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Nick Paiva

Nick Paiva

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Junior Professional Officer (JPO) at World Food Programme

  • Education

    • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Wine and Viticulture Business Concentration

      Activities and Societies: Sigma Nu Fraternity, Vines to Wines Club, ASI Student Government, Jr. IFC Coordinator, Outreach Communications Committee, Student Community Liaison Committee, Neighbors Optimizing Wellness (NOW) Committee, Registration and Scheduling Committee, AG Council Representative Magna Cum LadeMinor: Global Politics

    • Georgetown University

      2020 - 2022
      Master of Science - MS Foreign Service

      International Development ConcentrationAgriculture and Sustainability Focus

  • Experience

    • ASI Cal Poly

      Sept 2015 - Sept 2016
      Secretary of the Board of Directors

      Coordinated large events for the student body and community to enhance the student experience. Sat on committees with fellow students and local government officials to promote a collaborative future for Cal Poly. Projects include: It's On Us Week, Mental Health Awareness Week, University Union Referendum educational campaign.

    • California State Senate

      Mar 2016 - Jun 2016
      Legislative Intern- William Monning

      Developed California State legislation tracking system for Senate and Assembly bills.Conducted legislative research and created weekly newsletters on relevant Senate and Assembly bill information gathered from constituents and regional publications.

    • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

      Sept 2016 - May 2017
      Cal Poly Safer IFC Liasion

      Facilitated and coordinated events and presentations for Cal Poly's confidential sexual assault resource.Duties included presenting at all Cal Poly IFC fraternity chapters and the organization and facilitation of a four-week training known as Greeks Against Sexual Assault (GASA).

    • ARON HILL VINEYARDS, INC.

      Jan 2017 - Jun 2017
      Tasting Room Associate

      Managed daily tasting room operations and operated bottling and packaging equipment.

    • Peace Corps

      Jul 2017 - Sept 2019
      Peace Corps Volunteer

      Served as an Agriculture Systems Volunteer in Bayamon (an indigenous community in the Comarca Embera-Wounaan No.2).Created a formal association of local coffee producers that participated in weekly sustainable agroforestry training which resulted in increased production for affiliated farmers and qualified for national organizational status through the Ministry of Environment (Mi Ambiente).Lobbied the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to receive a community-wide agrobiodiversity project organized by Central American International Development NGO ACICAFOC.Organized local sports for female adults and weekly youth development activities for 30 middle school students. The collective communal effort led to numerous inter-communal tournament championships. Show less

    • Rural Export Center

      Oct 2020 - May 2021
      Research Assistant

      Constructed and presented international market research reports for 10 US rural-based companies resulting in new business partnerships in emerging and established markets. Delivered the International Trade Administration’s Website Globalization Review (WGR) Gap Analysis to 6 rural-based small businesses which resulted in improved efficacy of eCommerce sales channels

    • The World Bank

      Feb 2021 - Sept 2021
      SLCAG Unit

      Collaborated with the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Unit by creating a Theory of Change modeland writing portions of the final evaluation report for the National Peruvian Agricultural Innovation project.Conducted an extensive literature review to collect information on eight major agricultural commodities for the Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) impact program which resulted in agricultural commodity profiles for 27 countries with the purpose of establishing more sustainable global value chains. Show less

    • Georgetown Anti Poverty Society (GAPS)

      Feb 2021 - Apr 2022
      Secretary

      Organized and hosted events related to international development initiatives with practitioners from theInteramerican Development Bank (IDB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Grameen Foundation, African Development Bank (AFDB), World Bank, PepsiCo, and the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).

    • The World Bank

      Nov 2021 - Jul 2022
      COVID-19 Food Security Team

      Producing a bi-weekly report on the global food security implications of COVID-19 which contributes to the creation of external and internal COVID-19 related documents and projects. Analyzed the impact of COVID-19 on food inflation through the development of rigorous analytical models and developed a heat map monitoring system to track evolving trends.

    • Cardno International Development

      Aug 2022 - Oct 2022
      International Development Project Specialist

    • World Food Programme

      Oct 2022 - now

      • Logistics Officer- Field Support Unit

        Nov 2024 - now

      • Resilience Officer

        Oct 2023 - Nov 2024

      • Logistics Officer- Information Management and Markets/Retail

        Oct 2022 - Oct 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Bacchus Peer Educator

      Bacchus

    • Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

      Seattle Pacific University
      Aug 2016

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Agriculture Specialist

      Issued by Republic of Ghana on Jan 2020
      Republic of GhanaAssociated with Nick Paiva

    • Peer Educator

      Issued by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Aug 2013
      Cal Poly San Luis ObispoAssociated with Nick Paiva