Mónica Pérez Nevárez
mp2991@columbia.edu, LinkedIn: http://ow.ly/nTJTP
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
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“Sustainable first, Social squared, Impact cubed.”
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Sustainability Management, Strategy, and Communications consultant. MS in Sustainability from Columbia University’s Earth Institute (‘13). Writer. Experienced team leader, efficient business manager, empathetic communicator, engaging social media manager, effective multi-sector liaison. Knowledgeable of local audiences in US and PR, can convey bilingual messaging in relatable language through appropriate platforms. Proficient liaison between community, government agencies, non-profits, academia, and the business sector.
SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Current clients:
Medical Cannabis Symposium 2019, sustainability advisor and Speaker
People's Climate March 2018, “Puerto Rico Se Levanta Verde,” Communications and Social Media Manager
Basura Cero Puerto Rico, Consultant and Board Advisor
Category 5 Solar and Microgrid LLC, Communications Consultant
Puerto Rico Resilience and Innovation Services, Communications.
Experiencia Puerto Rico 2018 Conference 5/9/2018 – 5/11/2018
Live translator/interpreter for the “Sustainable Development and Resilient Cities 2-day event
Hosting mayors from 32 Latin American and North American counties/municipios
Fundación Angel Ramos, San Juan, PR 4/1/2016 – 9/30/2016
FAR is the largest Puerto Rican grant-making foundation
Technical writer, wrote funding impact Position Paper for the National Science Foundation Public Hearing and follow-up strategies; economic impact Position Paper for the Federal Oversight Committee on PROMESA and follow-up strategies; Non-Profit sector analysis and future strategy Position Paper.
Banco Popular Foundation, Echar Pa’Lante Entrepreneurship Program, San Juan, PR 3/15/2016 – 6/15/2016
Banco Popular Foundation’s Echar Pa’Lante program is BPPR’s flagship CSR program
Technical writer for video narratives, presentations, and an academic case study of the Entrepreneurship Development Program for Puerto Rico.
The Forest Trust, Geneva, Switzerland (telecommute) 1/1/2015 – 3/1/2015
TFT transforms forest-sourced global supply chains into sustainable operations.
Social Media Developer for Earthworm Project: Content creator and aggregator, developed TFT’s social media strategy; co-wrote website, launched facebook and twitter feeds, and wrote, managed and curated Blog.
Blue Planet Environmental Inc., New York NY 11/2013 – 3/2014
BPE designs and sells nano-bubble water aerators for hydroponics and water remediation.
Social Media Developer: Content creator and aggregator, developed BPE’s business and marketing plans; co-wrote website, launched facebook and twitter feeds, and wrote, managed and curated Blog.
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Culebra Elders Sustainability Advisor (telecommute) 2012 to 2014
Research and design of Community Sustainability Strategy: Analyzed the island/municipality’s economic, social and environmental situation; compared community aspirations with governor’s sustainability study, Land Use Plan, and Zoning laws; designed and managed social media forums for community education and engagement; liaised with government agencies (local and national); networked with academics to disseminate their suggestions and actions, create student involvement.
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Columbia Impact Investing Initiative (CI3) New York NY 9/2011 - 6/2013
CI3 is an investment group made up of Columbia University graduate students that fund and manage bespoke impact investing projects across the world. Communications Chair: Curated website http://ci3online.ning.com/ (defunct as of 2014), created CI3’s presence on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and oversaw their social media engagement.
Bio-Lipidos de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR 1/2009 – 6/2016
Local Net-Zero, Closed-Loop, organic fish and Algae bio-fuel start-up
Funding Consultant: Introduced BLPR to VC’s and private investors, wrote business plan and investment PowerPoint presentation. Communications Strategist: Wrote and curated www.replenishenergy.org, (2009, now defunct), and added a blog, a facebook page, youtube channel, and a LinkedIn links page, helped write the winning CleanTech proposal (the People’s Choice Award) and The Economist Magazine’s Innovation Award (Washington DC Carbon Summit). Co-wrote successful $5M DoD grant proposal.
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
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Conduent, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 6/2017-11/2017
Business Process Outsourcing, Call Center
Customer Service Representative: Outbound calls to health insurance members, employers, and insurance companies.
