Melina Duarte is the Founder and Principal Consultant of MyDuarte Group, LLC. MyDuarte matches organizations and individuals to strategies and solutions and specializes in a wide range of services including (but not limited to) organizational development, branding, board development, donor cultivation, public relations and the managing of high profile clients and events. In addition to her consulting work, Melina is also a political strategist who has a passion for working with progressive candidates and campaigns to shape messaging and advise on strategic courses of action. Before venturing out on her own, Melina worked at the University of California where she was an integral part of the team that designed, launched and implemented the California State Summer School for Mathematics & Science. Melina is a self proclaimed ‘Chingona’ and considers herself to be part of a movement ofLatinas who have taken back that term and now wear it as a badge of honor. Her unique contribution is the creation of an official definition for the term, which can be found on a line of products she sells as part of her culture and lifestyle brand aptly named Chingona Definition. Melina’s motivation for starting Chingona Definition was to inspire all women, particularly young women, to own their power and pursue their dreams with confidence.☞ Top Five Strengths (Strengths Finder 2.0) are: Individualization, Strategic, Analytical, Relator, and Includer.
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