Strengths

  • Strategic thinking and vision setting
  • Cultural competence, with a special focus on Latin America
  • Network and collaboration building
  • Project management
  • Innovation and organizational development
  • Communications
  • Community organizing
  • Facilitation
  • Meetings and events
  • Internship program design and management
  • Philanthropy
  • Public and motivational speaking
  • Volunteer engagement and management
  • Writing and editing

Media

State of Youth Homelessness.pdf
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Corporate Equality Report.pdf
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Community Involvement Report.pdf
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Leadership Roles and Recognition

Past Projects and Initiatives 

  • Moving Health Care Upstream - Strategic leadership and innovation in the design of cohort model that incorporates social determinants of health services at a community health clinic serving a rural agricultural community. 
  • Agricultural Career Pipeline - Developed and implemented grant making and community outreach strategy to increase interest in careers in agriculture in partnership with local government, academic institutions, and nonprofits across the US, Mexico, and Chile.
  • Philanthropy Summit - Launched and organized annual transnational leadership summit for leaders across the US, Mexico, and Chile. The three day summit focused in developing networks, sharing best practices, and identifying key areas of work for grant making and employee led corporate social responsibility efforts supporting farmworkers in agricultural communities. 
  • Youth Homelessness Initiative - Multi-year effort to increase resources and funding for homeless youth in the Metro Milwaukee region, with a special focus on LGBTQ youth. Effort brought together foster, shelter, city, and community leaders. Initiative launched Q-Block, a new independent living model. Project also supported the development of Out on the Street, a documentary focused on the story behind LGBTQ youth homelessness. Read more
  • Business Equality Luncheon - Developed and oversaw the creation of the first Wisconsin LGBTQ luncheon focused on human resources practices and creating LGBTQ welcoming workplaces. The luncheon brought together leading global companies headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Read more​
  • Gay Neighbor/Mi Vecino Gay - Groundbreaking multi media bilingual public education campaign aimed to challenge stereotypes about LGBTQ people and their families. The Metro Milwaukee campaign featured  images of real families and showcased their values of love, family, and commitment. Campaign ran for two years and included bus and billboard impressions, an interactive website, radio, TV, and community outreach.  Read more​​
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