Experience

YWCA of Northwest Louisiana

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• AmeriCorps VISTA at YWCA of Northwest Louisiana

  • Feb 2021 - Present



University of Arkansas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment and Diversity Programs

  • Apr 2015 - Aug 2017



The Money Doctor

• Greater New Orleans Area

• Business Consultant

  • Nov 2014 - Apr 2015

  -- Evaluate the company’s day-to-day operations to understand the businesses’ challenges and technologies. -- Perform needs assessments to determine systems and processes that need to be created or improved. -- Advise clients about organizational structure and design needs. -- Develop and implement comprehensive change management plans. -- Design and implement new programs and improvements to existing programs. -- Enhance and/or develop company policies and procedures through systems that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the organization. -- Evaluate and advise on the impact of long range planning, introduction of new programs/strategies and regulatory action.



Latino Farmers Cooperative & OpNOLA

• Greater New Orleans Area

• Director of Change Management

  • Jun 2011 - May 2014

  -- Collaborate with Board of Directors and Legal Counsel to dissolve the organization due to legal and financial disputes. -- Administer adult education and social services programming for approximately 300 members. -- Design, deliver and evaluate educational classes, trainings and workshops to meet the needs of the adult Latino immigrant student population during dissolution process. -- Meet with participants and members of the community to determine how to close down operations with the least amount of negative impact. -- Perform research and analysis to determine the impact of program activities on students’ educational goals. -- Prepare and present reports to the Board of Directors, stakeholders and funders. -- Supervise the Volunteer Coordinator, Communications Coordinator, Family Caseworker, instructors, volunteers and interns. -- Develop and manage the organizational budget. -- Recruit, interview, select and train interns from area universities to participate in program activities.



University of Arkansas

• Research Associate

  • Jan 2009 - May 2011

  Research barriers that Latin American immigrant entrepreneurs face when starting a business in rural Arkansas. Design, create and implement training materials that address those issues. Collaborate with local private and public agencies to present training materials. Research barriers that Latin American immigrant entrepreneurs face when starting a business in rural Arkansas. Design, create and implement training materials that address those issues. Collaborate with local private and public agencies to present training materials.



Tulane University

• Latin American Studies Instructor

  • Jan 2007 - May 2008