Catarina Rivera, MPH, MSEd, CPACC

Support Center for Nonprofit Management

Institute for Integrative Nutrition

Duke University

City University of New York-Hunter College

Fordham University

Bank Street College of Education

Eleanor Roosevelt High School

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Senior Manager, Network Capacity at City Harvest & Co-Founder at ExplorEquity

New York, New York, United States

Oversee the development and execution of partner capacity efforts for our agency network, specifically including an in-depth support program for a cohort of partners, funding opportunities for partners and an online platform where resources can be housed. This work will help our partner organizations who are serving as food access points in their communities grow and thrive. Oversee the development and dissemination of resources for staff and clients at partner agencies, including direct funding opportunities and an online platform where these materials can be accessed. Develop, test, iterate and evaluate all network capacity initiatives. Supervise two managers who will be collaborating to create resources and implement network capacity efforts. 

City Harvest

Senior Manager, Network Capacity

A socially conscious travel business, ExplorEquity builds awareness of global equity issues by developing immersive experiences. Our experiences highlight significant issues like food sovereignty. "Food Sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems." -La Via CampesinaOur first experience is a trip to Puerto Rico taking place from June 23-30, 2019. Our theme is “Exploring Food Sovereignty in Puerto RIco: Post-Maria”. This will include activities like farm visits, cultural and historical learning, workshops with local experts, beach/free time, and hiking. We take care of everything- no need to obsessively research a trip and plan every detail. One of our core values is making sure our experiences benefit the local economy, with dollars going directly to locally-owned businesses on the island.

ExplorEquity (explorequity.com)

Co-Founder

Facilitated and developed curriculum for all-day nutrition workshops in Spanish for The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. in 2017-2019. Brand Ambassador for MindBodySoul Yoga Studio August 2015-2016. Social media manager for Pick and Eat Restaurant from 2011-2014. Offer consulting services, articles/blogs, public speaking, and health/nutrition workshops for all audiences. Clients have included EntrepreneurshipEDGE, Public Prep, PS178, Fort Washington Collegiate Church, and Riverside Church. Served as volunteer nutrition educator for City Harvest and Shape Up NYC. Blog articles published on MomsRising, Being Latino Online Magazine and New Latina. Health tips featured in Latina Magazine (April 2012 issue).

Freelance

Consultant, Trainer, Health Coach

- Developing approach to partner capacity building initiative, including an internal scan, external scan, and needs assessment. Will lead to pilot programs.- Co-Principal Investigator on Community-Based Participatory Research project entitled "Barriers and Facilitators to Meal Preparation in the Home for Low-Income Latino Families in Washington Heights and Inwood". Project is funded by a grant from the Irving Institute and is in partnership with Columbia University Medical Center. Obtained a $30,000 grant for this project.- Community organizing of Washington Heights/Inwood Food Council including communications, grant applications and financial management, project management, creating agendas for steering committee meetings, facilitating meetings. Working on sustainability plan for this grassroots group in concert with steering committee.- Previously served as Community Engagement Manager, Washington Heights/Inwood. Role included relationship management. partnership development, community organizing, and special projects.- I serve on the Steering Committee for the Diversity & Inclusion Council at City Harvest and as the President for our Toastmasters club.

Program Manager

Advisory board member working to increase awareness and funding for Global Glimpse. In their inaugural year in New York, Global Glimpse provided scholarships for over 100 low-income students to engage in after school workshops travel abroad. The inspiration, motivation, and perspective that these students bring back to the US will create lasting change in their lives, communities and schools. The mission of Global Glimpse is to inspire leadership and global citizenship and expose underserved students to the transformative experience of travel.

Global Glimpse

NYC Advisory Board Member

- Lead project coordinator for asthma program partnership with an outside service provider•	Coordinate implementation of asthma strategic plan with 30+ program sites and charter schools •	Lead meetings and coordinate follow-up actions•	Develop relationships with outside collaborators and identify resources•	Develop and implement asthma protocols and policies •	Evangelist for asthma across the agency, including presentations to senior management•	Entrepreneurial and tuned-in listener identifying needs and areas of opportunity•	Revamped program significantly to address needs and areas of opportunity•	Redesigned referral website with IT •	Develop and facilitate highly-rated staff training modules•	Manage the partnership relationship•	Evaluate program impact •	Research best practices in the literature and the fieldAchievement: Within first 3 months, generated a significant increase in asthma program referral rates Healthy Harlem is a comprehensive obesity intervention. As part of the Healthy Harlem core team, I assist with data quality checks, data analysis, program observations, grant reporting, and program design. I have also helped lead a redesign of the nutrition curriculum.

Harlem Children's Zone

Asthma Health Coordinator, Healthy Harlem Core Team

- Coordinated Healthy Harlem, an obesity prevention and intervention initiative at a middle school after school program called Truce Fitness & Nutrition Center•	Supervised team of 7-10 staff members•	Provided effective professional development and training to staff members on Healthy Harlem program as well as other areas including classroom management•	Recruited, screened, interviewed, and evaluated candidates to make hiring decisions•	Implemented all program components at a high level, including family engagement, daily healthy snack, daily physical fitness, nutrition education, and treatment intervention strategy•	Submitted comprehensive monthly reports with program data and qualitative narrative analysis•	Managed frequent data collection periods, including data entry and quality control assuranceAchievement: 100% of students completed 60 minutes of fitness on 90% of days attending program

Health Coordinator

Recruited potential local organizers for the summer 2013 Play Street season, bringing Transportation Alternatives closer to achieving the Mayor’s goal of adding 15 new Play Streets each year. My role involved research, relationship development, advertising/promotion, collaboration and event planning. This was a temporary position.

Transportation Alternatives

Play Streets Outreach Ambassador

Expanded and developed after-school program teaching nutrition through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Recruited and managed team of interns. Led curriculum development, program evaluation, program budget & materials. Facilitated and taught curriculum at 7 school sites to over 230 students.

Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation

Consultant

- Non-profit program empowering families to live healthier lifestyles•	Organized 3 successful fundraising events and a crowdfunding campaign on RocketHub•	Successfully applied for and received 2 mini-grants •       Collaborated on successful applications for City Council funding and a foundation grant•	Organized a summer fitness program for children and two 6-month parent health programs •	Recruited and managed over 30 volunteers and interns•	Developed and designed bilingual curriculum program booklets Achievement: Raised over $17,000 in grants and donationsAchievement: Served over 75 participants through adult and youth programming

Healthy Kids in the Heights

Founder

Lead teacher, served on writing prompt scoring team

Success Academy Charter Schools

1st grade Founding Teacher

United Latino Professionals (ULP) is a social networking platform designed to foster strong connections between its members. ULP offers varied, high-quality programming that expands awareness of Latino culture and supports philanthropic endeavors. As assistant organizer from 2009-2011, I focused on planning quality events and supporting the leadership team's goals. As COO from 2011-2013, I focused on strategic planning, national chapter development, event planning, as well as the recruitment, training, and management of team members.

United Latino Professionals

COO, Assistant Organizer

Led 3rd/4th grade bilingual education class and was responsible for all subject areas except Science. Served on the School Leadership Team and Portfolio Committee. Spearheaded the development of the Bilingual Program Leadership Team.

Catarina Rivera, MSEd, MPH, CPACC

Catarina Rivera, MSEd, MPH, CPACC