Cecilia Vales Villazon

Responsibilities • Create the organization’s structure: mission and vision; business, communications and marketing strategy; grant writing; and managing multi-sector partnerships. • Establish and secure funding model from national and international governments (U.S Department of State, Ministry of Government in Mexico), for-profit businesses (Acciona, Grupo Expansion). • Develop close relationships with national and international universities (University of Orlando, National University of Chiapas, Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad Anahuac- Mayab), sports organizations (Mexican Soccer Federation, Valencia C.F and Mexican Sports Institute), and other organizations (UN Women). • Gather and synthesize data to develop comprehensive reports of accomplishments and finances. Measure impact and evaluation of programs. • Manage on-site events and field visits. (Former Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power and U.S professional athletes through Sports Diplomacy programs) • Create and facilitate on-site programs about sports, education and life skills workshops to +2,500 beneficiaries (Oaxaca, Chiapas, Estado de México, Yucatán, Ciudad de México, Morelos y La Paz, Bolivia). • Develop and implement a social enterprise business plan through service-learning and sports programs in Chiapas. Main Achievements • Secure funding for +US$150,000 for the first two years of operations. Main Funding Sources: U.S Department of State and Foreign Embassies, for-profit businesses, Mexican government agencies and national and international Universities. • Lead 2 Sport Diplomacy programs from the U.S Department of State, 3 International Service-Learning programs, and managed a two-year program with 25 student-athletes learning English as a second language. • Managed a team of 7 coaches, 3 facilitators and 2 teachers; lead workshops for +120 coaches and facilitators, +200 parents and +2,500 direct and indirect beneficiaries.