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New York, New York, United States

New York, NY

Bridgeport, CT

• Synthesize research to identify policy priorities for municipal and state advocacy campaigns.
• Develop and implement training on policy demands for members and congregations.

Hartford, CT

• Research and map funding streams, beneficiaries, and outcomes of all existing workforce development programs, agencies, and institutions in the State of Connecticut for presentation to the Governor's Workforce Council.

New York, NY

• Drafted, edited, and revised language for policy briefs, fact sheets, presentations, and op-eds including original research and data analysis
• Conducted contextual research and tracked media coverage of core issue areas to craft weekly briefings that informed advocacy strategy
• Collaborated with coalition members & partner organizations to plan and execute press conferences, rallies, and direct actions as a method of legislative advocacy for core policy campaigns (Start SMART-NY, EndOverdoseNY)
• Conducted outreach and built rapport with city and state elected officials
• Assisted Director and Deputy Director of New York State Policy Office in planning and executing two-day Marijuana: Justice, Equity, Reinvestment conference (December 11-12, 2018 at Capital Center in Albany, NY).

New York, NY

• Managed technology in blended classroom
• Facilitated interaction between residential and online students
• Provided content-related feedback and explanation to online students during lectures

New York, NY

• Planned and carried out 25+ events collaborating with student groups, internal and external faculty, UN and government agencies, and nongovernmental organizations
• Crafted and circulated weekly newsletter containing upcoming events, important announcements, relevant news, job postings to audience of 300+
• Coordinated logistics for students and faculty in the Gender & Public Specialization
• Assisted in designing and executing Gender Policy Practicum course

• [Youth Concepts of Social Cohesion in the Middle East: Building a Social Cohesion Index that Defines Success through the Eyes and Experience of Young People]
• Map and review social cohesion operational definitions and measurement tools currently in use by governments, local CBOs, CSOs, and NGOs, international organizations in Middle East
• Map and review conceptual definitions of social cohesion held by adolescents/youth, parents, and key stakeholders in the community by conducting focus group discussions (FDGs), cognitive interviews with youth, and key.
• Recommend adaptations to Mercy Corps’ definition, metrics, and measurement tools to better incorporate the conceptual understandings of social cohesion of adolescents and youth

New York, NY

• Monitored and evaluated all UN Security Council publications for ten countries, resulting in analysis that informed country-specific advocacy for the Women, Peace and Security agenda
• Researched and drafted language for Monthly Action Points presented for consensus sign-off by NGOWG coalition, published on organization website and distributed to UNSC member states

Bronx, NY

• Managed a caseload averaging 20 clients (primarily Spanish-speaking, HIV+) - Partnered with clients to co-create service plans, set personal goals, and monitored progress - Facilitated access to social services.
• Revised client satisfaction surveys; administered to Ryan White program client base (~130 individuals); compiled, analyzed, and communicated results within agency to inform service improvement plan

Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru

• Advised volunteers in lesson planning to ensure consistent, meaningful program offerings
• Led bilingual volunteer feedback sessions to foster culture of continual improvement
• Coordinated logistics for guest speakers and excursions to places of cultural interest
• Created electronic templates and maintained ongoing records to improve organizational sustainability
• Developed visual tracking system to aggregate & communicate data on program efficacy
• Expanded community connections database by 100%; improved attendance and retention by 300%

Monterrey Area, Mexico

• Collaborated with colleagues to design cross-curricular project-based assessments
• Redesigned English curriculum to focus on essential skills and real-world applicability
• Integrated new technologies in 1-1 classroom to improve collaboration, creativity & critical thinking
• Conceptualized and launch new Global Issues Network course following Aware, Able, Act model
• Directed Professional Learning Community (PLC) for local teachers on incorporating service learning to increase student engagement and achievement

Denver, CO

• Enabled students to exceed school, network, and district averages on all benchmark assessments
• Directed transition to Common Core standards by conducting staff-wide professional development
• Led Innovation Planning Committee in implementing school-wide, data-driven student tracker
• Screened over 30 applicants and advised staffing decisions resulting in the hire of 3 new teachers

Denver, CO

• Designed curriculum for life skills and literacy summer courses
• Developed strategies to recruit and retain participants for out-of-school programming
• Piloted and facilitated after-school mentorship program between middle and high school students
• Formulated improvement plan for after-school programs based on data gathered through observations

Greater Denver Area

• Selected from top 11% out of over 50,000 applicants to serve in a low-income school for two years

Boston, MA

• Instructed an ESL class of 15 students speaking 3 different languages
• Co-facilitated Expressive Therapy Creative Writing class
• 8 of 10 students earned GED after receiving one-on-one tutoring in Reading, Writing, and Math

Wilton, CT

• Streamlined organization sales, purchases, and traffic files
• Aided in communications with Spanish-speaking clients

New Canaan, CT

• Prepared exhibits for trials
• Facilitated communication between lawyers and clients
• Proofread and edited legal briefs and filings

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Urban & Social Policy

Activities and Societies: - Founding Member and Organizing & Advocacy Chair of Race, Inequality, Solidarity, & Economics (RISE) Working.

Master Of Social Work (M.S.W.), Policy Practice

Activities and Societies: Interschool Governing Board Representative for Columbia University School of Social Work

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English & Hispanic Studies, Gpa 3.85 - Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Editor of Social Sciences Section of Dialogue, Art Club

Literatura Y Philologia