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Marissa Garibay

Modesto,CA

Summary

Passionate and analytical project leader with documented strengths in building partner relationships and creatively achieving strategic goals. Thrives in working in an environment that combines leadership, innovation, and outreach to improve local communities by engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Partner Operations Coordinator

Community Financial Resources (CFR)
05.2023 - Current
  • Executed CFR's payment facilitation programs, including building payment files for 26+ programs serving over 1000+ participants, approving and auditing 500+ payments monthly, forecasting upwards of $1.5m in program sustaining funds, and analyzing and improving internal operational procedures
  • Fostered training, implementation, and orientation of CFR financial products and enrollment platform while identifying areas of improvement for partner relations and user platform experience
  • Delivered technical customer support on all CFR financial products and supported programs including VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance), grant funded economic mobility programs, and CFR's MoneyGoals application
  • Adjudicated over product quality and recordkeeping by testing financial products, supporting app development, and implementing new methods of file keeping to increase product operations efficiency.

Guaranteed Income Coordinator

Community Financial Resources (CFR)
09.2022 - 05.2023
  • Directed a portfolio of 25+ Guaranteed Income (GI) partners, providing project management for their GI pilots and payment facilitation of disbursed GI funds, with $7 million dollars disbursed in total
  • Administered training for GI partners on CFR's financial products (Focus Card and Self-Help Federal Credit Union Savings Account) ensuring all GI participants have a safe and reliable way to receive their GI funds, serving 2000+ community members nationwide
  • Spearheaded the Contra Costa Working Group which comprised of 11+ CBOs focused on spreading GI education and awareness to support the GI efforts within the county
  • Orchestrated 3 large community events, managed 8 focus groups, and launched a financial wellness survey to provide space for community discourse about GI.

Coro Fellow

Coro Northern California's Fellows Program In Public Affairs
08.2021 - 05.2022
  • Cresco Labs, LLC.- Conducted nationwide outreach for a company with market value of $1.61B to collaborate with 100+ DEI organizations and create a job opportunity pipeline that uplifts professionals from communities most impacted by the War on Drugs in support of Cresco’s Social Equity & Education Development Initiative.
  • S2 Partners, LLC.- Established a launchpad strategizing 5 actionable initiatives for the firm to promote equity in the Cannabis industry.
  • Team4Tech- Lead researcher for the development of a matrix location hub assessing the compatibility of 7+ countries informing the decision making for establishing the first ever Southeast/South Asia headquarters. Expanded network of potential US nonprofit partners for the organization to collaborate with.
  • UFCW Local 5- Updated the license record for cannabis dispensaries across 7+ counties for strategic unionizing opportunities and conducted outreach with represented union-members
  • Office of Mayor Jesse Arreguin - Lead researcher for the development of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act and housing stability initiative combatting the displacement of 75% of Berkeley’s low-income communities.

CalFresh Administrative Intern

The Basic Needs Center (CalFresh)
08.2019 - 05.2020
  • Contributed to the transition from providing in-person services to remote online services for 40,000+ students seeking assistance on their CalFresh applications.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Legal Studies

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
05.2021

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Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College of Information Systems And Public Policy
08.2020

Skills

  • Strategic Planning and Alignment
  • Capacity Relationship Building
  • Cross-Departmental Collaboration
  • Database Management
  • Project Management
  • Partner Performance Monitoring
  • Training Curriculum Development
  • Payment Facilitation

Leadership Experience

First Generation Themtor, Central Valley Scholars Themtorship Program. Fresno, CA. 

  • Selected as a mentor in a 10-month mentorship program to guide fellow first-generation high school students from historically underserved communities within the Central Valley through their college application process.

Timeline

Partner Operations Coordinator

Community Financial Resources (CFR)
05.2023 - Current

Guaranteed Income Coordinator

Community Financial Resources (CFR)
09.2022 - 05.2023

Coro Fellow

Coro Northern California's Fellows Program In Public Affairs
08.2021 - 05.2022

CalFresh Administrative Intern

The Basic Needs Center (CalFresh)
08.2019 - 05.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Legal Studies

University of California, Berkeley

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Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College of Information Systems And Public Policy

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