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New York, NY, US

New York, US

New York, US

Oakland, California, US

• Oversee and support all FTUSA Factory Partners on day-to-day business needs, including collecting and collating information, complex problem solving, as well as celebrating successes and social impact.
• Work with brands such as Target, West Elm, PrAna, JCrew, and others to ensure factory program offers the opportunity to foster transparent supplier relationships and stronger, more resilient supply chains.
• Manage global field team of 11 professionals on all key work streams and initiatives who support factory partners to achieve and maintain Fair Trade Certification and optimize impact of additional financial capital.
• Conduct research and analysis of country and category expansion opportunities and set strategies for risk management.

Oakland, California, US

• Shortened the amount of time it takes to onboard factories by 50% and generated 60% in cost savings with comprehensive service redesign.
• Developed and designed trainings for global field team to streamline program implementation.
• Established policies and organizational procedures to maintain and expand factory program to 40 factories in 11 countries.
• Maximized factory outreach by developing marketing materials to engage and support factories.
• Worked cross-functionally across business development, certification, and standards teams to ensure successful outcomes at Fair Trade Certified Factories.

Oakland, California, US

• Support new and existing brand partners on all day to day business needs, helping them achieve their Fair Trade expansion goals and promote their Fair Trade Certified offerings.
• Prepared presentations for top global brands and communicated the business, social, and environmental advantages of Fair Trade certification to various external parties.
• Coordinated summit for fair trade brand partners to encourage collaboration and deepen collective understanding of the Fair Trade Apparel and Home Goods Program.

Oakland, California, US

• Increased partnership engagement by 300% through the analysis and implementation of new and existing collaborations.
• Conceptualized, designed, and executed events to establish a presence in the Bay Area community and garner support for FSD.
• Led key analysis and evaluation on a variety of strategic projects across the organization's continuous stream of growth, cost savings, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Managed team of engineers to build new website for Giving Circle Platform

Moshi, TZ

• Mama Hope trains impact entrepreneurs from around the world and partners them with visionary leaders in developing countries to lift their communities out of poverty. Together, they fund and build community-identified.
• Developed a partnership with Global Citizen and organized an event in rural Uganda with 1,500 attendees resulting in over 40,000 signatures to call on Government officials in Uganda to make child and maternal health a.
• Identified, secured, and developed new partnership opportunities that led to securing $20,000 in funds for BIC initiatives by networking, organizing activities, and running a social media & email campaign.
• Created monitoring and evaluation, impact report, quarterly report, and case studies to track BIC's impact using qualitative and quantitative methods.Learn more about the work that was accomplished on my blog.

San Francisco, California, US

Key strategic thinker and decision maker to elevate the company through business development initiatives, performance management and operational efficiency.Responsible for implementing and streamlining the following processes:- HR Policies with Paychex - Employee Handbook, Employee benefits, payment/insurance plans. - Method CRM tool to track existing.

San Francisco, CA, US

Supported the CEO on a day-to-day basis with special marketing projects, speaking engagements and providing administrative support. Managed the CEO's calendar, coordinated travel arrangements, and continuously updated work plans/project management tools to executive tasks in an efficient manner. Engaged with high net worth donors and established long-term.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science, Minor In Spanish And French

French Language And Literature

Study Abroad Program At The China Institute Studies, Political Science And Mandarin Studies