Robyn Odegard Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Providing Project Management to the Florida Institute of Government to improve the efficiency and efficacy of local government, non-profit organizations, & community groups by providing various training and technical assistance support on a wide-variety of projects. • Provide project management for technical assistance and training contracts with local and state government, nonprofits, and the public sector• Business development & project procurement: writing, preparing, and administering proposals, grants, & projects• Managed stakeholders, logistics and planning, personnel, timelines, manage project life-cycle • Procure projects, design proposals, assemble consulting teams, develop project timelines, meet with executive team, final report preparation and presentation, planning and logistics • Spearheaded publishing, printing, and marketing process for faculty textbook, Politics in Florida, Fourth Edition• Coordinated county Community Capacity Building program for Grassroots Leadership Training • Provide program support students, placements, events, and logistics for USF Legislative Internship Program • Manage promotion, enrollment logistics and oversight of Florida Association of Code Enforcement training courses offered through the Institute, approx. 6 classes per fiscal year

Tampa, Fl/Washington. D.C.

• Advise, manage, and administer program to University of South Florida students for international internship and academic program located in Washington, D.C.• Coordinate academic credit in cooperation with faculty in various departments• Responsible for endorsing and approving all applications from USF• Mentor students and connect them with challenging and exciting opportunities

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

•Work with the Health Sciences major (approx. 1,800 students) to promote growth, retention, and student engagement •Collaborate with local organizations, clinics and graduate schools for volunteer & campus visit opportunities to students

• Teaching Assistant for "Human Rights in Latin America" and "Democracy and Exclusion in Brazil" courses where I evaluated assignments, lectured, and managed undergraduate research workshops, topics, and questions• Project team member for a multi-institutional grant-based project for enhancing representation of Afro-descendants throughout the Americas• Draft and translate communications, reports, and proposals (English/Spanish)• Collaboration in planning, organizing, and executing events including panel discussions, movie screenings, seminars, and international conferences

Dubuque, Iowa

• Translated and advocated for Spanish-speaking patients and families• Assisted in filling out financial assistance applications, prescription assistance, medical and dental translation, and providing other community resources to socio-economically diverse patients with limited resources and skills• Facilitated communication between patient(s) and provider(s) about concerns, diagnosis, and treatment plans in a clinical setting

Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua

• Presented North America market research and sample marketing materials to management• Translated various material telephone sales calls, business contracts, on site orders, and email correspondence with North American and European Clients.

University Of Northern Iowa

• Communicated and promoted ISV materials through personal networking, media marketing, and hosting tables• Invited to participate in and present at recruiting and training workshops in Santa Ana, CA (fall of 2009) • Was the #2 recruiter in the nation for ISV for the 2008 season

University Of Northern Iowa And Waterloo West High School In Wa

• Provided feedback and support to high school students in the program on their assignments and learning progress• Become familiar with individual student’s needs and records in order to provided targeted academic assistance• Maintained required record keeping regarding student progress and attendance

Waterloo, Iowa

Temporary position offered by the Census Bureau during the 2010 census• Prepared enumeration materials by checking address databases for duplicate or missing addresses, organizing crew leader assignment control records, keying data into the database, and referencing federal training materials• Tracked and shipped census forms for processing at the U.S. Census Bureau’s National Processing Center

Post-Master'S Graduate Certificate, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Ma, Political Science, Latin American Studies

Activities and Societies: PATH-People Against the Trafficking of HumansThesis title: "Fair Trade in Transition: Evolution, Popular.

Bachelor'S Degree, Spanish And Global Studies (Empahsis: Peace, Conflict, And Human Rights In Latin America)

Activities and Societies: Sigma Delta Pi, Muchas Manos Light Work, Capoeira Sports Club and Community Outreach, Conversation Partners