Sonya Rumpf

Experience

1. Sr Consultant, Employee Engagement Strategy, Elevate Program

   Grameen America, Inc.

   Sep 2022 — Present

   Grameen America is the leading microfinance nonprofit organization in the United States, providing affordable loan capital, business development training, and asset and credit building tools to low-income female entrepreneurs through a proven group-lending model based on friendship, trust, and shared accountability.As the organization\'s number one strategic priority, the Elevate initiative launched in 2021 to meaningfully address systemic barriers and funding gaps that women in financially underserved Black communities face. Elevate branches are currently located in Harlem, NY, Newark, NJ, Memphis, TN, and Atlanta, GA with plans to expand nationally and reach Black women entrepreneurs over the next decade.My role focuses on driving operational excellence by developing effective strategies to help Grameen employees connect more strongly to their mission serving members as well as to each other as colleagues. My work has included advising executive leadership on employee engagement strategy and introducing key metrics such as eNPS and employee turnover rate to track growth, as well as developing and implementing an Employee Development Program, including a leadership speaker series and allocating monthly hours to professional development.

Education

• Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

  Master's degree, Political Studies and International Relations

  2012 — 2012

• Universidad EAFIT

  Graduate Certificate Program, Geopolitics, International Relations

  2010 — 2011

• Pitzer College

  Bachelors, International, Intercultural Studies

  2005 — 2009

• Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship

  Master's degree, Political Science and Government