Sandra Diaz

Experience

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  Kinkos

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Assistant Manager
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  Floridians for Humane Farms

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2001

  Central Florida Organizer
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  League of Conservation Voters

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Issues Organizer
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  Alaska Coalition

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  Florida Organizer
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  Dandelion Communitea Cafe

  Sept 2005 - Feb 2007

  Opening Team

  Helped create an award-winning menu and various other tasks

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  Scott Randolph Campaign

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2006

  Assistant
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  Appalachian Voices

  Jan 2006 - Sept 2006

  Appalachian Treasure Tour Coordinator

  Set up tour stops in key Congressional districts throughout the country to educate, motivate and inspire people to join a national network to help end mountaintop removal coal mining. Served as ground support for presenters who traveled to do these presentations.

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  Appalachian Voices

  Mar 2007 - Oct 2013

  Educating and organizing with citizens directly impacted by coal power plant waste (coal ash). I worked on all membership, major donor and grant funding, and helped lead our external communications Help build a national movement of activists working to save our precious Appalachian Mountains, including the people, plants and animals!

  • NC Campaign Coordinator

    Oct 2011 - Oct 2013

  • Director of Development & Communications

    Sept 2009 - Oct 2011

  • National Field Coordinator

    Mar 2007 - Sept 2009
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  Boone Healing Arts Center

  Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

  Events Coordinator

  Facilitating event space rental, from private events to collaborative event planning among wellness professionals sharing office space. Organized and facilitated networking events to connect the Center’s wellness professionals with medical professionals, to help fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.

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  Earth Fare

  Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Bakery Associate

  Stocked inventory, helped customers with bakery purchases, assisted with decorating bakery items.

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  In/Visible Theatre

  Feb 2015 - Sept 2015

  Associate Producer

  assisting Artistic Producer in mounting the debut of Without Words for An Appalachian Summer Festival.

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  Appalachian Voices

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  North Carolina Social Media and Outreach Consultant

  To place public pressure on the White House for strong federal guidelines on effluent limitation guidelines (ELGs) via social media campaign and field work in local communities.

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  Windward Yoga Retreat

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2018

  Head Cook/Chef

  created menu within a budget, executed meal plan for a weekend yoga retreat, managed volunteers in kitchen.

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  Here & Now Health Coaching

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2018

  Certified Health and Wellness Coach

  I am an Integrated Nutrition Health Coach and am here to serve you! I take a mindful approach to helping you uncover your inner wisdom to feel better in body, mind and spirit through better nutrition and self-care.

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  Neighborhood Yoga

  Feb 2016 - now

  Assistant Manager / Marketing Manager / Yoga Teacher

  Creation of marketing materials such as flyers, social media posts, human interest stories. Management of outward facing communications. Customer Service. Account Management. Copy Editing. Schedule Management of Teachers and Staff.

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  Mountain Alliance

  Mar 2016 - May 2019

  Administrative and Development Associate

  Coordinating donor management, bookkeeping, grant-writing, office tasks.

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  Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture

  Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

  Community of Gardens Coordinator

  Oversaw the Community of Gardens program. Provided garden leads at participating elementary schools ways to connect with each other, providing resources as needed such as funding, supplies and volunteers. Coordinated community-wide volunteer days. Planned and executed a 1 day conference and public event with a visiting speaker.

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  Appalachian Voices

  Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

  Energy Democracy Tour Coordinator

  Creating structures and setting up tour events in North Carolina. Support for tour planning in Tennessee and Virginia.

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  VALLE CRUCIS CONFERENCE CENTER

  Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

  Administrative Assistant

  Coordinating with groups on use of our facilities, assisting the Executive Director with various tasks, answering phones, migrating the paper scheduling system to online, marketing content creation.

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  U.S. Census Bureau

  Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

  Enumerator

  Assisted in Non-Response Follow Up Operations, helping to complete census cases by cold-visiting individual households, in Watauga County, North Carolina but also in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

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  Antara (Joyful Ground)

  Apr 2021 - Jun 2022

  Strategic Planning Facilitator

  Facilitated a bilingual strategic planning process for the Watauga County Immigrant Justice Committee in Boone, NC.

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  Boone Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

  Jul 2021 - now

  Office Administrator

  Keeping our small ship running! Bookkeeping, Email Newsletter Creation, Communications with Fellowship Members and Public, Managing Facility Use & Rental, Maintain Membership Database, Payroll, Assisting Committees and Board of Trustees, Assisting in organizing Yearly Congregational Meeting.