ICT for Development Professional & Researcher
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- After-School Computer Instructor at Learning for Life/Horace Mann Elementary School
- Project Coordinator at Inveneo
- Past
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- Digital Inclusion Assistant at Media Alliance
- ICT Consultant (pro bono) at CESESMA (Foundation for Sustainable Development)
- Development Assistant at TransFair USA
- Intern at TransFair USA
- Program Assistant at Contra Costa Health Plan
- Education
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- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Oklahoma
- Eastern University
- Connections
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Jessica Santana’s Experience
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After-School Computer Instructor
Learning for Life/Horace Mann Elementary School
(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)
January 2008 — Present (5 months)
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Project Coordinator
Inveneo
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2007 — Present (1 year)
Sales, marketing, nonprofit & business development.
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Digital Inclusion Assistant
Media Alliance
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
December 2007 — February 2008 (3 months)
Preparing for the first-ever Oakland Digital Inclusion Summit February 15, 2008. Go to digii.wordpress.com for more details.
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ICT Consultant (pro bono)
CESESMA (Foundation for Sustainable Development)
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 2007 — June 2007 (3 months)
Worked studying and developing ICT solutions for the constituents of CESESMA - the youth of the rural communities in San Ramon, Nicaragua. sanramonict.pbwiki.com
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Development Assistant
TransFair USA
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Food & Beverages industry)
June 2006 — April 2007 (11 months)
Supported Development Department in garnering philanthropic support on multiple levels for TransFair USA, the only certifier of Fair Trade goods in the United States. www.transfairusa.org
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Intern
TransFair USA
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Food & Beverages industry)
March 2006 — May 2006 (3 months)
Researched farming cooperatives in Latin America and promoted relationship-building between coops and TransFair USA.
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Program Assistant
Contra Costa Health Plan
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
September 2005 — May 2006 (9 months)
Supported Asthma, Diabetes, and other Initiatives that promoted and facilitated preventative health care activities among low income and Low English Proficient patients of the county public health system.
Jessica Santana’s Education
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University of California, Berkeley
Master of Information Management & Systems, Rural Mobile ICT, Management of Technology, 2008 — 2010 (expected)
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University of Oklahoma
International and Area Studies, 2002 — 2005
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Eastern University
Templeton Honors College 2000 — 2001
Additional Information
Jessica Santana’s Websites:
Jessica Santana’s Interests:
ICT for Development (ICTD), Rural Mobile ICT, Natural User Interfaces, Information Access in Rural Latin America and the Caribbean, Cacao Production and Producing Communities (especially in Venezuela), Rural Sustainable Development, Indigenous Peoples and Resource Management, Martial Arts, Outdoor Activities, Travel and Language Acquisition.
Jessica Santana’s Groups:
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UC Berkeley School of Information member -
Women 2.0 member
Jessica Santana’s Honors:
UC Berkeley School of Information Fellowship 2008-2009
Fern L. Holland Award, First Recipient, for exhiting the desire to make a significant difference in the world in the areas of democracy, human rights, women's issues, and leadership (2005)
National Education for Women's Leadership Conference select attendee (2004)
University of Oklahoma Transfer Leadership Class (2002)
Phi Sigma Iota International Foreign Language Honor Society (2001)
Eastern College (now Eastern University) Honors College select attendee (2000-2001)
Jessica Santana’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
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