Experience

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  Innovations for Learning

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Baltimore Area Director

    • Jul 2022 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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  Diaz Enterprises, LLC

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Aug 2020 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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  YogaWorks, Inc.

  • Columbia, Maryland, United States

  • Yoga Advisor

    • Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
    • Columbia, Maryland, United States

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  University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Advising Office Assistant

    • Oct 2018 - Mar 2020
    • Baltimore, Maryland

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  Under Armour

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Logistics

    • Nov 2017 - Apr 2018
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Shipping and Receiving Department

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  Baltimore City Public Schools

  • United States
  • Primary and Secondary Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Bilingual Educator

    • Mar 2015 - Aug 2017

    Created an immersive Spanish Pre-Kindergarten environment, scaffolding support for bilingual development. Led 23 students of mixed linguistic backgrounds in the development of linguistic skills in Spanish. Ensured that students were Kinder-ready in both English and Spanish. Provided ESOL support in mainstream classrooms, assuring comprehension and task completion.

  • Parent Liaison

    • Jul 2007 - Aug 2017

    Mediated compliance with Title IV of the Civil Rights Act for 15 schools annually:• Maintained contact with administrative staff at schools, ensuring they had the pro-social skills and physical resources needed to communicate with parents who speak other languages. • Interpreted for Spanish-speaking parents during various meetings, most notably facilitating ongoing dialogue between educators and parents of children with special needs to develop Individualized Education Programs. • Translated school-home communication from English to Spanish to provide equality of access and transparent communication for Spanish-speaking families, including work for schools and district offices.

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  Latino Providers Network

  • Executive Director

    • Apr 2007 - Aug 2007

    • Managed grants, including researching grants, preparing proposals and reports, and monitoring spending.• Discussed effective, judicious budgeting and program implementation with grantors and grantees.• Collaborated with service providers in preparation for a strategic planning process.• Assumed accountability to the Board of Directors for all operations - sole staff member.• Facilitated monthly meetings of the providers to discuss programs and facilitate networking.• Met with representatives from educational agencies to resolve ongoing community affairs.

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  Annie E. Casey Foundation

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • RESPECT Consultant

    • Jun 2003 - Dec 2006
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    RESPECT – an internal multicultural awareness initiative, Administrative Consultant• Administered grants with the Facilitator’s guidance for the RESPECT Forum and six subcommittees.• Coordinated budget development and reported expenditures quarterly to the Steering Committee.Baltimore Civic Investments, Intern• Drafted the Foundation Investment Summary for the annual budget process. • Cooperatively guided teams of residents to achieve self-defined goals in six-month intervals as a Co-investor.• Researched how other large foundations invested in their hometowns to improve the methods, strategies and results of investments made in Baltimore. Kids Count, Intern• Coordinated the 2003 Annual Kids Count Conference, which hosted key staff of the 53 grantees, who develop data metrics about child well-being on local and state levels.

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  Goucher College

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Student

    • 1998 - 2003
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Coursework focused on the history of power and politics relative to religious institutions.Additional coursework in accounting, economics, international business, theatre, dance, and art.