Experience

Educate2Envision International

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

• Executive Director

  • Nov 2010 - Present

  A not-for-profit that makes secondary school affordable and accessible for youth from rural coffee-growing communities and invests in their personal development as changemakers.



Adelante Coffee

• Food & Beverages

• Founder

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  Social enterprise that raises awareness about education inequalities in coffee-growing regions and invests profits in secondary school education in Latin America.



Ashoka

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Global Fellow

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2018

  http://usa.ashoka.org/fellow/katia-gomez



Soulciety

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Specialist

  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  Program Coordinator and Education Specialist to teenagers and young adults who represent foster, probation, and young parents. Helped to introduce design thinking to create a better user experience in the enrollment process for participants and provide mentorship during the transition back to school or new employment.



Moving Forward Education

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Site Coordinator

  • Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

  Consultant to West Oakland continuation high school with the objective of creating a "culture of high expectations" among at-risk youth by designing school materials and extracurricular activities that elevate students' perceived self-efficacy inside and outside of a school setting.



Care USA

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• District Chair

  • Jun 2009 - May 2011

  Represented CARE USA in bringing awareness to international women's issues, presenting at CARE events, and representing over 1,000 supporters from my district at CARE Conferences.



NYU

• United States
• Higher Education

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Joined current graduate students from the NYU Global Health Department to investigate migration and the psychological repercussions of families left behind in Puebla, Mexico. Project culminated in presenting findings to peers and faculty on NYU campus and completion of final research paper on "Mental Health and Migration"



Global Semesters

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Health Research Assistant

  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2009

  Investigative research into the Mexican health insurance systemVisited public hospitals and met with patients from physical therapy rehab centers.