Experience

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  USDA

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Chair of USDA Hispanic American Cultural Effort (HACE) ERG

    • Jan 2024 - Present

    - Directs HACE Strategy: Leads HACE’s strategic direction to align with USDA’s goals and foster inclusivity.- Develops Programs: Creates and runs cultural and professional development initiatives that celebrate Hispanic heritage.- Boosts Community Engagement: Organizes events to raise awareness of Hispanic culture within and outside USDA.- Advocates for Members: Represents Hispanic American employees’ interests, liaising with USDA leadership for diversity and inclusion.- Expands Membership: Grows ERG membership and engagement through effective outreach and programming.

  • Executive Board Member of USDA Hispanic American Cultural Effort (HACE)

    • Sep 2022 - Jan 2024

    - Pushes forward the HACE Mission of promoting personal and professional growth through diversity of Hispanics-Americans in the United States Department of Agriculture. -Promotes the vision of being recognized as the leader organization for the professional development of Hispanics-Americans in the United States Department of Agriculture.-Helps implement inclusive workforce strategies and cultural awareness that increases the productivity of employees and the retention of diverse employees. - Promotes interagency collaboration and professional networking- Responds to members seeking assistance- Conducts the business of the chapter between meetings- Regularly recruit members and encourage maintenance of membership- Makes necessary appointments to complete an unexpired term of any officer- Sets the agenda with appropriate notice for chapter meetings- Communicates regularly with the national HACE Executive Board.- Appoints sub-committees to carry out different chapter activities- Appoints volunteer HACE members to carry out the election of a new Board and the transition into the new term- Manages the chapter's social media

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  USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • PPD-ERAS Writer/editor

    • Jun 2020 - Present

    - Provides writing, editorial, data reporting, and publishing assistance in the preparation, development, production of environmental and analytical documents to support informed decision making and Agency compliance with environmental statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders, including NEPA, FIFRA, FFDCA, and ESA.- Coordinates and provides leadership as webmaster and records management liaison to manage ERAS’ internet/ intranet presence. - Developed writing manual to create a standard writing style, improve productivity, and produce consistent and quality documents.- Trained colleagues on 508 compliance and developed a checklist with written and visual guidance.

  • PPD Hispanic Special Emphasis Program Manager

    • Feb 2022 - Present

    Full title: PPD Civil Rights and Diversity Advisory Committee (CRDAC) Hispanic Special Emphasis Program Manager (SEPEM) (2 year term)- Collaborates with PPD SEPMs, APHIS SEPMs, ODI, and the national CRDAC on educational programs (forums, webinars, seminars, workshops, observances, etc.) on diversity & inclusion, career planning, interviewing techniques, team building, and leadership to overcome barriers to the full employment of minorities, women, and people with disabilities.- Helps prepares quarterly reports assessing needs and activities in the Hispanic program area.- Serve as a resource in the workplace and in the community for information on hiring opportunities and outreach sources.

  • ERAS Records Management Custodian

    • Jan 2022 - Present

    - Manages eRecords and tracks administrative records within ERAS - Submits ERAS recordkeeping information to PPD and APHIS as needed - Helps ERAS supervisors file AD-3001 for exiting employees - Becomes familiar and stays current with ERAS recordkeeping requirements - Works with ERAS MT to maintain administrative recordkeeping guidance - Attends agency meetings and training concerning the eRecords system - Reports progress as requested by the Sponsor - Assists ERAS personnel with record searches and record disposition - Assists in preparation of ERAS records for use by legal authorities

  • ERAS Webmaster

    • Jan 2022 - Present

    - Manages ERAS' web presence on the APHIS' public internet presence, APHIS' intranet presence, and PPD's SharePoint sites.- Leads the web design and development team to regularly do routine site and content maintenance, and various updates to ensure sites align with the agency, program, and unit goals and objectives.

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  FEMA

  • Portland, Oregon, United States

  • COVID-19 Vaccination Emergency Deployment Volunteer

    • Apr 2021 - May 2021
    • Portland, Oregon, United States

    - Deployed to Portland, Oregon under the Emergency Support Function #11 authority to assist one of the largest vaccination centers (OCC, PDX, and Hillsboro) in the US. While on site, the USDA supported give over 350,000 vaccinations. - Worked between 8-12hr shifts as a greeter, way finder through the facility, helped register patients through health portal, checked insurance and identification, provided translation help from Spanish and Portugues to English and collaborated with Oregon National Guard to ensure that an average of 6,700 people per day receive their vaccination. - Before USDA arrived, the OCC was vaccinating an average of less than 5000 people per day. In March 2021, after USDA arrived on side, the OCC increased vaccinations to an average of approximately 6700 per day. In April, the average number increased to approximately 7900 per day. Over 8000 vaccinations were given at the OCC in a single day five times between March 31st and April 26th.- The most vaccinations given at the OCC on any day was 8,093, on April 26th. The second most was 8076, on April 8th.- The one day that USDA worked at all three locations (OCC, PDX, and Hillsboro), a combined total of 14,074 vaccinations were given. (April 11th.)

