Wayner Jimbo
Ridgewood,NY
Summary
Responsive Health Advocate with demonstrated experience to provide outreach and support services to immigrant communities. Establishes trusting relationships with patients and families while offering education, assessment, and social support. Works closely with city agencies to enroll undocumented New Yorkers in the city's healthcare program. Experienced handling a high volume of calls, well versed in answering questions, researching problems, and resolving discrepancies. Detail-orientated and personable with an exceptional passion for public service.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health Advocate
Make The Road New York
09.2022 - Current
- Serve as a case manager, helping individuals navigate the health system, connect them to our immigration, education, housing, and other key services, and follow up to ensure they have accessed those services
- Screen, confirm eligibility, and enroll undocumented New Yorkers into the city’s health program, NYC Care
Hurricane IDA Relief Advocate
Make The Road New York
10.2021 - 08.2022
- Screened individuals, confirmed eligibility, and supported over 100 Undocumented New Yorkers apply for the IDA Relief Fund to recieve over $100,000 in aid.
- Conducted outreach to promote MRNY’s free health services, and connected them to key services and resources such as assistance with Emergency Medicaid and NYC Care applications
Excluded Workers Fund Navigator
Make The Road New York
09.2021 - 10.2021
- Assisted low income-income immigrant New Yorkers apply for New York State’s Excluded Worker Fund and helped them receive over $200,000 in aid
- Advocated formally and informally with government agencies on behalf of applicants relating to the Excluded Workers Fund program
Communications Intern
Make The Road New York
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Created, designed, and translated graphics and toolkits for social media with an eye for viral content strategies
- Managed the organization’s social media pages by drafting and scheduling posts connected to Get Out the Vote campaigns for NYC’s primary elections and other ongoing campaigns
Organizing Fellow
Working Families Party
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Assisted in the development of the parties’ new relational organizing program for the presidential elections
- Connected with voters, organized virtual relational organizing events, lead virtual trainings, and mobilized volunteers in English and Spanish specifically with the usage of a relational organizing tool known as the Reach app
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Affairs, Latin American & Latinx Studies And Political Science
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY08.2020
Skills
- Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Salesforce Management
- Relational Organizing Reach App
- ThruTalk
- UniteUS Platform
- Adobe Spark
Certification
Mental Health First Aid USA, Brooklyn, NY 07/2023
Trained to provide help to people experiencing mental health problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis, and substance use disorders
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Hobbies
- Futbol
- Boxing
- Cooking
- Writing
- Traveling
Timeline
Health Advocate
Make The Road New York
09.2022 - Current
Hurricane IDA Relief Advocate
Make The Road New York
10.2021 - 08.2022
Excluded Workers Fund Navigator
Make The Road New York
09.2021 - 10.2021
Communications Intern
Make The Road New York
05.2021 - 08.2021
Organizing Fellow
Working Families Party
08.2020 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Arts - International Affairs, Latin American & Latinx Studies And Political Science
Skidmore College
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