Alejandra Mendez

We are on a mission to inspire and empower patients, researchers and clinicians to work together to prevent, treat and eliminate cancer / Tenemos la misión de inspirar y capacitar a pacientes, investigadores y médicos para que trabajen juntos para prevenir, tratar y eliminar el cáncer. https://inspire2live.org/

Founder and Director of It’s a Global World (IAGW), an agency based in Chile, which provides local volunteering and internship placements to students interested in having an international experience, and at the same time contribute to a local organization.
IAGW is the exclusive service provider in Santiago for the American agency ISA -International Study Abroad (studiesabroad.com). IAGW is also the representative in Chile of the Chinese agency Next Step Connections… Mostrar más

Founder and Director of It’s a Global World (IAGW), an agency based in Chile, which provides local volunteering and internship placements to students interested in having an international experience, and at the same time contribute to a local organization.
IAGW is the exclusive service provider in Santiago for the American agency ISA -International Study Abroad (studiesabroad.com). IAGW is also the representative in Chile of the Chinese agency Next Step Connections (www.nextstepconnections.com) Mostrar menos

Fundación dedicada a asistir integralmente a niños enfermos de cáncer y a sus familias.
www.fnh.cl. "Porque todos los niños enfermos de cáncer deben tener las mismas posibilidades de sanar, sin importar su nivel socioeconómico o dónde nacieron"

Profesora voluntaria en la Escuela Hospitalaria . Este proyecto busca asegurar que todos los niños y adolescentes en tratamiento oncológico continúen con su educación formal, evitando el abandono escolar.

Lecturer at the WCC training session to oncological nurses in Mexico.
Presentation: "Hablemos de Cáncer", focused on the use of language when speaking to patients and parents.

Presenter at WHO Global Forum: NCD Stakeholder Dialogue Series on WHO Cancer Initiatives.
Presentation: "Harnessing the Experiences and Perspectives of Childhood Cancer Survivors and their Families, to Shape Equitable and Inclusive National Policies"

Lecturer at the SIOP- CCI International Congress 2022, Barcelona.
Lecture: Implementation of the Model of Hybrid Classes at Fundacion Nuestros Hijos: Experience of Students and Teachers.

FCCS es una fundación independiente y sin fines de lucro. Trabaja como fundación intermediaria que, a través de diferentes instancias de celebración, recauda fondos para apoyar distintos proyectos de gran impacto social.

FCCS is a non profit organization on a mission to promote all kind of celebrations (there always is a reason to celebrate!) FCCS sees celebrations as a a way to raise funds to support different social projects with a high impact in society.

Until May 2011, I served as Student Internship Program Manager at the Regional Office of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. My responsibilities included managing student programs in five countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Uruguay. I was responsible for the activities and operations of Harvard foreign exchange programs in the region, provided guidance to the campus regarding best practice principles in international education, served as a… Mostrar más

Until May 2011, I served as Student Internship Program Manager at the Regional Office of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. My responsibilities included managing student programs in five countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Uruguay. I was responsible for the activities and operations of Harvard foreign exchange programs in the region, provided guidance to the campus regarding best practice principles in international education, served as a liaison to academic support services critical to the international experience of students, provided leadership to the development of new programs by working with various groups on campus to evaluate new initiatives, provided budgetary oversight, and managed a complex inquiry, application, and communication process for applicants interested in the various programs. Mostrar menos

Profesora de español y literatura hispanoamericana para alumnos de High School.

For two years I served as Recruiting Coordinator for Corp-Group a Chilean Banking Corporation which was expanding throughout Latin America. Based in Cambridge MA, I was personally involved in identifying, selecting and interviewing graduating MBA students from the top schools in the American East Coast. My duties as recruiting coordinator included the organization and management of a large student database, production and supervision of special events, preparation of marketing material and… Mostrar más

For two years I served as Recruiting Coordinator for Corp-Group a Chilean Banking Corporation which was expanding throughout Latin America. Based in Cambridge MA, I was personally involved in identifying, selecting and interviewing graduating MBA students from the top schools in the American East Coast. My duties as recruiting coordinator included the organization and management of a large student database, production and supervision of special events, preparation of marketing material and seminars and setting personal interviews with the company's CEO Mostrar menos

Translating Experience

Traducción al inglés del libro “Las Memorias de Baltazar”, autor Claudio Orrego Vicuña. Editorial Los Andes
En conjunto con Christine Cervenak tradujo al inglés este libro publicado en Estados Unidos el año 2012, bajo el nombre “The Surprising Adventures of Balthazar” University of Scranton Press.

Traducción al español el libro “Vessel of Clay “, autora Jacqueline Maggiore, University of Scranton Press.
Publicado en Chile en 2013, bajo el nombre “Aquí… Mostrar más

Translating Experience

Traducción al inglés del libro “Las Memorias de Baltazar”, autor Claudio Orrego Vicuña. Editorial Los Andes
En conjunto con Christine Cervenak tradujo al inglés este libro publicado en Estados Unidos el año 2012, bajo el nombre “The Surprising Adventures of Balthazar” University of Scranton Press.

Traducción al español el libro “Vessel of Clay “, autora Jacqueline Maggiore, University of Scranton Press.
Publicado en Chile en 2013, bajo el nombre “Aquí Quiero Estar”. Ediciones UC.

Traducción al español de la tesis doctoral “The Fishermen of Caleta San Pablo” autor James Sabella, Cornell University.
Publicado en Estados Unidos el año 2014, bajo el nombre “Los Pescadores de la Caleta San Pablo”.

Translation into Spanish of the program “Developing Instructional Materials for University-based Principal Training Programs in Chile” led by Professor Katherine Merseth of the Harvard Graduate school of Education. August, 2013. Mostrar menos