Carla Doolin Paredes, Phd Email & Phone Number

Tallahassee, FL, US

United States

International Development, International Education, Gender, Youth

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

• Manage implementation of two USAID funded programs: ‘USD 6.8 Million- Zambia Education Data activity” and “USD 5.9 Million- LAC Education Support Contract”. Serve as education technical lead, oversee strategy, budget.
• Contributed to design and writing of two winning proposals: USD 2.7 Million- Inclusive Education Teacher Training Activity in Morocco and USD 2.4 Million EduFinance Activity in Africa.
• Provide technical advice and lead new business development proposals to implement education programs in Guatemala, Honduras, Puerto Rico, and Africa with USAID and other clients.

Tallahassee, Flórida E Região, Estados Unidos

• Center for International Studies in Education Research and DevelopmentFlorida State University, Tallahassee, Florida | 2014 – Present
• Analyzed African policies and legislations to improve girls’ education and empowerment.
• Designed and conducted surveys and focus groups with high-level policymakers in Ecuador on the state of their education system. Prepared findings’ report for the U. S. State Department.
• Developed baseline assessment and prepared quarterly reports of early grade reading efforts for the Ministry of Education and USAID in Honduras and Ethiopia

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Led team of researchers to conduct the “Educare Community Needs Assessment” for an early learning center in South City and Apalachee Ridge neighborhoods.
• Coordinated workshop to validate results with 35 stakeholders including members of the Florida House of Representatives, City of Tallahassee government officials, business leaders, community members, and parents.

Washington D.C. Metro E Região, Estados Unidos

• Developed 30 country policy briefs to advance education investments in young children and facilitate discussions with strategic partners
• Created a policy analysis tool to ensure early learning is adequately incorporated in National Education Sector Plans

Washington, DC

• Advised high-level pubic officials on the design and implementation of social policy in Latin America and Africa.
• Nicaragua- Advised the Ministry of Education in the design of the Education Strategy Support Project (specific investment grant of US$54.4 million dollars), supported development of Project Appraisal Document and.
• Bolivia- Led the Japan Social Dev. Fund. Design, writing, acquisition, budget structures, negotiation, and implementation (3 million dollar grant); and South-south exchange. Design, writing, acquisition, budget.
• Brazil- Led the Spanish Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean. Design, writing, acquisition, budget structures, negotiation, implementation and completion and accountability report (35 thousand dollar grant)
• Central America- Led the South-South Exchange. Design, writing, acquisition, budget structures, negotiation, implementation and completion and accountability report (90 thousand dollars)
• Mozambique- Set up the Preschool Directorate of the Ministry of Education under the Education Strategy Support Project (specific investment grant of US$ 40 million dollars)- design the organization chart, and staff.

Washington, DC

• Act as team lead and coordinator for two grants with Norad and Sida to support adolescent health in Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama, Dominican Republic and Haiti
• Develop evidence-based policy frameworks on adolescent health ensuring a gender and human rights approach
• Developed information systems on young people’s health and its social determinants
• Guide and coordinate community-based interventions to engage young people
• Facilitate dialogue and promote collaboration between strategic partners for resource mobilization and cooperation at the country and regional levels to advance the adolescent and youth health agenda

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Advocated to increase awareness of socioeconomic issues in Latin America to promote the inclusion and participation of civil society in economic development efforts
• Authored social and economic policy briefs on Latin America and conducted research on the electoral process in the Peruvian and Mexican 2006 Presidential

Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Researched community-led development initiatives, educational systems and organizational structure of the MST to identify good practices, challenges, and lessons among agrarian reform settlements in Brazil
• Conducted a Participatory Rural Appraisal with more than 45 peasant activists and settlers in Vitoria da Conquista to identify context-appropriate education methods relevant in rural areas

Quito, Ecuador

• Designed a Government Credit Line providing young entrepreneurs with access to public credit for business and social development organizations in Quito and the surrounding areas
• Developed strategic public and private alliances and conducted training workshops for more than 500 youth to create trade and entrepreneurship opportunities using face to face and virtual meetings through GDLN
• Established a network among microenterprises, business incubators, and universities to promote access to credit and technical assistance for young people

Rome, Italy

• Developed policy briefs and presentations as well as advocacy efforts to increase national and international awareness of impact of oil spills in the Amazon and the health of indigenous people
• Conducted a programmatic needs-assessment and integrated a gender-equity and cultural perspective into the Food Security in Rural Guatemala project to improve women’s knowledge of nutrition

Washington D.C. Metro E Região, Estados Unidos

• Advised project managers on how to design the structure of their biannual strategic plans to implement them on AMPES (software for planning and evaluating projects)
• Evaluated budgets and donations, and monitored divisional projects’ administrative quality and accuracy
• Updated statistical information and created databases to access it

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Education Policy And Evaluation, 3.9

Doctoral thesis: “Preschool full-day or part-day: Does it matter for kindergarten readiness?” • Evaluated the effects of preschool.

Master Of Arts In International Development, Social Development, 3.8

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Business Administration

GPA: 3.9

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

High School, International Baccalaureate

High School