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<br />WORK EXPERIENCE <br /> <br />Jan 2001- <br />Present <br /> <br />Oct 2001- <br />Aug 2003 <br /> <br />Dee 2001- <br />June 2002 <br /> <br />June 1998- <br />June 200 1 <br /> <br />June 1993- <br />Aug 1998 <br /> <br />Principal Consultant, Rigoberto Rodriguez Consulting, Inc. <br /> <br />Provide organizations and communities with planning and facilitation support to <br />launch community health and community development initiatives largely targeting <br />Mexican immigrant communities and Communities of Color. <br /> <br />Associate Director, Academk Programs, USC McNair Scholars Program <br /> <br />This program targets students are from first-generation, low-income families and/or <br />from underrepresented ethnic !racial groups in academia-who are interested in <br />pursuing a Ph.D. I developed and taught a research design course and coordinated <br />workshops on financial aid, statements of purpose, GRE preparation, and professor- <br />student mentoring activities. <br /> <br />Consultant, Orange County Children & Families Commission <br /> <br />Evaluated proposals targeting at-risk children 0-5 and their families in Orange <br />County, and served as capacity building consultant for five small non-profit <br />organizations. <br /> <br />Associate Consultant, Orange County Future Search Network <br /> <br />Ass1sted 1n plann1ng and fadlitating SlX Future Search Conferences and other Large Group <br />Intervent10ns in Orange County addressing the following issues: affordable hous1ng; <br />emanc1pating youth; revers1ng alcohol trends 1n the Latino commun1ty in Santa Ana; <br />developing a strategic plan for the Orange County Human Relations Commlss1on; develop1ng <br />strateglc d1rect1ons for Delh1 Center 1n Santa Ana. <br /> <br />Program Coordinator. Delhi Center. Santa Ana <br /> <br />1996-1998: Coordinated neighborhood health and human service programs for th1S nonprofit <br />agency, including senior services, emergency and monthly food assistance, youth summer <br />enrichment & tra1n1ng program, parenting education Iteen pregnancy prevention), and <br />neighborhood special events. Supervised & tra1ned five staff, e1ght youth summer <br />employees, and volunteers, and actively partiC1pated 1n youth & ne1ghborhood policy <br />comm1ttees 1n Santa Ana. <br /> <br />1993-1996: Planned, coordinated, and evaluated two HIV-prevention programs aimed at <br />Latino gay & bisexual men, Latino transgenders, Latina 1mmigrant women, and two service <br />access programs worklng with HIV-pos1tive Latinos 1n Orange County. Supervlsed & tra1ned <br />eight staff members, and actively partic1pated 1n County HIV Policy Committees. <br /> <br />Rodriguez, Rigoberto-Resume <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />.. ~,... .., <br />I 'tJ'J-' <br />