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New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, United States

Guilin, Shanghai, Mexico City

Directed international communications and partnership development across 18+ countries, managing crisis communications in diverse cultural contexts.Orchestrated strategic communications for global program expansion across three continents.Designed and implemented interdisciplinary and multicultural faculty-led travel programs worldwide.Developed crisis management protocols for international programs, ensuring rapid response and stakeholder alignment.Built and maintained relationships with 20+ university partners and government stakeholders globally.Led multilingual communications teams to deliver consistent messaging across diverse cultural contexts.Oversaw logistics management, budgeting, and forecasting for international programs, ensuring operational success.

Supervised the business operations of four departments with a workforce of 100+ employees (Finance, Client Services, Distribution and Nuclear Power Plant) and coordinated the reports to be delivered to the CEO and Board of Directors

Ciudad De México Y Alrededores, México

Supervised and coordinated the portfolio of international cooperation projects between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Mexican institutions.Managed strategic communications with international stakeholders, ensuring alignment with Mexico’s energy policy priorities.Designed and implemented crisis communication protocols for sensitive international energy matters.Streamlined cross-departmental messaging on complex policy issues to ensure consistency and clarity.Promoted to Chief of Staff of the International Affairs Unit, where I oversaw the development of briefing materials for Mexico’s executive branch on international energy policy and diplomacy.

Sustainable Ocean'S Alliance

Worked directly with Palau's Ambassador of the Ocean and the Seas, Stuart Beck, to craft and deliver compelling messages that advanced the nation’s environmental agenda on the global stage.Developed expertise in strategic communications, leveraging stakeholder engagement to build coalitions and amplify Palau’s advocacy for ocean conservation. Contributed to capacity-building efforts, ensuring that messaging aligned with diplomatic goals and resonated with diverse international audiences.

New Haven, Ct

Assisted former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and current senior fellow at Yale's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Stephen Roach, while he taught his lecture "The Next China" to undergraduate and graduate students.Delivered lessons to two classes of 20 undergraduate students each week covering China's transition from an export and investment-led economy into an increasingly low-carbon and consumer-based model of development.

Executive Office, Nairobi, Kenya

Conducted in-depth interviews with high-ranking officials on critical topics, including UNEP’s capacity-building projects for environmental courts worldwide, the development of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and China’s collaboration with international organizations.Engaged with distinguished figures such as Michele Candotti, Principal Advisor to the Executive Director, Zhijia Wang, the leading official managing tripartite projects between China, UNEP, and African nations, and Maryam Niamir-Fuller, Director of the Division of Global Environment Facility Coordination, who spearheaded the environmental component of the Post-2015 Development Agenda.Gained valuable insights into UNEP’s global initiatives and their impact on environmental governance and international cooperation.

Assisted late Professor and inspiring activist, Jonathan Schell, in his lecture entitled "Dilemmas of the Nuclear Age."

Presidency Of The Republic

Responsible for President Felipe Calderon’s international correspondence with chiefs of state and other global actors.

Foreign Relations Secretariat, Mexico

Assisted in preparing the executive plan of Mexico’s “Strategic Relation” with the European Union.

Ciudad De México Y Alrededores, México

Assisted Professor Ana Covarrubias, renowned for her academic contribution to Mexico’s foreign policy analysis.

Master'S Degree, China And Environmental Policy

Activities and Societies: Fulbright Scholar

B.A. In International Relations, Political Science And Government

Focused on subjects related to China’s rise as a global power and its relations with the developing world.

Beijing, China

Business Strategy and Economics, Foreign Direct Investment in China, Mandarin. Focused on International Business/Trade/Commerce.

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