Jennifer Demello | Biography

Jennifer Demello is a native of Mexico City and has studied in the United States. She is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. Jennifer received her undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles and her Master's degree in Latin American Studies at UCI, Irvine. As a seasoned Program Manager in the nonprofit sector, Jennifer has developed the potential to understand difficult corporate issues and provide innovative solutions that addresses challenges, accomplished benchmarks, and strengthen an environment of cooperation. Growing up bilingual and bicultural, and having worked substantially with varied populations has polished her abilities to interact diplomatically with people of all ranks, cultural backgrounds, and educational levels. She is dedicated, personally and professionally, to establishing healthy communities by creating strategic partnerships that develop access to education and resources. Her interests involves traveling, mentoring, reading, engaging with art, and working with glass. She is currently living in Los Angeles.

Experience: 
Alterpraxis Servicios Corporativos S.C
Marketing and Public Relations Consultant
June 2013 – June 2014 (1 year 1 month) 

• Conceptualizing material and creating marketing elements for beginning expert in personalized travel experiences in Mexico with a focus on art, culture, health & wellness work spaces and trips.
• Managing the top quality control of things and visitor services to maximum standards, and assures client satisfaction.
• Fortifying cross-cultural communications with slightly located team to enhance cooperation and enrichment.
•  Exploring relevant industries, and local and international markets for synergies and creativity.

Associate Director 

October 2009 - june 2012(2 years 9 months) 
Board RISD early college high school

• Offered candidates, parents and school managers with realizing of the early college objective and the admissions procedure for Board RISD early college high school.         
• Managed all Admissions Workplace activities such as open houses, assessments, New Student Orientation, and Summer Bridge Program, as well as supervised staff, interns, and events. 
• Organized and analyzed student data, and updated applicant database; scored entrance exams; and conducted applicant interviews, as well as coordinated faculty to score written assessments. 
•  Communicated with students, parents and school administrators concerning the status of programs and matriculation components.

Director of Programs 
Town Hall Mexico
October 1999 – August 2008 (8 years 11 months) Los Angeles

• Designed programming for one of the city’s earliest and most popular charitable public speaker forums with an objective to promote democracy and civic engagement through education and dialogue.
• Managed the current administration and functions of over fifty courses yearly, negotiated contracts with venues and vendors, coordinated all event logistics, and served as the primary liaison with speakers’ contacts, catering and banquet staff, local police, and the U.S.
• Secret Service.Synchronized the concerns and answer sessions at Town Hall events between speakers and high school and college students in the Heritage Student Program which offered them the prospect to communicate with role models in government, business, entertainment and the arts.

Project Coordinator

KCET Public Television

June 1997 – September 1999 (2 years 4 months)

• Handled all stages of local community outreach strategies for the leading public television station in Southern California with an objective to offer articles that educates, notifies and inspires, and determines an active medium for modification.
• Worked with key components and major organizations to provide outreach objectives and security materials based on televised courses with the goal to impact Los Angeles communities and foster cooperative interactions and alliances in order to expand access to information, resources and services.
• Coordinated internal communications and ready reports on community outreach strategy outcomes for evaluation and discussion by the station’s advisory committees, board members, sponsors, and members.

Counselor, International Education Office

UCLA International Institute

July 1995 – May1997 (1 year 11 months) Los Angeles

• Marketed academic study abroad plans in Latin America and Spain to staff and students through classroom visits and contribution in exhibitions and open houses leading to record high UCLA involvement in international study programs in Spanish-speaking countries.
•  Prepared student applications to figure out educational and language eligibility, and academic feasibility of students’ study plans with host institution curricula, guidelines and techniques.  
• Created and led yearly cross-cultural orientations to prepare students for their study abroad experience in their host country with a focus on acculturation techniques and cross-cultural communication skills with a focus on communicating efficiently and diplomatically.
• Synchronized housing, academic enrollment, and campus orientations for foreign students as part of UCLA’s reciprocal agreements with international universities, and endorsed students throughout the year on academic issues, and offered support through the university’s tutoring, medical, and financial resources.  
•  Liable for achieving the most effective enrollment of faculty and students in Spanish-speaking international study programs whereby providing the UCLA campus cultural awareness and global perspectives.

LANGUAGE

English

Spanish

Causes Jennifer cares about:

• Animal Welfare
• Civil Rights and Social Action
• Economic Empowerment
• Education
• Environment
• Human Rights