Alfonso Mercedes

Content Strategist, Health at Twelve 22
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New York, New York, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Content Strategist, Health
      • Sep 2019 - Present

      • Collect data through social media listening, surveys, and structured interviews with community members to develop and execute four Centers for Disease Control (CDC) HIV prevention campaigns. • Analyze CDC digital trend reports to measure communication plan efficacy, and tailor future messaging. • Collect data through social media listening, surveys, and structured interviews with community members to develop and execute four Centers for Disease Control (CDC) HIV prevention campaigns. • Analyze CDC digital trend reports to measure communication plan efficacy, and tailor future messaging.

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Supervisory Survey Statistician
      • May 2019 - Aug 2019

      • Communicated data collection progress with management and field staff using various quantitative reports. • Assigned field staff to execute a regional census plan and documented the progress and consistency of survey data. • Re-interviewed selected households for quality control purposes to verify correct procedures and identify errors. • Grew the organization by identifying, interviewing candidates, and on-boarding new hires. • Led group and individual training sessions for field staff on interviewing techniques, data collection techniques, and data collection software. Show less

    • Research Assistant
      • Aug 2017 - May 2019

      • Collaborated in several research projects on interventions addressing HIV care and prevention among Hispanics, transgender women, gay men, men who have sex with men, and other socially vulnerable populations. • Designed a survey instrument to extract and analyze quantitative data from a sample of 1.6K+ participants, using SPSS software to manipulate and summarize statistical trends on LGBTQ communities in Puerto Rico. • Conducted structured interviews with research subjects who were at risk of HIV to assess preexisting knowledge and acceptance of PrEP determine the feasibility of a PrEP program in Puerto Rico and evaluate facilitators for its sustainability. • Facilitated a qualitative content analysis of semi-structured interviews to community-based organizations who served adolescents, using the Implementation Science (CFIR) model to determine feasibility of the implementation of an e-Health HIV prevention program in their organizations. • Adapted, localized, and translated content and community outreach materials from a national HIV prevention e-Health intervention (SMART) aimed at adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) to make it accessible to Spanish speaking groups throughout the US. • Strategized a data visualization work plan on transgender discrimination to increase the accessibility of scientific data to various target audiences, including non-science and Spanish-speaking communities throughout the US. • Evaluated and assessed a research project’s protocols, identified and corrected errors in statistical software syntax, and peer-reviewed a research team’s publications. Show less

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Canvasser
      • May 2017 - Aug 2017

      • Engaged with communities and their leadership to boost awareness of the organization's various causes, such as environmental protections, healthcare access, and consumer protections. • Visited 1K+ households over a period of three months to collect donations for environmental and social interest organizations; consistently met weekly quotas for fundraising and performance goals. • Trained staff on effective canvassing and campaigning techniques. • Engaged with communities and their leadership to boost awareness of the organization's various causes, such as environmental protections, healthcare access, and consumer protections. • Visited 1K+ households over a period of three months to collect donations for environmental and social interest organizations; consistently met weekly quotas for fundraising and performance goals. • Trained staff on effective canvassing and campaigning techniques.

    • Puerto Rico
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Grant Writer
      • May 2017 - Aug 2017
    • Journalist
      • Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

      • Handled multifaceted duties (e.g. reporting, news/feature writing, researching, fact-checking, proofreading, headline/cutline writing) for the University of Puerto Rico’s online daily newspaper. • Interviewed high-profile subjects including government and community leaders; • Authored 8 published articles in a range of areas, such as current events, human interest, and investigative articles. • Handled multifaceted duties (e.g. reporting, news/feature writing, researching, fact-checking, proofreading, headline/cutline writing) for the University of Puerto Rico’s online daily newspaper. • Interviewed high-profile subjects including government and community leaders; • Authored 8 published articles in a range of areas, such as current events, human interest, and investigative articles.

    • Production Assistant
      • Oct 2011 - Nov 2015

      • Supported screenings, press conferences, panel discussions, educational workshops, and other community outreach initiatives for a nonprofit international film festival that provides a cultural and educational platform to the LGBT community through cinema. • Designed and published creative, interactive, and engaging social media experiences through original content and promotional posts. • Supported screenings, press conferences, panel discussions, educational workshops, and other community outreach initiatives for a nonprofit international film festival that provides a cultural and educational platform to the LGBT community through cinema. • Designed and published creative, interactive, and engaging social media experiences through original content and promotional posts.

Education

  • Universidad de Puerto Rico
    Master of Science - MS, Public Health and Demograpphy
    2017 - 2019
  • University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Comparative Literature
    2011 - 2015
  • University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
    Master of Science - MS, Public Health

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