Andrea Garces Email & Phone Number

Andrea Garces is a International Humanitarian Aid and Human Rights Professional at Cherokee Federal. She possess expertise in program development, nonprofits, grant writing, qualitative research, grants and 45 more skills. She is proficient in Spanish, Tagalog, Chichewa, Turkish, Mandarin and Arabic. Colleagues describe her as "I could not recommend Andrea more highly. As our Chief Operations Officer, Andrea strengthened our organization from it's core, heightening our awareness and knowledge of self, our operational processes, and our evaluations of programmatic outcomes. Despite being one of the most experienced on staff, Andrea demonstrated a strong eagerness to learn about and to understand, more thoroughly, the efficacy of efforts on the ground. She is meticulous in her work, patient in her methods, and she is actively vocal in her opinions and assertions. Andrea's professional demeanor and collected temperament has made her a joy to work with - an excellent addition to any organization or team!" and "Andrea Garces – A first-rate professional, highly methodical and competent, someone who excels in international development work. I supervised Andrea in her roles as M&E and Reporting Specialist at International Medical Corps (IMC) Ankara, Turkey in 2014 and 2015. During our time together, Andrea provided exceptional technical and programmatic support and logic to our four diverse programs providing primary health, mental health, and humanitarian aid services for the influx of conflict-affected Syrian, Iraqi, and other refugees. Andrea brought expertise, precision and innovation to the development of effective M&E tools. Andrea also played a lead role in formulating IMC’s 2-year Turkey Country Strategy for the scale-up of primary health, psychosocial and all humanitarian aid services; Andrea conducted systematic assessments and analyses on the progress, efficacy, and outcomes of program initiatives winning the confidence of everyone on the team. Crucial to any development work is the relationship with donors and stakeholders, Andrea excelled at strengthening these relationships and partnerships with UNHCR, UNICEF, Government of Turkey, DFID, BPRM, donors, and NGOs and in so doing helping to bring relief to vulnerable refugees. Her demeanor was always discerning, composed and diligent to a fault. Additionally, Andrea led the preparation of innumerable complex, high-value proposals, comprehensive reports, concept notes, and press releases for head office and donors, all of which were highly praised and widely disseminated. Finally, Andrea Garces has over 8 years of demonstrated professional leadership experience conducting sustainable capacity building, innovative international development work, and behavioral change communication on several continents. Andrea is an asset to any team and one of the best staff I have ever had the pleasure to work with. Please do not hesitate to contact me for further details. Dominique Freire Program Coordinator, IMC Turkey "

Listed skills include Program Development, Nonprofits, Grant Writing, Qualitative Research, and 46 others.