Experience

Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburgh
• Director Refugee and Immigrant Services

  • Jul 2021 - Present


World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director of Programs and Impact

  • Apr 2020 - Jan 2021

  Provide inspiring and visible leadership through high-quality programming to effectively manage and maximize growth opportunities. This includes: - Work closely with the President and CEO and consultants to design and implement the strategic plan o the organization. - Lead the communications and programming team to increase visibility and participation of diverse audiences and speakers of the youth education and public programming. - Design virtual programming about relevant global and local issues such as the Building Back Better summer series and the Redefining [Global] Learning Summit. - Supervise the education team and provide guidance to increase youth participation, leadership, and program creation. This resulted in the first Youth Board that is steering the work of the Council and more youth leading virtual programs such as the Emerging Global Leaders Seminar. - Strengthening existing partnerships and creating new ones with local, national and international organizations to increase the organization’s impact and leadership role in the region. - Evaluate and monitor impact and implementation of youth and public programs. Show less



University of Pittsburgh

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • May 2016 - Mar 2020

  - Provide training and technical assistance to 28 Family Support Centers in Allegheny County to assess the quality of their services following the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support.- Collect and analyze data to improve professional development opportunities on parenting skills and child development.- Co-design culturally relevant trainings such as the Cultural Competency Trainings for Home Visitors, assess and modify existing ones such as Ready Freddy and produce guidelines for service providers to make sure immigrant and refugee families are aware of and utilize quality services.- Coordinate special projects and monitoring grants, such as Parent Cafes, implemented alongside community partners.- Represent the Office of Child Development in committees at the County level such as DHS Immigrants & Internationals and Project LAUNCH to increase awareness of needs and strengths of immigrants and refugee families. Show less

• Project Coordinator - Health Promotion and Health Access Research Studies

  • Jan 2015 - May 2017

  • Manage 3 research studies: Andale Pittsburgh (30 participants), Latino Youth Voices (30 participants), and Raices (400 participants).• Collect and analyze data used for outcome and process evaluations and design and implement 4 PhotoVoice workshops for Latino immigrant youth.• Monitor outcomes, supervise and provide training to 8 community health workers and 3 graduate students.• Conduct community outreach and 6 focus groups with Latino parents to identify barriers for healthy eating and physical activity. Show less



Action Now

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bilingual Outreach Coordinator

  • Oct 2012 - Jan 2013

  Conducted an assessment of the outreach strategies implemented with Latino Workers by Action Now organizers. Conducted an assessment of the outreach strategies implemented with Latino Workers by Action Now organizers.



Fundación Ideas para la Paz

• Colombia
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher Business, Conflict and Peacebuilding

  • Jun 2011 - Mar 2012

  - Worked with companies wishing to operate in Colombia while respecting Human Rights. - Made Human Rights assessments and conflict analysis in different regions in order to identify and manage risks for companies operating high-risk zones. - Designed intervention models for companies interested in implementing social projects with vulnerable communities. - Co-designed guidelines for the respective roles and responsibilities of governments and businesses to protect and respect Human Rights involving the fundamentals of the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” framework. Show less



International organization for Migration,

• Colombia
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coordinator of Community Outreach Strategies

  • Jan 2010 - Sep 2010

  • Developed measurable strategies and instruments to find children and youth who were not handed over by paramilitaries forces in the process of demobilization between 2003 and 2006, allowing 140 youth to receive Human Rights reparation and basic attention. • Designed and conducted workshops, focus groups and interviews with ex-combatants, resulting in increased awareness of Human Rights violations and their role in the peace and reconciliation process. • Designed and implemented workshops, protocols and guidelines for the Organization of American States Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (OAS-MAPP) regarding reporting procedures and monitoring cases of children that did not receive the appropriate protection during the demobilization process. Show less



Universidad de los Andes

• Colombia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher of Socio-­‐Emotional Learning (SEL) and citizenship competences

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2009

  • Strengthen the peace education proposal of Pequeños Científicos, through design and develop activities for supporting the education of public school teachers about human rights, peace education and citizenship competences. • Articulate the Inquiry based Science Education National Program with peace education guidelines. • Strengthen the peace education proposal of Pequeños Científicos, through design and develop activities for supporting the education of public school teachers about human rights, peace education and citizenship competences. • Articulate the Inquiry based Science Education National Program with peace education guidelines.



Ministry of Education, Colombia

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant of quality of education

  • Oct 2008 - Jan 2009

  • Contribute to the strengthening of local secretaries of education in school management, in order to improve the quality of education, through the design of workshops about school management strategies, and a manual of formation for school directors. • Contribute to the strengthening of local secretaries of education in school management, in order to improve the quality of education, through the design of workshops about school management strategies, and a manual of formation for school directors.



World Vision

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

  • Feb 2008 - Oct 2008

  • Design projects that support the national objectives, support regional teams to carry on the monitoring system. • Implement evaluation process in order to measures its impact in communities through supporting baseline evaluation and survey processes. • Assist regional teams in their understanding of national standards of Design, Monitoring & Evaluation (LEAP). • Design projects that support the national objectives, support regional teams to carry on the monitoring system. • Implement evaluation process in order to measures its impact in communities through supporting baseline evaluation and survey processes. • Assist regional teams in their understanding of national standards of Design, Monitoring & Evaluation (LEAP).



Plan International

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth Thecnical Coordinator

  • Aug 2006 - Dec 2007

  • Design, implement and support activities oriented to the involvement of teachers, children, young people, and local secretaries of education in peace education, human rights, and youth participation. • Encourage young people to work together in cultural and social activities that encourage peaceful behavior and promote human rights, through development youth organizations and productive projects.

• Community development facilitator in Sincelejo – Colombia

  • Mar 2006 - Aug 2006

  • Design, implement and support activities oriented to enable deprived and displacement children, their families and their communities to meet their basic needs and to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies. • Support activities in six areas: education, health, water and sanitation, protection, economy security and sexual rights.

• Social promoter of Combating Child Labor through Education project

  • Feb 2005 - Dec 2005

  • To design and implement activities in two rural regions of Colombia, oriented to improve the quality and access of education for children involved in child labor. • To design and implement activities in two rural regions of Colombia, oriented to improve the quality and access of education for children involved in child labor.



USAID - Management Science for Development-

• Stakeholder Researcher

  • Feb 2004 - Jun 2004

  • To do a stakeholder analysis about the perceptions and interest of paramilitary groups and national government of Colombia about the negotiation process of peace. • To do a stakeholder analysis about the perceptions and interest of paramilitary groups and national government of Colombia about the negotiation process of peace.