Position:
Policy & Project Consultant at Independent Consultant
Location:
Washington, District Of Columbia
Work:
Independent Consultant
- Washington DC since 2008
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Policy & Project Consultant
Innovative Consultants International
- Washington D.C. Feb 2011 - Sep 2012
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Research Associate
Latino Policy Forum
- Chicago, IL 2008 - 2009
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Policy Analyst: Education, Housing & Immigration Reform (Non-Profit)
McNair Scholars Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Jul 2004 - Aug 2007
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Academic Advisor
University of Michigan Health System
Feb 1999 - Jul 2004
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Clinical Laboratory Associate II
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
- Kalamazoo, MI Jan 1997 - Aug 1998
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Tutor: Political Science, Sociology, Psychology
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2004 - 2007
M.A, Educational Policy Studies
University of Michigan 1999 - 2001
B.A. with Distinction, Cultural Anthropology with a Minor in Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Skills:
Non-profits, Spanish, Policy Analysis, Grant Writing, Editing, Teaching, Event Planning, Statistics, Proposal Writing, Social Sciences, Technical Writing, Workshop Facilitation, Press Releases, Government, Leadership, Workshops, Project Planning, Latin American Studies, Caribbean, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Educational Leadership, Adult Education, Elementary Education, Political Science, Research Design, Program Management, Program Development, Data Analysis, Database Administration, Conference Coordination, Conference Design, Academic Advising, Seminars, Professional Development Seminars, seminar development, program evaluation, education evaluation, Program Evaluation
Interests:
Research and writing (autodidact)
Recreational soccer
Arts- Woodcarving, Printmaking, Pencil and Ink Drawing
Awards:
Title VI Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship, Yucatec Maya language study
UW-Madison Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian StudiesProgram
Funding for two semesters of Yucatec Maya language studies at UW-Madison
Graduate Research Award
UW-Madison Educational Policy Studies Graduate Program
Funding award to conduct applied, collaborative research with the Tumul K’in Center of Learning, a Mayan-run residential secondary school located in the Toledo District, Belize
Tinker-Nave Short-Term Field Research Grant
UW-Madison Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program
Field research grant to conduct applied, collaborative research with the Tumul K’in Center of Learning, a Mayan-run residential secondary school located in the Toledo District, Belize
Bachelor's Degree with Distinction
University of Michigan
Graduation with Honors, BA with Distinction in recognition of 3.75 GPA.