Experience

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  St. luke's-roosevelt hospital

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1982

  Social work assistant

  Patient advocate for Children and Youth Pediatric Department and Community Health.

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  Manhattan borough president's office - nyc

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1990

  Senior health policy analyst

  Advocated for preservation and expansion of accessible, affordable and comprehensive health care for all Manhattan residents. Promoted expansion of preventive public health services as a cost effective policy.

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  City of new york office of the mayor

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1991

  Director mayor's office on health policy

  Coordinated the implementation of public health policy and services between NYCs Department of Health, Health and Hospitals Corporation and Human Resources Administration.

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  City of boston maternal health commission

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1994

  Executive director

  Monitored public benefit funds earmarked to reduce infant mortality in Boston. Advocated for policies and services to increase women's access to comprehensive and culturally competent prenatal services.

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  Strategies for social change, llc

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2019

  Senior associate

  A capacity building firm dedicated to working with nonprofits.

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  Violence intervention program, inc.

  Oct 2007 - Mar 2008

  Interim executive director

  Providing hands-on management leadership and support to staff stabilized the organization during its leadership transition period. Provided thoughtful and candid guidance to the board offering a renewed organizational structure and assisted in reducing by half a $300,000 deficit.

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  ¡despierta boricua! recovering history project

  Jan 2008 - now

  Coordinator

  The Recovering History Project is a multi-media and archival project that chronicles political activism within the Puerto Rican Diaspora from the 1960s through the 1980s.

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  Roadmap consulting group

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2020

  Consultant

  Serving social justice organizations as a capacity building consultant and coach.

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  Union square awards and ny funders collaborative

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2016

  Consultant-trainer

  Providing practical and resource rich workshops on outcomes measurement planning and evaluation; succession planning and leadership transitions workshops for New York based social justice and human service leaders.

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

  Certified life coach
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  Alvarez porter group

  Apr 2017 - Dec 2019

  Associate consultant

  Helps leaders and organizations succeed in creating a just, equitable and sustainable world. We do this by consulting, coaching and facilitating transformational change and by growing a community of practice that deepens our learning and increases our impact.