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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Provide strategic leadership and vision to over 680 staff in 21 countries across the Americas and Pacific in connecting communities and thousands of Peace Corps Volunteers to advance education, economic development, civic engagement, health, climate, and other priorities. - Support stewardship, analysis and oversight of $52 million budget to carry out effective operations across the IAP Region. - Work with senior leadership team of the agency to refine policies, strategic planning… Show more - Provide strategic leadership and vision to over 680 staff in 21 countries across the Americas and Pacific in connecting communities and thousands of Peace Corps Volunteers to advance education, economic development, civic engagement, health, climate, and other priorities. - Support stewardship, analysis and oversight of $52 million budget to carry out effective operations across the IAP Region. - Work with senior leadership team of the agency to refine policies, strategic planning, manage crisis situations, and hire regional staff.- Supported the return of Peace Corps Volunteers after COVID-19 global evacuation, to 21 countries. - Helped develop Blue Pacific Youth Initiative regional strategy for engagement of young climate leaders across the Pacific. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Led design and implementation of USAID Agency Youth in Development Policy. - Co-designed and facilitated five-day youth development in USAID programming training and delivered it to over 700 staff from 30 countries. - Provided strategic guidance and coordination across Agency Missions and Operating Units for improving youth program development and youth integration increasing integration in youth in 70% of USAID country strategies. - Provided technical assistance and training for… Show more - Led design and implementation of USAID Agency Youth in Development Policy. - Co-designed and facilitated five-day youth development in USAID programming training and delivered it to over 700 staff from 30 countries. - Provided strategic guidance and coordination across Agency Missions and Operating Units for improving youth program development and youth integration increasing integration in youth in 70% of USAID country strategies. - Provided technical assistance and training for USAID staff globally on effective youth programming in diverse sectors (education, employment, democracy, health, and peace and security issues). - Served as a senior representative on youth issues for the Agency with the USG Interagency and external donor community, in coordination with bureaus, missions, and Agency leadership. - Helped support increase of USAID youth-relevant and youth-specific yearly program funding from $160M to $320M over five years. - Served as co-lead on USAID private sector partnership team in developing strategy to engage hospitality and tourism sector. Show less

Washington Dc

- Led Creative's capacity development and peformance development/learning area for overseas staff and partners. - Helped develop and deploy CreativeU blended-learning LMS platform to link development professionals and youth to e-learning in Latin America, Africa and Middle East. Supported creation or curation of over 300 e-courses and key resources. - Assisted in development of Creative's youth development strategy. - Development of strategic partnerships with international and… Show more - Led Creative's capacity development and peformance development/learning area for overseas staff and partners. - Helped develop and deploy CreativeU blended-learning LMS platform to link development professionals and youth to e-learning in Latin America, Africa and Middle East. Supported creation or curation of over 300 e-courses and key resources. - Assisted in development of Creative's youth development strategy. - Development of strategic partnerships with international and bi-national partners around youth development and e-learning. Innovation around appropriate use of technology for development including: GIS mapping including www.SDGYouthActionMapper.org; www.DropoutPreventionLab.org, www.HerosHorizons.org and online organizational capacity assessment tool, among others. Show less

- Oversaw the USAID-funded Community and Youth At-risk Program known as Alcance Positivo. - Managed $8.2 million dollar, 3-year budget. Supervised team of 21 professionals in providing support to national government ministries, NGO networks, Municipal Violence Prevention Councils and community/youth groups in developing interventions to reduce youth violence and increase opportunities in education, employment and out of school time. -Developed network of 22 youth outreach centers in… Show more - Oversaw the USAID-funded Community and Youth At-risk Program known as Alcance Positivo. - Managed $8.2 million dollar, 3-year budget. Supervised team of 21 professionals in providing support to national government ministries, NGO networks, Municipal Violence Prevention Councils and community/youth groups in developing interventions to reduce youth violence and increase opportunities in education, employment and out of school time. -Developed network of 22 youth outreach centers in high violence communities. - Developed private sector partnerships resulting in over $14 million in project leverage. - Carried out monitoring and evaluation and national surveys on violence, volunteerism, NGO management. Show less

