Program Coordinator and Researcher for International Public Policy
JACQUELINE SPEAR
3304 Wild Cherry Ridge Way ~
Mishawaka, Indiana, 46544
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QUALIFICATIONS
Dedicated, detail-attentive Program Management Professional with experience in Program Support, Coordination and Management. Natural leader and self starter, with demonstrated ability to work cross-culturally with team members, and on an individual level. Looking for the opportunity to work in International Development Public Policy and human rights, and seeks to be a part of an organization that facilitates change, growth and progress. Languages: English, Spanish, and a working knowledge of Portuguese. Willing to travel and/or relocate.
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PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
THE OFFSET PROJECT, Pacific Grove, California
Grant Writer-Intern February -September 2010
- Worked on grant writing for a non-profit organization, and used grant databases to locate donors resulting in more grant opportunities.
- Co-created an internal grant database that helps consolidate and provide information on donor organizations.
- Coordinated volunteers during events, which resulted in successful volunteer events.
LA COORDINADORA-ASOCIACIÓN MANGLE, El Salvador January 2010
Consultant-Team Member
- Participated as a team member on an ongoing development project between the Monterey Institute of International Studies and La Coordinadora-Asociación Mangle. The Development projects consist of infrastructure development, sustainable agriculture development, capacity building, economic development, and environmental preservation. Worked with the environmental team, focusing on designing an impact study on the newly enacted laws concerning endangered turtle egg collection, and created policy recommendations for economic alternatives to selling these eggs.
CERCH ENTERPRISE, INC., Lancaster, California April 2007 – August 2010 Project Manager/Program Coordinator
- Directed organization, planning, administration, and logistics of all projects, based domestically and internationally. Prepared proposals, estimates, and negotiated contracts with customers. This resulted in successful completion of projects, and an increase in profitability and customer base.
- Oversaw five to eight technicians per project and handled recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling, and obtaining work visas for all overseas projects that contributed to the success of every project.
- Created and maintained budgets for each project, and developed work flow charts and tracked project hours using spreadsheets to streamline operations.
UNITED STATES ARMY August 2004 –April 2007
Human Intelligence Non-Commissioned Officer
- Led a four-person team in Afghanistan whose major functions were multi-cultural data collection, developing and implementing survey research, conducting interviews as part of data collection, performing needs assessments, leading focus groups, and participating in personnel selection. This resulted in information dissemination, and the fulfillment of many needs of the local population.
- Gathered and analyzed information crucial to projects, and developed reports that were disseminated to the intelligence community.
- Attended the Defense Language Institute for Persian Farsi.
- Held a security clearance, and was Honorably Discharged.
EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND CERTIFICATIONS
MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, Monterey, California
Master of Arts Degree, Emphasis in International Development Policy, May 2010
- Created many policy recommendation papers that concerned international development issues
- Areas of focus included justice, security, health, migration, democracy and governance, and human rights.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA, Santa Barbara, California
Bachelor of Arts Degree, in Global Studies/International Relations, 2003
- Focused studies on Latin America, the Caribbean and Eurasia, also studied in Salamanca, Spain.
POLICY RESEARCH
- Created a comparison of gang violence reduction policies in Central America, and policy recommendations.
- Researched and created policy recommendations on human trafficking and migration policies in Asia and Russia, and what effects the current policies have on the victims of human trafficking, and the treatment of migrant workers.
- Studied development economics, and created policy recommendations for infrastructure growth, primary education completion, and anti-corruption policies in South America.
- Researched the impacts of health policies and environmental policies in South American countries.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DPMI), Monterey, California
Certification in Project Management, Emphasis in Sustainable and Participatory Development, 2010
- Developed the skills to design, implement, facilitate and monitor development projects. Conducted logical framework analyses and created results frameworks. I acquired the competence to create and apply social entrepreneurship strategies, including inter-organizational partnering, to bring about meaningful and sustainable change.