Mary Ann Ojeda
Merrick,NY
Summary
Dedicated Community Organizer with 9 years of empowering underserved cultures and interests by communicating with local and state governments. Skilled at connecting organizations with powerful allies to solicit real change and effective action. Known for bringing diverse groups together to achieve universally beneficial goals. Progressive Organizer well-versed in organizational and representational issues to civic engagement campaigns. Specializes in document preparation for all underserved community members that wish to become legal permanent residents and assists in gathering and translation support their application, activities to recruit LPR Lawful Permanent Residents that are eligible to become U.S. Citizens through the naturalization process, coordinate and engage large mobilizations toward action to file their documents on time and accurately.. Self-motivated and disciplined in planning and tracking priorities and works flexible hours, including evenings and weekends to meet the needs of all working families. Diligent immigration document service provider administratively ready to develop outreach and support programs to raise up distressed immigrant Spanish speaking communities. Creative provider of innovative organizational frameworks. Adept at designing comprehensive planning roadmaps to generate effective and impactful community events and initiatives. Sharing my own cultural experiences and strongly encourage the young immigrants to learn a trade or to study hard and ready higher education.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, Community Advocate
The Solidarity Group Inc.
10.2019 - Current
- Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational community needs.
- Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
- Established community champaigns performance goals and provided feedback for the underserved areas in Long Island.
- Monitored and coordinated workflows to optimize resources.
- Formed strategic community partnerships and connected with potential underserved population for civic development.
Community Advocate
The Breathe Free Group Inc.
06.2019 - Current
- Collaborated closely with the newly arrived Americans to create and deliver immigration resource events engagement events. Offering my bilingual fluency in English and Spanish in all interactions .
- Conducted recruiting activities in community to increase program reach to get Newly Naturalized U.S. Citizens to register to vote.
- Offered parenting and community resource support to center families with immigration services, translations, interpretations and document preparations.
- Completed data entry of enrollments and case-management activities for know your rights work shops and facilitating civic exams classes with a high passing success rate.
Education
Master of Science - Sociology
The University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL06.1994
Skills
- Community Resources
- Learning Strategies
- Special Event Projects
- Workshop Organization
- Volunteer Needs Assessments
- Data Collection
- Organizational Leadership
- Community Engagement
- Outreach Initiatives
- Administering Social Media Accounts
- Community Organization
- Event Coordination
- Recruitment Strategies
- Application Processes
- Social Perceptiveness
- Petitions
- Nonprofit Communications
- Event Promotion
- Voter Registration
- Maintain Records
- Community Service Programs
- Eligibility Requirements
- Communications Strategies
- Administrative Duties
- Membership Databases
- Operations Management
- Advocacy
- Community Relations
- Public Speaking
Accomplishments
Success in Know Your Rights work shops with a vast audience of Newly arrived Americans in relation to Language Access.
Successfully preparing Adjustment of Status and getting those that are eligible to get legalized , and preparing their application for obtaining their work permits, guiding them on how to complete a resume and getting them to incorporate their skills in the demanding work force.
A non partisan Get out and Vote event that Newly naturalized U.S. citizen learned to complete their voters registration and got hands on training with a voting machine and learned how to cast their ballots.
I ran a massive document preparation for the Venezuelan, Cuban and Haitian Adjustment of Status that will enable them to work legally and become part of our work force.
Affiliations
- American Society of Safety Professionals
- Society of Human Resource Management
- International Association of Administrative Professionals
- New York Advocates
- NYS tax Preparer certification
- NYS DMV Private Bureau Service provider Certificate
- Catholic Charities Sub Contractor Immigration Service provider
- New York Immigration Coalition
Certification
- TPS training Certification
- DACA Training Certification
- Fact Finding in Asylum Claims
- Certificate of parole Programs for Cubans Haitians, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan .
- U Visa Certification Advocacy training
- OPLA accreditation training
- NYS Tax and Finance Tax Preparer certificate
- NYS DMV Private Service Bureau Provider
Languages
English
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Director, Community Advocate
The Solidarity Group Inc.
10.2019 - Current
Community Advocate
The Breathe Free Group Inc.
06.2019 - Current
Master of Science - Sociology
The University of Miami