Adam Lessuck Email & Phone Number

Represent the mission of the Posse Veterans Program by recruiting and managing a team to ensure coordination of all program operations.• Supervise a nine-member team while managing a program budget of $1.3M• Maintain strong partnerships with five universities for the purpose of helping veterans attend and supporting them on campus throughout their education and into the workforce• Manage the program’s financial operations and work with the chair of the Posse Veterans Advisory Council to engage the council in support of the program• Oversee national level outreach and relationship building with military, veteran, and other organizations that support veterans in transition

Mexico City, Mexico

Taught corporate and individual courses on written and conversational English as a Second Language.

Managed long-term projects related to veterans recruitment and community engagement, such as recruitment events with veteran service organizations and community colleges.• Developed veterans recruitment strategies to increase diversity of applicants; individuals from underrepresented groups totaled ≈40% of candidates• Managed FDNY’s relationships with military installations, Veterans Service Organizations, community-based organization, elected officials, and city agencies; represented FDNY at community board meetings• Planned and supervised ≈50 FDNY personnel at over 150 outreach events a year, including Firefighter skill demonstrations, recruitment tables at military installations, career fairs, and veteran events at the FDNY Academy • Managed the budget consultation process; collected comments and budget requests from local Community Boards, organized and presented the requests to FDNY, and organized and chaired budget consultation meetings between 12 local Community Boards in the Bronx and the FDNY

New York, Ny

Supported cohorts of Posse Veteran Scholars and helped adapt and implement mentor training for on-campus support of Veteran Scholars, as well as the Veterans Pre-Collegiate Training and Campus Program.• Developed veterans recruitment strategies to build relationships with ≈75 organizations including recruitment presentations at community colleges, non-profits, and military bases; resulted in an annual selection pool of over 500 applicants for the program• Helped adapt the Dynamic Assessment Process (DAP) for veterans to help identify potential leaders among Black and Latinx youth for elite colleges using a holistic approach; program grew from one to three schools in first three years

Masters, Mental Health Counseling

Bachelor, Biology