INTRODUCING
DUVRASKA MENDOZA
PORTFOLIO
Duvraska Mendoza is a Venezuelan-born artist and writer whose work bridges cultures through bilingualism, exploring themes of grief, identity, immigration, and resilience. After more than two decades in finance, she immigrated to the United States as a single mother, facing the challenges of displacement, disability, and starting over. These experiences reignited her early passion for literature and art, leading her to earn an MFA in Creative Writing in Spanish from New York University.
Her creative practice is inspired by personal loss, cultural transition, and the healing power of storytelling and performance. She has been recognized as a finalist and audience choice award winner at NYU’s Threesis Academic Challenge and has exhibited works in Rhode Island and New Jersey. Through her art, Duvraska creates spaces for dialogue, connection, and hope, guided by her mantra: Vivimos para soñar, soñamos para vivir. Cada sueño es una esperanza.
MY LIFE PURPOSE
Guided by hope as my compass, I commit to growing continually—both as a human and as a mother. I dedicate myself to loving deeply, learning constantly, and nurturing compassion in every interaction. My mission is to leave the world kinder and more hopeful than I found it, inspiring healing, connection, and growth in my community and beyond.
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"With hope as my compass, I strive to grow, love, and leave the world kinder than I found it."
Artist Statement
Art is healing
My creative work is shaped by who I am—a woman, mother, daughter, and immigrant—as well as by lived experiences of loss, resilience, and the ongoing navigation of identity in a world marked by trauma and grief. I see art as a vessel for regeneration—capable of healing individuals while inspiring collective action. Rooted in collaboration, diversity, and inclusion, my practice combines science and art to create spaces for reflection, healing, and dialogue. Through bilingualism, I bridge cultures, fostering conversations on grief, hope, migration, mental health, and the shared humanity that connects us all. Each piece becomes both a meditation on resilience and an homage to biodiversity—a call to preserve the intricate beauty of our planet while caring for ourselves. My work invites viewers to recognize our interconnectedness and to imagine a more unified, compassionate, and sustainable future.
I know nothing but love and hope to keep me going throughout my journey.
OBJETIVE
A persistent and inspiring professional with an upbeat attitude, seeking a challenging role where I can leverage my skills to overcome obstacles and contribute positively to the team's success. Eager to bring my proactive approach and unwavering determination to a dynamic work environment that values growth and innovation.
SUMMARY
Versatile and dedicated educator with a strong passion for teaching, bringing several years of professional experience across customer service, auditing, administration, and accounting. Proficient in both English and Spanish, with a solid foundation in various software tools, including Microsoft Office, Google Drive suite, Canva software, social media management, and web administrator.
SOFT SKILLS
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Creativity
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Teamwork
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Perseverance
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Problem Solving
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Public Speaking
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Passion for learning
TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Auditing
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Bilingual
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Digital Design (Canva)
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Social Media Management
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Storytelling
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Troubleshooting
EDUCATION
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New York University MFA Creative Writing in Spanish
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Universidad Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado Bachelor of Science, Accounting
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Instituto de Estudio Superiores de Administración Advanced Management Program
Training and Professional Development Programs
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Rutgers Youth Mental Health Summit 2025
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Community Health Worker Certification - 2025
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Certificate of Attendance Community Awareness, Resources and Education (CARE) ECHO Fall 2024
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Substance Use Disorder ECHO Series 2025
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Online Pedagogy Certification - UCNJ
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Mental Health First Aid USA
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Design Thinking Bootcamp – NYU 2023
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Teaching to Engage – NYU 2022
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Technical Support Fundamental Google – Coursera - 2020
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Becoming a Change Maker: Introduction to Social Innovation – Coursera - 2020
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Covid 19 – Contact Tracing – Coursera - 2020
Adjunct Faculty
Union College of NJ
- Manage education in digital format through Canvas, Cengage, and other learning systems.
- Create and disseminate course content.
- Provide timely and personalized feedback to students.
- Plan and deliver face-to-face and online classes.
- Report student progress to the advising team in a timely manner.
- Manage classroom workload.
- Encourage students to achieve satisfactory results
- Encourage interpersonal communication
- Grading student assignments
- Develop course syllabus
Spanish-speaking
Emotional Wellness Presenter and Interventionist
Cornerstone Marriage
& Family Intervention
- Create and deliver workshops and presentations
- Provide emotional wellness education and training to immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
- Support immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers through intervention sessions to rebuild their lives in a new land, while rediscovering resilience, new hope and fostering new coping skills that enable them to overcome change, loss, as well as adapt to the new culture and challenges around them to reduce their distress in their daily lives.
Tutor/Facilitator
Study Smart Tutors
- Creating and conducting workshops and presentations.
- Support students in high school by facilitating workshops focused primarily on both assisting them in the college application process and fostering academic success.
- Promote both academic success and college enrollment by facilitating bilingual educational workshops for students' families.
Public Speaker
MGD Transformaciones Exitosas
- Deliver face-to-face workshops and seminars.
- Design workshops and presentations oriented to both emotional well-being and success.
- Manage social networks.
- Create networking opportunities.
- Organize public and private conferences.
Member Service Representative/ Teller
FDU Federal Credit Union
- Provide professional, prompt, and courteous service to members, in person or by phone.
- Make transfers, deposits, advances, loan payments, withdrawals, account opening, check cashing and other routine member transactions.
- Assist members with electronic banking.
- Ensure confidentiality of all information and transactions related to FDU FCU and its members.
- Assist with loan underwriting.
- Support other departments and co-workers in a variety of functions.
Supervisor / Route Inspector /
Mail Carrier
​United States Postal Service
- Workload management and control
- Analyze and implement operational improvements based on quality and performance models.
- Supervise and perform route inspections.
- Communicate verbally and in writing with customers, employees, and internal departments.
- Collect and analyze data to produce internal and external reports.
- Use a variety of software applications.
- Manage sales force performance.
- Optimize letter carrier performance and efficiency.
- Report inspection results for stakeholders.
- Drafting inspection results as required.
- Manage and supervise Amazon delivery operations on Sundays
INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER
Central Banco Universal
- Performing evaluations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Analyzing balance sheets and other related financial statements.
- Evaluating, recommending, and authorizing changes in internal controls.
- Evaluating and identifying risks and control deficiencies in branches and departments.
- Supervise and coordinate the activities of the internal audit team.
- Detect fraud and money laundering.
- Drafting audit reports
- Report to the audit committee on departmental progress, scope, and planning.
- Foster interpersonal communication
- Communicate audit results to all areas involved.
- Design annual audit plans as well as sample tests.