Experience

Arras Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jan 2018 - Present

  Serve as liaison to the Orton Family Foundation for the Community Heart & Soul program; support local non profits to become sustainable through shared learning, capacity building and funding.

• • Jan 2018 - Present



City of Chester

• Chester, SC

• Grants & Community Development Coordinator

  • Nov 2014 - Present

  Coordinates fundraising and resource mobilization for municipal government; program development; project management; special events planning. Coordinates fundraising and resource mobilization for municipal government; program development; project management; special events planning.



ActionAid Denmark

• Global

• Interviewer-People4Change Inspirator Program

  • Feb 2013 - Present

  Plan, conduct, and assess interviews of English and Spanish-speaking applicants from around the world for Inspirator posts in ActionAid's programs in the Americas, Africa, Asia & Middle East; interview reports; member of multicultural People4Change team; operate CRM data base; translation of People4Change online induction program materials (English-Spanish). Plan, conduct, and assess interviews of English and Spanish-speaking applicants from around the world for Inspirator posts in ActionAid's programs in the Americas, Africa, Asia & Middle East; interview reports; member of multicultural People4Change team; operate CRM data base; translation of People4Change online induction program materials (English-Spanish).



Chester Downtown Development Association, CDDA

• Chester, SC

• Development Coordinator

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2015

  Strategic planning; organizational and program development; outreach; networking; fundraising; grant writing; organizing special events; representation in forums and events; tourism destination development; membership; downtown revitalization and development projects. Strategic planning; organizational and program development; outreach; networking; fundraising; grant writing; organizing special events; representation in forums and events; tourism destination development; membership; downtown revitalization and development projects.



Center for Democracy in the Americas, CDA

• Washington DC

• Senior Researcher

  • Jul 2012 - Feb 2013

  Investigative research on Cuba's medical cooperation in Latin America, in particular El Salvador and Haiti; status of women and gender in Cuba; elaboration of fundraising plan for CDA's El Salvador work. Investigative research on Cuba's medical cooperation in Latin America, in particular El Salvador and Haiti; status of women and gender in Cuba; elaboration of fundraising plan for CDA's El Salvador work.



MS Central America-ActionAid Denmark

• El Salvador

• Regional Program Officer

  • Nov 1997 - Jun 2012

  As Regional Program Officer based in El Salvador, held national and regional responsibilities in the development of MS Central America's program (Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala): Program and project management; facilitating intercultural cooperation, coordinating Global Youth Volunteer Program in Central America; global and local technical assistance; partnership development; fundraising; grant making; reporting and representation; facilitating international and regional exchange processes; assisting establishment and development of Global Platform International Learning Center in El Salvador Show less



MS Central America

• El Salvador

• Program Assistant

  • Sep 1993 - Oct 1997

  Assisted implementation of Danish government funded pilot program for Local and Regional Advisers to provide technical support and accompaniment to partners in post war democratic transition, reconciliation, reconstruction; assistance in program administration, partner exchanges and documentation. Assisted implementation of Danish government funded pilot program for Local and Regional Advisers to provide technical support and accompaniment to partners in post war democratic transition, reconciliation, reconstruction; assistance in program administration, partner exchanges and documentation.



Foreign Aid Monitoring Project

• Washington DC and San Salvador

• El Salvador Coordinator

  • Mar 1992 - Dec 1992

  Coordinated field investigation in El Salvador to produce findings and recommendations for US policy makers on the role of US AID following the 1992 Peace Accords; co-authored "After the War: A Preliminary Look at the Role of US AID in the Post-war Reconstruction of El Salvador; supported by Fund for Constitutional Government. Coordinated field investigation in El Salvador to produce findings and recommendations for US policy makers on the role of US AID following the 1992 Peace Accords; co-authored "After the War: A Preliminary Look at the Role of US AID in the Post-war Reconstruction of El Salvador; supported by Fund for Constitutional Government.



Building with the Voiceless of El Salvador

• Washington DC

• Director

  • Jan 1990 - Feb 1992

  Program management, operational management; fundraising; advocacy and lobbying; human rights monitoring and response; special projects; organizing and leading delegations and fact-finding missions to El Salvador; design and implementation of campaigns; co-coordinator of Caravan to El Salvador sponsored by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Human Rights Foundation and delivered $2 Million Dollars in humanitarian aid to Salvadoran human rights organizations. Program management, operational management; fundraising; advocacy and lobbying; human rights monitoring and response; special projects; organizing and leading delegations and fact-finding missions to El Salvador; design and implementation of campaigns; co-coordinator of Caravan to El Salvador sponsored by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Human Rights Foundation and delivered $2 Million Dollars in humanitarian aid to Salvadoran human rights organizations.



CoMadres

• Washington DC

• US Office Coordinator

  • Jan 1986 - Dec 1989

  Assisted Salvadoran representatives of CoMadres (Committee of Mothers of the Disappeared, Assassinated and Political Prisoners of El Salvador, Monsenor Oscar Arnulfo Romero) to operate office in Washington DC, inform policy makers and US public about human rights situation in El Salvador and impacts of US military aid to El Salvador; organized CoMadres speaking tours; human rights response; lobbying; information and education; organizing delegations to El Salvador; special projects. Assisted Salvadoran representatives of CoMadres (Committee of Mothers of the Disappeared, Assassinated and Political Prisoners of El Salvador, Monsenor Oscar Arnulfo Romero) to operate office in Washington DC, inform policy makers and US public about human rights situation in El Salvador and impacts of US military aid to El Salvador; organized CoMadres speaking tours; human rights response; lobbying; information and education; organizing delegations to El Salvador; special projects.