Zoë Leanza

Experience

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  University of Colorado Denver

  May 2011 - Sept 2011

  STARS Research Laboratory Technician

  • Assisted Dr. Eric A. F. Simoes with laboratory maintenance and sterilization

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  Human Care Systems, Inc.

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Community Outreach Assistant

  • Assisted Dr. S. Warfa Osman in connecting Somali refugees with culturally-appropriate medical care• Developed a grant renewal proposal for continued funding of cancer research within the local Somali community; successfully funded by the Otto Bremer Foundation

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  R&D Systems

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Knowledge Management Specialist

  • Evaluated 2,968 researchers within the life sciences and 1,183 corresponding labs to compile an annotated customer profiling database, acquired over 300 hours of experience with SugarCRM, order entry systems, and lab directories

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  Macalester College

  Dec 2013 - May 2015

  Preceptor

  • Provided supplemental instruction for students in Cell Biology and Psychology courses, coordinating closely with professors to evaluate students' progress and give feedback on assignments

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  Reach The World Online

  Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Travel Correspondent

  • Published more than 20 media-rich articles through Reach the World, a NYC-based nonprofit that integrates travel into classroom curriculums across the United States Articles are archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20140308045315/http://www.reachtheworld.org/zoes-journey-costa-rica• Communicated directly with a classroom of 7th graders in a New York science classroom through published articles and regular videoconferences

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  Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica

  Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Field Researcher

  • Evaluated the effectiveness of community-based health education programs, working in collaboration with Dra. Anabelle Alfaro Obando and Dr. Jose Alberto Morales Ortega to advocate priority revisions to dengue education programs as implemented in elementary schools

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  Peace Corps

  Jun 2015 - Nov 2018

  Education Specialist and Community Development Agent

  • Developed and implemented an English language curriculum for 450 9th grade students in rural Ethiopia, practicing adaptability in a low-resource environment to promote health education, gender equality, and youth leadership• Conducted a needs assessment for a community in rural Ethiopia, managing issues and prioritizing projectsThree-year blog can be accessed at zoeinethiopia.wordpress.com

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  USAID

  Sept 2017 - Oct 2018

  Field Support Officer

  • Collaborated with the USAID Global Health Supply Chain - Procurement Supply Management team to develop and implement plans for regional long-lasting insecticidal net (LLINs) distributions and subsequent campaign evaluation

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  Sage Bionetworks

  Dec 2018 - now

  • Managing internal and external communications, outreach plans, and digital content for 7 NIH-funded programs from more than 30 institutions• Developing external user research to improve new data visualization tools• Collaborating with the communications team to ensure brand and voice consistency• Developing and employing the strategic communications plan and measuring the performance to identify priorities and opportunities for impact• Synthesizing information, tracking deliverables, and facilitating meetings for five different working groups Show less

  • Communications Manager

    Feb 2021 - now

  • Scientific Community Manager

    Dec 2018 - Feb 2021