Doningnon Soro, PMP

Founder & Managing Partner, Kultured Advisors, LLC

New York, New York, United States Contact Info
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Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 10 years of experience in implementing international humanitarian and development cooperation programs in developing countries.

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Experience

  • Kultured Advisors, LLC Graphic

    Founder & Managing Partner

    Kultured Advisors, LLC

    - Present 6 years 5 months

    New York, NY

    Supported public-private engagement efforts with African diaspora communities, businesses, and social enterprise organizations domestically and internationally.

  • Empire State Development

    Empire State Development

    4 years 10 months

    • Empire State Development Graphic

      Business Development, Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development

      Empire State Development

      - Present 2 years 10 months

      New York City Metropolitan Area

      Lead state-wide Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises economic development and access to state and federal contracts

    • Empire State Development Graphic

      Assistant Director, Broadband & Innovation

      Empire State Development

      - 3 months

      New York City Metropolitan Area

      Managed a rural broadband investment project portfolio of over $200 million covering unserved and underserved areas, businesses and households across the State of New York.

    • Empire State Development Graphic

      Project Manager, Innovation & Broadband

      Empire State Development

      - 2 years 1 month

      New York, United States

      Managed the oversight implementation, ongoing monitoring, and review of grant-supported broadband deployment projects to unserved and underserved areas, businesses and households across the State of New York

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    Program Specialist

    UNDP

    - 2 years 8 months

    Greater New York City Area

    Focal point for the Development Impact Group and the Bureau for Policy and Program Support. Managed internal and UN system-wide socio-economic development program management and reporting processes.

  • Research and Program Analyst

    United Nations Office For South-South Cooperation

    - 1 year 9 months

    Greater New York City Area

    Provided planning, coordination, management support to the United Nations-led political, social, economic, and environmental development programs across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America.

  • Strategic Talent Acquisition Consultant

    International Humanitarian Organizations

    - 3 years 11 months

    New York, New York,

    Championed the implementation and support of HR application systems and managed full life-cycle recruiting for domestic and international high-level program and project positions.

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    Global Sustainable Development Auditor

    Sifca

    - 1 year 1 month

    Abidjan, Ivory Coast (West Africa)

    Established a corporate social responsibility policy that was adopted into social, health, energy, and environmental sustainability programs in the palm oil, sugar cane, and rubber sectors of Cote d’Ivoire, France, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Senegal.

  • Head of Programs Portefolio

    Piscine Vision, Inc.

    - 2 years 4 months

    Abidjan, Ivory Coast (West Africa)

    Managed the financial, operations, human resources, and administrative management of 2 recreational resort concessions, 3 pubic university wellness centers, and 13 commercial construction programs.

Education

  • New York University Graphic

    New York University

    Master of Science (M.S.) Energy and Environment Policy

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  • CERAP INADES

    Master Of Science Economics and Sustainable Development

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  • EDHEC Abidjan, Ivory Coast

    Masters Human Resources Management

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  • University of Bouake

    Bachelor Literature and Civilization

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    Activities and Societies: Vice Chairperson of Student Union Representative of Applied Languages Students

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Secretary

    Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT) Côte d'Ivoire

    Human Rights

  • Secretary

    Association Ivoirienne pour le Bien-Être Familial (AIBEF)

    - Present 12 years

    Health

  • Institute for Economics and Peace Graphic

    Member

    Institute for Economics and Peace

    Economic Empowerment

  • ESL Teacher

    College Modern Plateau Cocody, Abidjan

    - 3 years

    Education

Courses

  • Certified Expert for Climate & Renewable Energy Finance

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Languages

  • English

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  • French

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  • German

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Organizations

  • United Nations Development Programme

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    - Present

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