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06/2020 - 12/2020: Director of Programs (Consultant) at the Bronx Community Foundation
In June 2020, as the world was surrounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and later, by protests, I looked around me to see how science could help in disaster management and relief. Seeing the immense need around me in a borough of New York called the Bronx, I started working at The Bronx Community Foundation as its Director of Programs.
In this highly public-facing, strategic role, my responsibilities included:
In June 2020, as the world was surrounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and later, by protests, I looked around me to see how science could help in disaster management and relief. Seeing the immense need around me in a borough of New York called the Bronx, I started working at The Bronx Community Foundation as its Director of Programs.
In this highly public-facing, strategic role, my responsibilities included:
- Provided project management for multiple verticals and projects for The Bronx Community Relief Effort and The Bronx Community Foundation.
- Supported new accounting and tax systems.
- Created manuals / training for processes used by The Bronx Community Relief Effort and The Bronx Community Foundation.
- Provided strategic guidance and support for grant submissions and collaterals to ensure the continuous delivery of service.
- Developed insight toward functional strategies for pivoting from the relief effort into a sustainable, long-standing Bronx Community Foundation in alignment with strategic objectives.
- Planned programs from start to completion including deadlines, milestones and processes.
- Planned the delivery of the overall program and its activities in accordance with the mission and goals of The Bronx Community Foundation.
- Developed new initiatives to support the strategic direction of the organization.
- Developed program evaluation framework and a documentation framework to assess the strengths of the program and to identify areas for improvement.
- Volunteer and intern management and create instruction manuals for training.
- Assisted in developing budgets.