Cristina González Alcalá, Phd Email & Phone Number

Akron, OH, US

Akron, Ohio, United States

Conceptualized and led a community-wide Appreciative Inquiry Summit involving 130+ participants to develop a community-centered grantmaking strategy. This initiative resulted in a $1 million, two-year commitment to address public safety, housing, and mental health.Oversee a $5 million grant portfolio, managing performance metrics and evaluating the impact.

Akron

Crafted an organization-wide diversity, equity and inclusion thought piece that became the foundation’s work plan and roadmap for strategic initiatives related to racial equity and social justice.Led a Racial Equity Impact Assessment of the foundation's grantmaking process, resulting in the identification and mitigation of disparities affecting nonprofit.

Akron, Ohio, United States

Akron, Ohio

Owner and founder of a thriving minority-owned, small-business in a competitive market.Realized increased sales each year since founding by leveraging local small-business partnerships.Inspire others through speaking engagements on topics of entrepreneurship, business, and promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Akron, Ohio

Supported organization’s cradle to career collective impact efforts to improve personal and regional prosperity by increasing educational attainment.Conducted collaborative research with 17 public school districts to identify data-driven strategies for narrowing racial educational achievement gaps.Convened and coached a network of 30+ out-of-school-time.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Contributed to securing state funding for a county child abuse and neglect prevention initiative by demonstrating program effectiveness through comprehensive data analysis.Implemented a data-driven organizational strategy by training grantees in Excel and outcome metric development, enhancing data collection and reporting practices to optimize program.

Piqua, OH

Led a seamless transition of a 300+ staff organization to a new, secure software platform, resulting in annual cost savings of $30,000 and significant time efficiencies. Established a robust compliance framework by developing comprehensive knowledge of relevant federal, state, and local regulations, including the Head Start Act, Program Performance.

Akron, OH

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Urban Studies/Affairs

Master Of Arts, Communication

Mpa, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: Public Administration and Urban Studies Student Association, President (2009) Pi Alpha Alpha Public.

Ba, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Women's Golf TeamMinor in Humanities