Alidia V.
Impact-Driven Chief of Staff for Solo Founders & Small Teams
Hello! My name is Alidia, and I specialize in serving as Chief of Staff to impact-driven solo founders and small teams. By providing exceptional administrative, operational, and strategic support, I act as a force multiplier, freeing up your time to focus on your core mission. With over 9 years of consulting experience, I’ve worked with executives across sectors — including government, non-profits, and startups — providing the clarity, organization, and strategic insights that they need to succeed. My career highlights include: ➡️ Supporting the Bronx Borough Commissioner of NYC Parks with strategic project management, community outreach, and high-level executive support ➡️ Consulting for 8 mission-driven startups, 2 political campaigns, 2 international humanitarian organizations, 1 of the nation's largest grassroots progressive organizations, and even a professional sports league ➡️ Consistently being recognized for providing concise, actionable communications that enable decision-makers to operate with confidence ➡️ MPA (Baruch College) + MA in Teaching & Special Education (Relay GSE) + BA in Politics (New York University) + ex-Teach For America Corps Member and school leader in NYC With experience managing budgets over $650k and teams of 15+, I bring executive-level operational excellence to every engagement, whether you need day-to-day operational support or someone to build systems that scale alongside your growing impact. SERVICES My goal is to help you streamline repetitive tasks, develop efficient processes, and ensure mission alignment throughout your operations. To achieve these goals, my services include: ➡️ Strategic Planning: Tracking high-priority initiatives, identifying obstacles, and providing actionable recommendations. ➡️ Operational Oversight: Coordinating projects across departments, facilitating cross-functional communication, and ensuring alignment with your mission. ➡️ Project Management: Overseeing initiatives that fall outside traditional organizational roles or span multiple areas of responsibility. ➡️ Administrative & Executive Assistance: Managing schedules, preparing briefings, and handling correspondence with precision and professionalism. ➡️ Content & Marketing Strategy: Crafting clear messaging, conducting competitor audits, and creating tone guides and social media strategies. ➡️ Partnership & Community Management: Designing engagement strategies, performing targeted outreach, and fostering meaningful connections aligned with your mission. ➡️ Process Improvement: Streamlining workflows, documenting processes, and improving efficiency. TESTIMONIALS I’m proud of the trust my clients have placed in me, and happy to feature their testimonials: ➡️ "Alidia [...] has become an invaluable asset to me and my team; I have come to rely on her to handle many tasks, both large and small, all of which she completes with much enthusiasm and little direction" - Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, Bronx Borough Commissioner of NYC Parks ➡️ "Alidia not only has a polished work ethic with keen attention to detail, etc., but, much more importantly, she has a brilliant intellect that helps guide the work to its best resolution with integrity" - Doug Fogelson, Founder of One Year for Earth ➡️ Alidia provided "critical and constructive analysis and recommendations to improve service delivery" - Dr. Neil Hernandez, Professor at Baruch College's Marxe School of Public & International Affairs If you're looking for a reliable and dedicated CoS to propel your mission forward, I'm here to help. Please reach out to schedule a free 30 minute consultation call, where we discuss your mission, your needs, and how I can help with both. Looking forward to working together soon, Alidia
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $18k
Billed in all: $51,607$52k
$3k in the last 6 months
Across 32 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: #1 in 1 skill of 15
Rarest: top 0.72% in SWOT Analysis, of 138. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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