Akeera Bryant Email & Phone Number

Hillside, New Jersey, United States

Hillside, New Jersey, United States

Paterson, Nj

- Coordinate the execution of CUMAC’s Pathways to Work program-Greet and orient all Pathways to Work participants to CUMAC procedures and processes-Manage the relationship between CUMAC and Pathways to Work participants-Ensure that the Executive Director and programs team is consistently updated on developments, advances, and challenges with the Pathways to Work program-Establish and maintain protocols that ensure the confidential nature of the backgrounds, challenges and other issues of Pathways to Work participants-Create quarterly workshops and/or other learning opportunities for Pathways to Work participants and identify volunteers who can design and lead the workshops-Manage relationships with all Pathways to Work vendors and other feeder programs-Consult with Pathways to Work participants to identify needs, interests, career goals, and other areas of importance that can help ensure that participants thrive at CUMAC-Spearhead the collection and reporting of all necessary paperwork for Pathways to Work participants in partnership with the CUMAC office manager-Work with the Programs team to identify key outcomes for the Pathways to Work program and continuously track these outcomes● Coordinate the execution of CUMAC’s Marketplace serving seniors at Freedom Village -Work with the Warehouse and Programs team to ensure that all food and supplies are transported from CUMAC’s warehouse to Freedom Village in a timely fashion-Organize and execute semi- monthly food distributions at Freedom Village-Collaborate with the Marketplace Supervisor to ensure all paperwork related to food distributions is properly completed and maintained-Work with CUMAC staff, interns and volunteers to develop appropriate programming for the residents of Freedom Village-Coordinates the collection of outcomes data from Freedom Village-Execute all programming as directed by the Programs Supervisor

Paterson, New Jersey, United States

-Take the lead to coordinate all aspects of CUMAC’s robust volunteer program-Continue to promote CUMAC’s need for volunteer support and viability as a great learning andteamwork opportunity for area civic, scouting, corporate, school, and faith groups, as well as individuals; this includes online, print, and in-person promotion-Recruit, screen, train, and support volunteers in order to provide a meaningful and impactful experience for the volunteer(s) and the agency-Develop opportunities that fulfill corporate social responsibility goals and parameters and bring value to CUMAC-Maintain relationships with volunteers, tracking skills, interests, and availability, and communicating CUMAC’s gratitude for their service-Encourage off-site volunteer opportunities and collections, and provide support for planned initiatives-Regularly communicate with staff about existing and future needs for on and off-site volunteersupport-Submit quarterly AmeriCorps reports to the St. Paul’s AmeriCorps Program Director-Coordinate with the CEC, Communications and other staff for volunteer coverage-Assist in the facilitation and coordination of large scale food collections to benefit CUMAC-Work with development team to update the Don Brown Memorial Scholarship program; coordinate applications and review process-Contribute content for CUMAC’s printed and online promotional materials, and periodically represent the agency at speaking engagements and partner agency meetings or events-Keep abreast of issues related to CUMAC’s work in order to help encourage appropriate advocacy-Assist as needed with other administrative and program duties (e.g. phones, calendars, mailings

Newark, Nj

Volunteer Management-Recruited and managed over 100 volunteer teams, team leaders and site captains-Managed over 100 corporate volunteers-Publicly welcomed over 150 volunteers to projects● Event Planning-Coordinated over a dozen service events for corporate partners, non-profit groups and community groups-Created and managed supply budgets and project materials used for annual service events-Addressed local news media to inform viewers about the organization-Conducted field research and outreach to over 50 local agencies to help coordinate service event projects-Fluent use with database software such as SalesForce● Social Media Planning and Content-Worked with community patches statewide-Responsible for blog post for annual events-Managed Twitter drafts for annual events