Vanessa Alonso - Mba, M.A Email & Phone Number

State Of Bahia, Brazil

Candeias, Bahia, Brasil

Responsible for leading the multissectoral partnership between AVSI Brasil, Acelen and Banco do Brasil Foundation with a focus on promoting economic and social development through youth employability skills and the strengthening of civil society organizations.

Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

Led a team of three employees in the implementation of a Child-Friendly Space (CFS), as part of the Emergency Response initiatives, as a result of the flooding that affected northeastern Brazil in December 2021. Responsible for stakeholders' engagenment, including international donor, procurement management, financial management, people management, and monitoring. The initiative included the following activities: - Implementation of a Child-Friendly Space to offer socio-educational activities for 120 children - Referrak services for governamentak agencies for children and their families - Donation of hygiene kits

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

• Led a team of 17 members in 3 Brazilian states to implement UNICEF's Covid-19 Response Strategy, as the implementing partner, to ensure continuity of educational services for children and adolescents in 24 municipalities in the semiarid region during the pandemic. - 186 schools benefitted from hygiene kits and protocols to prevent Covid-19 - 47.398 children benefitted - 285 schools completed water, sanitation, and hygiene self-evaluation tools - 750 education professionals trained in water, sanitation, and hygiene protocols - 8.488.536 people reached with messages about covid-19 prevention through mass media and social media - 718 people sharing feedback through established feedback mechanisms (accountability to affected people) - 7.355 people were reached with messages about covid-19 prevention through community mobilization initiatives performed by change agents (communication for development/ communication for a social and behavioral change)

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

- Communication strategy and implementation of UNICEF’s Safe Initiative to support the education response during COVID-19 pandemic in 39 cities, in 3 States of Brazilian semi-arid region, aiming for the continuity of public health services and the reopening of public schools, ensuring the education rights of more than 80.000 children and adolescents - Organization of 07 capacity building events in prevention and control of infectious diseases for more than 4.000 education professionals and 900 health professionals, to support the safe reopening of public schools - Training and development of materials for agents of change (community leaders, teachers, health agents, students) in 16 municipalities with focus on community mobilization to address positive behaviors to prevent and control of the pandemic locally- Development of materials and training of staff members to hold dialogue groups and participatory processes with students, families and education professionals - Promote visibility of the initiative by coordinating press relations and social media management

Remote

• Strategic communication and outreach to strengthen the relationship with various organization's stakeholders/members, with presence in five 5 continents, with focus on collaborative leadership, nonviolence and social change• Conducting participatory and co-creation processes based on the principles of Nonviolent Communication• Planning meetings and events with/for multicultural audiences• Production of content and maintenance of communication channels such as website and newsletter

United States

- Project Management of Y Achievers Program, with focus on career readiness and employability for 50 high school students- Communication and Mobilization of students and families- Content production and review of communication materials such as newsletters, manuals, and reports- Group facilitation, capacity building and implementation of innovative student engagement activities to drive program retention and student success- Social Emotional Learning, Restorative Practices, Nonviolent Communication, Leadership Development, Citizenship- College and Career Readiness curriculum implementation

Charlotte, Carolina Do Norte E Região, Estados Unidos

Youth Development and Leadership Training- Bonner Leaders Project Coordinator - www.bonnerleaders.uncc.edu• Project Management• Civic Engagement • 2018 Summer Bonner Leadership Institute in New York, NYCommunity Engagement• Design and implementation of volunteer outreach and service learning strategies related to areas of Education, Hunger & Homeslessness, Environment and Health• Engage with non profit organizations and other community partners to promote volunteer opportunities for faculty, staff and students, while serving as a liaison between them, the community and the university• Act as a project manager in the implementation of different projects such as digital platform for Food Pantry clients intake, donations and volunteers and Swipe Out Hunger initiative• Recruit and mentor undergraduate interns • Content production for communication materials such as reports, and posts for social media channels such as instagram, twitter, facebook and orgsync.

São Paulo E Região, Brasil

• Planned and executed internal communication strategy of the Supply Chain Unit in South America for 2.000 employees, supporting leadership communication• Design and implementation of corporate social responsibility strategy for ten manufacturing facilities in 05 states of Brazil, leading a group of 10 local focal points• Acted as the chairperson of the South America Supply Chain Sustainability Committee, by connecting five different areas and developing a common strategy to reach the company’s global socioenvironmental commitments. • Content production and development of written outputs, such as presentations, reports, studies, audiovisual materials, to support communication strategy. • Organized and coordinated arrangements for online and in person regional meetings, workshops and internal and external events, such as annual manufacturing award for up to 300 people

Camaçari, Ba

• Designed, executed and monitored social and environmental projects in various areas such as musical education for children (Little Singer's Choir), entrepreneurship for women (Liner Collection) , women's health (breast cancer awareness and prevention), vehicle safety (Transit Folks), environmental educaton for youth (Florescer)• Planned and executed internal communication strategies for Crop Protection manufacturing facility for 150 employees and 150 contractors• Planned and executed communication strategies for external stakeholders such as press and the government. • Participated on the Global Sustainability Committee and lead the Local Sustainability Committee in order to measure and report local footprint about waste, emissions and water• Participated in crisis management committee. • Assisted on budget preparation and cost management by allocating resources and providing monthly forecasts

• Regional Winner of Sebrae Journalism Awards - 2011 with article about entrepreneurship• Wrote articles for the weekly supplement titled Employment & Enterpreneurship, mainly focusing on professional opportunities, entrepreneurship, business, corporate sustainability initiatives•Interviewed community and local business leaders for the largest newspaper in the state

Master'S Degree, Communication Studies

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Administração

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication Studies / Journalism