Overview
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Yenedit Mendez Avendaño

Fresno,CA

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Marriage and Family Therapist trainee

Fresno Family Counseling Center
08.2022 - Current
  • Individual Adult, Families, Couples, Crisis, and Group Counseling (Depression, Co-Parenting)
  • Develop therapeutic treatment plans
  • Facilitate phone intakes and maintain patient paperwork
  • Consult with other professionals to discuss and manage cases.

Student Assistant

California State University, Fresno, Cross Cultural and Gender Center
03.2022 - 06.2023
  • Develop curriculum and events that address disparities, cultural, and social justice issues within underrepresented groups
  • Collaborate and meet with other programs and services at CCGC and the broader campus
  • Co-facilitate and lead large scale programs such as: Diversity Dinner, Poetry Jam, and Diversity Awareness Week
  • Create appealing advertisement/marketing for upcoming events
  • General office duties (e.g
  • Answering phones, greeting guests, filing, posting flyers etc.)
  • Develop and administer post and pre-evaluations
  • Prepare events materials, attendance tracking, registration, etc
  • Regularly support the National Coalition Building Institute team.

Program Liaison | Consultant

Arte America’s
12.2021 - 08.2022
  • Schedule and coordinate programming for art exhibition “Boom Oaxaca”
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
  • Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.

Research Specialist | Consultant

Arte America’s
09.2020 - 08.2022
  • Develop research material for art exhibition “Boom Oaxaca”
  • Attend meetings and provide support in the preparation of the exhibition
  • Support in editing art exhibition Catalogue “Boom Oaxaca- Coversaciones de campo a campo” published in 2022.
  • Worked as member of integrated project team in highly collaborative work environment.

Interim Co-Director

The Binational Center for the Development of Oaxacan Indigenous Communities
03.2012 - 06.2020
  • Held various positions with this organization that included various tasks throughout my years with them.
  • Managed and coordinated the development and implementation of CBDIO’S programs and operations
  • Established and maintained organizational and fiscal accountability
  • Coordinated fundraising and developed other revenues necessary to support organizations' mission
  • Outreach and education to the Indigenous community for various programs in the organization.
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.

Assistant for Special Projects

Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative
01.2016 - 07.2017
  • Immigration workshop organizer and lead for the Health Task Force
  • The task force was a collaborative of county and community organizations aiming to provide information to the immigrant community about health resources available in the Fresno County area.

Student Assistant

California State University,Fresno -The Amendola F
08.2023 - Current
  • Maintained clean and organized office areas to present pleasant and inviting atmosphere to visitors.
  • Ordered and stocked supplies to maintain available resources.
  • Coordinated volunteers including volunteers with Intellectual disabilities

Education

Masters of Science - Marriage, Family and Child Counseling

California State University, Fresno
12.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

California State University, Fresno
05.2018

Skills

  • Project Coordination
  • Project Management
  • Strong organization
  • Event planning
  • Critical thinking
  • Attention to detail
  • Administrative tasks
  • Active listening
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Team collaboration
  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Community Outreach
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Group Facilitation
  • Case Management
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Mental Health Assessment
  • Bilingual in Spanish and English

Community Organization Experience

  • Central California Legal Services (CCLS), Board member, 08/2017, 01/2019
  • M.O.L.E.-Movimiento of Oaxaqueño Leaders in Education, Founder and President, 10/2016, 12/2017, Student group at CSUFresno whose mission is to empower and promote our culture and languages
  • Grupo Folklorico Xiadani del Valle, Co-Director, 09/2016, 09/2018, Community Folkloric group. Our mission is to preserve our culture through Folkloric dancing

Professional Organizations

Chi Sigma Phi, 03/2022, Present

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Student Assistant

California State University,Fresno -The Amendola F
08.2023 - Current

Marriage and Family Therapist trainee

Fresno Family Counseling Center
08.2022 - Current

Student Assistant

California State University, Fresno, Cross Cultural and Gender Center
03.2022 - 06.2023

Program Liaison | Consultant

Arte America’s
12.2021 - 08.2022

Research Specialist | Consultant

Arte America’s
09.2020 - 08.2022

Assistant for Special Projects

Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative
01.2016 - 07.2017

Interim Co-Director

The Binational Center for the Development of Oaxacan Indigenous Communities
03.2012 - 06.2020

Masters of Science - Marriage, Family and Child Counseling

California State University, Fresno

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

California State University, Fresno

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