Camila R. Email & Phone Number

Washington, United States

Serves as an Associate for the Natural Capital Business (NCB) whose purpose is to extend Palladium's role as a firm sitting at the intersection of private sector and public sector development initiatives. NCB's work supports sustainability efforts in the private sector by helping foreign companies building relationships with and developing projects benefitting the local communities they work and invest in. NCB also provides executive training and strategy consulting to private sector clients looking to solidify a long-term vision. The Washington office's clients come from a variety of sectors investing in Africa and Latin America ranging from agriculture to mining to transportation. As an Associate supports current project operations, project and opportunity research, workshop development, team external communications efforts, and more.From September 2023 - August 2024, served part-time as a language inclusivity analyst of the corporate Sustainable Business (SB) team in order to promote multilingual resources and engagement across Palladium's Americas Regional Business Partnership as well as support other internal sustainability efforts ranging from providing support a workshops to event planning to involvement in DC-area diversity initiatives among international development contractors to corporate volunteer opportunities. Since August 2024, has transitioned into the Americas Regional Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Lead.Temporarily served proposal coordinator for a live USAID bid in Central America.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Provides administrative and technical support to Palladium's private sector consulting team. In particular, working on projects for clients in the mining sector who wish to develop and implement sustainability initiatives within the communities they mine in. Additionally, works with office's corporate Sustainable Business team to promote language inclusion across the Americas portfolio.Continues providing minor support to SURGES Mexico, particularly with the Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion (GESI) team.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Provided support to USAID-funded Guatemala CEO by working under a technical adviser and joined Mexico SURGES from the award date on as a member of the Project Management Unit.Started an office interest group for people from Spanish-speaking cultures as well as Spanish learners called Hispanohablantes.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Handles the recruitment and interviewing process for new strategic advisors at the beginning of each semester in order to promote organizational growth and serves as a liaison between the organization and George Washington University.• Advises businesses and organizations that work in the impact investment space (client projects have been based out of countries like Ghana, El Salvador, and Uganda) in order to attract investors to projects and businesses that provide a social return in addition to a financial one.• Researches, organizes, and reviews information that contributes to the briefs and deliverables for each client project.• Creates and sends out weekly internal newsletter detailing professional and academic opportunities for student members.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Performed literature review on reports, studies, interviews, and presentations in Spanish and English to become familiarized with a Palladium project called Peru Cocoa Alliance (PCA).• Conducted and took notes for over 40 phone or video call interviews in Spanish and English with different actors involved in PCA ranging from cacao farmers to USAID officials to cocoa traders.• Wrote a case study covering the insights learned by Palladium as they implemented PCA which led to a major supply chain transformation using market systems and inclusive growth approaches.• Continuously revised the case study through a Steering Committee attended by supervisors.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Collaborated with a team of students and the ICR’s Director, Dr. John Forrer, on an impact investment bond for responsible mining in the renewable energy supply chain that will reduce environmental impact.• Researched environmental negligence, technology, supply chains, labor exploitation, and CSR innovation in the global mining industry in order to provide background information and potential ideas.• Developed proposals with intervention activities to mitigate the adverse effects of mining for renewable energy.• Write and created an impact investment presentation, a deliverable packet, and briefs for the proposal to be shared with potential impact investors.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Published a two-part series for the intern blog on illegal gold mining in Venezuela so that more awareness can be brought to the human rights abuses and environmental exploitation happening in the country’s southern region.• Researched, summarized, and translated (between Spanish and English) Venezuela news as well as U.S. foreign policy decisions regarding Venezuela in order to inform WOLA’s policy experts on recent events.• Attended and took notes at events hosted by other foreign policy or advocacy organizations on behalf of Washington Office on Latin America so that WOLA staff can be updated on the most current opinions and research coming from other Latin American policy experts.• Researched and organized prospective or current donor profiles in preparation for a transition between databases.• Categorized and altered blog posts for the new Venezuela Politics and Human Rights blog on WordPress in preparation for its launch.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Contributed to 4th Congressional District, 19th State House District, and Gubernatorial campaigns.• Participated in phone banking to encourage individuals to vote, collect information on voter opinions, and to distribute information about events or getting to the polls.• Promoted voter registration and fundraising for local campaigns.• Completed independent research for 20th State House District candidate, Lucy Hoffman, on District 10 public schools and economic revitalization of South Carolina’s Piedmont region.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Contributed to a victorious 2nd District and the at-large Greenville City Council campaign.• Participated in phone banking to encourage individuals to vote, collect information on voter opinions, and to distribute information about events or getting to the polls.• Became familiarized with the Democratic Party’s NGP VAN database by updating voting records and contact information of Greenville voters.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba

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