• Researched community needs/assets through three-month diagnostic process using quantitative and qualitative methods (interviews, surveys, focus groups, observation, spatial mapping, etc.)• Collaborated with service providers and community leaders to plan and implement programs for youth/parents/service providers to foster stable and healthy lives for youth in the community• Conducted monitoring and evaluation techniques to gauge effectiveness of youth development programs• Designed and initiated a student mentorship program between upper and lower schools that led to a decrease in the dropout rate of the upper school and improvement in various life skills among both groups, including leadership, self-esteem, goal setting, decision-making, etc.• Certified in Restorative Practices from the International Institute for Restorative Practices: trained in conflict resolution through healthy communication• Developed and facilitated training and orientation sessions for incoming Peace Corps Volunteers• Editor of La Cadena: served for two years as editor and regular contributor to Peace Corps Costa Rica’s monthly newsletter, tasked with not only collaborating with staff and PCCR committees to share organizational updates but also providing volunteers with the space and support to express their experience in a creative variety of ways• Assisted in the reassessment and redesign of the PCCR Youth Development framework, the foundation on which the project’s work is executed, measured, and reported nationwide

• Served as contributing team member of a multi-disciplinary effort involving professionals from business, politics, and NGOs formulating smarter goals for economic activity and laying the groundwork for the design of economic indicators that promote sustainable and equitable development• Researched and updated SEED’s website weekly with the latest worldwide developments in alternative economic indicators and sustainable development• Designed and polished user interface of SEED’s website

• Founded a free-to-play after school soccer program that promotes leadership and academic achievement among Latino youth in Durham• Designed, organized, and managed program• Partnered with local school systems and community programs• Occupied bilingual leadership role within the program• Acquired sponsorships from local businesses and designed and promoted a successful fundraising campaign• Recruited, trained, and appointed qualified individuals to fill other leadership positions

• Contacted and coordinated with various Latino-run businesses within the local Durham community• Planned excursions to said businesses with the students of an intensive Spanish course and promoted cross-cultural, educational exchanges• Organized and led student reflection sessions