- Provided regional oversight to programs and training, as well as strategic planning for 22 field offices serving 28 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands. - Determined resource allocation of $55 million annual budget as member of senior staff. - Designed and facilitated regional technical workshops, conferences, staff development retreats, and strategic planning meetings for field and headquarters staff. - Co-designed and coordinated V2 - Multiplying… Show more - Provided regional oversight to programs and training, as well as strategic planning for 22 field offices serving 28 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands. - Determined resource allocation of $55 million annual budget as member of senior staff. - Designed and facilitated regional technical workshops, conferences, staff development retreats, and strategic planning meetings for field and headquarters staff. - Co-designed and coordinated V2 - Multiplying the Power of Service agency-wide initiative focused on scaling up the engagement of young people in civic action globally.- Co-developed new agency volunteer monitoring and reporting system as well as designed online document library resulting in increased real-time access to documents by field.- Helped develop system of competency-based staff development for programming staff.- Oversaw effort to improve quality of project planning and management, as well as, training design and evaluation of 80 projects resulting in 60% increase of Posts meeting high quality standards. Show less

- Managed and directed Peace Corps' program and training supervising 29 staff and 140 volunteers working in nine social development projects. - Strengthened Peace Corps' program to actively address host country development needs through revision of six project plans, design of new Youth-at-Risk project, promotion Haiti/DR cross-border initiative, and national HIV/AIDS and environmental peer education networks. - Led program team effort to strengthen programmatic communication and… Show more - Managed and directed Peace Corps' program and training supervising 29 staff and 140 volunteers working in nine social development projects. - Strengthened Peace Corps' program to actively address host country development needs through revision of six project plans, design of new Youth-at-Risk project, promotion Haiti/DR cross-border initiative, and national HIV/AIDS and environmental peer education networks. - Led program team effort to strengthen programmatic communication and volunteer support resulting in a reduction of early termination rate to lowest in all Peace Corps posts worldwide. - Helped co-found a national youth service initiative, Sirve Quisqueya, with coalition of 15 leading NGOs and government agencies, resulting in establishment of national service plan and mobilization campaign. - Promoted capacity building of non-governmental and community-based organizations through training in participatory needs assessment, project design and management, resource development, leadership, and information technology.- Served as Acting Country Director in both the DR and Haiti for prolonged periods. - Led team on reviewing PC-DR's compliance with MS-270 safety regulations and hiring/training of new Safety and Security Coordinator. - Managed training contract, including redesign of Pre-Service Training and In-Service Training methodologies to use more community-based and self-directed learning approaches, resulting in higher satisfaction and learning outcomes as reported in participant evaluations.- Provided ongoing contact with volunteers and trainees, enhance project site research and selection, and provide greater field support to volunteers, resulting in improved volunteer morale.- Revitalized and expanded cooperative relationships with host country government officials, U.S. government agencies, international, and non-governmental organizations. Show less

- Supervised program staff of five professionals and five AmeriCorps members, as well as oversaw coordination of YSA's programs for national alliance of 200+ youth service agencies. Programs included: National/Global Youth Service Day, SERVEnet.org, Youth Civic Action Network, President's Student Service Awards, National Youth Service Affiliates Program, and the Fund for Social Entrepreneurs.- Developed/evaluated strategic plan for YSA and established program operating and reporting… Show more - Supervised program staff of five professionals and five AmeriCorps members, as well as oversaw coordination of YSA's programs for national alliance of 200+ youth service agencies. Programs included: National/Global Youth Service Day, SERVEnet.org, Youth Civic Action Network, President's Student Service Awards, National Youth Service Affiliates Program, and the Fund for Social Entrepreneurs.- Developed/evaluated strategic plan for YSA and established program operating and reporting systems.- Assisted in the development of the President's Student Service Awards program and Global Youth Service Day to mobilize and recognize millions of young volunteers each year, as well as developed Project Plan-It! online project planning tool.- Coordinated and convened national leaders in the community service/service-learning field through monthly Working Group on National Service.- Directly wrote proposals and cultivated donors resulting in over $1.4 million of funding.- Developed corporate partnerships for various YSA awards programs including: Sears/the Backstreet Boys, MTV, AT&T, Hasbro, NBA, as well as the Corporation for National Service.- Assisted in development of media/public relation's strategy that generated 310 million media impressions per year with partners such as Parade Magazine, 17, the Today Show, Channel One, and AOL. Show less

