Mónica Pérez Nevárez
136 East 76th Street, Apt. 3F, NY NY 10021
212-650-0226, mp2991@columbia.edu
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
MS in Sustainability Management, Columbia University’s Earth Institute 2013
BS in Business Administration, concentration in Management, Boston University 1985
Consulting Projects
1/2009 to 8/2010: Start-up Business Bio-Lipidos de Puerto Rico/Replenish Energy (Certified Organic Micro-algae-to-oil start-up company partnered with University of Georgia and University of Puerto Rico) Funding Strategy Development, Investor Liaison, Communications and Public Relations
5/2009 to 7/2010: Management Consultant to Casa Bahia (upscale ecotourism destination located in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico) http://casabahiacaborojo.blogspot.com
Business plan, marketing, and event production
3/2006 – 1/2009 Editor, Business Puerto Rico Magazine
also Contributing Writer: Business section, Environment section, Economics section
Managed guest writers and was solely responsible for monthly magazine content
6/2007 to 12/2008 Management Consultant,
The Gallery Inn, Old San Juan; Playas del Caribe Resort, Inc., Cabo Rojo.
Boutique hotel management, social media producer, manager
Employment
9/1996 – 1/2006 Small Business Administration, Disaster Relief Office
Area 1 (NY) Loan Officer, Officer in Charge, Team Leader, Community Outreach, Supervisor, FEMA Liaison, Communications; analyzed personal and commercial loan applications, financial statements, processed loans, appraised fiscal health of companies, explained SBA program to clients, managed team and coordinated with FEMA. Served during disasters in: Katrina (LA), Florida hurricanes, NYC (9/11), etc.
Feb 2000 - Aug 2001 Law Office of Senator Jose G. Izquierdo (D, Ret.)
Administrator, project manager in charge of presenting and winning an environmental zoning variance; Management consultant, Punta Aguila Resort Hotel, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Feb 1997 - Sept 1997 Law Office of Senator Oreste Ramos (R, Ret.)
Administrator, bookkeeper, legislative copy editor. San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jan 1996 - Sept 1996 Business Puerto Rico Magazine
Contributing Writer: Small Business, Management, Economics, Environment
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jan 1995 – Oct 1995 Caribbean Business Newspaper
Small Business beat reporter
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jan 1995 – Dec 1995 Radio Coqui
Co-Anchor, Op Ed for the Business section of the radio show, regular Dialogue Roundtable participant, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sept 1988 - Dec 1994 Business Funding Group
Account Executive, Loan Officer, Branch Coordinator
$70 Million (personally sourced and managed) portfolio, Boston Coordinator for Philadelphia branch office, presented client's financial packages to Finance Board for approval, managed client's payment schedules, instituted checks and balances later used office-wide.
Newton, Massachusetts
Volunteer Activities
- Columbia Impact Investing Initiative, Board Member (2011-12), Communications Chair
- Communications Consultant, Coralations (coral reef conservancy), Culebra, PR (2008)
- Funding Consultant, Coastkeeper of Puerto Rico, Waterkeeper Alliance, San Juan PR. (2008)
- Treasurer, PARE Este, Animal Safety advocacy group, Fajardo PR (2006 -09)
- Strategic Communications Consultant, Coalición Pro Corredor Ecológico del Noreste, Festival del Tinglar, Luquillo, PR (2007-09)
Blogs Produced
http://guayaba.blogspot.com, (2003 - present ) sustainability blog
www.freewebs.com/intersectpr (2007-2010) business and environment blog
http://bizpr.blogspot.com, (2008-2010) green business in Puerto Rico blog
http://billmendez.blogspot.com/ client brochure
http://adoptmepr.blogspot.com/ animal rescue client brochure
http://replenishenergy.blogspot.com/ organic algae biofuel client brochure
http://jungle-rules.blogspot.com/ environmental group photography
http://nccottages.blogspot.com/ animal rescue brochure
http://corredorecologico.blogspot.com/ Northeast Ecological Corridor blog
http://postindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/ After ‘Peak Everything’ blog
http://verdeluzpr.blogspot.com/ Environmental Tip Sheet (in Spanish)
http://claridadgala.blogspot.com/ Recollections of an Environmental Gala
http://guayabaphoto.blogspot.com/ My life in pictures (first blog)
Social Media Presence in:
Facebook (Monica Perez Nevarez), Twitter (@guayaba), Blogger (blogspot, ning and wordpress), Linkedin, Storify, Google +, Instagram, Pinterest, flickr, deviantArt, youtube, yahoo groups, feedly, 1,500+ RSS feeds, Skype (guayabapr1)
Skills
Languages English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), French (working knowledge)
Computer Word, Office, Excel, Powerpoint, Quickbooks, Adobe, Picasa
Photography Award-winning nature and landscape photography
Other Skills:
Photography
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Sailing
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New England School of Photography, 1977
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Boston Harbor Sailing Club
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School of Visual Arts, 1980
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ASA Master's Course, 1992
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Digital Photography 2000
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CSA Offshore Course, 2004
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Scuba Diving
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Memberships
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NAUI Advanced Diving Course, 1977
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Sierra Club de Puerto Rico
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PADI Basic Diving Course, 1978
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Coalicion Pro Corredor Ecologico del Noreste
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152 hours of diving
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Natural History Society of Puerto Rico
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Flying
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Isla Grande Flying School 1975
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127 hours flying time
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Master of Science in Sustainability Management 2013 courses taken
Sustainability Management
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Ethics and Values for Sustainability Management
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Policy and Legal Context of Sustainability Management (Environmental
Law)
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Nonprofit Fundraising
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Environmental Economics
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Green Accounting
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Sustainable Finance
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Estimating Project Costs, Cost-Benefit analysis, and Lifecycle
analysis workshops
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Sustainable Futures and the Built Environment
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Ecology
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The Science of Sustainable Water (Hydrology)
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Earth Institute Practicum
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Science Writing
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Statistics and Quantitative
Analysis
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Energy and Sustainable Development
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Capstone project on Risk Communications (Master's Thesis)
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