Business Puerto Rico Magazine, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1/2006 – 1/2009
The only monthly glossy magazine dedicated to business in Puerto Rico (1984-2009)
Editor: Wrote and managed content, sourced and coordinated guest editors and freelance writers; developed a network of contributing print and broadcast media influencers and business leaders. Transitioned to ‘Green Business’ content framework; developed (an unused) social media strategy. Focused on creating working relationships with industry associations, CEO’s, academics, and senators, as well as state and local agencies involved in business practice regulation. Represented the magazine in public events, and analyzed and contextualized trending topics to better explain ‘Big Picture’ implications. Promoted an understanding of sustainability and its policies, practices, and ethics and how they affect stakeholders.
Small Business Administration, Disaster Relief Office, Area 1, NY 9/1996 – 1/2006
Loan Officer, Team Leader, Officer in Charge, Community Outreach Officer: Prepared and executed team action plans, and implemented production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; explained, helped fill, and processed Disaster Relief loans and grants for individual and commercial stakeholders; coordinated logistics with local agencies. Served as liaison between SBA, FEMA, the community, and local/national government agents. Personally processed $500,000-$1,000,000 a year in loans. Trained incoming disaster relief workers on indispensable aspects of the program, and bridged cultural idiosyncrasies in Hispanic communities.
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Business Funding Group, Newton, Massachusetts 9/1988 – 9/1994
Account Executive: Account Manager, Loan Officer, Branch Coordinator, $70 Million (personally sourced and managed) portfolio; HQ Coordinator for Philadelphia branch office; client portfolio management specialist; strategic project development. Participated on management teams involved with writing SOP policies, designed office activities and events, and planned off-duty networking. Identified new opportunities to develop new markets outside the organization, and successfully implemented the scale-up strategy. Balanced the interests and needs of internal and external customers during times of crisis, and adapted priorities that responded to unforeseen demands and emergencies.
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EDUCATION
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - Master of Science in Sustainability Management 9/2010 – 12/2012
Capstone: Risk Communications Strategy for Eloise Hirsh, Director of Freshkills Park, Staten Island NY
Performed influencer, partnership and communications research; media analysis and collated metadata; and co-created a strategic plan for an ongoing risk communications plan, to explain the transition from Fresh Kills Landfill to Freshkills Park for local stakeholders. The communication strategy overcame 100+ years of grassroots opposition to the landfill, and a local political stalemate.
Management and Sustainability Courses Taken At Columbia
Environmental Ethics Environmental Economics Green Accounting
Sustainability Management Science Writing Environmental Law
Non Profit Fundraising Ecology Cost-Benefit Analysis
Sustainable Water (Hydrology) Statistics/Quantitative Analysis Lifecycle Analysis
Energy/Sustainable Development Estimating Project Costs
Advanced Social Media Workshops Strategic Communications in Social Media
BOSTON UNIVERSITY - BS in Business Administration: Management, minor in Economics 1985
SKILLS
Languages English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), French (basic)
Computer Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), Quickbooks, Adobe
Photography Award-winning nature and landscape photography; digital photography & video
Social Media Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Tumblr, Google+, Contently, Youtube, Flickr, Pinterest, Blogger, Wix, WordPress, Scribd, What’sApp, Skype (guayabapr1), Vimeo, (Google me!) and follow my pages on social media on FB "Guayaba Social Media", Guayaba social media on Pinterest, sustainability on FB, Columbia Sustainability Management page, People’s Climate March Puerto Rico 2018.
Wikipedia Creator, Environmental Heroines Wiki Project, global list of leading historical and current female environmental activists, scientists, philanthropists, authors, lawyers, and spiritual leaders, from the Non-Profit Sector, the Private Sector, the Public Sector, Communities, Grassroots, and Academia. The list includes links to their wiki pages, their websites, their historical data, their work and impact, and their contact information (if any).
Freelance work (1995 to present)
Writer, Op Ed, position papers, and technical writer
Editor, Third Sector position papers
Translator, English-Spanish and Spanish-English
Transcriptionist, legal and court documents
Strategist, Solar Power startup, market development and alliance building