Yvonne Chen Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

www.maukemana.coHelping clients solve complex business development problems. Specialized in GTM strategy for climate nonprofits, USAID subcontracting, federal and state grants for climate innovation companies.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Chosen from thousands of applicants to participate in a 12-week-long intensive educational and community-focused program designed to accelerate participants’ careers in climate
• Regularly exposed to major leaders in climate and sustainability, including from sectors like energy, transportation, food, agriculture, buildings, and industry
• Examining climate solutions across sectors such as energy, transportation, corporate responsibility, and circular economy
• Gained industry insights through networking and mentorship with top climate-action ventures, startups, and nonprofits

FundraisingGrant managementProject management Financial oversightStrategy and budget creation Recruitment of core team, advisors and volunteersCradle-to-grave business development to seed $650K per annum startup capital for BIPOC-led storytelling collective working toward an anti-racist and plastic-free future; portfolio management and prospecting of.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Project manage 15 full proposal submissions and Indonesian entity establishment, resulting in 1M USD order intake in a two-year period.
• Product manage website development projects, upsell additional services to existing clients.
• Conduct Human-Centered Design research and synthesize user research findings into design insights.
• Facilitate 4 regular team meetings: weekly project check-in, individual donors, Indonesian team fundraising and US-team fundraising (includes day-to-day administration of Project Tracker, Development Plan and Proposal.
• Learned vocabulary and concepts related to mobile app development, social cohesion, disaster and community resilience, and Human-centered Design for technical proposals.
• Developed new SOPs on individual donor strategy and procedures, development processes, break-even budget review procedure, and Indonesian affiliate relationship.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Arranged, wrote and coordinated government grant proposals worth $500,000 revenue of a $4M organizational budget over five months. Proposals focused on Policy Social Environmental and health equity approaches.
• Reactivated company's business development process.
• Trained 15 BIPOC Gen Z program managers across 8 sites in California.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Closed high-value opportunities to meet revenue targets (126% of $500,000 annual budget)
• Established and maintained a healthy pipeline of opportunities in Salesforce
• Increased sales opportunities through in-person meetings, phone outreach, and inbound online leads
• Exceeded sales quotas and direct engagement targets

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

• Managed cradle-to-grave proposal submission process, resulting in over 16.2M USD annual proposal volume and 2.36M USD annual order intake, including a 1.2M USD subcontract share of a 20M USD Millennium Challenge.
• Assisted during project design development and preparation of project plans and specifications for 12 proposals.
• Negotiated five contracts (pre-bid agreements, consultant contracts) and monitor contract compliance.
• Added all sales opportunities in Salesforce and made suggestions for how to improve that experience
• Worked directly with technical teams to establish a deep understanding of company’s offerings
• Developed a solid understanding of the landscape and mechanics of government contracts development funding (e.g. USG Federal Acquisition Regulation and AIDAR regulations)

Jakarta, Indonesia

• Government Relations
• Provided administrative and logistical support to help coordinate event/conference presence e.g. networking evenings, breakfast and lunch industry seminars
• Gained an in-depth understanding of doing business in Indonesia, the Government of Indonesia political structure and political economy issues
• Attend industry events to increase visibility and network with existing and potential customers
• Consulted American companies on government stakeholder engagement strategy
• Monitored draft legislation for American companies operating in Indonesia that would affect in-country operations

San Francisco, California, United States

Asset building and financial empowerment associate where I supported a state-wide capacity building program to replicate individual development account programs across California, IDA account management, training, and case management to high school age program participants.Notable coworkers during this time were Rajasvini Bhansali (COO) and Marc Spencer.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, Spanish

Activities and Societies: The Middlebury Campus NewspaperLiberal arts education. English composition, global history, politics and Spanish.

Ma, International Development Studies

Policy and practice of international development with a focus on USAID business. Courses include USAID proposal and RFP writing.

Regents High School Diploma

I went to Neil Degrasse Tyson's alma mater. Woke up at 6 am every morning to commute from Queens to The Bronx. I wasn't born rich. We.