Alejandra Marie Espejo

· Manages and administers the “Periodismo Para La Transparencia” program budget & actuals of $350,000

· Manages and oversees the “Strengthening Journalism to Counter Russian Interference in Public Institutions” program budget & actuals of $72,194

· Manages and administersthe “Bridging Boundaries: Empowering Marginalized Communities in Jordan Through Media Innovation and Cultural Exchange” program budget & actuals of $300,828

· Manages and administers the “Michael Elliot Award for Excellence in African Storytelling” program budget and actuals of $47,926.30

· Manages and administers the “Disarming Disinformation – Hewlett” program budget and actuals of $200,000.04

· Manages and administers the “U.S. Media Fellowship – News Corp” program budget and actuals of $75,000

· Skillfully drafts Quarterly reports discussing program progress

· Takes a leading role in the interviewing and selection of new interns

· Expertly reviews, submits, and approves Advance Requests for grantee per diems based on the U.S. Department of State – Foreign Per Diem Rate Chart

· Reconciles contractor expense requests through the Intacct payment system

· Reviews and approves direct payments to grantees and contractors through the Tipalti payment system

· Processes Corporate Credit Card Reconciliations every month through the Intacct payment system

· Processes background checks on grantees, fellows, and contractors through Sam.gov

· Creates Grantee and Consultant agreements, amendments, and addendums following USAID Compliance Rules and Regulations

• Managed the “Empowering the Truth Tellers – Asia Investigative Reporting Network (AIR Network)” program budget & actuals of $4,498,125
• Managed the “Mexico USAID” Program budget & actuals of $6,000,000
• Coordinated in-person workshops for the “Mexico USAID” program on Elections, Security, Data Journalism, Investigative Journalism, and Corruption
• Added the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Data into Salesforce for the Mexico USAID program
• Managed the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship budget & actuals of $283,797.50
• Maintained the Arthur F Burns Fellowship website through Drupal – Open Source CMS
• Created the 2024 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship application through Form Assembly
• Reviewed and evaluated the applications of the North American Arthur F. Burns applicants
• Coordinated and invited Arthur F. Burns Board members to the 2024 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Select Committee
• Created and sent the acceptance letters for the North American Arthur F. Burns fellows
• Created and approved the Payment request for the travel stipend and the first half of the award to North American Arthur F. Burns fellows
• Contacted and arranged the newsroom embedment for the German Arthur F. Burns fellows
• Led the planning of the 2024 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship orientation
• Translated to Spanish Financial documents (Vendor Set-Up Form, Contract Templates, etc.)

• Managed the “Empowering the Truth Tellers – Asia Investigative Reporting Network (AIR Network)” program budget & actuals of $4,498,125
• Managed the “Mexico USAID” Program budget & actuals of $6,000,000
• Coordinated in-person workshops for the “Mexico USAID” program on Elections, Security, Data Journalism, Investigative Journalism, and Corruption
• Added the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Data into Salesforce for the Mexico USAID program
• Managed the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship budget & actuals of $283,797.50
• Maintained the Arthur F Burns Fellowship website through Drupal – Open Source CMS
• Created the 2024 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship application through Form Assembly
• Reviewed and evaluated the applications of the North American Arthur F. Burns applicants
• Coordinated and invited Arthur F. Burns Board members to the 2024 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Select Committee
• Created and sent the acceptance letters for the North American Arthur F. Burns fellows
• Created and approved the Payment request for the travel stipend and the first half of the award to North American Arthur F. Burns fellows
• Contacted and arranged the newsroom embedment for the German Arthur F. Burns fellows
• Led the planning of the 2024 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship orientation
• Translated to Spanish Financial documents (Vendor Set-Up Form, Contract Templates, etc.)

• Created ProResource email campaigns for each LinkedIn product through Infusionsoft CRM
• Optimized ProResource Inc. website through Keyword Search terms using the software SEMRush
• Tracked and reported on the performance of ProResource.com through the software Google Analytics
• Analyzed gathered data found through Google Analytics and presented in Excel with a description of the findings
• Generated ProReosurce.com visuals through WordPress Divi
• Updated and maintained ProResource.com
• Created scripts for phone calls, voicemails, and emails for current customers and prospects
• Conducted B2B Inside Sales calls from a list of prospects gathered by management
• Deftly utilized oral communication skills to garner potential prospects and build business relationships with new or current customers