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Alía Fierro, MRP

Alía Fierro, MRP

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director of Housing and Insurance Policy at House Committee on Financial Services

  • Education

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

      2009 - 2013
      Bachelor's degree Latin American and Caribbean Studies

      Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega | Presidential Awards Program Scholar

    • Cornell University

      2014 - 2016
      Master of Regional Planning Dept. of City and Regional Planning

  • Experience

    • Greater Elgin Family Care Center

      Sept 2013 - Jun 2014
      Navigator/In-Person Counselor

      • Supported the implementation of the U.S. Affordable Care Act at the regional level in Chicago’s Northwest Suburbs• Advised individuals, small businesses and their employees and synthesized information in English, Spanish, and Portuguese as they navigated health coverage options through the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace• Facilitated regional community outreach and public education events, and participated in statewide Navigator collaboration seminar

    • Foro para el Desarrollo Sustentable, A.C.

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
      Summer Associate

      • Co-facilitated community workshops with indigenous communities to gather data on vulnerability due to effects of global climate change• Wrote and revised grant to successfully secure 15+ years of funding from international partner• Created program indicators for pilot program to distribute ecological stoves to 4 rural communities• Executed a holistic external organizational assessment based on 3-month grant period, building on 2+ years of evaluation expertise

    • College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI)

      Aug 2015 - May 2016
      Diversity Recruitment Liaison and Graduate Student Assistant

      • Led program development and evaluation for an inaugural University-wide student services program by implementing 10+ events that met the needs of first-generation students• Researched, developed, and implemented initiatives to jumpstart pipeline recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning• Secured over $6,000 of university recruitment funding on behalf of the Department of City and Regional Planning• Interpreted and analyzed data to assess college-wide diversity initiatives that supported annual grant reporting to Graduate School Show less

    • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)

      Aug 2016 - May 2017
      CHCI Housing Policy Graduate Fellow

    • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      CHCI Housing Policy Graduate Fellow

    • House Financial Services

      Jan 2017 - May 2017
      CHCI Housing Policy Graduate Fellow

    • National Fair Housing Alliance

      Jun 2017 - Feb 2019

      • Associate Director of Policy

        Sept 2018 - Feb 2019

      • Community Relations Project Manager

        Jun 2017 - Sept 2018

    • House Financial Services

      Feb 2019 - now

      Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance

      • Director

        Oct 2022 - now

      • Deputy Director

        Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

      • Senior Professional Staff

        Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

      • Professional Staff

        Feb 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Congressional Artificial Intelligence Lab Certificate

      Science and Technology Innovation Program
      Mar 2022
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Alía Fierro, MRP
      Portman Family Graduate Student Award Department of City and Regional Planning May 2016 This award, established in 1995 by the Portman family, is given to a graduate student whose work emphasizes the physical aspects of planning. Presented to me by the faculty of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University for my extensive work and advocacy for increased equity, diversity, and inclusion in the department, on the Cornell campus, and across the planning profession.
    • Awarded to Alía Fierro, MRP
      Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellow Mellon Collaborative Studies at Cornell University Dec 2015 Intensive graduate studies on the creation and transformation of cities in the Brazilian Amazon with a trip throughout the region during Spring 2016.
    • Awarded to Alía Fierro, MRP
      2015 Community Engagement Grant Recipient Cornell Engaged Learning and Research (EL+R) May 2015 Participated in community-based research and workshops during Summer 2015 in Chiapas, Mexico.
    • Awarded to Alía Fierro, MRP
      W.K. Kellogg Foundation Internship Grant W.K. Kellogg Foundation Apr 2015 To work with Foro para el Desarrollo Sustentable, A.C., a W.K. Kellogg Foundation grantee working with rural indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico on sustainable development through a human rights lens.
    • Awarded to Alía Fierro, MRP
      International Research Travel Grant Recipient Cornell University - Einaudi Center for International Studies Mar 2015 To participate in research and projects of the UNDP's Program to Support Disaster Risk Reduction in Chiapas, Mexico during Summer 2015.
    • Awarded to Alía Fierro, MRP
      SPIRIT of Excellence Award Greater Elgin Family Care Center Apr 2014

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Panelist

      Issued by Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning on Apr 2017
      Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and PlanningAssociated with Alía Fierro, MRP

    • Congress Staff

      Issued by Latin American Studies Association on Jan 2014
      Latin American Studies AssociationAssociated with Alía Fierro, MRP

    • Volunteer Event Planning

      Issued by Champaign Prosperity Gardens on Aug 2012
      Champaign Prosperity GardensAssociated with Alía Fierro, MRP