La Asociacion CREAR: Las Divinas, Female Empowerment
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Founding Story
Team
El Financiero
Co-Founder, Program Director
Gender Equality.
Program Director for La Asociacion CREAR since January 2009
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish and Psychology, Austin College, May 2008
• Graduated Magna cum Laude
• Member of the oldest honor society for the liberal arts and sciences (Phi Beta Kappa), the National Honor Society for Psychology majors (Psi Chi), the National Honor Society for Foreign Languages (Phi Sigma Iota), and the National Hispanic Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi)
• Granted internship to travel to Costa Rica in January of 2008 to research tourism and its effects on the local and native cultures
• Granted Lilly Internship Scholarship in May of 2007 to explore a career in bilingual education in Costa Rica
• Named to the Dean’s List, top 20 % of class, all semesters in attendance
International Student, La Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, Fall 2006
• Studied the history of Costa Rica, Spanish, youth and discrimination in Costa Rica
• Left University studies to pursue a job in the field of education
Posey Leadership Institute Scholar, Austin College August 2004 – May 2008
• Engaged in courses and retreats involved with the study of leadership and its development, processes and results. Organized, ran and planned the selection of incoming freshmen to the Posey Leadership Institute as institutional internship
Winner, Premio Yo Creo- including a training program in communication, leadership and fundraising, 80 hours, Honduras & San Jose, Universidad Latina, 2015
Crowdfunding workshop, 8 hours, La Universidad Latina, San Jose, 2015
TEDx conference on women’s empowerment, 8 hours, San José 2015
Training for education professionals in Adolescent Sexuality and Gender Identity, 24 hours, Minsterio de Educacion Publica (MEP), Sámara, 2015
Partners: Puertas Abiertas of Intercultura
Intercultura Language School
Guanacaste Community Fund
Youth Action Net
International Youth Foundation
GS Learners
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