Alex Benavides, MBA

Senior Program Coordinator at University of Arizona
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Program Coordinator
      • Sep 2019 - Present

      • Program manager for 'A Student's Journey', a year-round program to increase college access to Native American students, including the design, implementation, and evaluation of the program, resulting in increased transfer rates from Tribal College to university. • Expand academic and donor funding to financially support Native American transfer students and financially sustain yearly program operations. • Collaborate with university and community stakeholders to successfully recruit student participants, coordinate internships, facilitate outreach workshops, lead events, and report yearly results. • Monitor community engagement administrative duties related to public health outreach, environmental health projects, grant writing, staff management, social media, marketing, event planning, writing/publishing articles, etc. Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Instructional Specialist
      • May 2019 - Jul 2019

      • Directed the planning and implementation of the 'Steps 2 STEM' Program that connected 20 high school students with university research internships, resulting in hands-on learning and exposure to high-level STEM research. • Facilitated trainings to support effective teaching methods for science topics such as environmental health, water, air quality, toxicology, research, and STEM to support curriculum development and evaluation for 40 participants annually. • Mentored 40 K-12 students throughout 3 summer youth programs to ensure they completed Steps 2 STEM, Toxic Detectives, and Environmental Scholars, resulting in 40 innovative STEM projects. Show less

    • Independent Study
      • Jan 2019 - May 2019

      - Assist Dr. Kelly Reynolds and Dr. Jonathan Sexton during their microbial research involving cleaning terminal machines and Escherichia coli contamination in hospitals.- Process samples, collect and analyze data. - Contribute to published reports. - Maintain a clean laboratory by washing and autoclaving glassware.

    • Student Equipment Manager
      • Aug 2017 - May 2019

      • Managed the organization of athletic equipment, clothing, and uniforms for Olympic sport programs, serving over 600 student athletes, coaches, and staff members annually.• Maintained a database of over 1,000 products for receiving/issuing athletic gear and apparel for student athletes, coaches, staff members, updated daily. •Assist with daily operations: organize inventory of new shipments, current athletic gear, operate laundry, troubleshoot for specific equipment needs, effectively be a resource for student-athletes, coaches, and staff. Show less

    • Community Outreach Intern
      • May 2018 - Aug 2018

      •Coordinated the planning, implementation, and evaluation of four K-12 summer youth programs, successfully mentoring 60 K-12 students. •Prepared educational presentations, research trainings, public health assessments, and activities to increase environmental science and STEM knowledge by 50% for 60 K-12 students. •Created risk communication strategies and educational materials for City of Water Department for community engagement and communication deliverables to increase public awareness of tap water quality. Show less

    • United States
    • Spectator Sports
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sports Camp Counselor
      • May 2015 - Aug 2017

      - Manage and engage with groups of children ages 4-13 for 40+ hours a week. - Supervised group activities involving sports, taught campers new skills/sports, helped develop campers emotionally/socially. - Develop professional relations with employees, parents and children. - Certified lifeguard. - Manage and engage with groups of children ages 4-13 for 40+ hours a week. - Supervised group activities involving sports, taught campers new skills/sports, helped develop campers emotionally/socially. - Develop professional relations with employees, parents and children. - Certified lifeguard.

Education

  • University of Arizona, Eller College of Management
    Master of Business Administration - MBA
    2021 - 2023
  • University of Arizona
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Public Health
    2015 - 2019

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