Blessing Nyong Ikpa is currently an Asylum Officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Department of Homeland Security). Blessing is on the Human Rights Working Group Leadership Team and a member of the WCAPS Young Ambassadors. Previously, Blessing was a Program Assistant in the Middle East Bureau at U.S. Agency for International Development. She previously served as a Program Analyst for the United States Army at the Department of Defense, working on the Safe Helpline program which provided sexual assault support to the DoD community. Blessing holds a B.A. in Criminology-Sociology from the University of Oklahoma and an M.A. in Ethics, Peace and Global Affairs from American University School of International Service. Blessing also holds a Certificate in Global Policy and Governance, Humanitarian Action from Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy.
