Miami-Beach-Welcomes-Fellow-from-Young-Southeast-Asian-Leaders-Initiative-Program
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October 11, 2018
Miami Beach Welcomes Fellow from
Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative
-- Hosting an Environmental Professional to Bring Skills and Strategies Learned
Back Home --
Miami Beach, FL – As an international leader in climate change mitigation and
adaption, the City of Miami Beach will soon share its wealth of knowledge with a
talented, young professional as part of the International City Manager’s Association
(ICMA) Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). The professional fellows
program offers a coveted opportunity for community leaders from Southeast Asia to
learn about environmental sustainability directly with counterparts in local government
offices across the United States over the course of a month.
“I’m proud of our City staff for taking the initiative to host one of these ambitious young
leaders, which may set the foundation for their future by enhancing their practical
expertise, leadership skills and professional contacts to be able to address challenges
and create new opportunities in their home communities,” expressed Mayor Dan Gelber.
Creating institutionalized long-term partnerships that support emerging leaders and their
societies, the program works to inspire change in creating responsive, open and
accountable governance in a fellow’s community.
“I look forward to having our first-ever visiting fellow, Jenny Rose Olfindo, shadow me
and I’m excited to teach each other as we work closely on environmental, resiliency and
urban planning projects,” shared Chief Resiliency Officer Susanne Torriente.
In her current position, Olfindo is primarily responsible for the design and development of
national capability-building programs focused on disaster risk reduction and
management, as well as climate change adaptation at Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-
Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community Driven
Development Program (KALAHI-CIDSS-NCDDP) in the Department of Social Welfare
and Development (DSWD). She is also a licensed Environmental Planner completing
her Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the Philippines
with experience in developing community-based, urban and regional planning
frameworks for local governments.
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical,
historic community.
Olfindo will be starting with the City this month through November 13, 2018.
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