blogger/social media manager

 

hr/operations administrator

 

FRATERNITY HISTORIAN

HR / legal / Office administrator

I hold and have held various administrative and management-related positions, including the roles of document review paralegal, office manager, and human resources/operations administrator. 

blogger since 2003

I have been blogging since 2003 and write about politics, history, fraternity/sorority life, entertainment, technology, Latino issues, New York City, and Puerto Rico. 

MASTER OF ARTS IN CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

I earned a master's degree in Corporate Communication from Baruch College of the City University of New York. 

digital marketing manager

I developed marketing strategies in partnership with sales managers to deliver high performing digital campaigns across email, social media, and display and pay-per-click advertising.

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thanks for visiting my official website

I received a bachelor's degree in Communication Media Management from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Since then I have worked for a news-gathering organization, a public relations firm, a non-profit organization, an information technology company, and institutions of higher learning.

 

After I earned my master's degree from Baruch, I received a Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus. I then worked as a contract document review paralegal before becoming a quality assurance analyst for a management consulting firm. I had a brief stint as a digital marketing manager and presently work as a human resources/operations administrator for a hospitality group.

 

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News Features

 

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The recent update to AncestryDNA results now lists a percentage for the indigenous people of Puerto Rico, historically also known as the Taino.  For more info, click here.

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I recently found out that I am 19 percent Portuguese, which was a huge surprise to me. I created a website to inform other Puerto Ricans about the subject.

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I dedicated years to writing and research to compile the 145th-anniversary edition of the history booklet for the Delphic Fraternity, of which I am an alumnus and its historian.