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San Juan, Puerto Rico

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supporting the USDA funded Food for Progress project called Safe Agriculture Food Export, known locally as Progana, working to increase production and quality as well as open new markets for beef and dairy products.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Área Metropolitana De Washington D.C., Estados Unidos

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Generated training manual to provide guidelines for country offices to develop DRR & CCA strategies
• Supported regional and country offices in the development of 3-year DRR & CCA strategies
• Coordinated distance learning courses for Humanitarian Operations Personnel
• Assisted with drafting USAID/OFDA proposals for DRR projects in Latin America
• Provided logistical & planning assistance for SCUS 2014 Global DRR Conference in Bangkok, Thailand
• Supplied country office and technical team administrative support

San Ramon, Mejicanos, El Salvador

• Oversaw the operations of three community empowerment and education programs: Family Empowerment; Early Childhood Education Scholarships; Women’s Savings and Lendings Group
• Controlled expenses and finances for a $30,000 annual budget
• Facilitated strategic alliances with local and international stakeholders
• Communicated and maintained strong relationships with donors
• Administered social media marketing campaigns to promote organization’s programs and fundraising
• Proposal development: Awarded $10,000 Chase Community Giving grant; Seattle Peace Corps Association small grants; and Government of El Salvador’s Ministry of Tourism transportation grants

Área Metropolitana De Washington D.C., Estados Unidos

• Organized logistics and workshops for 13 Colombian and Ecuadorian program participants
• Drafted and translated documents, workshop materials, and press releases in Spanish and English
• Coordinated volunteers at POA’s chapters in Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and South Carolina
• Compiled agendas and budgets for US chapters and provided general administrative support

Seattle, WA

• Assisted refugees resettling from Africa, Central and Southeast Asia, and the Middle East with living stipends and locating housing; counseled refugee walk-ins on current immigration programs, and proper filing of visa.
• Supported staff with administrative duties including filing and phone inquiries
• Managed volunteer and adopt-a-family programs databases with MS Outlook

San Salvador, El Salvador

• Created and implemented lesson plans for basic, intermediate, advanced, and superior level English courses directed towards mid-level career professionals
• Evaluated students based on verbal, oral and written understanding of English grammar

Santo Domingo De Guzman, Sonsonate, El Salvador

• Coordinated USAID/DAI grant selection and funds distribution for 10 Peace Corps Volunteers’ community-initiated environmental education activities in the USAID Improved Management and Conservation of Critical.
• Implemented the USAID Improved Solid Wastes Management pilot project in four urban schools
• Aided the USAID Environmental Services Program Director in tracking goals, managing budgets and drafting reports; translated and edited USAID reports from Spanish to English
• Drafted weekly and monthly achievement reports and databases
• Raised $1000 locally and internationally for the purchase of 10 computers from the World Computer Exchange that benefited 700 local students in 4 municipal schools
• Established 2 youth environmental conservation groups in 2 different schools with 30 members

Maiguera, Guatajiagua, Morazan, El Salvador

• Trained 75 rural farmers in sustainable farming practices, and micro-enterprise creation and administration as part of a Food and Agriculture Organization Food Security pilot project
• Supported local community development organization with strategic planning, organization, and grant proposals for infrastructure, women’s employment, and micro-enterprise projects
• Instructed 200 primary school students in three rural schools in English, environmental education, and sexual and reproductive development using participatory methods
• Trained 8 households to construct eco-efficient Finlandia stoves for fuel reduction
• Organized a 1000 fruit tree reforestation campaign to promote soil conservation efforts and improve community nutrition
• Requested 3 tree grafting kits from the Association for the Development of Chinameca to train small acreage farmers in small business development

Asuncion, Paraguay

• Developed an online class using E-Class Builder for training micro-finance loan officers
• Provided administrative support to the Youth Development Programs Director
• Translated grant proposals and the organization’s website from Spanish to English
• Assisted Micro-finance loan officers in daily activities and advising to loan recipients
• Conducted research for potential youth development grants

Master'S Degree

B.A.