Category: AGRICULTURE

         FELLOW: CREATING LIVELIHOODS VIA AGRICULTURE PROJECT, VOLUNTEERING FOR INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS       Summary     More than nine years of professional experience in a multidisciplinary/international environment, working on programs and projects with emphasis in strategic communications, environmental issues, and community building.       Highlights         MS Word, Power Point, Excel, Concur-Travel, PeopleSoft-Human Resources, Bud-E-Budgeting, Macromedia Dream Weaver, Adobe Illustrator, Word Perfect, Quattro Pro, Google Applications, Social Media             Accomplishments     *Experience in strategic planning, budget management, project execution, and monitoring and evaluation   *Excellent skills in communication and team work  Work experience in India, Laos, Malaysia, and the US with projects in Mexico and Panama         Experience     01/2015   to   05/2015     Fellow: Creating Livelihoods via Agriculture Project, Volunteering for International Professionals    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Senior member of multicultural, international team at local non-profit organization working with single mothers to create a program to increase livelihood options for beneficiaries using profits from an agriculture-based enterprise Drafted project proposal including work and impact areas, purpose, outputs, work plan and sustainability plan Conducted a needs assessment to benefit women in the community of Kulim, Kedah Established benchmarks and goals for the project; worked with team to ensure delivery dates were met Monitored project progress and produced and submitted reports and presentations accordingly for the Ministry of Finance and executing agency Business Development Volunteer, FruitFriends, Vang Vieng Laos          02/14 - 04/14 Defined, prioritized, and documented FruitFriends' immediate and long-term goals and objectives; developed monitoring and evaluation plans, including results metrics Developed a financial reporting framework to aid in the presentation of the organization's financial standing to potential donors Worked with the program manager in researching the market, identifying stakeholders, estimating profit margins and producing business plans for agricultural products Created follow-up mechanisms to organize volunteers.         09/2013   to   02/2014     Program Manager    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Coordinated the WildForest program, managing all participating interns Created a comprehensive strategic plan for the program, including tasks, goals, and objectives in the short, medium, and long term Participated in reforestation project, educational initiatives and grassroots-level research and outreach Created impact assessment tools for the program Fostered relationships with local non-profit, private, and governmental organizations.         04/2006   to   04/2013     Consultant    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Formulated annual and multi-year strategic work plans, as part of a team Drafted funding proposals for communications plans Researched and analyze various topics for the development of communications strategies for priority corporate initiatives (sustainable cities, climate change, biodiversity, corporate social responsibility, etc.) Cultivated relationships with more than 25 Latin American and Caribbean community-based organizations in the Washington, D.C.  area Coordinated the annual grant cycle for the IDB's Corporate Social Responsibility Program: IDB-D.C.  Solidarity Coordinated special projects and events in the US, and abroad to ensure compliance with internal regulations Coordinated budget execution, monitored spending, and provided reports accordingly Designed, edited and produced the IDB's Annual Report.          Education     August 2003     MA  :   International Affairs    American University   －     State       International Affairs             Making Sustainable Development Work: The Case of Costa Rica             August 2003     MA  :   Natural Resources and Sustainable Development    United Nations University   －   City    Costa Rica    Natural Resources and Sustainable Development       April 2001     BA  :   International Relations Economics    Florida International University   －   City  ,   State      International Relations Economics            Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Independent Study: Governance and Legitimacy in Colombia CONTINUING EDUCATION Effective Project Management for Development, PM4DEV, August 2015 Permaculture Design, Panya Project, Thailand, May 2014 Project Design Monitoring and Evaluation, PM4DEV, April 2014               Languages    Bilingual in Spanish/English      Interests    Volunteer researcher, Farmer to Farmer Program, Partners of the Americas, June-November, 2009 Call center trainee,  Human Trafficking Hotline, Ayuda, Inc. and Self Reliance Institute, 2008 Translator, Martha's Table, 2008 - 2009 Event Volunteer Coptic Orphans, Merrifield, VA, 2006 - 2007 Norma Rivera       Additional Information      VOLUNTEER WORK Volunteer researcher, Farmer to Farmer Program, Partners of the Americas, June-November, 2009 Call center trainee,  Human Trafficking Hotline, Ayuda, Inc. and Self Reliance Institute, 2008 Translator, Martha's Table, 2008 - 2009 Event Volunteer Coptic Orphans, Merrifield, VA, 2006 - 2007 Norma Rivera         Skills    Dream Weaver, Adobe Illustrator, agency, Budgeting, budget, Business Development, business plans, C, delivery, English, estimating, Finance, financial, financial reporting, Human Resources, Latin, Macromedia, managing, market, Excel, Power Point, MS Word, needs assessment, enterprise, PeopleSoft, presentations, producing, profit, progress, Project Design, Project Management, proposals, proposal, Quattro Pro, researching, research, Spanish, strategic, Word Perfect