- Served as Country/Field Representative for four countries (Venezuela, Panama, Nicaragua, and Mexico)- Analyzed, selected and monitored over 50 innovative community development projects yearly throughout Central America, and previously in Venezuela. Annual portfolio of $1.3 million. Coordinated an in-country staff of 8 professionals in each country. - Assisted in establishing counter-part funding agreements with other international and national donors including design of a… Show more - Served as Country/Field Representative for four countries (Venezuela, Panama, Nicaragua, and Mexico)- Analyzed, selected and monitored over 50 innovative community development projects yearly throughout Central America, and previously in Venezuela. Annual portfolio of $1.3 million. Coordinated an in-country staff of 8 professionals in each country. - Assisted in establishing counter-part funding agreements with other international and national donors including design of a nine-organization development credit fund network providing over $2.2 million in credit to small cooperatives and non-governmental organizations in Panama. - Coordinated $2 million cooperative agreement between the Inter-American Foundation and the International Youth Foundation resulting in $3 million in leveraged funds for youth grants in the region. - Assisted in the establishment and coordination of the Inter-American Working Group on Youth Development, composed of 7 major international donor agencies. Show less

-Drafted UNICEF policy paper on strategies for field offices, governments and non-governmental agencies to reduce and eliminate forms of child prostitution and sexual exploitation of children.

- Drafted plan for incorporating into new guidelines a more developmental approach to employment preparation for hard-to-serve youth. Served as liaison between Division of Youth Employment and Youth Employment Consortium of 30 community-based training programs.

- Evaluated and made recommendations on vocational training program for organization working with over 1,200 at-risk youth. Presented workshops on vocational preparation and program planning.

- Developed project proposal for $3 million USAID project on at-risk youth and street children. - Carried out extensive document and field research in Fortaleza, Recife, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.- Reviewed program documents and sub-contracts on AIDS prevention (AIDSCAP) and drug awareness projects; monitored U.S. cooperating agencies and Brazilian grantee organizations.

- Assisted Country Representative in all aspects of planning and executing the country program and operations plan. Supervised staff of 12. Represented UNICEF at international conferences. - Organized and implemented statistical, monitoring and evaluation system for UNICEF program. - Coordinated study on the Impact of Economic Policies on Social Welfare. - Provided technical advice to authorities on socio-economic policies to protect vulnerable populations.- Coordinated… Show more - Assisted Country Representative in all aspects of planning and executing the country program and operations plan. Supervised staff of 12. Represented UNICEF at international conferences. - Organized and implemented statistical, monitoring and evaluation system for UNICEF program. - Coordinated study on the Impact of Economic Policies on Social Welfare. - Provided technical advice to authorities on socio-economic policies to protect vulnerable populations.- Coordinated UNICEF cooperation with other UN agencies and private voluntary organizations. Show less

- Supervised home and coordinated vocational education for 100 orphaned and abandoned teenagers. - Coordinated food production, preparation and distribution for 900 children between ages 1-15. Coordinated staff of 20 workers in four separate houses. Taught ESL and acted as informal counselor.

- Received training as one of fourteen CIPRA Fellows nationwide to assist in implementing Immigration Reform Legalization Campaign. - Provided legal counseling and application preparation for over 300 clients

Mpa, International Development Studies

Bs - School Of Foreign Service, International Law And Relations

Latin American Studies

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