Janice Guzon

I am an urban economic development professional with skills in policy, research, innovation design, computer programming, and statistical analysis. My personal mission is to remodel global development around innovation principles.

Research Associate

Woodstock Institute | March 2019-March 2022

-Created the Data Portal on Tableau, which housed economic, foreclosure, and banking information by neighborhood within Chicago

-Created the 2018 Fact Book in SPSS

-Co-wrote a report for HUD on homes created by Chicago's Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities

-Provided research assistance on reports produced by Woodstock Institute

-Provided weekly reports on foreclosures for Chicago's Northwest Side Housing Center

Data Analyst

Capital One | January 2018-January 2019

-Created a weekly newsletter with data on Card Tech's line of business

-Led all teams under all lines of business to meet the required compliance regulations

-Managed Card Tech's newest team

Founder & President

EYEsee | June 2008-February 2017

-Founded EYEsee (eyeseemission.org), a U.S.-based NGO that supplied over 40,000 recycled eyeglasses to health missions in 11 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

-Established partnerships with humanitarian organizations for international distribution

-Expanded EYEsee into a national organization with 10 chapters throughout the U.S., and managed over 150 volunteers, and built a large network of over 200 sponsors

-Met a short-term need for eyeglasses collection and distribution over the span of 8 years

M.A. Urban Planning, Concentration Economic Development

University of Southern California | June 2016

B.A. Public Policy & B.A. Sociology

University of Chicago | June 2014