Sample Work
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- As Grant Writer/Program Developer at the Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS), Erika Vela was successful in bringing in the following five grants to the organization:
1. Citizenship and Service Education (CASE, now known as CESEP):
$1,800 in 2006 & $2,800 in 2007;
2. The African American Fund of New Jersey: $5,000 in 2008;
3. Hoffman-La Roche Inc.: $10,000 in 2008;
4. Sanofi-Aventis: $47,499 in 2008; and
5. Johnson & Johnson: 21 laptop computers in 2008.
- To strengthen ODASIS' alumni relations and bring in more funding to the organization for supplemental programs, Ms. Vela managed the design and content of the ODASIS alumni contribution campaign that raised well over $5,000. The campaign consisted of letters to ODASIS alumni that attended the organization's annual dinner for graduating students as well as ODASIS alumni that were unable to attend. The letters were accompanied by a categorization of specific ODASIS programs and scholarships that alumni could support and an ODASIS Contribution Form that verified the alumni contributions as tax-deductible, all which Ms. Vela created. Read endorsement.
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- The Latino Festival of Monmouth County (LFOMC) invited Evela to design a logo that would represent the organization as its audience and donor bases increased. The overall design of the LFOMC logo needed to promote the LFOMC's celebratory theme and emphasize cultural assimilation in the US. After researching the logo market for organizations of similar standing, Evela presented to the LFOMC Executive Committee a portfolio of six logo concepts with corresponding marketing points. From those initial concepts, the Committee chose one to further discuss and revise. View the final LFOMC logo here.
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- Erika Vela designed the Latino Festival of Monmouth County (LFOMC)'s flyer for its October 2010 annual event, bringing together all LFOMC brand elements she created in the LFOMC logo and website. View the LFOMC flyer here.
- At DHR International, Erika Vela oversaw, designed and executed a marketing campaign driven by three practice leaders in three distinct markets - Nonprofit, Aerospace and Defense, and Healthcare. The marketing campaign was to launch DHR International's new Leader Assimilation© service in these fields and create a demand for it via direct mail and email. View DHR Nonprofit Practice brochure version. Read endorsement.
- Ms. Vela's Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS) proposal and information package for Diverse Issues in Higher Education got the magazine to contact ODASIS for an article in print and online. ODASIS was then published nationally for the first time in over 20 years since its establishment. Read article.
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- Erika Vela designed, wrote (introduction, executive summary, program descriptions and results, and the acknowledgements page) and produced the ODASIS 40-page 2006-2007 Annual Report. The Report included program statistics, charts and student participants, and was distributed to Rutgers University faculty and funders. View report cover.
- Ms. Vela also met with employees and completed individual appraisal forms for three consecutive years at the same organization. The appraisals were detailed chronological reports of individual employees' accomplishments for each year, which were then submitted to the ODASIS Executive Director.
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- Erika Vela interviewed City of Elizabeth, New Jersey Mayor Chris Bollwage during his re-election campaign in 2004. Although her interview was in English, Ms. Vela transcribed the entire conversation with the mayor into Spanish for a four-page bilingual publication in the Elizabeth community newspaper, El Impacto. Both versions were published in El Impacto in 2004.
Read interview in English.
Read interview in Spanish.
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- Abruzzo Associates needed its old website to be revamped. The new, enhanced Abruzzo Associates site by Evela incorporates a more elegant look and user-friendly options. Visit the redesigned www.abruzzoassociates.com.
- After designing the Latino Festival of Monmouth County's logo, Evela also created the organization's first website: www.lfomc.com. Also, you may view the LFOMC flyer, created by Evela, here.
- Evela also created New York English Learners' first website: www.newyorkenglishlearners.com.
- When Top Shelf Plus LLC needed an e-commerce website to offer their all-natural products to a worldwide audience, they contacted Evela for overall design consultation and marketing.
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