My Expertise:
- Effective interpersonal communications
- Creation of communications programs
- Research
- Equally enjoy leading teams, and being a team player
- Fully bilingual (English-Spanish)
- Working knowledge of French
Other Important Experience:
- Communications (Press, Media, Internet)
- Business, Fair Trade, Inclusive Business
- Non-profit organizations, Civil Society
- International Cooperation and Development
- Social, Community Development, Research
- Human Resources Management
- Tourism
- Entrepreneurship
Communications can be tricky these days, despite the overabundance of tools and technicalities available to us. The heart of the matter is communicating effectively:
- Clearly defining and communicating your vision and mission
- Identifying and reaching your target demographic
- Making your message relevant to the needs of your target demographic
- Creating a communications strategy that supports your goals
- Adapting your marketing/communications strategy as needed
I can provide a wide range of services in this area, such as:
- Content creation, copywriting in English/Spanish to reach Hispanics in the US
- Marketing and public relations support and defining a communicational vision, in English and/or Spanish
- Social Media, bilingual presence in the main social media platforms, such as Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube
- Teaching and tutoring in English and Spanish, online or in person, for adults, and for specific personal or institutional goals
- Website support for WordPress platforms
Communication is a vital need. But real communication only occurs when we are willing to be our truest selves.
~ Jopray
My professional experience started early as I translated continually for clients during my studies. However, when it came to an Internship, I knew it would take a miracle to find a good job opportunity since I didn’t know anyone in the field –connections are vital in Chile. One day, God blessed me with an internship when a teacher offered it to a whole class of students: No one seemed interested in a low-key, rural non-profit in our region. I guess all of us were actually expecting to go directly to the United Nations or a transnational company, ha! I felt a slap in my head. I should better take this opportunity! That’s how I arrived at Fundación Chol-Chol in Chile, for an internship under the direction of Marnie Schilken, one impactful boss and teacher in my early professional years.
After my graduation, Fundación Chol-Chol in Chile invited me to work for them as their first Head of National and International Relations charged with creating and implementing a national and international volunteers management program, as well as public relations & communications. Later on, my role changed to Head of Resources Development, which added the tasks of research, fundraising and grant-writing to my already full workload. I was by then under the direction of Pamela Ríos Vera, the second most amazing boss and teacher in my career. When she left, I became Executive Director, leading the bilingual communications and business efforts. My tasks included Community Development, National and International Business Management, Public Relations & Communications, Grants Writing and Resources Development, Volunteering Management, and Administration. I volunteered for the Latin American Chapter of the World Fair Trade Organization, which allowed me to participate in Fair Trade advocacy initiatives carried out in Chile, Latin America and internationally.
I cannot even begin to describe how blessed I was to work with this amazing organization!
Fundación Chol-Chol, 2019
Other Professional Experience
- Freelance English>Spanish Translator for the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC); the International Medical Group (IMG) and for LTS Mundo Translation Agency (team member of projects for the World Bank and the United Nations)
- French to Spanish Pro-Bono Translator with Compassion Switzerland
- Member of bilingual business team marketing Mapuche Weavings sold by Fundación Chol-Chol in Chile at Gift Shows and market survey teams in the USA
- Represented Fundación Chol-Chol at Fair Trade World Conference in Nepal and Fair Trade events in Trelew, Argentina
- Represented Fundación Chol-Chol during the 6th CIVICUS World Assembly in Glasgow, Scotland; and the 2nd International Forum on Solidarity Tourism and Fair Trade in Chiapas, Mexico
- Received scholarship by the Inter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development (Inter-American Development Bank), to attend the Seminar “Youth Leadership, Democracy and Social Development” in Washington, D.C., USA
- Received scholarship by the Counsil of Europe, to attend the Conference “Europe, Youth and Globalisation” in Strasbourg, France