Santa Ana, California, United States
Experienced Family & Community Engagement Liaison and Community Development Professional with a proven record in public relations/community relations. Skilled in Program Development, Program Implementation & Management, and Non-Profit work. My passion is Community Engagement & Development through an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approach - discovering individual & community assets and utilizing those assets (human/community capital) to reach their individual/community goals.
- Create, design, and facilitate bilingual (English/Spanish) family workshops on grade-level academic expectations, SEL, social media and screen-time impacts, early childhood development, and parent advocacy. - Create and lead Grade Level Expectations Workshops, empowering families with clear academic benchmarks and practical strategies to support learning at home. - Apply an asset-based, relationship-centered approach to strengthen parent confidence, trust, and engagement. - Serve as a liaison between families, school sites, and district departments to improve communication and access to resources. - Provide family support and case management related to attendance, academics, and social-emotional needs. - Collect and analyze pre- and post-workshop data to measure impact and inform continuous improvement. - Contribute to the development of scalable family engagement practices aligned with district equity and student success goals.
Provided administrative support, such as writing and editing emails, drafting memos and preparing communications on the executive's behalf
• Built and enhanced productive and valuable community partnerships to drive collaboration and engagement for community development. • Connected with local organizations to provide resources to families in the community. • Held community meetings, organized residents, and facilitated Asset Based Community Development workshops. • Organized, led, and mobilized churches, businesses, community, and the City of Santa Ana on collaborative city-wide efforts for community beautification and revitalization (Love Santa Ana Initiative). • Oversaw daily administrative operations, including document management, scheduling, and weekly communication with staff and volunteers. • Oversaw weekly community enrichment classes and workshops (MIX Academy) serving over 300 local Willard neighborhood residents. • Recruited, trained, and led over 70 volunteers. • Created intake process, registration forms, and managed database of volunteers and program participants. • Developed volunteer program, handbook, policies and procedures.
• Worked closely with organizational/church leadership, including board of directors, to strategically guide the direction of organization. • Developed and implemented priorities with goal of mobilizing volunteers to engage/serve locally and globally. • Oversaw, organized and mobilized volunteers for international mission trips and for local community engagement. • Organized, led, and mobilized churches, businesses, community, and the City of Santa Ana on collaborative city-wide efforts for community revitalization (Love Santa Ana Initiative). • Oversaw and led strategy meetings on community development/transformation. • Meet with Santa Ana Neighborhood Associations to strengthen their resident involvement • Created promotional materials and provided insightful information to social media, websites and print media to educate the public. • Promoted the mission of the group to the public with successful community outreach and marketing strategies.