Dyani Leal (Makous)

Experience

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  BPP International

  Feb 2009 - Sept 2022

  Founder, CEO

  ~ Established and led the organization, building and managing a 25-person team of personnel and over 100 volunteers. ~Directed operations in the United States and for two legal entities in Latin America (Mexico & Nicaragua), providing programs for more than 6000 children and adults.~ Responsible for fundraising and development, cashflow management, financial planning, accounting oversight, program development, human resource management, administration, strategic planning, and maintaining compliance for 4 legal entities in 3 different countries.~ Recruited and directed a team of teachers and program managers. Hired over 100 teachers and more than 1000 volunteers. Oversaw the recruitment and governance of three boards of directors.~ Led internal and external messaging and communications, as well as biannual online marketing campaigns.~ Coordinated development initiatives to raise over $3.5M, including an annual contribution from the President of Nicaragua as well as several smaller-scale online fundraising campaigns.~ Led a rebranding initiative that redefined the organization’s identity to integrate values spanning cultural competencies and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion principles.~ Founded Grow Enterprise, a social enterprise company that generates revenue by leading group tours for volunteers to finance ongoing investments to enhance the self-sustainability of BPP International.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ABOUT BPP INTERNATIONALThe Barrio Planta Project (BPP) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2008 by Dyani Leal (Makous) to empower children & youth with limited resources by providing supplementary schooling that instills creativity, enhances confidence, facilitates international communication, and develops critical thinking skills. BPP International was the US arm of the organization, which was closed in 2022. The Nicaragua NGO, 'Fundacion Proyecto Barrio la Planta' is nationally run and still operating. Show less

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  Dyanimite Investment Realty

  Nov 2022 - now

  Real Estate Agent

  Certified realtor serving the Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit regions of Mexico. Member of AMPI, the entity that regulates Mexico’s real estate practice, and an International REALTOR® with the US organization, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)