Experience

Roots of Peace

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Program Development Advisor

  • Oct 2010 - Present

  Raymond Chavez is Senior Program Development Advisor for global programs at Roots of Peace.



GPC Group

• United Arab Emirates
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director - Program Development

  • May 2010 - Present

  Raymond Chavez is a Senior Program Development Specialist – with more than 25 years of experience with project design, strategic planning, public-private partnerships, fundraising and communications for U.S. and international sustainable development programs that integrate biodiversity conservation, climate change, sustainable agriculture, marine resource conservation and ecotourism. Mr. Chavez works extensively with sustainable development program funding organizations that include private foundations, U.S. government, multilateral banks, bilateral donor agencies and private corporations.Mr. Chavez has extensive experience with multimedia communications for live events, cause-related marketing and public relations for large-scale international conservation and sustainable development programs. This includes his work as an award-winning writer, director and producer of documentary films for National Geographic, Discovery Channel and PBS, as well public-awareness programs for television, Internet, radio and print. Recent live events, for which he has served as a Senior Producer include the UN Climate Change Conference for the Earth To Paris and Blue Guardians Events - December 2015, the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) in Abu Dhabi 2015 and 2016, Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi - a partnership with the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi and the United Nations Environment Progarmme (UNEP) and Eye on Earth - UNEP Event Producer for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June 2012.



Earth Council Alliance

• Senior Vice President - Program Development & Communications

  • Sep 2007 - Present

  Senior VP - Program Development & Communications: Raymond Chavez has more than 20 years of experience as a producer & director of multimedia, communications and cause-related marketing campaigns for high profile U.S. and international conservation initiatives. This includes his work as an award-winning writer, director and producer of environmental films for Animal Planet, CNN, Discovery, National Geographic, PBS and TBS.Program Development Experience: Raymond Chavez has more than 15 years experience and a proven record of success with project fundraising, grant management and multimedia communications for international development programs in climate change, forestry, agroforestry, sustainable agriculture, marine conservation and ecotourism. Mr. Chavez has an extensive network of funding contacts with foundations, U.S. government, multilateral and bilateral donor agencies and private corporations. This includes innovative multi-stakeholder work helping to build public-private alliances and fundraising programs with NGOs, government agencies and local communities - including indigenous groups. He has worked in countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, with Pacific Small Island Nations and in Africa – enabling the transfer of skills and lessons learned across borders and cultures at the local community, regional, national, trans-boundary and global levels. During the past ten years, Mr. Chavez has specialized in strategic planning and development of multi-donor funds with related multimedia and ICT initiatives to support sustainable development and environmental programs.



Independent Documentary Film Productions

• Producer, Director & Writer

  • Sep 1992 - Present

  Award-winning Producer, Director and Writer of environmental-themed, natural history and cultural documentary films. Clients include: Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, PBS and TBS.



Maya Lin - What is Missing? Foundation

• Senior Program Development Advisor and Producer

  • Mar 2009 - Jan 2011

  Senior Advisor Program Development for Maya Lin's What is Missing? Foundation and Project. The mission of the What is Missing? Foundation, is to create, through science–based artworks, an awareness about the present sixth mass extinction of species, connect this loss of species to habitat degradation, and emphasize that by preventing deforestation, we can both reduce carbon emissions and protect species and habitats. What is Missing? is a wake up call and a call to action. It will build awareness about species loss and highlight what scientists and environmental groups throughout the world are doing to find solutions to the extinction crisis and the overarching threat of climate change. It will also show what each individual can do to help protect species and the habitats they depend upon for survival.