North Carolina State University

Texas State University

University of Sydney

Richmond, The American International University in London

Sprachkaffee

Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México

Alternative Sports, Behaviour, Mental Health, Holistic Living and Sustainable Development Researcher

Graduate Teaching Assistant

- Speaker Liaison during the 2022 Sport Positive Summit at Wembley Stadium

Sport Positive

Sustainability Intern

Ph.D. Provost's Fellow

Responsible for curating the sustainability aspect of the research done for the website as well as building a framework for the team.

Anza Inc.

Sustainability Manager

Graduate Instructional Assistant

*Organized Usability Test event at Capital Factory to further explore ways of improving platform to US/Austin market
*Organized a lunch & learn event  to receive feedback from Capital Factory members to better adapt idea to US market
*Represented startup at various events during Austin Startup Week, as well as at other key events such as Y Combinator Q&A, Startup Crawl, FuckUp Nights, and PR over coffee, to name a few
*Contributed in the development of the Business Model Canvas for the adaptation of platform from the Mexican market to the US, and Austin specifically
*Developed a roadmap in the lead up to the soft launch event planned for the end of the year
*Served as mediator & translator for the CEO & Brand Manager during meetings with brokers

GivU

PR Manager

*Represented the organization, and provided counsel to its members, during Social Pre-COP in Venezuela prior to COP20 in Lima
*Served as contact point for the participation of the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, during the 2nd CliMates International Summit in New York City
*Facilitated workshop on “Entrepreneurial Solutions to help combat Climate Change”at CliMates 1st Regional Workshop: Latin America in Bogota, Colombia
*Contribute in representing and defending the long term interests of CliMates
*Help ensure that CliMates’ activity stays within the framework and objectives defined by its founders

CliMates

Facilitator & Advisory Committee Member

* Delivered a training on “Sustainable Project Management” as well as contributed in facilitating energiser's throughout the 2012 Youth Leadership Training in Doha, Qatar

Reach Out To Asia

Lead Facilitator & Trainer

*Co-founded & responsible for the day to day management 
*Speaker in the 2nd CliMates International Summit’s session on “Action Driven Entrepreneurs for Social Change”, sharing MomoEffect’s story
*Officially as part of the Global Partnership for Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. An initiative by the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
*Interviewed by Vertigo Politico on MomoEffect, entrepreneurship and youth 
*Participated in Startup Bus UNConference 2013 and Startup Weekend Mexico City: Women’s Edition 2013                
*Contributed in the organisation of the 1st COPinMyCity: Mexico to raise awareness amongst the Mexican public on the UNFCCC process and Conference of the Parties (COP), as well as the impact of Climate Change in Mexico. Participated in the ‘Global Event - GoogleHangout with Special Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi during the COP in Warsaw 
*Participated at Global Startup Youth, a three day event to come up with entrepreneurial solutions to pressing problems. Part of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2013, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  
*Took part in Climate Reality Project’s Leadership Corps Training in Chicago, IL on the science behind Climate Change and how to present it to the public. Training was delivered by VicePresident Al Gore, and I was part of Dr. Susan Pacheco’s mentoring group 
*Speaker on the “Agents of Change Methodology” during Vanguardia Iberoamericana 2012 in Madrid, Spain

MomoEffect

Co-Founder & Director

*Contributed in the research for the development of policy recommendations, focused on Mexico, aimed at finding innovative solutions in the fight against climate change
*Participated in the International CliMates Summit in Paris as part of the Mexican Delegation

Delegate

*Developed a world wide initiative which aimed at showcasing innovative young green entrepreneurs, and encourage youth to act, innovate and collaborate with one another to find solutions to move towards a Green Economy
*Panelist at the Open High-level Dialogue on The Future We Choose, during Rio+20 
*Organised and delivered a Rio+20 Side Event on June 17th, a panel titled "Get mad and do something about it! Youth as initiators for change”
*Served as organisation representative & facilitator during the Euro-Arab Youth Sustainability Forum organised by Earth Charter International and SHIFT Network in  Alexandria, Egypt
*Panelist on young people’s roles in today’s world & GEEBIZ workshop facilitator at AIESEC’s Global Leaders Summit in Budapest, Hungary 2012 
*Developed & facilitated workshop on “Youth, the private sector & job creation” during Friendship Ambassadors Foundation’s 10th Youth Assembly at the UN in New York 
*Organised and delivered GEEBIZ Showcase at the UN, during Global Entrepreneurship Week, which took place as part of the Road to Rio's presentation with the Deputy Secretary General. This event was part of the Road to Rio coalition partners meeting which took place in November 2011 in New York City
*http://www.rocko-design.com/geebiz/

Peace Child International

Green Economy Eco-Business Innovation Challenge (GEEBIZ) Initiative Coordinator

*Communicated regularly with affiliates and national representatives  in the Americas, sharing updates regarding projects, activities and opportunities that Peace Child International and other affiliates offered
*Expanded the number of affiliates and national representatives, which lead to the most affiliates in the region
*As Outreach Officer, contributed to the planning, development and delivery of the European  Youth Congress in Slovenia, co-organized with No Excuse

Americas Outreach Officer

*Contributed in the motivation, inspiration, and engagement of young people to take action on issues of sustainable development and influence the outcomes of Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development with particular focus on the youth in Oceania
*Participated in the Partners meeting which took place in New York City 2011, hosted by Global Kids, where an agenda and roadmap of activities and campaigns, including Rio+YOU, were developed

Oceania Regional Focal Point, RoadtoRio+20 Coalition

*Contributed in the development and translation of the application & promotion to attend the 6th WYC in Rio de Janeiro
*In charge of overseeing  participation of the delegates of the Americas, and the organisations’ exhibition
*Developed a selection process which lead to the most countries represented in the World Youth Congress Series, specially in the area I was the Officer for, having 25 out of 35 countries in the Americas having a youth representative attend the congress
*Responsible for the development of documents for delegates, with constant communication with logistic details simultaneously in Spanish & English
*Contributed to the development of the programme for the congress, as well as responsible for the liaison with some of the speakers & VIPs and the logistics for their attendance

6th World Youth Congress Coordinating Team Member

*Facilitator in the Generate program
*Helped deliver lessons on international development related topics
*Contributed in the organisation of each lesson
*Planned and delivered activities 
*Developed homework assignments
*Responsible for the creation and weekly production of the Generate Newsletter

Oaktree Foundation

Generate Programme Facilitator

*Contributed to the research done on a variety of topics towards developing policy recommendations from a youth perspective
*Outreached to the Australian youth for involvement and awareness

Left Right Think-Tank

Policy Officer

*Contributed to the research on edible oil sold and used in Australia part of the True Food Network, a growing community of everyday Australians, chefs, food experts, farmers and community groups uniting to protect food from genetic engineering (GE) 
*Involved with the launch of the Alcoholic drinks report event

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

Food Campaign Intern

Participant of the internship program in Washington D.C. and Sydney, Australia

The Washington Centre

Intern

Member representative for the Washington Centre Group

CAPA International Education

Member of Student Representative Council

*Provided on regular basis advice, counsel, and vision to the directorship and staff of the GPC where needed

Sonia Preisser