Breah Dean Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Remote

Capacity Strengthening Specialist working on designing trainings, communications and knowledge management, local capacity strengthening, and managing research and MEL activities.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Manage over $3m in USAID/DOS economic growth Activities aimed at poverty reduction through private sector growth, including in Uganda, Nigeria, DRC, Morocco, Lebanon, Nepal, and Serbia. Sector-specific work includes agriculture, agribusiness, and tourism. Strategies employed include PPD, improving the BEE through policy development, PEA, HICD, strengthening value chains through market systems analyses, and WfD.Technical work including the development of yearly work planning strategies and activities, market systems analysis of the Equipment and Machinery sector in Serbia, Destination Management and Marketing Plan in Nepal, Resilience Study and PEA in the DRC, developing scopes of work for technical assignments, OCAs and PIPs for IAOs in Uganda, Value Chain Assessments, and others.Travel to project sites to provide management oversight, short term technical assistance, and ensure high quality performance of local staff.Track and project budgets for the life cycle of projects and proposals, monitor burn rates, and reduce unauthorized unbillable expenses.Recruit and supervise local staff, STTA, and interns, prepare contracts, manage payments, and review deliverables.Lead and contribute to business development efforts, including evaluating proposals for firm strengths, developing and managing consortiums, drafting corporate qualifications, participating in capture trips, preparing cost proposals, and writing MEL plans and staffing strategies.Lead Organizational Development Committee to define and achieve targeted organizational growth, including the development of standardized project management tools; company handbook with process guide; field staff process guides; field staff annual performance review and professional development policies and templates; define and grow company culture and values; establish clear feedback mechanisms; define supervisory roles and expectations; and facilitate trainings to ensure continued professional development of staff.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Assisted in management of daily operations to support field team and HQ to address root causes of irregular migration from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.Prepared incremental funding pipeline requests and monthly vouchers, processed procurement and payment requests, tracked budget actuals, and forecasted budgets for the project life cycle.Prepared and revised staffing plans, Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plans, activity cycle protocols, and other relevant project documents.Edited concept notes, contributed to technical content of grant proposals, and tracked implementation of local grants in El Salvador.Managed start-up recruitment for Guatemala, including editing and posting job descriptions, evaluating CVs, conducting interviews, serving on technical evaluation committees, tracking and filing relevant documentation, and preparing allowances, benefits packages, and job offers.Lead bi-weekly check-in meetings between HQ team and USAID/OTI representatives.Provided Spanish-English translation services and synthesis during technical meetings between HQ staff and field staff in El Salvador, as well as written translation of deliverables.Copy-edited multi-page reports for compliance with internal and external regulations and marking and branding standards, in accordance with Associated Press style guidelines.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Investigated impact of COVID-19 on retirement outcomes with a focus on the disproportionate effect on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and other vulnerable communities.Authored internal report to inform future publications regarding the effect of COVID-19 on financial well-being and retirement savings.Tracked and analyzed state-level legislation related to retirement programs.Compiled state retirement program data and created infographics and fast facts sheets and managed website updates.Managed funding opportunities by researching and tracking available grants.

Bogota,D.C., Capital District, Colombia

Manage four new English Teachers and support professional development as teacher and cultural ambassador to uphold Fulbright values.Mentor new teachers adjusting to cultural differences by providing cultural expertise as bridge between American and Colombian cultures.Serve as liaison between new tutors, University superiors, and Fulbright officers by submitting biweekly and monthly reports on progress and well-being of new teachers.

Medellin, Colombia

Designed and implemented original curriculum for B1 and B2 level Intensive English classes at University level with emphasis on facilitating mutual understanding through discussion of topical issues facing the United States and Colombia.Fostered and promoted intercultural connections through language learning and cultural presentations as a Cultural Ambassador and Lead Teacher for B1 and B2 Intensive English classes, writing workshops, and conversation clubs.Utilized Positive Organizational Scholarship methodology to build community, engage students, and motivate English language learning.

Ann Arbor, Mi

Designed and implemented vision for Positive Business Conference experience and coordinated media relations with PR firm to build brand country-wide.Produced project parameters and contracts with all service providers, oversaw production of all event collateral materials, and executed conference initiatives.Developed and maintained website, tracked budget, action plan, master itinerary, registration database, and event sponsorship contracts.Managed all conference service providers and Volunteer Ambassador team (50 people), including training and coordination, to ensure success of the Conference.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Developed knowledge and skills on how to enhance human capital and unlock potential through Positive Organizational Scholarship practices to strengthen workplace relationships and increase productivity.Utilized Positive Organizing Framework to identify strengths and weaknesses at Munger Graduate Housing by conducting over 50 interviews with residents, fellows, directors, and staff for use in recruitment and future training of fellows.Designed sixty-minute video presentation recommending the incorporation of generative interview questions, VIA strength spotting, and other Positive Business Practices to increase capacity for compassion and revitalize management and culture.Designed a sixty minute video presentation recommending the incorporation of generative interview questions, VIA strength spotting, and other Positive Business Practices to increase their capacity for compassion.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Researched comparative evaluation of Argentine academic, industrial, and governmental sectors related to innovative projects in the United States, Korea, and Brazil.Translated scientific publications into English and disseminated work for communication with the English-speaking scientific community.Consulted with families affected by environmental pollution to address health concerns and aid in an ongoing lawsuit seeking damages caused by illegal chemical dumping in a local river.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Assisted the President in the distribution of information regarding migrant and refugee women’s rights, participated in consultations in order provide legal information and assist with various worker exploitation and domestic violence concerns, and translated informative documents and manifestos.

Farmington Hills, Mi

Prepared and distributed over 500 dealer reports and updated correct dealer information in software toolsContacted existing customers of RouteOne to follow up on a variety of issuesSupported Business Operations team to ensure all data was properly scanned and stored

Master'S Degree, Public Policy Analysis

Bachelor'S Degree, Romance Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Activities and Societies: Proyecto Avance: Latino Mentoring Association, The Quito Project, Zeta Tau Alpha As a student at the University.

Bachelor’S Degree, Organizational Studies