Lisa Mitchell Bennett
Project Manager/Senior Research Associate at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Credentials
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National Academy of Medicine Culture of Health Program
National Academy of MedicineJan, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
DSHS Community Health Worker Instructor Certification
Texas Department of State Health Services -
NCI Charrettes Design
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Experience
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Project Manager/Senior Research Associate
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May 2003 - Present
Manage a large portfolio of multi-project research, service and community engagement initiatives for regional School of Public Health campus located on the US-Mexico border. Maintain numerous non-profit and governmental partnerships throughout the region. Oversee a regional outreach and social marketing campaign Tu Salud Si Cuenta! with mass and social media components. Develop and deliver continuing education to certified Community Health Workers and Instructors across the state. Coordinate a 100+ multi-sector Collaborative Action Board (CAB) as a mechanism for research accountability and adherence to community-based participatory research practices. Show less
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Brownsville Community Health Center
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Brownsville, Texas
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Coordinator Health Education/Director School Based Health Centers
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Jun 1997 - Jun 2003
Managed Campus Care Centers, a school-based health center with 3 full-service clinics in a large school district located on the US-Mexico border serving many uninsured and low-income uninsured students and their families; supervised multi-disciplinary team including medical and mental health care providers. Also served as coordinator of health education, prevention and outreach efforts for the community health center in the satellite clinics and schools; coordinated community-based health education on violence prevention and adolescent sexual health for the school district. Responsible for grant writing and management, staff supervision, design and implementation of curriculum for award-winning health promotion efforts in the schools and community. Show less
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Congreso de Latinos Unidos
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Employment and Education Division Director
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May 1995 - May 1997
Directed multi-facet job training and adult education programs for a large inner-city non-profit in North Philadelphia. Responsible for contract and grant management; supervision of staff including teachers, trainers, social workers and project coordinators; worked closely with city-wide domestic violence programs to recruit and retrain women looking to reenter the workforce; collaborated with the Private Industry Council, the Community College of Philadelphia and the American Street Empowerment Zone; served on an Executive Management Team for the larger agency. Show less
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One Border Foundation/Mano a Mano
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Brownsville, Texas/Matamoros, Mexico
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Program Director
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Apr 1993 - Apr 1995
Directed and co-founded a bi-national, maternal-child health focused Community Health Worker organization “Mano a Mano” in the U.S.-Mexico border communities of Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville, Texas. Designed and implemented recruitment and training of Community Health Workers ("promotores"). Led grant-writing and facilitated project’s advisory board. Fostered cross-border, cross institution relationships; and supervised community health workers delivering home based care and advocacy for low-income, uninsured pregnant and parenting women. Show less
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Proyecto Libertad
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Harlingen, TX
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Paralegal Advocate
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1991 - 1993
Coordinated advocacy and legal services to Central American unaccompanied minors and detained refugees. Participated in local and national advocacy efforts; provided legal services to adult and minor political asylum applicants; was certified by the Board of Immigration Appeals to represent clients in Immigration Court; researched human rights policy and provided legal rights presentations in detention facilities and shelters. Coordinated advocacy and legal services to Central American unaccompanied minors and detained refugees. Participated in local and national advocacy efforts; provided legal services to adult and minor political asylum applicants; was certified by the Board of Immigration Appeals to represent clients in Immigration Court; researched human rights policy and provided legal rights presentations in detention facilities and shelters.
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Latinamerica Press lapress.org
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Lima, Peru
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Associate Editor
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1990 - 1991
Researched, edited and translated for a scholarly bilingual publication covering a broad range of political and economic issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Based in Lima, Peru. Researched, edited and translated for a scholarly bilingual publication covering a broad range of political and economic issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Based in Lima, Peru.
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Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano
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San Jose, Costa Rica
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Cross-cultural Trainer
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1989 - 1990
Designed and implemented cross-cultural curriculum for rural Central American youth preparing for high school exchange program and university agricultural programs in the U.S. Worked with U.S. Agency for International Development funded agricultural grant. Based in San Jose, Costa Rica. Designed and implemented cross-cultural curriculum for rural Central American youth preparing for high school exchange program and university agricultural programs in the U.S. Worked with U.S. Agency for International Development funded agricultural grant. Based in San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), AFL-CIO
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Organizer
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1987 - 1987
Recruited farmworkers to become members of a labor union through human rights presentations; provided social services and outreach to labor camps across northern Ohio. Organized FLOC annual convention which hosted Cesar Chavez and United Farm Worker Delegates from across the county. Recruited farmworkers to become members of a labor union through human rights presentations; provided social services and outreach to labor camps across northern Ohio. Organized FLOC annual convention which hosted Cesar Chavez and United Farm Worker Delegates from across the county.
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Education
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University of California, Riverside
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and International Relations -
2005 - 2009
University of Texas, School of Public Health
Master Public Health MPH, Public Health Education and Promotion -
1989 - 1991
School for International Training
Master of Arts - MA, Development Economics and International Administration -
1987 - 1988
University of Granada, Spain
Estudios Hispanicos
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