United States
Cybersecurity Professional with a background in International Relations and a passion for intelligence work. Over a decade of experience in high-risk situational response, cross-cultural leadership development, Government work, crisis intervention, and situational response. Infosec Professional with training in offensive ai integration and defensive mitigation. Industry certifications: GSEC 2025, pending GCIH 2026. Diverse lived experience in transnational geopolitics, national security issues, regional conflicts, translation and diplomacy, combined with an on the ground education of 10+ years internationally. Cross-Cultural Bilingual professional with specialization in Central and South American Spanish. Avid global citizen, naturalist, martial artist, and musician .
Associate Regional Director - ORR - Leading and directing teams across the Northeast region, I oversaw, managed, trained, and advised staff on comprehensive PRS services with Unaccompanied Minors. • Program Leader – Associate Regional Director, experiential knowledge in onboarding, training, and programatic execution. • Supervisory Leadership – Experiential expertise in leadership development, mentoring, team building, and supervising. Developed internal trainings, systems, and structures for teams. - developed and led a team of 7 professionals remotely. • High-Risk Leadership – Expertise in high-risk situational response including: Research and Resource analysis, MS13 Gang Intervention, Active Human Trafficking, CPS & Runaway Youth, Crisis Intervention and Mitigation. Requires cross-cultural crisis intervention, interagency and governmental coordination, immigration and legal coordination, conflict resolution, medical coordination, and comprehensive interventional approach for at-risk populations. • Global Leadership – Establish and foster key relationships with Office of Refugee Resettlement, Federal Field Specialists, Unaccompanied Children clients, and various stakeholders, demonstrating the ability to build a culture of motivation, trust, and accountability to meet ever-evolving challenges for organizational success.
Provided Post Release, Home-study, and Intensive Case Management Services to high-risk unaccompanied minor refugees, to assist in resettlement. Program Leader – Pioneered the Unaccompanied Children Program at IRC NY with leadership of nationwide provider meetings, professional development and training of staff on high-risk situational response and crisis mitigation. Supervisory Leadership – Oversaw the hiring, onboarding, and training of new staff and interns. Developed programatic training systems from the ground up and extensively built out regional networks of partnerships. Proactive in establishment and nurturing of key relationships with ORR, FFS, UC clients, management, and other stakeholders. Routinely adapted approaches to suit various crises and needs of clients. High-Risk Experience – 3.5 years of expertise in high-risk situational management including: Active Human Trafficking, MS13 Gang Intervention, CPS & Runaway Youth, Crisis Intervention and Mitigation, and Technological psycho education to prevent cyber exploitation. Routinely Provide: cross cultural crisis intervention, interagency & government coordination, Immigration & legal coordination, conflict resolution, medical coordination, research and resource compilation, and extensive advocacy for at risk populations.
Managed a caseload of 45 clients, mobile across all NYC boroughs - All of whom had 2 or more mental illnesses and chronic health problems. Worked and liasoned directly with hospitals, doctors, and lawyers. Worked in a close team of 7 people, balancing our strengths to best serve clients. Extensive experience in comprehensive case management, legal advocacy in court, immigration issues, medical coordination, ACT and AOT process, facilitation of social service programs, SSI and SSD cases, Supportive Housing applications.
Accepted the position of Cultural Mentor at CSU for two years. Mentored incoming international students with English, cultural adjustment, community integration, and culture shock. Planned and facilitated events for the international student community. Ran small groups designed to connect international students and help the adjustment to a foreign culture.