Abby Pearson Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

-Develop and present comprehensive, factual sexual and reproductive health education presentations for high school students, school staff, and parents-Provide 1:1 support and education to high school students on a variety of topics related to sexual health, reproductive health, and relationships using motivational interviewing-Facilitate youth council of peer sexuality educators to support student leadership-Collaborate with and support school community to ensure a safe environment that fosters student health and wellbeing

-Developed and presented engaging live and virtual classroom presentations that educated youth on a variety of violence prevention topics including gender, healthy relationships, consent, and sexual violence-Provided one-on-one, trauma-informed victim advocacy and general support to students impacted by dating violence, sexual violence, or domestic violence across four schools-Co-facilitated a sexual violence prevention training for adult professionals earning the 40-hour domestic and sexual violence advocacy certification-Created, launched, and maintained our team’s first Instagram account during distance learning to stay connect with youth, community partners, and to spread violence prevention education in a new format

New Brighton, Mn

-Plan activities for K-5 youth to promote engagement and learning-Develop positive relationships with all youth to support their growth-Lead a group of 30 youth through daily schedule and activities to maintain effective programming

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Coordinated Lyndale’s Community Education after-school program which included 6 diverse course offerings for youth grades K-5-Recruited, trained, and supervised after-school youth workers to ensure quality and safe youth programming-Developed positive relationships and engaged in collaborative communication to support a community-based program

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Developed and implemented culturally relevant programming for a Dakota and Ojibwe language immersion after school program-Collaboratively developed wellness activities and resources for Healthy Kids Day to promote youth and family healthy living-Coordinated and hosted a Healthy College Day with and for the University YMCA student population to engage students in diverse wellness activities

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Engaged one-on-one with preschool aged youth diagnosed with autism-Implemented and tracked goal progress through play-based activities-Recorded daily reports of child’s progress to support parental involvement

New Brighton, Mn

-Planned and executed activities (STEM, arts & crafts, cooking, team building, etc.) that engage youth grades 4-5-Supervised and mentored between 15 and 40 youth during programming-Communicated effectively with staff and parents of youth

Minneapolis, Mn

-Supported the management of Healthy Kids Matter youth after-school program-Oversaw Site Leads and met with them biweekly to support their development of leadership skills-Assisted creating and carrying out Delta Dental Grant in Healthy Kids Matter program

-Supervised mentors and a class of youth in activities to enrich active learning experiences-Developed weekly programming to engage youth in living a healthy lifestyle-Participated in monthly seminars to enhance leadership skills and youth development knowledge