Claudia Damiani Fontana
Program Director at Veggielution | Leading Environmental Education, Fair Food Businesses & Worker-Owned Cooperative Development in East San Jose
- Role
- Program Director at Veggielution
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Claudia Damiani Fontana
Experienced non-profit professional with 17 years of expertise in program design…
Experience
Program Director
Jun 2021 — Present · San Jose, CA, US
Co-led an organization-wide restructuring initiative (20••••25) to enhance Veggielution’s responsiveness to community needs, improve volunteer engagement, expand agricultural education opportunities, and support the growth of local food entrepreneurs. Served as a senior leader and advisor to the Executive Director on program content, design, and evaluation.Led the diversification and expansion of Veggielution\'s Food Entrepreneurship and Environmental Education programs in alignment with strategic and tactical goals.Developed program logic models, evaluation frameworks, and bilingual and culturally appropriate evaluation instruments to assess program impact. Monitored program activities and conducted annual evaluations in line with the program evaluation framework.In partnership with the development team, I managed services and contracts with government and private funders, ensuring compliance with funding agreements and timely reporting.Developed curriculum for five educational projects focused on climate action, advocacy, and the growth and promotion of fair food system businesses.
Education
UNALM
Bachelor of Science (BS), Forestry
2003 — 2008
UNALM
CURSO DE ACTUALIZACION PROFESIONAL, ANALISIS DE RIESGO EN SISTEMAS INTEGRADOS DE GESTION
2013 — 2013
San José State University
Master's degree, Environmental Studies
Skills
- Ecología
- Renewable Energy
- Ecology
- Educación Ambiental
- Investigación Y Desarrollo
- Arcgis
- Research
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Education
- Cambio Climático
- Environmental Management Systems
- Políticas Medioambientales
- Forest Management
- Desarrollo Sostenible
- Environmental Consulting
- Evaluación De Impacto Ambiental
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Environmental Policy
- Sistemas De Gestión Ambiental
- Gis
- Environmental Awareness
- Consultoría Medioambiental
- Forestry
- Sostenibilidad
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Iso 14001
- Ingeniería De Montes
- Gestión De Recursos Naturales
- Microsoft Office
- Biodiversity
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Carbon
- Sustainable Development
- Concienciación Medioambiental
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