Eloisa Chavez

Experience

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  Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

  Feb 2011 - Mar 2016

  Developed and implemented programs that increased and expanded participation by over 30% involving volunteer placement, different software programs, and training modulesEstablished and strengthen existing and new relationships including key partners from local, countywide, and national networks. Introduced 50 new partners as donors and program partners. Managed team of ~200 staff and lead volunteers throughout countyLed annual countywide networking Summit for all Community Partners for 2 years and supported the previous 3 years. FY16 Summit increased revenue by 69% and ticket holders by 35% by implementing organized marketing plan, convening collaborative partners advisory board to help execute the SummitDeveloped comprehensive reports and data for department needs, grant proposals, and fiscal managementHighlightsExpanded, redesigned, and maintain programs while retaining relationships with community partnersCreated Internship Program for university students to attain first-hand non-profit organizational experienceCreated Community Advisory Board to contribute to event planning for annual countywide networking conference; procured in-kind sponsorships, speakers, and event locationsAdditional Skills Managed program logistics, interns, volunteers, and clients at 45 sites countywide; Bilingual in SpanishExperience with case management, as well as large scale operational logisticsExperience building relationships with variety of partners, donors, public officials, volunteers, and clients on the local and national levelUtilized qualitative and quantitative data from project data evaluation extracted from surveys or demographic information using Survey Monkey, Microsoft Suite, and Classy for presentations, reports, and grantsManaged organization website, online campaigns, and social media platforms for the general public Show less Position within the Development Department, responsible for community outreach in the southern region of Santa Barbara County. Interfaced with all departments to identify their needs for volunteers, interns, community leaders, and knowledge philanthropists; responsible for recruiting, placing, managing, and the maintaining of relationships for 100-300 volunteers for different projects under different departments at the Foodbank on a monthly basis.Manged and coordinated all individual and corporate relationships for food drive/volunteer efforts as well as well as played a supporting role for fundraising events.Managed social media and eNewsletters through various online sources. Show less

  • Community Programs Coordinator

    Aug 2012 - Mar 2016

  • Community Leadership & Development Coordinator

    Feb 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Administrative Assistant

    Feb 2011 - Feb 2012
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  Sansum Diabetes Research Institute

  Oct 2016 - Jan 2018

  Health Educator & Program Coordinator

  Managed, organized, and executed efforts in educational activities, programs, and community mobile screenings for research and grants purposesManaged and maintained relationships with health professionals, community partners, interns, volunteers, and Promotores de Salud to advertise and recruit for potential program venues, participants and volunteers to participate in educational effortsResponsible for ongoing improvements/updates for all programs and instruct various classes for individuals at-risk, with pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and chronic disease populations in English and SpanishCo-author for an Ocho Pasos a la Buena Salud educational program and the Mobile Health Station program abstracts submitted to the American Diabetes Association and Ocho Pasos a la Buena Salud Train-the-Trainer Curriculum Show less

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  SEE International - Restoring Sight, Transforming Lives

  Jun 2018 - Feb 2021

  U.S. Programs Coordinator

  Spearheading the organization’s national expansion through relationship building, multi-year budgeting, research, and implementation of programs e.g. eye exam clinics, surgical clinics, and individual patient access careCreated Individual Patient Access Care program for low-income patients seeking ophthalmic surgeriesUtilizes census data and CDC health reports for strategic planning, grants, and project proposals

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  Planned Parenthood California Central Coast

  Oct 2021 - now

  Director Of Education

  Oversees the development and implementation of accessible, comprehensive, inclusive, and medically-accurate sexual and reproductive health education programs, curricula, and resources in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo CountiesCollaborates with the Senior Leadership Team to execute the organization’s strategic plan and budget for the full scope of the Education Department and its community education, promotorx, and teen pregnancy prevention activities and programsAwarded $4M grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services in 2023 to implement teen pregnancy prevention evidence-based interventions in the tri-county regionServes as the Project Director/Principal Investigator for evidence-based and evidence-informed curricula as approved by the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services and the California Dept. of Public HealthIdentify sustainable funding sources to ensure maximum financial health for the DepartmentDesigns and implements cloud-based platforms to maximize efficiency and track metrics for federal and state grants, capacity building, and impact reports with Smartsheet, Salesforce, Google Suite, etcCultivates and maintains relationships with local, state, national, and federal partners and Planned Parenthood AffiliatesSupports issue-based advocacy efforts focused on reproductive rights, justice, and freedom Show less