# Vanessa Hernandez > Project Management | Learning & Development | Emerging Talent | Event Management | DJ Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/vanessahernandez I build spaces where creativity, learning, and community come together. Whether I’m designing talent development programs, curating immersive events, or facilitating workshops, my work is all about impact—helping people grow, connect, and show up fully. As a DJ, event curator, and educator, I love blending structure with creativity. From running emerging talent programs to producing open mics that amplify excluded voices, I thrive at the intersection of strategy and artistry. My work spans industries, but my purpose stays the same: to foster meaningful connections and create experiences people remember. ## Work Experience ### Program Manager, California Jobs First @ All Home Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Independent Consultant @ Unknown Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Consulting for companies on inclusive facilitation, upskilling emerging talent and interns, project management ### DJ @ Vanessa Hernandez Jan 2017 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area • Maintain equipment and music library ensuring consistent high-quality sound • Build unique and curated playlists for each venue and customer • Facilitate intro to DJing workshops to “Women who DJ’ group to promote more representation of women in DJing • Designed “Wellness through Music” workshop for a national non-profit with 40+ attendees to support in team building and cross-collaboration ### L3 Vehicle Operator @ Zoox Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 Conduct software operation tasks, ensuring smooth functioning of vehicle systems and equipment Support missions through various roles both in and out of vehicles, demonstrating adaptability and proficiency in dynamic operational environments Assist with documentation and metrics, providing accurate written and oral feedback to engineering teams to enhance operational efficiency Assist with paperwork and documentation related to vehicle readiness, ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements ### Learning and Development & DEI Project Manager @ Santa Monica Studio Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 • Facilitated monthly inclusion workshops that explore social identities, intersectionality, and power • Coached and trained staff on best practices for designing for diversity, equity, and inclusion resulting in new volunteers as well as greater capacity in the area • Coordinated Women’s Development Lab to build their leadership skills, handling logistics, communications with vendor, and overall engagement • Communications & Engagement lead for Women at Santa Monica Studio Employee Resource Group ### Co-Founder @ DiVerity PBC Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area We are the marketplace that matches organizations with on-demand people and culture services and equips consultants with the infrastructure to amplify their work. •Recruited, interviewed, and onboarded 90+ highly vetted DEI consultants to serve as the foundation of our marketplace •Designed the overall consultant engagement strategy that included hosting and facilitating monthly community engagement activities and managing bi-weekly newsletters with MailChimp •Created internal monthly DEI learning sessions on topics of identity, race, sexuality, disability, and other dimensions of diversity to increase trust, vulnerability & communication between the founding team ### Director of Student Success @ Year Up Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area • Drive strategy for program quality and consistency across four Bay Area locations serving 640 young adults annually • Lead 2 staff trainings annually for 120 members on adult learning methodologies and inclusive facilitation practices •Ensure effective stakeholder management to deliver and maintain effective improvement project sponsorship • Matrix-manage 8 Program Managers by providing weekly team meetings, feedback, role clarity and instruction to ensure the team meets departmental goals • Co-lead 4 “Equity” Lunches with 12 Community College Professors to build inclusive teaching practices • Current Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee member ### Manager of Program Design, Nest @ Year Up Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 • Utilized human center design methodologies to research, design and prototype a soft skills training and a train the trainer • Facilitated four two-week boot camp style soft skills workshops to underrepresented communities to support in their success to obtain a corporate job • Built and managed partnerships across all potential collaborators (community colleges, workforce development, and employers) for research and testing • Created and managed project plans for 3 Train the Trainers ensuring stakeholders met appropriate deadlines • Founding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee member that built initial frameworks for DEI strategy on the team ### Learning and Development Program Manager @ Year Up Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area • Led and managed the development of up to 80 young adults annually, providing high expectations and high support, exceeding retention goals of 85% to internship and 75% to completion of program • Cross-collaborated with various functional teams to enhance staff engagement and drive student and internship support and success •Facilitated a bi-weekly Career Development course focused on the development of soft skills and diversity and inclusion that is critical to success in students' future careers •Served as a coach to current students and interns, providing high support through weekly coaching sessions ### Clinical Social Work Intern @ Bridge Over Troubled Waters Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater Boston Area • Responsible for intake, assessment, long and short term counseling, group work, case management, advocacy, referral, crisis intervention, treatment and discharge planning with adolescent clients • Utilized CBT, Solution Focused, trauma informed care, and motivational interviewing techniques in counseling sessions with young adults related to trauma, mental illness, and substance use • Provided survival services (shower, laundry, meals, etc.) to clients in the drop-in center. • Completed biopsychosocial assessments and treatment plans grounded in evidence-based interventions ### Admissions Associate @ Year Up Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater Boston Area •Conducted one-on-one interviews and assessments of prospective students •Participated in admission team meetings to identify prospects who will be successful students in the Year Up program •Proactively helped applicants find resources (e.g. healthcare, child care, legal representation) that eased their transition into Year Up ### Student Services Social Work Intern @ Year Up Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Greater Boston Area •Connected students to appropriate available resources and helped them apply for assistance programs •Worked with the Student Services team to provide crisis counseling and support as needed and appropriate for students & interns •Built new organizational relationships with community organizations and social service agencies around mental health, housing, pregnancy/parenting, financial services, family issues, substance use, etc. •Entered Social Work data into Salesforce and examine social work trends and issues in the community that may be affecting our students ### Team Leader @ City Year Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Greater Boston Area • Led a team of 18 corps members in their school-based service, coaching them on effective tutoring methods and ensured positive team dynamics to maximize school-wide impact • Collected, reported, and analyzed the team’s service data for over 120 students in attendance, behavior, and English Language Arts via Salesforce • Co-led Attendance Working Group twice monthly to ensure first-year corps members were strongly implementing and continually improving City Year’s Attendance standards • Co-led Confirmed Corps Member Communication Crew in the planning and execution of events and initiatives to engage corps members confirmed to join City Year for the 2014-2015 service year ### Corps Member @ City Year Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Greater Boston Area • Completed 1700 hours of full-time service serving at the Dever-McCormack K-8 School • Provided academic support, managed behavior, increased attendance, and offered social and emotional support to students • Maintained partnership between City Year, Boston Celtics, and the Dever-McCormack with the Step Your Game Up Initiative • Facilitated monthly data meetings to assist in academic and attendance interventions ## Education ### Master of Social Work with Leadership Certificate Simmons University ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Sociology Sonoma State University ### Sociology and Social Work Nelson Mandela University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/vanessa-hernandez-476b1b69 --- Source: https://flows.cv/vanessahernandez JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/vanessahernandez/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13