Yamani Yansà Hernandez Email & Phone Number

I help leaders navigate gnarly situations, experience and cause less harm in organizations. I coach clients to build equitable, sustainable, values and results-driven organizations.

Nationwide

• Manage national membership, capacity building, and funding intermediary organization with staff of 60 across United States. • Oversee successful fund development of annual budget growth from $2M to $22M in six years with 50% of pass through funding to member organizations.• Oversee values aligned business and program operations as well as transformative organizational climate and culture.• Primary media spokesperson for abortion funds’ agenda to end financial, logistical, cultural, and political barriers to abortion.• Lead movement-level advocate and collaborator to ensure inclusion, growth and sustainability of ~90 member organizations.• Lead liaison supporting governance, duty of loyalty, care and fiduciary responsibilities of Board of Directors.• Oversaw the development, implementation, and evaluation of the organizational theory of change and strategic plan.• Impeccable reputation as a principled, collaborative and values forward leader with strong relationships within reproductive health, rights and justice movement colleagues and funders.

Chicago, Il

•Manage statewide reproductive justice organization focused on adolescent sexual health, rights, and identities.•Raise and manage annual budget of roughly 1M comprised equally of private and government funding sources.•Recruit and retain diverse, progressive and talented staff who represent the values of the organization.•Manage performance outcomes of staff of twelve in departments of training, advocacy and organizing.•Maintain business operations along with organizational climate and culture consistent with core values•Develop and deliver organizational outcomes aligned with strategic plan as articulated by Board of Directors.•Engage and support the Board of Directors through comprehensive communications and reporting.•Manage local, national, statewide relationships and partnerships that advance organizational mission.•Manage and represent ICAH media presence via earned and social media.

Chicago, Il

•Co-Manage the delivery of 250 CTE programs at 60 CPS high schools for 15,000 students in 40 career pathways. •Co-Manage 8 CTE program administrators toward effective implementation of CTE programs.•Co-Manage $6 Million program and staff development budget development and manage timely expenditure of funds.•Develop project planning tools, processes, and structures to support standard implementation across programs.•Co-Manage $4 Million in annual state of the art facility renovations at 6 schools, through interface with architects, construction managers, vendors and building engineers.•Deliver outcomes aligned with district goals such as program retention, program completion, industry certification, high school graduation, college enrollment, and employment.•Partner on the development and implementation of rigorous curriculum and assessments across all CTE programs, and to support establishment of articulation agreements with post-secondary institutions.•Supervise implementation of professional development and coaching activities for school staff, ensuring dissemination of industry best practices, recommended teaching strategies, CPS policies and procedures, and other information as relevant.•Establish strong relationships with principals, CTE teachers, and related school-based staff to achieve outcomes.•Collaborate with CTE Partnership unit to connect the business community to opportunities for students. •Collaborate with College and Career Coaches to ensure day-to-day supports are provided at school level.•Supervise implementation of student capstone events, college and career fairs, and other CTE events.•Investigate new program offerings and best practices in current program offerings in alignment with industry standards and labor market opportunities.

•Manage district-wide workforce development programs in 13 Career Pathways at 25 schools for 4000 students.•Manage a caseload of grants to schools; maintain records and contact with the administration and program staff.•Manage professional development, curricular support and technical assistance for 60 teachers city-wide.•Manage contract procurement, program and equipment budget of $1 Million.•Conduct quarterly site visits to assess program quality and provide technical assistance to program staff.•Build and sustain corporate and non-profit partnerships with leaders in the field.•Collaborate with Illinois State Board of Education and industry leaders on curriculum transformation.•Establish articulation of dual high-school credit with community college credit.•Represent the district at conferences and other public events•Design and manage new initiatives such as “Students Build Green!” and “Growing School Gardens”

Chicago, Il

•Planned and facilitated bi-weekly trainings on philanthropy and civic engagement for diverse young women.•Identified prospective grantees; planned and convened meetings related to program compliance and evaluation. •Developed and adapted grant-making strategies based on historical and emerging philanthropic best practices•Prepared grant recommendations to the board of directors for funding and responses to unsuccessful proposals.•Worked with prospective grantees to develop proposals that advanced grant-making strategies.•Managed program budget of $100,000 and supervised girl-directed grant-making of $40,000.•Designed and facilitated evaluation of the SES program and grantees with evaluation consultant.•Managed internal and exterior communications regarding gender effective youth development.•Represented the foundation in local and national media outlets, meetings, conferences and other public events.

M.Arch | Minor: Urban Planning, Architecture

Thesis: Designing Disruption: A Typology for Architectural Resistance This exploratory study draws on critical theory to investigate.

B.S., Individual Curriculum: "Community Empowerment Through Design"

Activities and Societies: Mortar Board Honor Society MOAAP (minority organization of architecture, art, and urban planning) Thakaneng.