Athalia S. Email & Phone Number

Oakland, Ca, Us

Concord, Ca

* Plan and coordinate special groups to IEC, including HS and college students from Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia.* Create itineraries for monthlong study/intercultural exchange experiences, implement programming, and evaluate outcomes.

Berkeley, Ca

* Perform comprehensive evaluation of all available applicant information for freshman undergraduate applications. * Use holistic evaluation methods to make a comprehensive assessment of each applicant. * Support program goals for reader competence and process effectiveness by contributing to facilitated group discussions of sample applications.

Nicaragua

• Collaborated across online platforms and databases to coordinate experiential learning trips for high school students • Planned and led two-week experiential learning trips for sixty two high school students from across the SF Bay Area in Nicaragua with a focus on leadership development and service learning• Used discretion and followed appropriate protocol in managing confidential personal

San Francisco Bay Area

As a Senior Manager at Net Impact, I managed a portfolio of five projects with seven funders with budgets of up to $1.5 million. In addition to being the point person responsible for implementing and managing new and continuing projects at the organization, I supervised a team of two staff members, maintained communications with funders and coordinated with stakeholders across the organization to ensure project goals were met. Over my last year year at Net Impact, I developed three programs related to food and nutrition and spoke to many experts in agriculture about challenges facing farmers and consumers, particularly in increasing access to sustainable, healthy and nutritious food.

San Francisco

• Responsible for relationship building with employers, potential volunteers, and clients in the Jewish community. • Conduct outreach through in-person meetings, phone/email and multiple Social Media platforms (including Facebook, LinkedIn and Constant Contact) to inform and educate Jewish Community and Young Professionals about services• Lead exploratory phase for program development of new initiative for young professional job seekers. After first workshop with 45 attendees, 90% of whom had never come to JVS before, two participants got jobs and credited JVS for help, and over 10% of participants enrolled in more JVS services.• Coordinate agency-wide public workshop schedule (an average of 70+ workshops and events per month) across the Bay Area with over 30 staff facilitators.• Facilitate job search workshops to diverse audience of job seekers and actively participate in curriculum development and evaluation.• Actively participate in agency-wide technology task force and lead efforts to develop more robust social media presence.

• Successfully applied for Small Project Assistance from USAID for community-prioritized water and hygiene project. Worked with community to prioritize needs and collaborated through the application process.• Helped create a Women’s Council at the Municipal level with representation from all the communities to promote women’s recognition and consideration in decisionmaking project planning• Developed project plan, organized trainings for volunteers, designed municipal development information DVD, and worked closely with administration to improve programming as member of Municipal Development Program Council• Organized and capacitated women’s groups in over ten communities with training sessions in Small Business Development, Civic Participation, Health, First Aid• Established quarterly Women’s Leadership Conferences with representatives from 33 communities to encourage civic participation by women and aided in establishment of Women’s Council• Organized youth and school events and activities to commemorate HIV/AIDS Day, World Map Project, Tree Day, Earth Day• Programmed weekly radio show about issues of social concern for women• Arranged and participated in television shows with panels about issues of social concern (Domestic Violence, HIV/AIDS, Women’s Rights) • Collaborated with Forestry Office and taught environmental education in elementary schools• Coordinated and led with local judge and health center personnel training sessions for at-risk youth• Organized and participated in HIV/AIDS trainings for youth and adults in various municipalities

• Researched appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation methodologies for a variety of programs and made recommendations for improvements• Conducted literature reviews aimed at supporting current programmatic research• Assisted with M&E reports and manuals

• Taught a section of twenty students over the course of a semester in an undergraduate class on the History of American Cities • Assisted teacher in creating midterm and final exams• Provided guidance and assessment of students in their midterm, research papers and final exam

• Designed and created a database of projects and programming of activities extracted from office computers• Initiated and executed a diagnostic survey of primary goods producers in the Mancommunity to discover challenges faced in accessing wider markets• Developed and taught basic English classes to members of a community with eco-tourist attractions to promote communication with tourists• Wrote and presented a paper to sponsoring institution about effectiveness of the Mancommunity with recommendations for improvements in management

• Tutored adults in basic adult education benchmarks in math and English• Initiated and taught classes in film studies, creative writing and current events for adult residents• Organized Village-wide Art Show to display residents and staff artwork

Credential, Secondary Education And Teaching

Master’S Degree, International Development And Non-Profit Management, Latin America

Activities and Societies: President, Development Club (Winter 2008-Winter 2009), Dean's Fellow (2008-2009), Student Researcher (Winter.

Ba, History, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Member of Berkeley BayitUC Field Research Program, Mexico (January -June 2006) - Researched the effectiveness.