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• Manages grants, including writing of proposals, LOIs, and reports to a multilingual human rights organization. • Coordinates with various international offices and programs within CEJIL for purposes of monitoring and tracking grant requirements. • Manages data for individual donor and family foundations to improve donor recruitment and cultivation. • Assisted in the development of new internal protocols related to reporting for internal and external purposes. • Participated in strategic planning development and annual planning for CEJIL’s D.C. and Southern Cone offices.

• Managed and coordinated the Executive Director’s schedule, travel, and business-related expenses. • Developed quarterly accomplishment reports to share with stakeholders and funders, including Early Edge’s 2021 End of Year Report. • Coordinate logistical and operational needs for the team to conduct internal and external events including webinars, full team meetings, meeting with funders, and community meetings.• Facilitated Early Edge’s Parent Advisory Groups in English and Spanish which provided parents with an opportunity to give feedback on Early Edge’s policy priorities while helping parents develop leadership skills and a deeper understanding of early care and education policy. • Facilitate the Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) Advisory Groups, which included building rapport and sustaining relationships with undocumented FFNs and providing resources as needed. • Participated in strategic planning development as the data owner for the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. • Processed vendor invoices and payments on a weekly basis. • Provided project management support for multiple projects for the team.

Riverside County, California, United States

• Assisted attorneys in timely drafting and filing of legal documents for immigration court such as Asylum applications, Withholding of Removal Under the Convention Against Torture (I-589), and Cancellation of Removal (42B). • Conducted meetings with clients to review documentation, prepared various USCIS applications and drafted declarations required for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Visa and Asylum applications.• Assisted attorneys with timely competition of SIJS documentation, including meeting with clients, completing State court forms, SIJS declarations and filing with the appropriate local state court. • Interpreted (English to Spanish) for attorneys during client meetings and client phone calls. • Translated various legal documents for clients including birth certificates, marriage certificates and death certificates.• Assisted clients with Employment Authorization Documentation (EAD) questions regarding the 180-day automatic extension, renewing EADs and checking status with USCIS. • Participated in basic American Sign Language training. • Completed 2.5 hours of SIJS training with information on filing SIJS with Family Law court, Probate court and adjustment of status.

San Bernardino

Managed a variety of constituent casework assisting individuals to navigate through state procedures and mediated with private institutions. Conducted research on policies and regulations related to constituent issues in our district.

Moreno Valley, Ca

• Developed curriculum for low-income students in grades 9th – 12th. The curriculum focused on leadership development, career exploration and social justice topics. • Introduced a talking series which included working professionals in medicine, social work, politics/public policy and victim services. • Guided students through unique social consciousness projects of their own choosing. Students created artwork, presentations and skits to display topics such as sexual harassment, gun violence in schools, drug abuse and eating disorders.

Riverside, Ca

Conducted legal intakes using trauma-informed interviewing techniques and assessed minors for legal relief.Filed custody documentation for attorneys at family court in Riverside and Temecula. Assisted attorneys in timely preparing legal documents for voluntary departure hearings in immigration court.Facilitated meetings with parents of minors, often in Spanish or the parent’s dialect, in voluntary departure proceedings in order to guarantee the safety of minors upon their return home. Prepared relief determination letters for immigration shelters and other legal providers. Offered legal representation to minors on behalf of our organization and connect minors to other legal providers in their region if necessary. Managed legal archives for current and future clients while maintaining confidentiality. Organized data and legal documents, providing the most up-to-date case information for attorneys. Delivered “Know Your Rights” and “Court Prep” trainings and presentations for unaccompanied minors currently detained by immigration enforcement in various Southern California shelters.

Southern California

IGNITE is a non-profit organization that focuses on helping young women run for political office. During the first year of the fellowship conducted three 7-hour college councils event for 10 - 20 college chapter leaders in Southern California while organizing with elected officials, college board trustees and community leaders as speakers for the event. Facilitated a networking workshop for over 20 women at the PERSIST 2017 Conference held at the University of California, Riverside. Interviewed Megan Smith, CTO under president Obama at the United State of Women in 2018. Completed a 3-day fellowship training that included workshops on vision development, facilitating groups, networking, media training for interviews on newspapers, radio and T.V. and fellowship responsibilities.

Riverside, Ca

• Rape Prevention Education(RPE) Program Coordinator – administer California Department of Public Health grant at three high schools and two middle schools; adapt and develop curriculum for Rape Prevention Education in middle schools; facilitated weekly groups for young women; created curriculum for a summer youth leadership program and a youth leadership program that runs during the school year; facilitate and create curriculum for student council group - a policy based approach to prevention. Create community partnerships and connections for RPE Program and child abuse prevention. Assure compliance with grant objectives and strengthen evaluation methods. Create data collection methods for program evaluation. Analyze and report on program efficiency and progress. • Rape and Violence Prevention Community Education: Provide interactive presentations on rape/violence prevention, sexual harassment, healthy relationships/ Teen Dating Violence, child abuse prevention, internet safety and more to western Riverside county’s elementary, middle and high schools, college and universities in English and Spanish. Run Women Self-Defense classes for women 12 and up, and Kid Power Self-Defense classes for children 11 and under in English and Spanish. • Direct Services: Share duties on the 24-hour hotline with other staff; provide services in English or Spanish including in-person counseling, court and hospital accompaniment and advocacy. Organize Sexual Assault Response Team Training for Law-Enforcement. • Event Planning: Plan, Coordinate, and collaborate with the community Sexual Assault Awareness Month Events to bring Sexual Assault awareness to Western Riverside County.

Riverside

Ensured that advocates were always available by phone or in person, stepping in as backup when needed. Guided Advocates to the correct information, procedure or contact when faced with a challenging situation. Assessed Advocates well-being ensuring they were capable of continuing a case physically and mentally.

Ucr Medical School And Riverside University Medical Center

Master’S Degree, Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Dean's Ambassador

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Botany/Plant Biology

Activities and Societies: University Honors Program Medical Scholars Program Medical Scholars Summer Research Program 2015 Advancement.

Master'S Degree, Latin American Studies