Irma Palacios

A civic-focused learning platform training organizers, researchers, and program staff in data analysis, visualization, and engineering. Built for the work, not the résumé.

• Co-founded a mission-driven data training platform built for campaign, research, and program work
• Directs curriculum across three certificate tracks (with human review of every final project)
• Establishes and enforces quality standards ensuring fidelity to civic and multilingual contexts
• Builds and manages instructors with backgrounds in campaign infrastructure and quality systems
• Designs systems to monitor progress, flag gaps, and route learners to coaching and retraining

National nonprofit training the next generation of diverse leaders in progressive, civic, and social impact data.

• Provided operations support across national data training programs: logistics, compliance, and participant coordination

Mutual aid Latinx organization mobilizing across Georgia on COVID-19 relief, immigrant rights, and voter rights activism.

• Managed operations for a rapid-growth organization expanding from Hall County across rural Georgia during COVID-19
• Built systems for volunteer coordination, outreach tracking, and field incident reporting with a focus on data accuracy
• Oversaw program compliance ensuring quality of interactions between staff, volunteers, and community members
• Monitored field activity data for anomalies and coached organizers on accurate reporting protocols
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to maintain consistency in mutual aid delivery and voter outreach

Language justice consulting firm providing interpretation, translation, and multilingual facilitation to civic and advocacy organizations.

• Co-founded and led a language justice firm serving electoral campaigns and community advocacy organizations across Georgia
• Recruited, trained, and managed a network of interpreters, establishing quality standards, review processes, and escalation protocols
• Designed QA frameworks ensuring accuracy, cultural competency, and equity in multilingual civic spaces
• Led sensitive conversations requiring discretion, care, and clear judgment about when to escalate concerns