Daniela Corella

Experience

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  Health Research Institute (INISA)

  Feb 2010 - Dec 2011

  Nutrition Assistant

  Produced 2 important nutrition-educational programs for a very specific Costa Rican population (20 pre-diabetic women), aiming for Diabetes Prevention in San Rafael, Desamparados.Maximized the objectives for the nutritional study, including the anthropometric and nutritional status of several people, including its educational material for traditional food preparation (manual & fat counter).

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  INEC Costa Rica

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Evaluator of the National Agricultural Survey 2014

  Ensure the correct questionnaire application and data collection regarding surveys carried out in the canton of Grecia (Alajuela, Costa Rica).

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  France au Pair Eurojob

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2017

  Au pair in France

  Cultural and linguistic exchange; and Homework aid for two children (5 and 8 years).

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  Planet Hollywood Disneyland Paris

  Dec 2016 - May 2017

  Hostess

  Hosting national and international clients in 3 languages (FR-EN-ES).

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  Universal Tour Group

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Tourist guide in the Eiffeil Tower

  Tourist guide for visitors to the Eiffel Tower in three languages: Spanish, English and French.

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  GRET

  Apr 2019 - Sept 2019

  Technical Consultant in Maternal & Child Nutrition

  Strengthened the analysis of the nutritional situation of the mother and child population of the city of Ouagadougou, using primary and secondary data, impacting over 3M people.Developed more than 7 different proposals adapted to Ouagadougou, in coordination with national health authorities and local organizations, in order to build the awareness strategy for the promotion of breastfeeding and healthy feeding adapted for the mother and child population.Boosted innovative solutions using information and communication technologies (ICT). Show less

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  FAO

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  Maternal and Child Nutrition Consultant

  Championed a team of 5 professionals in charge of completing a complete nutritional field study in Santa Ana while positively impacted over 12000 people.Spearheaded another major field study with the indigenous population of Puntarenas, delimiting their nutritional & socio-economic situation, in order to establish a long-term project aiming to improve this particular situation in a population of ~3000 people.Executed and created the community strategy for the newborn population (Pregnancy, Birth & Baby, first 1000 Days) as well as the complete elaboration of the FBDGs - currently used by the Costa Rican Health Secretary - which scope included the nutritional education and all its technical material, for the national population. Show less

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  IUCN

  Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

  Technical Consultant

  Support operational planning for the Biodiversity Program: Linking the Central American Landscape in its five prioritized landscapes.

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  IUCN

  Mar 2022 - Mar 2024

  Territorial Technical Advisor

  Support and coordinate the planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting and results in a timely manner for the Biodiversity Program: Linking the Central American Landscape in the Gulf of Honduras landscape, involving protected and connectivity areas in Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.The conservation of priority ecosystems and landscape connectivity involves the protection, retention and rehabilitation of natural linkages between habitats within ecosystems at the landscape level, contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation, and improving the quality of life of Central American populations. Show less