ANGÉLICA CUEVAS

• Campaign Strategy Design & Execution
• Grassroots Mobilization & Advocacy
• Digital Activism & Social Media Strategy
• Strategic Communication
• Media Outreach & International Relations
• Project Management & Team Leadership
• Workshop Facilitation & Training
• Educational Program Development
• Research Coordination & Data Analysis
• Insight Synthesis & Strategic Planning
• Multicultural Collaboration & Human Rights Advocacy
• Multimedia Content Creation & Storytelling

Communications Coordinator & Project Manager
ESCR-Net - International Network for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, New York, USA (Dec 2023 - Present)
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• Designed and executed communication strategies and campaigning actions to enhance the visibility of over 100 civil society organizations and advocates worldwide.
• Coordinated media outreach efforts with journalists in the U.S. and globally to amplify human rights campaigns.
• Led the implementation of internal communication tools to improve collaboration among ESCR-Net members across 80 countries.

Communications Consultant & Project Manager
The Shipibo Conibo Center, New York, USA (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
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• Co-designed a communications strategy with the Shipibo Conibo Indigenous community to promote their efforts to reclaim their right to govern their land in the Peruvian Amazon.
• Developed the project website: areaecologicaindigena.org
• Managed international media outreach to secure coverage of Indigenous stories in major outlets.

Teaching Assistant, Objects of Revolution Course
Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York, USA (Fall 2022)

• Supported curator Hala Abdel in leading and facilitating discussions for a 17-student undergraduate course focused on global mass revolts.
• Assisted in developing class content, grading assignments, and guiding students in analyzing revolutionary artifacts, their symbolism, and their historical significance.
• Fostered critical thinking by encouraging students to connect social movements with visual culture and artistic expression.

Black Fashion Collection Research Fellow
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), Washington, D.C., USA (Summer 2022)

• Collaborated with Elaine Nichols, Senior Curator for Culture, to research a historically significant garment linked to a prominent Black suffragist.
• Conducted a literature review, identified key historical references, and analyzed photographic archives to support curatorial research.
• Contributed insights that informed exhibit development and expanded historical narratives within the museum’s fashion collection.

Strategic Communications Consultant
Fauna Flora Funga Initiative, NYU School of Law, New York, USA (May - Oct 2021) | Visit Fauna Flora Funga

• Co-designed a website, brand book, and strategic communication plan for an international campaign integrating fungi protection into conservation frameworks.
• Engaged with international press to gain coverage for the initiative, featured in National Geographic.

Journalist Training Consultant & Project Manager
Heinrich Böll Foundation, Bogotá, Colombia (Aug 2021 - May 2022) | More info

• Developed and led a training program for 40 local journalists to improve climate crisis reporting.
• Designed interactive workshops blending data analysis, environmental storytelling, and investigative journalism.

• Educated undergraduate students on managing innovative journalistic projects and developing business plans for a newspaper company.

Senior Editor & Project Coordinator
Activamente - A Transnational Mental Health Journalism Network,
Fundación Mutante, Bogotá, Colombia (Aug 2020 - Jan 2021) | Visit Activamente

• Managed digital strategy and coordinated a network of five Latin American media outlets, engaging over 750 volunteers, journalists, and specialists to cover youth mental health during COVID-19.
• Oversaw content creation, data visualization, and multimedia storytelling.

Communications Coordinator & Project Manager
Dejusticia - Center for the Study of Law, Justice, and Society, Colombia (Jun 2017 - Jan 2020) | Visit Dejusticia

• Led communication campaigns related to the Colombian Peace Agreement, Amazon protection, migration, and gender justice.
• Produced multimedia content, podcasts, and press articles, collaborating with journalists and activists to expand public debate.
• Designed and implemented creative advocacy actions to promote social change.

Science, Environment & Education Senior Reporter
El Espectador Newspaper, Bogotá, Colombia (2012 - 2015) | Visit El Espectador

• Managed daily coverage of science, health, and education issues in Colombia.
• Designed special multimedia reports and managed relations with external partners.Created The River Blog, an environmental journalism project on Colombian rivers, earning the Amway National Environmental Journalism Award in 2014.
  

• Open Society Foundations Drug Policy Reform Grantee (2024-2025)
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• Colombian Fulbright Scholar (2021-2023)
• Canal Projects Curatorial Research Residency, New York (2023) | More info
  Selected as part of the Liana Collective to conduct research on plant-based artistic practices and their mystical, political, and healing values.
• ICFJ Alumni Engagement Grantee, International Center for Journalists, Washington DC (2020) | More info
  Developed and facilitated the workshop ‘Design Thinking: A Practical Workshop for Latin American Journalists’, training journalists on creative methods for impactful storytelling.
• Gabo Foundation Grantee, for the Migration Storytelling Program, Colombia (2020) | More info
  Developed a special reportage on Venezuelan Indigenous refugees, combining investigative journalism with visual storytelling.

• ICFJ Fellowship for Emerging Media Leaders (2019)
  International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), Washington DC | More info
  Selected as a fellow for the Professional Fellows Program, aimed at strengthening leadership in digital media innovation.
• Simón Bolívar National Journalism Award (2019)
  Colombia’s Most Prestigious Journalism Award | More info
• Amway National Environmental Journalism Award, Colombia (2014)

• Co-curated this exhibition featuring seven Colombian and one Bolivian artist to destigmatize the coca plant. Managed logistics, secured support from the Permanent Missions of Colombia and Bolivia to the UN, and led media outreach to amplify its message.

• Curated this photographic exhibition exploring confinement, violence, and resilience in Chocó. Collaborated with photographer Fernanda Pineda to amplify marginalized voices and raise awareness about the region’s humanitarian crisis.
  
  

• Co-created a campaign advocating for human rights defenders in Colombia. Designed visuals, coordinated media outreach, and built alliances to mobilize public support.

• Designed a campaign supporting a climate lawsuit in Colombia. Managed media outreach, empowered 25 youth plaintiffs, and helped pressure authorities to protect the Amazon.
  

• Co-created and produced Colombia's first NGO-led narrative journalism podcast, addressing gender, migration, drug policy, and armed conflict. Led editorial direction, combining investigative journalism with creative audio storytelling to expand public awareness.
  
  

• Coordinated a journalist training program and edited a cross-border investigation by 13 reporters on the Venezuela-Colombia migration crisis. Strengthened public understanding of displaced communities’ experiences through multimedia storytelling.