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Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York, New York

New York, New York

● Build IWHC's capacity to document and measure the impact of its advocacy and grant making activities by facilitating training workshops, revising and developing data collection and monitoring tools, and refining internal LME systems.● Design and implement documentation and assessment projects in partnership with local NGOs and feminist leaders in the global south, including leading IWHC's efforts to document the impact of the Global Gag Rule.● Provide technical assistance to partners on LME needs, such as developing Theories of Change, survey instruments, and program evaluation plans.● Communicate IWHC's LME findings through publications, presentations, social media, blogs, and other communications channels.

New York, New York

● Managed the development of evaluation and monitoring indicators across 12 program areas for agency’s system modernization project to improve data quality and promote integration; collaborated with Directors, Deputy Directors, Program Managers, IT staff and external consultants; planned internal and external trainings and change management communications in preparation of launch.● Created and reviewed evaluation plans, theories of change, data collection tools, reports, and communication materials for agency programs including after school, youth workforce development, runaway and homeless youth, and fatherhood programs.● Analyzed, interpreted, and presented data and evaluation findings to diverse stakeholders through reports, presentations, participatory activities, and infographics.

New York, Ny

• Analyzed, interpreted and presented data from service statistics, regional surveys, and abortion and women’s cancer projects to inform organizational learning, programmatic decision making, and regional strategy development.• Collaborated with international colleagues and consultants to build a DHIS2 platform for the collection, management, and analysis of institutional data including the development data structure, data entry forms, validations, visualizations, and data reports to promote efficiency, improved quality, accessibility, and use of data; trained 22 evaluation focal points from across the federation and colleagues at 31 organizations throughout the region.• Designed and implemented qualitative evaluation of abortion counselor training including constructing data collection tools, conducting focus groups and interviews with counselors from 7 Latin American countries, analyzing verbatim transcripts, and presenting results to WHR and at the American Public Health Association meeting in November 2015. • Coordinated the evaluation of the implementation of electronic health records between consultants and organizations in 3 Latin American countries; provide expertise on evaluation design, data collection tools, and analysis plan. • Communicated data with multiple stakeholders including IPPF/WHR Member Associations throughout North America, South America, and the Caribbean, Regional and Central Office Staff, and external colleagues in the form of evaluation and project reports, in-person and webinar presentations, and visualizations.

Beaverton, Or

• Designed and implemented survey component of a mixed-methods evaluation of Girl Effect University workshops; analyzed survey data and presented final report to the NIKE Foundation.• Collaborated with Evaluation Consultant to integrate quantitative results with qualitative findings.

Atlanta, Ga

• Wrote and edited capacity statements, technical briefs, past performance references and other documents to support proposal development for US government grants including USAID, DOL, and DRL grants.• Tracked funding opportunities on CARE’s Active Bids Intelligence Management System (AIMS) SharePoint website.• Updated and maintained USG donor, partner, and consultant databases and supported knowledge management processes.

Atlanta, Georgia

• Supported the development of grant proposals for emergency funding• Monitored and reported on CARE's portofolio of US government grants, including OFDA, BPRM and Food for Peace grants• Compiled and internally/externally disseminated emergency updates• Managed Emergency Preparedness Planning Sharepoint website

Asuncion, Paraguay

• Designed and implemented an original mixed-method research project to inform youth development programs at Asociacion Mil Solidarios using a positive deviance approach• Constructed and administered 200+ surveys and conducted 20 in-depth interviews with at-risk adolescents in the Banado Sur about their health behaviors, decision-making, and individual, family, and community-level risk and protective factors

Atlanta, Georgia

• Drafted chapter on behavioral health for the Georgia Latino Health report published by the Hispanic Health Coalition of Georgia and released at the 2012 Georgia Latino Health Summit• Reviewed and synthesized data from scientific literature, national surveys (YRBSS), and reports from Latino-serving organizatons in Georgia

Stamford, Connecticut

• Developed and implemented a system to monitor the academic and social progress of 94 Black and Latino middle and high school students placed in 23 independent schools• Evaluated and analyzed current processes to enhance efficiency; created comprehensive standard operating procedure handbooks for Post-Placement Counseling and other major organizational process• Collaborated with internal Post-Placement team, consulting social worker, students' families, school administrators and teachers to coordinate and follow up on appropriate support

B.S., Human Development, Inequality Studies

Mph, Global Health, Community Health And Development

Activities and Societies: Vice-President, Health Organization for Latin America (HOLA)

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