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  Peace Corps

  • Mozambique

  • Education Peace Corps Volunteer Mozambique

    • Aug 2019 - Mar 2020
    • Mozambique

    Served as an Education Peace Corp Volunteer in the province of Gaza, Mozambique. Unfortunately, I was part of the group of PCVs that were evacuated due to COVID-19 in March 2020. The following are the roles I had in this position. Co-coordinator of Local Community Health Initiative:• Co-facilitated and re-established “HIV/SIDA…Baleka la Bilene!” [translated: “HIV/AIDS”…Get of Bilene!”] with my local counterpart-an initiative dedicated to using local resources and local language, xiChangana, as vehicles to reduce the rates of HIV/AIDS infection and death in Bilene. • Started to train and form more than 50 students health activist from grades 8th to 10th to sensitize and educate local audience on HIV/AIDS and early pregnancy prevention though song, dance, theater skits and evidence-based informational speeches and presentations. English and Technology Secondary Teacher:• Creatively linked TEFL Curriculum to the Mozambican Secondary Education Curriculum, prepared weekly lesson plans that integrated a range of skill building activities in listening, speaking, reading and writing. • Created a classroom structure and routine that encouraged student-centered learning with an emphasis on gender equality, empowerment and active participation. • Provided opportunities to develop group collaboration skills and explore higher education options.• Implemented a whole person learning approach to meet student specific needs. • Effectively transmitted practical and theoretical computer literacy using the three computers available.• Gave wide-range evaluation opportunities, these include individual assessments, take-home exercises, open-book exams and group projects. • Exchanged language teaching methodologies and classroom management strategies with Mozambican teachers.

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  University of Tampa

  • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

  • Resident Assistant

    • Aug 2017 - Aug 2019
    • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

    - Supervised up to 40 students living in residence hall including freshman-senior undergraduates, transfer and graduate students 24/7. - Organized, evaluated, promoted 10 community events to develop student’s life skills, self-awareness, interpersonal abilities, global engagement, and teamwork based on Spartan Living curriculum framework. - Enforced residence life policies, provided counseling, and noted facility concerns on a regular basis especially on weekly duty rotation.- Engaged in conflict resolution methods such as mediations and resolving emergency situations in a professional and timely manner.- Facilitated community and roommate agreements to develop a positive and inclusive community.- Consultd residents daily and provided resources to find solutions for academic and personal difficulties with genuine interest.

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  The Minaret

  • Copyeditor

    • Jan 2019 - May 2019

    - Edits writers' final drafts to ensure they are free of any grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors.- Assists opinion editor with page layouts on Adobe InDesign for placement of articles, photographs and advertisements.- Reviews that names, places and organizations are spelled properly and that facts, dates and statistics are accurate.- Fact checks by contacting writers' sources, conducts research, writes headlines and subheads for articles.

  • Contributing Writer

    • Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

    - Wrote weekly articles about relevant content involving UT student life, organizations, events and/or other outside interests.- Interviewed members of the community to get opinions and information to complete concise news reports and op-eds.

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  ELS Educational Services, Inc

  • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

  • TESOL Practicum Student

    • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
    • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

    Completed pre-requirement courses including Advanced English Grammar and Approaches to Teaching Second and Foreign Languages. - Facilitates teacher to transmit effective lesson plans and obtain curriculum objectives in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and grammar.- Adjusts teaching method based on student’s culture, costumes, and personal learning styles to provide a whole person learning setting. - Dedicates time outside class hours to plan events in the community for international students to reach communicative learning objectives and facilitate cultural exchange.

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  Stony Brook University

  • Ranomafana, Madagascar

  • Center Valbio-Community Outreach Intern

    • Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
    • Ranomafana, Madagascar

    - Worked alongside Patricia Wright, founder of Center Valbio research station, and the education, reforestation, and health community outreach teams and their ongoing project initiatives in 5 out of 24 remote villages.- Created content for social media accounts and edited annual reports sought to continue donations for My Rainforest My World science education initiative and mobile health consultation, malaria testing, nutrition, and hygiene and sanitation education. - Interviewed relevant stakeholders of the community to discuss health, education, conservation and environment education progress for the development of short- and long-term goals.- Assisted medical students with research related surveys geared towards the identification of parasites and other related diseases.

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  Peace Corps

  • Tampa, FL

  • Peace Corps Campus Ambassador

    • Aug 2017 - May 2018
    • Tampa, FL

    - Promoted the Peace Corps by engaging in many vibrant forms of student outreach: class presentations, social media campaigns, photo competitions, campus festivals, and fairs at least three times a month through the guidance of Chad Charnet, Peace Corps Recruiter. - Organized two network events per semester such as Q & A sessions with RPCVs and movie screenings and debriefs.- Attended bi-weekly meetings with co-ambassadors to create innovative events to engage others in international volunteer opportunities.

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  Service Oriented Spartans (S.O.S.)

  • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

  • Special Event Coordinator

    • Jan 2016 - May 2017
    • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

    - Planned and lead around 3 volunteer opportunities per month in the Tampa Bay area for members of the club.- Contributed with the expansion of the club’s structure by developing the constitution, updating objectives, and position duties.- Organized special events with Peace Corps Ambassadors to spread the word about unique career volunteer opportunities for students.- Partnered with on-campus organizations such as Spartans Seeking Justice, Black Student Union, PRIDE and Roots and Shoots. - Coordinated room/facility/media service requests and sent global messages for club events, meetings, and tabling.

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  British Swim School - Montgomery County

  • Swim Instructor

    • Sep 2015 - Oct 2015

    Thorough knowledge and application of teaching swimming and water safety skills to children as young as three months old.Demonstrated leadership, public relation, communication skills by interacting with parents, supervisors, colleagues, and future clients.