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Stone Soup ConsultingMember
May. 2023
El Alacrán Galería-TallerCo-Founder
Jul. 2022San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, MexicoOperations and program coordination for a community arts space featuring local and international artists, offering classes and events.
RFSUConsultant
Dec. 2020 - May. 2021Evaluation of RFSU's initiatives to engage with the Universal Periodic Review to advance the sexual and reproductive health and rights policy environment of United Nations member states. (With Bonstar Consulting)
The Torchlight CollectiveMember
Sep. 2020Member of a team of global consultants that collaborates to apply human rights-based approaches to projects that compel lasting and broad social change.
American Jewish World Service (AJWS)Consultant
Jul. 2020 - Nov. 2021Co-led the development of a conceptual framework on the linkages between adolescent girls' sexuality and child, early, and forced marriages and unions (CEFMU)
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)Consultant
May. 2020 - May. 2021Supported the development of a consensus-driven research agenda for peer education in sexual and reproductive health programming and demonstrative research in Kenya (with the Torchlight Collective).
Plan InternationalConsultant
Apr. 2020 - Oct. 2020Conducted a global organizational assessment and developed a programmatic roadmap for a rights-based approach to adolescent pregnancy in light of COVID-19.
The Summit FoundationConsultant
Feb. 2020 - Sep. 2020Developed a monitoring, learning, and evaluation framework and visual tool to track the Foundation’s progress advancing equality for women and girls in Central America (with Investigación en Demografía y Salud (Insad))
APTN - Asia Pacific Transgender NetworkConsultant
Nov. 2019 - Aug. 2020Assessed organizational effectiveness to guide strategic plan development (with the Torchlight Collective).
International Women's Health CoalitionConsultant
Aug. 2019 - Oct. 2019Conducted scoping of emerging women’s rights organizations and leaders in Mexico to inform funding decisions.
Self EmployedConsultant
Jun. 2019Mexico City Area, MexicoStrategic planning, organizational development, qualitative research, evaluation, and program development related to women's and girls', adolescent, and LGBTQI+ health and human rights. Clients include the Fund for Global Human Rights, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, UNFPA, Fondo Semillas Women's Fund, RFSU, American Jewish World Service, Oxfam, Plan International, International Women's Health Coalition, International Planned Parenthood Federation, the Asia Pacific Transgender Network, and the Summit Foundation.
International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere RegionAssociate Director of Programs - Youth, Gender, and Rights
Oct. 2014 - Jul. 2019● Led team responsible for integrating gender and sexual rights into delivery of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health clinical and educational services, particularly for adolescents
● Oversaw development of strategic expected results and priorities for team, ensuring inclusion of underserved populations and comprehensive services including safe abortion
● Exceeded targets for young people reached with comprehensive sexuality education within the Federation’s 2016 – 2022 Strategic Framework
International Planned Parenthood Federation/ Western Hemisphere RegionSenior Program Officer, Youth
Dec. 2009 - Oct. 2014● Exceeded expected results of IPPF/WHR’s strategic plan 2009 - 2015
● Designed and executed strategy for youth program portfolio across Latin America and the Caribbean
● Instituted best practices and metrics in comprehensive sexuality education, youth-friendly services, and youth leadership through technical assistance, training, and capacity building
● Established the first IPPF/WHR Regional Youth Network
Planned Parenthood of New York CityDirector of EC Education and Outreach
Jul. 2006 - Sep. 2008● Directed initiative to increase access to and awareness of emergency contraception (EC) among immigrant populations
● Cultivated relationships with community based organizations and other gatekeepers serving immigrant and other underserved communities
● Incorporated qualitative methods - focus groups and surveys assessing barriers to access - in order to integrate findings into culturally appropriate marketing messages
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public HealthProgram Coordinator
Oct. 2005 - Jul. 2006• Oversaw creation of toolkit of policy and program guidelines for addressing the linkages between poverty, gender inequality and HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Provided background research, wrote proposals, and provided program support for Latino health initiatives undertaken by Columbia University faculty.
Margaret Sanger Center International, Planned Parenthood of New York CityProgram Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean
Sep. 2000 - Oct. 2005• Developed priorities for program design in Latin America and the Caribbean, including site visits to Central America and the Caribbean to identify potential partners.
• Identified and developed funding and program development opportunities for Central America and the Caribbean. • Developed and conducted workshops around sexuality and gender equity in New York and Latin America for adolescents, program managers, and clinical service providers.
• Implemented a training program for Family Health International Bangladesh focusing on sexuality and gender for vulnerable populations, including needs assessment, curriculum development workshop, and training of master trainers. • Organized yearly activities around September 28, Latin American and Caribbean Day for the Decriminalization of Abortion.
• Provided support for initiatives aimed at identifying and disseminating best practices in HIV prevention programs for youth:
- Oversaw training project for program managers in Haiti on the essential elements of youth-focused HIV prevention.
- Provided conceptual framework and oversaw a global mapping of program-related materials, training resources and interventions focusing on HIV prevention for youth.
- Conducted site visits to the Dominican Republic and Namibia for coordination with UNFPA offices, identification of stakeholders and partners, and hiring of staff.
- Supported the scale-up of an exemplary youth-focused HIV prevention project in the Dominican Republic, Chad, and Namibia.
• Founded the interdepartmental Outreach Committee, responsible for the coordination of programs directed at immigrant communities in New York City.
• Built linkages between programs in Central America and the Caribbean and immigrant- and Latino-serving community-based organizations in New York City.
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