Hazel Colón

Experience

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  Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  Museum Educational Guided Tours Coordinator

  Coordinator of guided museum tours & collaborator in the drafting process of private and public-funded proposals for special projects.

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  Espacio 20/20 (Art Gallery)

  Jun 2014 - Dec 2015

  Cultural Architect

  An art exhibition project devoted to support emerging artists in the field of visual arts, whose works show great promise, helping them to showcase and further develop them. Writer of a proposal that was selected to participate at the international contemporary art fair, arteBA, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Manager and co-developer of a broad fundraising campaign, seeking alternate financing options for the initiative.

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  Inversión Cultural

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2017

  In charge of orchestrating a staff of forward-thinking professionals in order to maximize their potential and achieve the organization’s goals and fulfillment of its mission. Since taking office at this non-profit organization, developed a fundraising strategy and enabled the structure for a self-generating income service. Established the organization’s core objectives to plan strategically, restructured the board of directors and consolidated local and international alliances for the sustainable and healthy growth of Inversión Cultural. Always immerse and actively participating in public policy making process. Constantly researching and collaborating to contribute to the strengthening of the creative ecosystem. Show less

  • Executive Director

    Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Lead Project Manager

    Aug 2014 - Jan 2016
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  University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

  Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Research Assistant to Dr. Pedro Reina

  Along with Prof. Reina, we achieved a collaborative agreement between the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus and Harvard University to conduct a yearly graduate seminar in San Juan, P.R., focused on transnationalism and inequality in the Caribbean.

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  Cultural Agents at Harvard University

  Mar 2015 - May 2015

  Intern

  In charge of developing a Strategic & Social Media Plan.

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  Mercado Caribeño, L3C - MECA International Art Fair

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2021

  Co-Founder & Director of Business Initiatives & Partnerships

  A social & cultural enterprise devoted to the international promotion of the Caribbean art markets, focusing mainly on Puerto Rico. The enterprise’s main activity consists on the annual execution of MECA International Art Fair, grouping more than 40 local and international art galleries and independent projects in one event. As Cultural Director at MECA, acted as a Cultural Liaison achieving strategic partnerships with cultural institutions for the sustainability of the project. Directed and co-drafted sponsorship strategies and proposals. In charge of designing, developing and executing an innovative educational program, as part of the art fair events, targeted at students of underserved communities in Puerto Rico. The project aims to democratize access and participation of young people from all backgrounds on events and forums related to art, while empowering them through workshops, conversations with artists and other professionals of the cultural sector. One of its main goals its to spread the seed of cultural entrepreneurship through these special audiences. Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico & Banco Popular , Fundación Ángel Ramos, Malta India & the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust have all funded the initiative. Show less

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  Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña

  Jul 2017 - Mar 2018

  Cultural Programs Director

  Publishing House Director at INSTITUTE OF PUERTO RICAN CULTURE (ICP) and Acting Director of the Plastic Arts Program. ICP is a government agency in charge of establishing the cultural policies regarding preservation and promotion of Puerto Rico’s cultural heritage.

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  Independent Consultant

  May 2018 - now

  Cultural Architect

  Cultural Strategist, Business Development & Creative Industries Specialist focusing on cultural projects with social and economic impact. Passionate about public policy design, educational initiatives, entrepreneurship and cultural tourism. Current Client: Musical Arts Corporation , Public corporation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and parent company of the Puerto Rico Musical Arts and Stagecraft Corporation, and the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra Corporation.

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  University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

  Aug 2018 - now

  Strategic Management of Cultural Organizations(Core course of the Master's Program in Cultural Management & Administration) Co-teaching Graduate Seminar focused on Public Heritage Management.

  • Adjunct Professor

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Adjunct Professor

    Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
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  Titin Foundation

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2024

  Programs Director

  Overseeing the Foundation's Grants Program centered in four focus major areas: - Education- Arts & Culture- Social Wellbeing - Strengthening of the 3rd Sector Developing a robust network of strategic partners to better serve our grantees and designing relevant initiatives and evaluation tools under the Strengthening of the 3rd Sector Program. Spearheading the Sthreghthening of 3rd Sector Program which aims to augment the capabilities, resources, technical assistance, and develop a network of partners and non-profit organizations in Puerto Rico with the intent of strengthening their operational capacity, facilitate access to capital, and optimize their services and ability to execute their mission more effectively and efficiently. Program Initiatives:SINFINESPR.org - Online platform for non-profit organizations (OSFL) and their affiliates in Puerto Rico. At the moment the platform has more than 1,000 registered organizations with active profiles that detail an overview of the management of the organization, contact information, presence in social networks, and core documents of government compliance and other complementary information.This digital project aims to become the official search engine for data and networking with organizations in the third sector of Puerto Rico. Technical Assistance - During the course of this process of evolution, organizations learn how to effectively design a logic model, use design thinking tools, and develop assessment metrics that provide meaningful and useful data that can then be published to assess impacts and serve as a benchmarking tool for other organizations in the strategic planning of other complementary programs further identifying opportunities for multi-partner solutions. LABF3S - A comprehensive acceleration process that allows NPOs to achieve the necessary operational and programmatic structure to access federal and non-federal funds. Show less

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  Flamboyan Foundation

  Aug 2024 - now

  Senior Managing Director