Chief
American University
Journal of Gender, Social Policy, & the Law (Vol. 25)
International Trade & Development
Policy Analysis
Professional Skills & Image Management
Recent Projects
Ongoing advising of non-profit leader(s)/CEOs
Rebrand and pivot strategy sessions for mid-level attorneys
Racial justice and DEI consultations
Professional development advising for foreign policy professionals
Affiliations
Women in International Trade
Women interested in international trade and business, focused on economic development.
WIIT
Foreign Policy for America - NextGen
Young experts and policy makers committed to America’s engagement in the world.
FP4America
Philosophy
Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu
A person is a human being through other people.
Kusa Kusa
The day never dawns in the same way.