Yesenia Andrade, DBA

Yesenia Andrade has a diverse work experience that includes roles in finance and non-profit organizations. Currently, they are employed as the Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis at Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, where they are responsible for creating, maintaining, and enhancing financial reporting and analysis systems. Yesenia prepares the annual budget, quarterly reports, and variance analysis, as well as creates forecasting models and reviews performance against the budget.

In 2018, Yesenia founded a non-profit organization called Learn Earn Return, which focuses on serving underprivileged students in Ventura County by providing school supplies and educational resources. As the founder, they created a business plan, marketing plan, and website, and oversees the financial operations to ensure compliance with non-profit laws.

Prior to that, Yesenia worked at Cydcor, starting as a Financial Analyst and eventually assuming the role of Finance Manager. In their role as a Finance Manager, they set the framework for financial accuracy for each client account, facilitated process improvement, and provided professional development for team members. Yesenia also partnered with new clients to create a financial foundation for scalability, resulting in several successful client relationships. Before becoming a Finance Manager, they served as a Senior Financial Analyst, leading a team of analysts and coaching them on providing financial accuracy to clients. Additionally, they were responsible for training team members on reading P&L statements and leading monthly analysis meetings. In their initial role at Cydcor as a Financial Analyst, they were in charge of financial operations accuracy and created sales performance reports.

Earlier in their career, Yesenia worked as an Assistant Manager at Chase from 2009 to 2014.

Overall, Yesenia Andrade has demonstrated a strong background in finance, including financial planning and analysis, process improvement, and team management. Yesenia is also passionate about giving back to the community through their non-profit organization.

Yesenia Andrade, DBA, has a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree in Leadership from Walden University. Prior to that, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Non-Profit and Social Enterprise from California Lutheran University. Yesenia also holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Administration and Management from California State University-Sacramento.

In addition to their formal education, Yesenia Andrade has obtained several certifications. Yesenia has completed courses such as "Power BI Data Modeling with DAX," "Power BI Data Visualization and Dashboard Tips, Tricks, & Techniques," and "Using Power BI with Excel" from LinkedIn. Yesenia is a certified Crucial Conversations Trainer from VitalSmarts and holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification from Lean Sigma Corporation. Yesenia has also completed various online courses and certifications on topics such as unconscious bias, mentorship, communication within teams, problem-solving techniques, defining and achieving professional goals, leadership blind spots, and strategic thinking from LinkedIn Learning. Yesenia has also earned several badges from Salesforce Trailhead in the areas of data management, data modeling, and Salesforce platform basics. Yesenia Andrade completed a course on being a Doctoral Student Researcher from the CITI Program.

It is important to note that the exact start and end years for their degrees and certifications are not provided, so the timeline of their education and certifications cannot be determined.