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New York City Metropolitan Area

The Senior Analyst, Stakeholder Relations supports stakeholder and community engagement for AES Clean Energy projects such as solar, battery storage, and wind across New York/Northeast. Reporting to the Manager, Stakeholder Relations for New York and the Northeast, the Senior Stakeholder Relations Analyst partners with cross-functional teams to execute project-specific stakeholder relations strategies in support of business and project success.- Supports the development and implementation of strategic project engagement plans that align with the company’s brand positioning and support its development objectives.- Identifies, establishes, and cultivates mutually beneficial relationships with key stakeholders working collaboratively with internal teams such as Development, Permitting, Operations, and Communications.- Coordinates in-person and virtual events, including but not limited to, community meetings, tours, site visits, and oversees all event-related tasks, from planning to execution.- Identifies and communicates community/local sentiment, priorities, and concerns to the internal team, ensuring that AES’ messaging is specifically tailored and relevant to the local community.- Identify and support strategic partnerships within local communities to support AES’ brand and reputation, in alignment with AES’ Social Impact Program.- Mobilize individuals and organizations to demonstrate support for AES’ renewable energy projects.- Develop targeted external communications such as information materials, talking points, presentations, displays, social media, and press releases to bolster local presence.- Monitor social and traditional media, including local media.

New York, United States

Work with the Manager of Stakeholder Relations, New York/northeast to support the execution of state and project-specific stakeholder relations strategies and tactics.Support the development and implementation of strategic project engagement plans that align with the company’s brand positioning and support its development objectives.Support planning and execution of in-person and virtual community engagement events .Create and maintain accurate records of all contacts and interactions, ensuring. maintenance of stakeholder tracking in our stakeholder relations management tool, Quorum.Research potential strategic partnerships within local communities hosting AES projects, in alignment with AES’ Social Impact Program.Collect and analyze stakeholder feedback through various channels, and document and manage this data utilizing various stakeholder interaction and tracking tools, especially Quorum.Monitor toll-free phone line and project emails.Support creation and maintenance of state and project websites.Support administrative tasks such as processing invoices, mailings, ordering marketing materials, and managing an events and communications calendar.Draft targeted external communications such as informational handouts, talking points, presentations, and public meeting displays, to bolster local presence.

New York, United States

Responsible for day-to-day management of residential facilities, staff co-supervision, and administrative responsibilities in the Office of Residence Life. Facilitates on-call crisis response, problem solving, conflict management, implements student development theory, and outreach for residential facilities.

Queens, New York, United States

Responsible for the day to day facility operations and audio visual support for conference groups. Responsibilities include: scheduling, training, supervision of student staff, coordinating meeting room set up and breakdown and event support logistics. Works closely with colleagues in Facilities, Public Safety and Information Technology.

New York, United States

Facilitates information sessions with Freshman Classes and professors across the university on how and why they will be participating in Academic Service-Learning. This is supplemented by the communication with and coordination of Service Sites each semester to ensure that students have both face to face and virtual options for service. Additionally, social, and digital media is managed via the input of data and verification of service through the Student Service Reporting platform GivePulse, while keeping Instagram and Facebook updated with the department’s opportunities, achievements, and notices.• Oversaw the booth for AS-L and facilitated discussions with over 300 prospective parents and students on coming to St John’s University.• Managed the input of service completion from over 1000 students for the fall semester.

St Vincent Street, Port Of Spain

Through in-depth research, prepared, wrote, and edited Executive Management speeches, press releases, advertisements, articles, letters, and other forms of communication documents for use by the Ministry of Education which were disseminated locally, regionally, and internationally. This was underscored by the facilitation of effective public relations strategy to ensure proactive media coverage and branding of the Ministry for the various publics served including social media platforms Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. • Chaired three (3) National Consultations on Education Reform both physically and on television. The physical audience exceeded 1200 persons while the televised consultation was national and carried in both Trinidad and Tobago. In addition to chairing weekly media conferences across the country. • Produced “MOE Conversations from September 2020 to July 2021, a monthly series that addressed topical matters in education, chaired by the Minister with guests of varying levels from students to Trade Union Leaders. Aired nationally on television and involving international stakeholders virtually. • Voiced “Uncle Matthew” on the Leading Stars ECCE Program, a national radio program for kindergarten aged children that began during the closure of schools in the pandemic.

#18 Alexandra Street, St Clair

Collected, collated and compiled data and research material pertaining to effective communication strategies that builds the Ministry and the Minister's portfolio while working with a team to plan and manage the design, content and production of marketing materials.• Monitored media releases concerning the Ministry, strategized and created effective responses to treat with any issues that arose.• Managed and monitored Social Media channels; Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to ensure compliance and conformance with the Ministry's communication objectives.• Hosted corporate events for internal and external audiences of varying publics including but not limited to students, teachers, government officials and the Prime Minister with audiences in some instances exceeding 700 persons.

Leo Bass Avenue, Petit Valley

During Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival season and on other select projects, assisted in Social Media Content Collection and Management while attending events to provide live and real-time coverage.• Covered events through photography and written media coverage.• Spearheaded operational strategies to ensure proactive media coverage of activities and minimize negative reports or social media feedback.• Update and manage media content through social and digital coverage.

One Woodbrook Place, Tragarete Road, Port Of Spain

Managed and directed the team responsible for Data Entry, Staff Engagement and customer satisfaction.• Designed and implemented strategies and training initiatives pertaining to customer care and customer retention.• Facilitated training of frontline staff at the One Woodbrook Place Investment Centre• Conducted performance review meetings with frontline staff.• Kept the vision and the brand alive and in motion within the company with everyone involved while holding increasing responsibility for brand promotion as a nominated Brand Champion for the company.• Established a rapport with customers to ensure satisfaction with the UTC brand.

Master Of International Communications, Communication And Media Studies

Diploma, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

Bachelor'S Degree, Communications Studies, Minor In Gender Studies

Activities and Societies: • University of the West Indies Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (UWISTAT) Ambassador • P.R.O of Communications.

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