Experience

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  Samuel's house

  Apr 2005 - May 2007

  Manager for homeless shelter for women and children

  Managed staff and oversaw operations for a domestic shelter that housed up to 60 women and children. Worked in disaster mitigation and participant evacuations during multiple hurricanes.Oversaw expenditures for the development of a second shelter “Kathy’s Hope”. Ordered and controlled inventory, and managed incoming donations. Planned and worked on fundraising events Managed shelter annual 1.5M budget

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  The center for the advancement of human rights

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2013

  Research assistant and translator

  Worked in bilingual office and remotely for the Center that has played a leading role among U.S. universities in conducting research, training, and victim advocacy aimed at combating modern slavery. Over the course of working at the Center the 2004 Report Florida Responds to Human Trafficking, one of the first U.S. research projects to analyze human trafficking beginning with direct victim interviews, was being conducted by the Center. In addition to the creation of a Strategic Plan for Florida to coordinate statewide efforts to eliminate trafficking and to assist victims. In my role I translated documents from Spanish into English, developed fundraising plan, built a grant resource data base, assisted in research to support client cases, and drafted grant applications. As a result from my time at the Center I developed extensive knowledge of human trafficking, prevention, and abuse experienced by immigrants. Show less

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  Centro alternativo para mujeres sobrevivientes de violencia izel

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

  Project planner

  Worked in country and remotely for developing organization. Raised fundraising in order to initiate legal recognition process with Nicaraguan National Assembly. Collaborated on developing project plan to create and implement community outreach training's. Facilitated collaborative meetings with group members to create implementation plan Create project budget and Gantt chart, designed and managed evaluation project. Worked on creating a monitoring and evaluation strategy for outreach trainings, and created and implemented a successful fundraising plan. Helped to identify project stakeholders to create project sustainability. Show less

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  Florida coalition against domestic violence (fcadv)

  Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

  Core competency trainer & violence prevention specialist for the state of florida

  Work with local, state and federal partners including the Center for Disease Control and the Department of Health. Providing training and technical assistance with each of the 42 Florida certified domestic abuse centers in Florida and conduct statewide trainings. Core competency trainer for incoming domestic violence/sexual violence advocates for the state of Florida. Event planning for multiple statewide events with attendance up to 400 participants. Created accessible materials for people with limited English proficiency, work with Youth Advisory Board to create violence prevention items for youth in Florida. Created curriculum for a center awarded a grant from the Office of Violence Against Women. Edit documents, grants, publications and curriculum, conduct in person training around the state of Florida. Offered multiple training webinars including quarterly webinars with the 42 certified domestic abuse centers and other statewide and government organizations. Created statewide Primary Prevention Social Marketing Plan for the 42 domestic abuse centers and assisted each center in creating their own Social Marketing Plan. Invited to speak at the 2015 Biannual Institute for Trauma Informed Services and presented on the topic of Planning for the needs of Latin American Immigrants who are experience Intimate Partner Violence. Work on the Economic Justice Initiative to provide information and resources to address the economic conditions that create barriers to the long-term independence and safety of survivors of domestic violence and their children.Oversaw the spending of federally awarded grant, worked with local partner to meet deliverables, wrote semi-annual reports, and approved monthly release of funds. Show less

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  Pronica

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2017

  Program director

  Oversee all components of ProNica’s operations in Nicaragua within a long-range strategy to achieve the dual missions of grassroots project support and educating North Americans about Nicaragua. Supervise and collaborate with a staff of 12Coordinate international programs including delegations, witness tours, volunteers and the international guest house, Casa CuáqueraAnalyze changing organizational needs and participates in making adjustments to policies and procedures.Collaborate with ProNica partners on goals and plans so delegation and volunteer programs provide optimum benefit to the community residents and participants alikeRecruit delegations and volunteers, negotiates terms, handles related paperwork, creates and books itineraries, and guides groups. Hires freelance guides and assistants as neededCoordinate Casa Cuáquera reservations and manage the guest house and staff. Help raise awareness by translating (Spanish to English) newsletter articles, soliciting articles from international visitors, and taking photographs for use in social media, print, and update the ProNica website.Travel to the US for meetings, fundraising, and speaking engagements. Show less

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  Clery center

  Nov 2018 - Mar 2022

  Director of campus initiatives

  Plan and implement all in-person and virtual event logistics for Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women Campus Grant Program. Oversee all aspects of language access in English, Spanish, and ASL for in-person and online events, trainings, webinars.Project management of grant initiatives, provide technological support to national organizations also under the grant and provide technical assistance grantees.

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  Lehigh valley planning commission

  Mar 2022 - May 2024

  Senior community and regional planner

  Review subdivision and land development plans, zoning ordinances, local comprehensive plans, and associated planning documents for the broader implications as they pertain to land use planning and make recommendations based on the County comprehensive plan to ensure accessibility, promote context specific design solutions, create community spaces that promote physical and mental health and ensure equitable access. Research and write multi-municipal municipal cooperative plans, review zoning ordinance amendments for 62 different municipalities, and contribute to other planning documents that promote safe and secure design and emergency management for the health, safety and wellbeing of residents to the Lehigh Valley.Worked on the 2022 Bethlehem Community Health Needs AssessmentSevere as member of Eastern PA Continuum of Care Funding Committee Show less

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  Chester county planning commission

  Jun 2024 - now

  Community planning director