Center Strategies has a proven track record since 2002, and here is only a sample:

• Put together the consulting team working in tandem locally and in Washington, D.C., and helped shape the strategic plan which saved a Latin American country’s trade preferences with the United States.

• Wrote and submitted multi-million dollar public contracting bids for U.S. clients to operate in a range of countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.

• Provided daily media analysis and leveraged regional media opportunities to reopen debate on a previously “dead” policy issue in a Latin American country, placing it back in the headlines and positioning the client as a major driver in the debate.

• Contracted as a local Brazil representative for a number of U.S. consulting and lobbying firms seeking information and contacts in Brazil for client development efforts.

• Brokered a range of strategic partnerships, memoranda of understanding and letters of intent for U.S. clients seeking local partners in Brazil and Argentina.

• Formulated the strategic plan for a new business coalition in Latin America to establish its profile with U.S. government agencies and multinational corporations and successfully gain funding partnerships, in less than one year.

• Wrote and implemented strategic plans for non-governmental organizations in the United States and throughout the region which engaged primary stakeholders, formulated and carried out relevant work plans, developed budget and finance strategies and bolstered sustainability.

• Trained private sector organizations throughout the region to understand the structure and benefits of launching campaigns to impact public policy both at home and abroad.

• Provided strategic leadership for a business coalition in a southern African country to write and implement a major restructuring of operations, launch a communications and marketing plan and bolster its long-term financial sustainability.

• Managed multi-year client subcontracts with a top international donor agency to launch successful HIV/AIDS business councils in Mexico (2005), Jamaica (2006) and Guatemala (2007).

• Lead a client team which planned and launched a national NGO network in Mexico, funded by the private sector, to provide technical assistance services to businesses dealing with HIV/AIDS.

• Launched and supported independent organizations throughout the region which promote pro-growth, pro-innovation solutions to issues like health, climate change, education, black market commerce and attracting investment.