Tania Figueroa

About Tania Figueroa

For more than 20 years, I have worked across the nonprofit and private sectors in roles…

Experience

1. Entrepreneur Success Coordinator

   Prospera

   Jan 2023 — Present

   As the Entrepreneur Success Coordinator, I am a passionate, hands-on, bilingual (Spanish/English), and culturally competent team player with expertise in outreach and business development. My role involves coordinating all aspects of Prospera’s core programs, ensuring client advancement from recruitment to community engagement, training, business launch, incubation, and growth.Key Responsibilities:* Coordinate recruitment and onboarding of new program participants.* Manage tracking, evaluation, and referral systems to support participants throughout the entire program cycle. This involves conducting needs assessments, tracking project progress, and ensuring ongoing communication with entrepreneurs.* Ensure entrepreneurs receive the technical assistance they need to advance their businesses through direct TA and referrals to key partners.* Collaborate with the Community Education team to deliver educational programs, events, webinars, and conferences as needed.* Collaborate with the program design team to improve current programs and design new initiatives such as a cooperative developer fellowship program, an investment fund, and other initiatives.* Collaborate with the Fundraising Team to provide content for grants, individual donor appeals, newsletters, and social media.* Participate actively in fundraising and organizational development activities such as staff and board retreats, strategic planning, and fundraising.

Education

• Duoc UC

  Bachelor’s Degree

  2000 — 2004

• INACAP

  Associate's Degree

  1993 — 1996

• John F. Kennedy University

  Master's Degree

  2011 — 2014

• General Assembly

  Certification

  2015 — 2015