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National Commitee for Responsive Philanthropy
Director of Strategic Communications
Jan. 2020 - Oct. 2024
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Responsible for leveraging NCRP’s messaging, tools, and platforms to move more money to grassroots leaders and social justice movements by changing the way philanthropy operates. Actively advising and executing the organization's continued evolution from a think tank to an action tank by leveraging current events opportunities and content from partners to shift funding narratives and behavior.
Mi Familia Consulting
Independent Communications Consultant and Strategist
Nov. 2014
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area & New York City
Provide editorial, video and social media consultant services for individuals and non-profits, with a particular focus on civic engagement, urban policy, first generation immigrants and students of color.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Deputy Director of Communications - NYC
Aug. 2013 - Nov. 2014
New York, NY
Responsible for building and strengthening the relationships with specialized media outlets, including community and ethnic media publications. Supervising and managing state agency public information officers in the Civil Rights & Workforce portfolio. Providing additional assistance to Department of Health, Housing and Community Renewal and the Department of State on their bilingual outreach efforts.
Florida New Majority
Director of Communications
Jan. 2013 - Jul. 2013
Miami, Florida
Responsible for internal and external communications for this statewide civic engagement and human rights organization dedicated to bringing together Florida’s diverse communities together. Managed a three-person department that was responsible for coordinating legislative and grassroots communications for the organization’s immigration reform and voting rights campaign.
National League of Cities
Special Assistant
Sep. 2011 - May. 2012
1301 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC, 20004
Nine-month National Urban Fellow assignment in the organization's Center for Federal Relations and Institute for Youth, Education and Families. Responsible for several communications and engagement initiatives, including updating the organization’s integrated social media strategy, launching the organization’s 2012 election resource mini-site and managing social media outreach for multi-partner CHAMP initiative (Combating Hunger through Afterschool Meals Program).
Rep. Charles Rangel
NY Communications Director and Policy Advisor
Jan. 2006 - May. 2011
In charge of local bilingual media outreach and assembling Member’s weekly briefing book for scheduled events in the District. Served as the main policy liaison between the DC and NY offices with a special focus on education, immigration, technology, small business and non-profit support services issues. Achievements include co-organizing District Federal Stimulus Conference, re-organizing immigration intake system, and integrating a variety of platforms (from meetings to social media) into local office procedures.
The Feedoom
Editorial Web Producer
Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2006
Published online content for video broadband company’s news clients using a combination of the company’s content management system and multimedia software. Specific duties included writing headlines, editing summaries and encoding satellite feeds for clients like Reuters, Telemundo and USA Today.
The Manhattan Times
Neighborhood Reporter
Aug. 2003 - Mar. 2005
New York, NY
Wrote news shorts, features and editorials for weekly bilingual newspaper covering the Northern Manhattan neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood focusing on education, health, housing, sports and youth.
American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program
Journalism Fellow
Nov. 2002 - Aug. 2003
Washington, DC
Reported to the Chief of Staff and Legislative Director of NY Rep. Charles B. Rangel. Researched and wrote briefs on the office’s universal national service platform, war & peace issues, immigration, and health education. Consulted on constituent outreach efforts, legislative drafting and editorial submissions.
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Freelance writer
Jan. 1995 - Jan. 2006
New York
Writer of immigration, entertainment and political stories for various publications, including The New York Post, Urban Latino Magazine, MiGente.com, The Connection Magazine and Béisbol Mundial. Also published memoir chapter titled, “Esos Muchachos” in Be The Dream: Prep for Prep Graduates Share Their Stories. (Algonquin. 2003).
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