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I'm Celeste Brevard

I'm an experienced, dedicated, and driven individual ready to join your organization.

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Celeste Brevard

I'm a Passionate Changemaker

I have a B.S in International Business with a minor in Communications. I recently received my M.A in International Relations with a concentration in International Law. I have over 7 years of experience in the private sector and have worked with organizations like the United Nations and the Syrian Emergency Task Force.

I am looking forward to working with an institution to create lasting change in the world.

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Hobbies & Interests

I became interested in International Business and International Relations during my travels. I love exploring other cultures through languages, travel, music, and cinema.

Current Affairs
Travel
Cinema
Learning Languages
LGBTQ Rights
Gender Equality
Immigrant Rights
Environmental Issues
Digitial Rights
BIPOC Rights
Music
Writing

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Happy Employers

1

Academic Awards Won

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Cups of Tea

3

Research Projects Complete

What I Offer

I am confident my abilities will benefit your team and organization.

Research

Experience researching and presenting ideas from a range of topics to a wide variety of audiences. Including technology, civil rights, women’s human rights, International Humanitarian Law, global history, conflict resolution, and political campaigns. Can analyze complex data and statistical information and visualize it as well as portray it through other mediums.

Policy

Studied various laws and methods for presenting policy to different regimes throughout my graduate studies. Analyzed the effectiveness of Resolution 1325 while at the UN. Presented immigration policy to Mexico’s Consul General to New York Jorge Islas Lopez during my time at NYU. Proposed policy changes regarding technology rights through my graduate thesis. Working with SETF on continuing support for the Syrian people through legislation and acts like the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act. .

Project Management

Balanced multiple projects with competing deadlines throughout each position and educational degree. Every project assigned has been brought to fruition successfully by the deadline. I have also lead teams of various sizes and successfully implimented processes to ensure large projects were brought to completion efficiently and effectively.

Event Planning

Created events for the community and for those within the organization. This includes a Bystander Intervention event while at the United Nations and participating in the Summer Sweat Series of Union Square in NYC while at Ivivva.

Portraying Complex Information

Used various presentation platforms such as Canva, Google suites, and Microsoft suites to create compelling presentations on complex materials for various positions and throughout my graduate studies. This includes presentations to the senior staff at the UN and to the Consul General to the Mexican Consulate in New York on immigration policy recommendations.

Budget Oversite

Oversaw budgets of various organizations including a six-figure profit and loss statement. Successfully turned a non-profitable center into a profitable one while at Servcorp and trained others how to do the same.

Work History

I have been lucky enough to benefit from a wide-range of work experience. For more experience please see my Resume.

Director of Communications
Syrian Emergency Task Force

  • Created online strategy for a confidential project including website design, social media strategy, and brand identity
  • Developed online strategy for consistent messaging & branding with the social media team. Increased reach by 287%
  • Lead the merge of our over 2,400 donors onto Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack
  • Manage relationships with print, tv, and radio press contacts
  • Redesigned the website using Squarespace. This improved website traffic by 30% (12,000 visitors year over year)
  • Co-authored policy recommendations and reports
  • Designed a map tracking the over 615 civilian attacks, both past & present using the ESRI geo-mapping software ArcGIS
  • Assist with grant applications for various aspects of our humanitarian work

December 2020 - Present
July 2021 - Present
Development Manager
MAKE Projects

  • Responsible for creating and retaining donor relationships to increasing donor base.
  • Streamlined donor relationship management by implementing Hubspot as a CRM tool for MAKE projects
  • Oversee development interns and ensure $500,000 grant-writing pipeline is maintained at all times
  • Raised $60,000 during our first campaign through private donors and a matching grant from the Parker Foundation
  • Managed and developed the 24 youth and adult immigrant and refugee job-trainees in the MAKE Café/Farm Experiences over the summer
Gender Parity Intern
United Nations DPPA-DPO

  • Communications liaison for the Gender Parity Initiative as put forth by the Under-Secretary-General and various UNGA and UNSC resolutions (such as Resolution 1325)
  • Responsible for maintenance and formation of visual representations of department data from headquarters and the field
  • Prepared infographics to educate and share departmental findings
  • Researched and presented new gender parity initiatives such as the gender gap in internet access as put forth by the World Wide Web Foundation (See infographics in portfolio)
  • Conducted inter-departmental surveys on various gender parity initiatives and progress
  • Partnered with supervisors to create the end of quarter status update for senior staff on the effectiveness of Resolution 1325
  • Conducted inter-departmental surveys on various gender parity initiatives and progress
  • Helped in the hiring process of the new intern

September 2019 - December 2019
November 2018 - July 2019 & December 2019 - May 2020
Center Manager/ U.S. Training Manager
Servcorp U.S.A

  • Success in finding, negotiating, and solidifying deals with clients from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies
  • Networking and event management
  • Management of center financials including budgets and forecasting
  • Developed and implemented a training plan for U.S. operation (22 locations)
  • Drafted various reports on financial standing and training updates
  • Oversaw over 500 virtual and in-person client accounts

Skills

I love learning new things. That has translated to a diverse skill set.

Research
95%
Policy
75%
Data Analysis
90%
English
95%
French
75%
Spanish
40%
Interpersonal
95%
Digital
85%

My Portfolio

This is a compilation of my research projects, digital collateral, and mapping projects.

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Thesis
Information Technology and Democracy
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Research Projects
Papers & Memorandums
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Mapping
ESRI
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Social Media & Infographics
Graphic Design and Media Work

Contact Me

If you would like to get in touch please use the following information.

Email

I look forward to hearing from you.

celestehbrevard@gmail.com