Leslie Mercado

Associate Outreach Specialist at NYC Department of Homeless Services
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(386) 825-5501
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Bronx, New York, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Associate Outreach Specialist
      • Nov 2022 - Present

      Serving New Yorkers with care & compassion. Greeting clients with the highest quality of professionalism. Creating temporary housing shelter placement with CARES program and notifying clients of their status within DHS. Accepting necessary documentation as well as supplying reasonable accommodation forms. Serving New Yorkers with care & compassion. Greeting clients with the highest quality of professionalism. Creating temporary housing shelter placement with CARES program and notifying clients of their status within DHS. Accepting necessary documentation as well as supplying reasonable accommodation forms.

    • United States
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Leaders of color fellow 2021 Cohort
      • Dec 2020 - Jan 2023

      Instructed LOC web information session "Engaging Mobilizers". Oral presentation given as ambassador to graduates on being bold in networking to improve impact in their civic journeys. Identifying traumas in the communities to overcome resistance in wellness affairs such as covid vaccines, police enforcement, education and voting. Instructed LOC web information session "Engaging Mobilizers". Oral presentation given as ambassador to graduates on being bold in networking to improve impact in their civic journeys. Identifying traumas in the communities to overcome resistance in wellness affairs such as covid vaccines, police enforcement, education and voting.

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Scanner Dem
      • Nov 2022 - Nov 2022

    • Field Operative
      • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

      Engaged with elected officials, constituents, and stockholders about special events, missions, core values, and the strategies of canvassing procedures. Appointed Poll-Watcher reporting when infringement occurs to ensure my candidate’s rights to a fair election. Written results of voter count from polling machines. Ensured that canvassers were supported during field operation hours with literature. Attended weekly meetings with the campaign team to review progress and follow through with community survey notes. Show less

    • Campaign Manager
      • Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

      Accompanied candidate in supporting the validation of petition signatures. Ensuring candidates’ eligibility for the primary race by complaining with the Board of Election guidelines. Recruitment of suitable canvas members, noting their party affiliation, and securing identification information for the payroll process. Leading strategies to increase supportive voter turnout, through canvassing, branding, web design, and social media content. Accompanied candidate in supporting the validation of petition signatures. Ensuring candidates’ eligibility for the primary race by complaining with the Board of Election guidelines. Recruitment of suitable canvas members, noting their party affiliation, and securing identification information for the payroll process. Leading strategies to increase supportive voter turnout, through canvassing, branding, web design, and social media content.

    • Field Operative
      • May 2021 - Jun 2021

      Daily reports are done with an active role in the quality assurance of field results. Addressing door-to-door voter outreach base with a bilingual approach. Encouraged voters on their capacity to effect change in the justice system by creating opportunities to have an authentic dialogue about the influence of politics. Ensured that canvassers were supported during field operation hours with literature. Daily reports are done with an active role in the quality assurance of field results. Addressing door-to-door voter outreach base with a bilingual approach. Encouraged voters on their capacity to effect change in the justice system by creating opportunities to have an authentic dialogue about the influence of politics. Ensured that canvassers were supported during field operation hours with literature.

    • United States
    • Hospitality
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Field Director
      • Aug 2019 - Dec 2020

      Assigned locations and chauffeured canvassers to their set destinations by means of 8 passenger vehicles. Daily reports on each crew member's supportive and unsupportive contacts. Ensured that canvassers were supported during field operation hours with literature. Oversight petition signatures quality in collection and data information entry. Assigned locations and chauffeured canvassers to their set destinations by means of 8 passenger vehicles. Daily reports on each crew member's supportive and unsupportive contacts. Ensured that canvassers were supported during field operation hours with literature. Oversight petition signatures quality in collection and data information entry.

