Experience

Laspau

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager of Grantee Services

  • Jul 2006 - Present

  Lead the Advising department of the office. Responsible for advising and monitoring up to 1400 graduate students from Latin America and the Caribbean studying in the United States., Europe, and Latin America. Supervise a team of three Program Advisors. Serve as Responsible Officer for Laspau’s J-1 Exchange Visitor Program. Provide interpretation and counsel for Laspau staff on J-1 regulations and U.S. immigration and visa policies in general. Collaborate with university faculty and staff, government officials, and scholarship recipients from a large network of institutions in the U.S. and abroad. Oversee maintenance and improvement of systems for advising area, including client reporting processes, disbursement of scholarship funds, updates to information in online grantee portal, maintenance of visa information in the U.S. Government SEVIS database, and compliance with immigration and SEVIS regulations. Show less

• Program Advisor

  • Jul 1994 - Jun 2006

  Managed annual caseload of 200 scholarship recipients from Latin America pursuing graduate degrees in the United States, Europe, and Latin America (Fulbright and Minciencias programs). Advised grantees on issues regarding academics, cultural adjustment, immigration, and finances. Issued visa documents for grantees and monitored compliance of J-1 Exchange Visitor Program. Prepared annual budgets. Collaborated with university faculty to monitor grantees’ academic progress and resolve issues.

• Staff Assistant

  • Feb 1992 - Jun 1994

  Assisted with the selection of scholarship recipients from Latin America and the Caribbean. Provided support for the placement of the grantees into U.S. and Canadian universities. Helped organize and lead a conference for 100 Fulbright grantees.



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Assistant, Chemistry Department

  • Sep 1991 - Feb 1992

  Provided support to three professors. Composed and formatted letters, reports, and flyers. Helped with office tasks, finance projects, and large mailings. Provided support to three professors. Composed and formatted letters, reports, and flyers. Helped with office tasks, finance projects, and large mailings.



Master College, Barcelona, Spain

• Barcelona, Spain

• Teacher of English as a Second Language

  • Sep 1990 - Jun 1991

  Developed curriculum and instructed classes at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Taught private English classes to business professionals. Developed curriculum and instructed classes at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Taught private English classes to business professionals.



Cambridge Latin American Program

• Cambridge, MA

• Director and Tutor

  • Sep 1989 - Jun 1990

  Established public service program to tutor Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking high school students. Tutored and mentored students on academic subjects. Provided assistance with educational and career planning. Recruited and advised volunteers to serve as tutors and mentors. Established public service program to tutor Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking high school students. Tutored and mentored students on academic subjects. Provided assistance with educational and career planning. Recruited and advised volunteers to serve as tutors and mentors.