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Tijuana, B.C., MX

Mexico

Developed the standard operating procedure and project strategy for the Cash-Based Interventions (CBI) program at the field office in Tijuana, overseeing its implementation and delivery. In 3 years, the program has reached over 12,000 beneficiaries in the region. Support IOM Tijuana's strategy by maintaining relationships with local partners, including.

Greater San Diego Area

• Thaught analytical writing to undergrad students at UC San Diego's Sixth College.

Tijuana Area, Mexico

• Coordinated the “S.O.S. Migrante” initiative when 15,000 Haitian refugees arrived to Tijuana looking for asylum in the U.S. Devised advocacy strategies for 18 migrant shelters and meet with government officials to.
• Coordinated aid initiatives for the protection of women and children in transit, providing legal assistance and medical resources.
• Managed external relations and communications for Border Angels, maintaining relations with government, non-governmental organizations, stakeholders and donors.
• Oversaw the Legal Aid Program, organizing workshops for deported migrants and asylum seekers, facilitating free legal consulting.
• Managed the Bridges to Education program, aiding young Latino students with dual citizenship living and studying in the San Diego – Tijuana Border. We obtained a grant from U.C. San Diego for this project.
• Supported the organization’s fundraising events, working closely with program partners and donors, spoke with media outlets and spoke in events as the organization's representative.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research on illegal mining and migration flows in Latin America, with a special focus on the current crisis in Venezuela. Created data visualizations using open-source datasets and drafted a final report, to.
• Worked with the Department Against Transnational Organized Crime team in the creation of program proposals designed to provide capacity building in Central America to prevent and detect money laundering in the region.

Greater San Diego Area

• I work with the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies as a Grad Student Researcher.
• Created survey questionnaires using Qualtrics and conducted field data collection for the Mexican Migration Field Research Program (MMFRP), which took place in Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California.
• Delivered training to field surveyors working with middle schools and high schools in Tijuana and San Diego. We collected over a thousand surveys.
• Managed and cleaned MMFRP data using Stata and Excel. Conducted statistical analysis, responded to data queries and presented final data reports to the program’s directors.

New York City, NY

• Created a 10-year data file for the Office of Documents and Historical Archives, using governmental data and open source information.

Tijuana, Mexico

• Drafted weekly policy memos on regional developments and conducted policy research on ongoing issues.
• Supported event and travel logistics, liaising with partners and engaging new contacts,

Master'S Degree, Public Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: Dean's Fellow 2018 - 2019My public policy focus is security policy. In GPS my course include Quantitative.

Bachelor’S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: XXVII Congreso de la AMEI: La Crisis y la Gobernanza Global,Oportunidades y Retos4 year Bachelor Degree in.

Study Abroad Program., International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Erasmus PassauSemester abroad in Germany. There I took courses in subjects relative to European Studies, the.

Online Course, Global Diplomacy – Diplomacy In The Modern World, 100.00

MOOC specialized in the research of Diplomacy and international studies.