Cleo Stern

Experience

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  Working Families Party

  May 2009 - Feb 2010

  Field Representative

  • Campaign and issue-based fundraiser and canvasser• Worked extensively on issues such as campaign finance reform and voter registration • Issue-based advocacy in the communities of New York, Long Island, and Westchester

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  SUNY New Paltz

  Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

  Research Assistant

  • Provided research for Dr. Judith Halasz relating to discrimination in affordable housing policies and practices• Performed research using legal databases to identify specific laws, and court decisions having to do with discrimination in affordable housing policy• The research culminated in a presentation at the Eastern Sociological Society Conference where we presented progress on the publication “New York City Housing Policies and the Development of Racial and Ethnic Inequality in Affordable Housing” Show less

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  Symphony Advanced Media

  Jun 2012 - Apr 2013

  Panel Operations Associate

  • Assisted with data analysis and compiling reports synthesizing panel engagement• Long-term project management of daily reports and panelist updates. • Verified and tracked payments and accounts to panelist members

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  Emerging Voices

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Volunteer

  • Volunteered in Bogota and Cartagena, Colombia• Participated in community outreach initiatives such as teaching English within socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in Cartagena• Worked at Instituto Para Niños Ciegos (a school for blind and learning-disabled children)• Prepared and served food at a homeless shelter• Coordinated new volunteers with their responsibilities

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  ARCHIVE Global

  Mar 2014 - Sept 2014

  Communications Officer

  • Revised branding and organizational messaging strategy, which were then utilized on social media platforms. • Authored several blogs published to the website • Maintained up-to-date and relevant social media presence across multiple platforms. Compiled research relevant to housing, architecture, international development, and health in vulnerable communities.• Utilized Google AdWords and Google Analytics to support specific fundraising goals, the High-Fives campaign, and increase website and social media traffic Show less

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  The Opportunity Agenda

  Sept 2014 - Dec 2014

  Home Opportunity Fellow

  • Storybanking project; conducted interviews to create personal, subjective narratives of the importance of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation• Contributed to branding and messaging strategy to be utilized on the website, and through communications coordination• Stayed abreast of relevant developments regarding affordable housing policy, and public opinion of relevant legislation

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  Innovations for Peace and Development

  Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Research Associate

  • Evaluated health initiatives in Honduras• Assessed the impact of open data systems in developing countries• Designed training and outreach materials to spur civic engagement around government transparency in developing countries• Researched and analyzed data transparency use in international development decision-making

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  The University of Texas at Austin

  Jan 2016 - May 2018

  Teaching Assistant

  • TA for Intro to the Study of Society and Life & Death Decisions• Lead weekly discussion sections covering weekly lecture and assigned materials to 60+ students• Graded exams and written assignments, proctored exams. Maintained student records, and coordinated these records with the Professor• Evaluated student progress, and facilitated student-professor communication• Provided office hours to students seeking extra guidance on course material and assignments• Provided administrative support to professors, served as a liaison between students and the professor, in accordance with University procedures Show less

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  AidData

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  AidData Summer Fellow at Humanitarian OpenStreetMap

  • Trained 140+ people from organizations across Uganda to use OpenStreetMap and other open source mapping materials• Attended the Kampala WASH Symposium on behalf of HOT• Collaborated with the ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) Lab to plan and execute a Hackathon with 60+ participants• Facilitated collaboration between USAID and Youth Mappers to implement the “Mapping for Resilience”, a project out of USAID’s Geocenter in Washington D.C.• Conducted a week long pre assessment in Karamoja with USAID and Youth Mappers. Determined community mapping opportunities with local stakeholders, NGOs, CBOs, and larger multilateral organizations• Traveled throughout Uganda to conduct trainings and mapathons with Youth Mappers and HOT OSM Show less

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  Texas State Capitol

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Public Health Legislative Intern

  •Served as the Public Health Legislative Intern in the office of State Representative Collier during the 85th Texas Legislative Session• Researched and wrote policy background and analysis on legislation brought to the Public Health Committee• Connected with relevant stakeholders on public health legislation• Researched public health issues pertaining to the Representative's’ constituents, such as infectious disease control, women’s health, and immunization requirements• Stayed abreast of legislation pertinent to public health• Attended legislative briefings and committee hearings. Provided the Representative with support and background information on these hearings• Assembled briefing materials, organized mail and handouts, answered telephones, kept track of constituent feedback, and other administrative tasks Show less

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  Meridian Group International

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Consultant Intern on RAISE HEALTH/Evidence Project

  • Authored a report on HIV/AIDS private sector workplace policies. Examined best practices from existing research to inform family planning and women’s reproductive health workplace policies for corporate entities• Performed desk research and secondary research of HIV/AIDS workplace policies, identifying best practices, and opportunities for improvement• Drafted corporate policy proposals to improve worker health and occupational health standards• Drafted comments for standards setting organizations that were soliciting comments or were up for public review to incorporate family planning and women’s health language into workplace policies• Maintained records and matrices of standards setting organizations which solicit public commenting periods to inform progressive workplace health policies and standards Show less

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  Helen Keller Intl

  Oct 2018 - now

  Program manager for USAID's Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases | West program and the International Trachoma Initiative's Avoidable Blindness Fund. Provides support to Mali, Niger, and Sierra Leone country teams on programmatic, technical, operational, and financial management on both projects. Program focal point for USAID's Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases | West program and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's Eliminating Trachoma in Mali and Niger project. Provided support to Mali and Niger country teams on programmatic, technical, operational, and financial management on both projects. Coordinated communications outputs for all countries under the Act | West portfolio and provided broader programmatic support to other team members. Provided programmatic, technical, operational, knowledge management, and communication support to teams working on the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Eliminating Trachoma in Mali and Niger Project and USAID’s Act to End NTDs | West program.

  • Program Manager, Integrated Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Program Officer, Integrated Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

    Mar 2021 - Feb 2023

  • Program Associate, Integrated Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2021