My Resume
Welcome to my online portfolio.
In this site, you'll find background information about me and my education, and photographs of my work. We suffered a terrorist attack in Somalia when working as Health Officer for World Vision International.
South America, Central America, Africa, Europe, United States
General Resume
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER MIAMI, PALM BEACH AND TREASURE COAST, INC. Adult Role Models Community Educator. Responsible for creating and coordinating youth and parent programs on sexual health and family planning in the community. 2005 to present.
- CATHOLIC CHARITIES/ILLINOIS, Joliet, Illinois, Manager of Child Health and Developmental Services. Implemented the Disabilities, Health, Educationa nd Nutrition program as they relate to the Head Start performance standadrds. 2004- 2005.
- ILLINOIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS/ ILLINOIS. Science and Computer Instructor. 1994- to 2004
- WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL/ SOMALIA. Health Officer
October 1993- February 1994. Child Survival Program. Activities: Mobile health clinics, immunizations and training of traditional birth attendants.
- CARE/ SUDAN. Provincial Team Leader
January 1993 to August 1993. Director of Maternal and child survival program which included free food, food for work, water and sanitation and training.
- INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS / ANGOLA Primary Health care Officer
June 1991 to August 1992. Training of community health workers, therapeutic and supplemental feeding activities.
- UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS/ U. N. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. / EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Program Officer
January 1989- July 1990. Management and administration of 30 Volunteers of the United Nations. Member of the U.N. AIDS task force.
- UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS/ WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME/ HONDURAS/ GUATEMALA. Assistant Project Officer
July 1987- July 1989. Responsible for the project: HON2523 “Feeding of vulnerable groups and promotion of productive activities at family level”
- UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS/ U.N. HIGH COMMISIONER FOR REFUGEES/ HONDURAS. Assistant Field Officer
January 1985- May 1987. Design, implementation and evaluation of public protection and program activities for 35.000 refugees in four camps in Honduras. Liaison with other agencies like Medecins Sans Frontiers, CRS, CARITAS, Mennonite Church, etc.
- INSTITUTO COLOMBIANO DE BIENESTAR FAMILIAR/ COLOMBIA. Rural Community Nutritionist
1979- 1984. Public Health activities, as education, assessment and surveillance of nutritional status of pregnant and nursing women and children under five years old.
EDUCATION
Universidad de Antioquia. Medellin,COLOMBIA.
1972- 1978.
- Master of Science, Training and Development
University of St. Francis. Joliet, Illinois. 2003.
- Diploma, Management of Refugees and Displaced Persons and other Disasters
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1993.
- Nutrition and Health Promotion in Primary Care
The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. 1994
- Emergency Program Manager
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). Maryland 1995- 1996
- Microcomputer Applications Microsoft Office Certificate
- Network Administrator Certificate
Waubonsee Community College, Illinois 2000-2002
Photography
Photographs of Paintings
