Taegan Dennis Email & Phone Number

Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala

One-year fellowship with the Latin America regional office of the AFSC to spearhead research initiatives in collective impact. This project will seek to support CSOs in El Salvador and Guatemala to develop advocacy capacity and generate community-based knowledge on the intersections of climate change, displacement and preserving civic space

Assist in transition to using Fluxx system. Data input for MEL and work plans for 250 international grantee partners

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Drafted reports addressing EU-LAC cooperation, green and digital transitions, and international cooperation for LDCs

Contribute to reports addressing narratives on migration in northern Central America, policing and migrant detention in Mexico, and fintech investment in MexicoCompiled weekly news reports and executive summaries on cutting-edge migration publications

Paris, Île-De-France, France

—Assisted in developing a report on participatory policy assessments and development projects—Coordinated with UN-led stakeholder group to organize a Merging of Knowledge workshop to evluate the limits and benefits of institutionally-organized participation

Miami, Florida, United States

—Drafted literature review on the intersections of extreme heat, public health, and the built environment—Collected and cleaned data on affordable housing and climate change indicators, such as sea level rise and urban heat, to update community mapping and climate resiliency tools —Organized workshops and stakeholders meetings to solicit feedback and train community members in using mapping tools—Contributed to speaker notes and toolkits on best practices in urban resilience

Tallahassee, Florida Area

—Translated Spanish-English statements and evidence for pro bono immigration cases including U-Visa, T-visa, CAT, asylum, and family reunification —Conducted legal research including country conditions for asylum cases —Developed toolkits for undocumented communities, including disaster response and youth services —Assisted in office management: data entry and organization and confidential communication with clients—Update website using WordPress to include previous reports and current events

Central Region, Ghana

—Managed a 10-person team to conduct community surveys with families and children on child labor trafficking in fishing communities—Designed uniform standards for interview procedure, team communication, and office organization—Used Excel and Google suites to manage data entry and analysis—Drafted weekly reports on trafficking surveys and human rights presentations —Assisted in the orientation for new volunteers

Master'S Degree, Human Rights And Humanitarian Action

Activities and Societies: Human Rights, Economic Development, and Globalization (HEDG) Law ClinicMethods concentration: statistics.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) And Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology, 3.98

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa