1. CECILIA GOLOMBEK
SUMMARY
- Experienced in project management,
- Networks’ facilitator, applying highly facilitation and
administration for various developed cross-cultural
relationship skills organizations
- Organized and efficient coordinator, take
- Expert in and truly enjoy Microsoft Office (Mac/PC),
budget and database management
- Diplomatic connector and creative problem initiative and
manage multiple details with solver, effective in
high-pressure, changing ease conditions, and highly visible
roles
- Bilingual in Spanish and English;
-Intermediate French; Extensive international travel for
research and understanding and learning new technologies
and programs
EDUCATION
The New School, Graduate Program in International Affairs
Master of Arts, Concentration in Governance and Rights, 2011 Masters Thesis: “A Study Of Selected Argentine Youths’ Attitudes
Towards Their Democracy”
United States Institute of Peace
Online Certificate Course in Conflict Analysis, August 2009
Tufts University, Medford Campus
Bachelor of Arts in History and a Minor in Latin American Studies, 2004
OPERATIONS AND EVENT ADMINISTRATION
Hemming and Gilman Productions February 2013 – Present
Event Manager
Coordinate and support the 2013 Annual Dinner of the Financial Women’s Association (FWA)
• Manage the production timeline and oversee all aspects of event implementation
• Create and update budget and other templates, graphic design elements, and communicate with the client to further enhance the
creation of their vision for the event
• Main contact for vendors, communicate with FWA leadership, current attendees, and prospective funders
Human Rights Watch April – December 2012
Manager, International Special Events
Coordinate and support yearly signature events across North America and Japan
• Provided direct logistical and administrative support to Annual Dinners for eight offices, events which successfully raised $10
million in revenue for the organization
• Directly administered the program and implementation of the West Coast tour of an HRW honoree including tracking and
updating the budget and making necessary payments and contracts with vendors
• Supervised an Associate with whom we reorganized programming and travel due to unanticipated weather
Chadick Ellig Executive Search Advisors February – April 2012
Office Assistant
Create new and manage current databases, assist with daily office management and administration
Observatory on Latin America at The New School January 2010 – June 2011
Coordinator (Program Associate September – December 2009)
Managed daily operations, coordinated events, supervised program associates and volunteers
• Supervised programs that foster dialogue among Latin American leaders; successfully promoted events resulting in enhanced
organization profile with higher attendance and increased number of events
• Anticipated speakers' needs, facilitated communication, and directed logistics of multiple departments, vendors, and attendees to
assure seamless implementation
• Consistently managed events within budget and arranged contracts with international academic institutions

2. World Learning Visitor Exchange Program April 2006 – June 2009
Senior Program Associate (Program Associate April 2006 - 2008)
Implemented programs of the International Visitor Leadership Program of the U.S. Department of State
• Created longstanding relationships with visitors for the Department of State and World Learning
• Successfully arranged cross-country logistics for 3-week tours, including professional meetings, flights, transportation for
groups of 30 individuals from 30 countries; managed visits for roughly 900 participants in three years
• Managed $300,000 budget, proposals and grants, as well as participant needs with a high attention to detail, sensitivity with
confidential information, and creative problem-solving skills
Former U.S. Diplomat, Human Rights Attaché in the November 2004
U.S. Embassy in Argentina 1977-1979, F.A. “Tex” Harris
Assistant, Interpreter and Scheduler
Accompanied high-profile visitor on his first trip to Argentina in 25 years. Facilitated experience and provided support as
first point of contact for press and organizations
• Successfully arranged the two-week trip. Coordinated meetings, press interviews, and visits to key human rights organizations
and locations
• Invited because of my research in Argentina, knowledge of the current human rights landscape in Buenos Aires, and sensitivity
with confidential information and visitors’ needs
RESEARCH
National Security Archive February 2005 – February 2006
Southern Cone Declassification Project Research Assistant
Analyzed declassified documents and researched new topics for new Freedom of Information Act requests
• Studied currently declassified documents and submitted requests for declassification of more information. Documents and
analyses were used for news articles as well as evidence and material for court cases
• Selected based on my knowledge of the contemporary history of Latin American countries and my research in Argentina
Tufts University College of Citizenship and Public Service June – October 2004
Active Citizen Summer Fellow- Buenos Aires, Argentina
Interviewed dictatorship survivors, victim relatives, activists, and witnesses of different ages and political backgrounds to learn
about the varied experiences during the 1976-1982 regime using the information to compile in a citizenship teaching tool in U.S.
high schools
• Identified and conducted 30 interviews in high confidence with people from different sectors and political backgrounds; due to
my knowledge of the topic and ability to create a comfortable environment to discuss difficult topics, I gathered information and
views not previously recorded
• Created a PowerPoint presentation based on the interviews for use in U.S. high schools to open discussion about citizenship
rights and responsibilities
SELECT VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Habitat for Humanity 2001, 2002, August 2011 – February 2012
Volunteer: Tufts University Chapter; individual construction volunteer in New York City
826NYC August 2009 – February 2012; January – February 2013
Volunteer: Superhero Supply Store: Educate people about community writing programs for children and promote visitors’
involvement in entertaining store environment