Andrea Quintanilla Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Mexico City, Mexico

• ANDE, a program of The Aspen Institute, is a global network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in developing economies.
• Coordinator for the Guatemala Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (GEDI), an USAID funded program that deployed 32 million USD to strengthen Guatemala's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Managed eight subgrants by finalizing contracts, tracking milestones, payments, providing training to improve grantee management, organizing check-in calls, reviewing… Show more ANDE, a program of The Aspen Institute.
• Managed eight subgrants by finalizing contracts, tracking milestones, payments, providing training to improve grantee management, organizing check-in calls, reviewing grantees communication materials and ensuring that.
• Assisted grant reporting by translating (Spanish to English) and summarizing reports.
• Supported the evaluation process and selection committee of potential grantees.

Mexico City, Mexico

• ProIntegridad is a technical cooperation project funded by USAID that aims to improve Mexico’s business and investment environment in critical supply chains by strengthening transparency and integrity practices.
• Led procurement processes following USAID/Dexis regulations, ensuring the completion of project activities on time and within budget.
• Coordinated 10+ consultant agreements by setting up contracts, selection memos and processing payment packages.
• Translated quarterly… Show more ProIntegridad is a technical cooperation project funded by USAID that aims to improve Mexico’s business and investment environment in critical supply chains by strengthening transparency.
• Translated quarterly reports and other deliverables to USAID from Spanish to English. Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Managed calendars, meeting schedules, and travel arrangements.
• Coordinated onboarding of new staff and interns.
• Created contact and organizational charts and directories.

• CEGA’s mission is to improve the lives of people living in poverty, by generating key insights for policymakers backed by rigorous and transparent research.
• Supported CEGA's Digital Credit Observatory (DCO) and the Agriculture Technology Adoption Initiative (ATAI).
• Developed summaries of research findings and supported research dissemination using WordPress.
• Supported program administration, including database management using Salesforce.
• Created and updated… Show more CEGA’s mission is to improve the lives of people living in poverty, by generating key insights for policymakers backed by rigorous and transparent research.
• Created and updated stakeholders lists. Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Supported grant writing.

• Facilitated bystander intervention, healthy relationships, and sexual violence prevention trainings to 200+ students (≈30 each training) via Zoom.
• Designed communication, outreach materials, and the monthly newsletter using Mailchimp and Canva.

• The Ethos Public Policy Lab is a policy-​centered think tank that focuses on poverty alleviation, social development, gender equality, and democratic governance in Mexico and Latin America.
• Collaborated with the Global Steering Group for Impact Investing and Dalberg in a public policy initiative to engage the public sector in the impact investing agenda.
• Supported the logistics of the 2020 Annual Membership Meeting using Eventbrite, Mailchimp and Zoom.
• Designed one-pager… Show more The Ethos Public Policy Lab is a policy-​centered think tank that focuses on poverty alleviation, social development, gender equality, and democratic governance in Mexico and Latin America.
• Designed one-pager documents summarizing the meeting main points and the specific objectives for stakeholders.
• Created a socio-economic appraisal by creating graphs in Excel to elaborate through a PowerPoint presentation. Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Collaborated in the US National Science Foundation’s project ‘‘Mercury Pollution and Human-Technical-Environmental Interactions in Artisanal Mining.’’
• Conducted literature review and research about financial instruments such as green bonds, impact investing and ESG funds to assist with the graduate-level course ‘‘Financing Global Sustainability.’’
• Created a class journal by compiling 8 policy briefs using Adobe Acrobat and Pages.
• Translated from Spanish to English news… Show more
• Translated from Spanish to English news articles and official documents from the government of Peru. Show less

San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, Mexico

• Reviewed environmental plans, programs and laws of climate change in Mexican states.
• Co-created a dataset about climate change mitigation, adaptation and finance indicators using Excel.
• Supported the creation of an ''Environmental Impunity Index.''

San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, Mexico

• Translated and edited book chapters and articles (English to Spanish).

Puebla, Mexico

• Oversaw 50+ procedures such as passports applications and renewals.
• Redesigned, updated and optimized the consulate’s database using Excel.
• Coordinated customer service to 50+ French citizens and organized the Consul’s daily schedule.
• Led the consulate’s operations for a month by coordinating co-workers and solving difficult situations.
• Managed the monthly budget to report to the General Consulate in Mexico City.

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Designed 15+ event posters using Adobe Photoshop.
• Supported organization of events and outreach to international students.
• Translated in-person conversations (English-Spanish) between supervisor and students.

Master'S Degree, Global Policy, Environmental Policy Specialization, Gpa 3.76/4.0

Activities and Societies: Pardee Graduate Council (Secretary)

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Programa de Honores