Allison Havens Email & Phone Number

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Manage and lead a small social enterprise that supports over 50 indigenous women artisans in Guatemala. I develop and coordinate marketing and sales strategy, manage customer accounts and orders, and create overall business plan and growth strategy. Oversee and implement trainings and social programs with artisan communities. Manage administrative staff and volunteers and coordinate working relationships with our artisan groups. All around problem-solver, multi-tasker, and plan-maker.

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Recruited, trained, and managed international volunteers at a Guatemalan shelter for women and children that are victims of domestic violence. Fundraised and managed donations to provide basic hygiene products, medicines, and educational scholarships for residents at shelter.

Honduras

Worked as community arts facilitator and muralist with the organization CARE to involve youth and children in environmental education and activism in rural Honduran communities.

Chicago Y Alrededores, Estados Unidos

Assisted Store Manager in the opening of a new Fair Trade store in Chicago. Coordinated marketing, community and public relations, organized in-store events and educational workshops, sourced international artisan products, and participated in the development of new wholesale business strategy.