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Washington, DC, US

Santa Monica, California

Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data; design and manage research projects; produce briefings, data visualizations, analyses, and reports for various government and non-profit clients.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Assist City Controller in engaging and communicating with various community stakeholders; serve as liaison between City Controller and various local groups; assist in drafting talking points, communications, and community engagement strategy.

Austin, Texas Area

Support and conduct research in child and community health policy; strategize and implement child health needs assessment project in the Houston Independent School District; support community needs assessments; work with parents, students, community members and teachers to collect data; analyze data utilizing Excel, SPSS, GIS and other mediums; draft.

Austin, Texas Area

Plan, develop, and implement research projects regarding state policy issues for whitepapers, reports and articles. Prepare and continuously update budget and policy briefs on public healthcare, higher education, and state water infrastructure.

Houston, Texas

Established evaluation frameworks, including a large-scale agency impact evaluation; assisted with planning and implementation of the federal My Brother's Keeper initiative; researched best practices; planned and developed program models; reviewed current policy for implications on organization services; prepared issue briefs and talking points for.

Austin, Texas Area

-Attended committee hearings and compiled research and testimonies to produce in-depth report on the state budget bill -Produced analysis for all appropriations and international trade bills-Distributed report and analysis as voting recommendations and talking points to forty-four State Representatives and four State Senators-Conducted briefing for State.

-Compiled and analyzed raw survey data using Excel and SPSS-Designed infographics and wrote reports to produce evaluations of enrichment programs in all Harris County public schools-Researched neighborhood resources and demographic data for use in successfully rewarded Early Head Start grant proposal.

Houston, Texas Area

-Conducted surveys, focus groups, and community outreach to facilitate Houston's first comprehensive homeless youth count and survey project-Compiled and analyzed survey and interview data from focus groups of homeless youth and children in and recently exiting from the foster care system- Conducted demographic data research to draft homeless youth study.

-Worked across international offices to prepare documents under rigorous deadlines for filings and trials-Facilitated translations of trial and pleading materials-Cite-checked and conducted research for use in pleadings-Prepared billing statements and expense accounting

-Taught remedial classes for first and fifth grade English Second Language students at John F. Kennedy Elementary-Acted as liaison between organization and students-Assisted program manager in gathering research to support project proposals-Compiled and organized a comprehensive partnership database-Helped organize and plan drop-out prevention projects

Houston, Texas Area

-Assisted in creating digital archive of historical documents in conjunction with the Maryland Institute of Technology and Instituta Mora of Mexico City-Utilized TEI and XML Markup to digitize and translate documents

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Public Policy Analysis

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Political Social Work, Social Work Practice With Latinos

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Hispanic Studies; Poverty, Justice And Human Capabilities

Activities and Societies: Community Bridges Intern, Susan B. McAshan Intern, Our Americas Archive Project Fellow, KTRU Rice Radio Disk.

Spanish Language And Literature; Political Science And Social Issues