Yaira A. Robinson

About Yaira A. Robinson

Collaborative leader with proven ability to engage and motivate staff, volunteers, and communities. Excellent communicator who makes complex ideas simple and accessible. Effective program manager who achieves positive results with authenticity, enthusiasm, and dedication. PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS Project Management | Writing & Editing | Stakeholder Engagement Communications | Meeting Facilitation | Program Planning Supervisory Leadership | Public Speaking | Advocacy ACHIEVEMENTS & HIGHLIGHTS• Executed effective community engagement, robust provider consultations, and clear policy writing to create the Travis County PY2019-23 CDBG Consolidated Plan.• Managed budgets, timelines, deliverables, reporting, stakeholder relationships, and staff for complex programs including: intermediary AmeriCorps State & National and VISTA programs, Career Development, and Adult-Education Instructional Quality.• Successfully designed, launched, and led diverse volunteer teams in five Texas cities by effectively building relationships, communicating, coaching, and managing people and programs.• Proposed, co-developed, and co-led travel seminar course—“The Church, The Public Good, and the Borderlands.”• Award-winning writing featured on sites including ZEEK Magazine, State of Formation, Makom, Earth Ministry, and Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light.I bring strong program leadership skills, relationship-building expertise, and communications savvy. You want me on your team.

Experience

1. Assistant Director, Sustainability

   Travis County

   Jun 2024 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Manages the air and water quality, stormwater management, sustainability, and community resilience teams, and environmental compliance and enforcement on a countywide basis. Ensures environmental policies, procedures and projects developed and implemented are consistent with Federal, State, Local and County regulatory requirements.

Education

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  B.A., English

  1996 — 1999

• Texas State University

  Coursework for Master of Science, Sustainability Studies (not completed)

• Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

  M.A., Theological Studies

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Teaching
• Public Speaking
• Religious Studies
• Event Management
• Curriculum Design
• Event Planning
• Non-Profits
• Program Management
• Nonprofits
• Newsletters
• Social Justice
• Policy
• Theology
• Communication
• Community Outreach
• Editing
• Church Events
• Religion
• Public Policy
• Grant Writing
• Writing
• Youth Ministry
• Project Management
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• Research
• Preaching
• Client Relations