ADRA International
Ruben Covarrubias MBA has extensive experience in higher education and leadership development, currently serving as Senior Advisor for Leadership Growth & Integration at ADRA International since October 2016, while also holding roles as Capacity Development Advisor and Recruitment Officer. Prior to this, Ruben Covarrubias worked at Southern Adventist University from July 2008 to August 2016, where responsibilities included overseeing a team of admission counselors as Associate Director of Admissions and recruiting students across 14 states as an Admissions Counselor. Additionally, Ruben Covarrubias coordinated youth programs to promote the university as the Director of YES Ministries, engaging with potential students and faculty. Ruben Covarrubias holds an MBA in Health Care Administration and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management from Southern Adventist University.
ADRA International
ADRA knows that beginnings are difficult. That’s why we assist people unconditionally every day. Because everyone needs a helping hand now and then, ADRA reaches out to families that need help securing the basics, such as food and water; establishing livelihoods; accessing health care; obtaining literacy and numeracy skills; and surviving and thriving after a disaster. To provide this assistance, our ADRA team of dedicated experts is present in more than 125 countries around the world, delivering aid and development to those who need it most and looking for creative ways to solve problems. Among other benefits, our many programs help people receive loans to start small businesses, skills training to find better-paying jobs, and health care to thrive physically. As a result, people’s lives are changed for the better, and they know that they can look to the future with confidence and be sure that they will be able to care for their families with dignity.