    • United States
    • Political Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Field Operative
      • Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

      Cory Booker. Presidential Campaign of U.S. Senator. Canvas New York City streets interacting with voters about candidates' values and collecting information. Encouraged voters on their capacity to effect change in the justice system by creating opportunities to have an authentic dialogue about the influence of politics. Cory Booker. Presidential Campaign of U.S. Senator. Canvas New York City streets interacting with voters about candidates' values and collecting information. Encouraged voters on their capacity to effect change in the justice system by creating opportunities to have an authentic dialogue about the influence of politics.

    • United States
    • Political Organizations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Field Manager
      • Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

      Tom Steyer Presidential Campaign of U.S. Senator. New York. Jan 2020. Canvas new york city streets interacting with voters about candidates' values and collecting information. Encouraged voters on their capacity to effect change in the justice system by creating opportunities to have an authentic dialogue about the influence of politics. Tom Steyer Presidential Campaign of U.S. Senator. New York. Jan 2020. Canvas new york city streets interacting with voters about candidates' values and collecting information. Encouraged voters on their capacity to effect change in the justice system by creating opportunities to have an authentic dialogue about the influence of politics.

    • United States
    • Political Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Field Director
      • Oct 2019 - Nov 2019

      Shawyn Patterson Howard. Mayor. Mount Vernon. Nov, 2019. Assigned locations and chauffeured canvassers to their set destinations by means of 8 passenger vehicles. Daily reports on each crew member's attendance and performance. Ensured that canvassers were supported during field operation hours with literature. Oversight petition signatures quality in collection and data information entry. Shawyn Patterson Howard. Mayor. Mount Vernon. Nov, 2019. Assigned locations and chauffeured canvassers to their set destinations by means of 8 passenger vehicles. Daily reports on each crew member's attendance and performance. Ensured that canvassers were supported during field operation hours with literature. Oversight petition signatures quality in collection and data information entry.

    • United States
    • Political Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Phone Banking Operative
      • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

      Melinda Katz. District Attorney. Queens. Weekly campaign meetings on the progress of phone banking via zoom. Daily data construction of phone banking list. Commuting valuable voting information by robo calls and text. Melinda Katz. District Attorney. Queens. Weekly campaign meetings on the progress of phone banking via zoom. Daily data construction of phone banking list. Commuting valuable voting information by robo calls and text.

    • United States
    • Graphic Design
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Production Artist for Marketing Packaging
      • Jul 2011 - Sep 2015

      Ensure duties such as presenting prototypes engineered by hand, made with raw materials, handmade drawn mechanicals when needed to meet high quality marketing presentation. Work closely with sales team to fulfill commitments. Assist in micro managing in partnering departments to acquire custom materials needed. Handling of high-end digital printings, silk-screen designs; A wide range of stock materials, spray works, and more. Inform Assistant Art directors when revision services are needed. Writing orders to Screen Department, DuPont Dept, Transfer Dept, Stamping Dept, Spray Dept. Making certain all elements are meticulously translated correctly. Checked prints for any imperfections such as missing art, size, color, and clean coverage for unmatched quality. Show less

  • Robar inc. Babyworks
    • 34 West 33rd Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10001
    • Production Manager for Color Quality Assurance
      • Jun 2006 - May 2008

      Ensure duties such as presenting prototypes engineered by hand, made with raw materials, and handmade drawn mechanicals to meet high-quality marketing presentation. Working closely with the sales team to fulfill commitments. Assist in micro-managing partnering departments to acquire custom materials needed. Handling of high-end digital printings, silk-screen designs, and spray works. A wide range of stock materials, spray works, and more. Inform Assistant Art directors when revision services are needed. Writing orders to Screen Department, DuPont Dept, Transfer Dept, Stamping Dept, Spray Dept. Making certain all elements are meticulously translated correctly. Checked prints for any imperfections such as missing art, size, color, and clean coverage for unmatched quality. Show less

Education

  • Fashion Institute of Technology
    color specialist, fashion designers
    2007 - 2009
  • CUNY Hostos Community College
    Associates of Science/Liberal Arts, Associates of Science/Liberal Arts in progress
    2009 - 2012

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