San Francisco Project

Belisa Amaro

Email: *********@********.***

Address: *** ****** **.

City: San Francisco

State: CA

Zip: 94112

Country: USA

Phone: 415-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $80,000

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Belisa Amaro

590 Athens St.

San Francisco CA 94112

*********@********.*** * 415-***-****

Objective

Accomplished and motivated professional with high-level management experience, excellent multi-lingual communication skills (Brazilian journalist, fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English), educational know-how, and Web experience, seeks a job with a socially responsible organization. Preferred industries, based on experience, are Internet, education, and personal development.

Experience

August 1998 - Present

CEO, Teacher and Trainer - San Francisco School of Biodanza, CA

* Pioneered Biodanza in the United States in 1998, teaching this modality in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.

* Founded the first Biodanza School in the U.S., official Training Program of the International Biocentric Foundation (IBF) in 2004.

* Managed a team of coordinators and volunteers in charge of different areas of the training (enrollment, finances,

administrative, curriculum, and marketing).

* Directed two cycles of a three-year educational program, successfully training and certifying 36 Biodanza teachers.

* Wrote, edited, and translated didactic booklets (Spanish and Portuguese into English) and created other training resources such as educational videos.

* Communicated regularly in Spanish and Portuguese with IBF, through reports, emails and Skype, regarding program content, guidelines, regulations and policies.

* Interpreted simultaneously from Portuguese and Spanish during workshops taught by foreign trainers.

* Facilitated Biodanza workshops and classes in English, Spanish, and Portuguese in the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, and Italy.

* Promoted Biodanza by editing a bi-monthly newsletter, creating and maintaining a website (www.biodanza.us), and posting to group lists and social media.

* Supervised and managed the yearly budget of the San Francisco School of Biodanza.

* Presented Biodanza in key locations to increase its visibility: Science & Nonduality Conference, CIIS - California Institute of Integral Studies, Green Festival, CARE - Cancer Support Group of the San Francisco General Hospital, Mission Cultural Center, Harbin Hot Springs, City College of San Francisco and Bay Area National Dance Week.

* Taught weekly Biodanza classes for over 14 years, supporting hundreds of participants in manifesting their creative potentials to live happier lives.

June 1999 - July 2003

Director and Project Coordinator - Brazilian Search/Directory Project - LookSmart, San Francisco, CA

* Pioneered the Brazilian search directory/index project for syndicated search infrastructure company LookSmart Ltd. (LOOK).

* Recruited, trained, and managed a team of 18 editors to build the best web index of Portuguese content for Brazil.

* Managed directory, ontology, and scheduling of deliverables to syndication partners. Project resulted in multi-year contract delivering Portuguese web content for Microsoft sites, the basis of the LookSmart initial public offering.

Earlier Experience

1999 - Intern - Earth Island Journal, San Francisco (Earth Island Institute`s publication)

1997-1998 - Intern, Portuguese Translator - Rainforest Action Network, San Francisco

1991-1996 - Editor - Criativa Magazine, Sao Paulo (leading women`s magazine in Brazil)

1990-1991 - Reporter - Revista Veja, Sao Paulo (influential weekly Brazilian newsmagazine)

1986-1990 - Producer, Editor - TV Globo, Sao Paulo (largest TV station in Latin America)

1984- 1986 - Reporter, Writer - Jornal de Guarulhos, Sao Paulo (local newspaper in Sao Paulo)

Education

* B.A. Communications/Journalism - Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1985

* Hakomi Training - Body Centered Psychotherapy - Hakomi Institute of California, 2002

* Biodanza Trainings and Certifications - Facilitator, Trainer and School Director - Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, and France, 1992 to Present

Skills

Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese (native language), writing, reading and speaking. Communicating empathically. Leadership.

Interests

Education, community, languages, traveling, and dancing.

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