Alexander Morris Email & Phone Number

I created my own business hand-in-hand with two other Leaders, Ashley Voigt and Malcolm Brown-Herrera. All the Us's has expanded to include event planning, adult education, and community organizing.A relatively new direction I personally have focused on in the last few years was inspired by my tenure as a Montessori teacher. I have taken the Personal World and Personal Reflection curricula that I taught to the teenagers at Woodrow Wilson Montessori School [now known as Baker Montessori] and modified it to teach adults because they never learned these lessons on Intrapersonal Intelligence or how to even do these Personal Reflection, recentering, and calm down activities in the first place. 99% of adults in America never learned how to look within, how to Unplug, how to reconnect with Mother Nature, and how to (most importantly) do quiet introspective personal reflection activities 30 minutes a day as the teenagers I taught know how to do.To keep everything simple and straight forward every workshop we teach is divided into 30 minute increments, which means that we can tailor a four hour-long workshop or an hour-long series of Mini Lessons and activities to the needs of the group or individual. As a Renaissance Man I can teach a wide variety of subjects, but for now the main focus of what I teach includes:*Journaling exercises to look within and get to know yourself on a much deeper level*Meditation classes (Chakra, Zen Buddhist, Mindfulness, stress relief, etc.)*How to Unplug and inspire a harm reduction mindset in response to our society's addiction to Screen Time*Reconnecting with Mother Nature in an urban environment, such as creating Andy Goldsworthy-inspired art*Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training and community dialogue*Mini lessons on social justice topics and community dialogue*Personal World lessons for developing your Intrapersonal Intelligenceas well as a plethora of other Personal Reflection activities

*Coordinated 15 medium-scale social events for an average of 120 people each including assigning tasks, strategic planning, and coordinating work among 23 people (or more) across seven states

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At Whole Earth the store is divided into four quadrants: Shoes, Clothing, Gear, and finally Toys, Gifts, and Books. Responsible for one quadrant, and on average at least 40% of sales each day, though that could be higher since sales in the department are up 325% each quarter on average since I was promoted to the position. I also have deep product knowledge, passion, and expertise in Clothing as well as Toys, Gifts, and Books. Duties included:Leading my department, guiding new hires as well as other Floor WorkersEncouraging and ensuring leadership development and the empowerment of Floor WorkersKeeping track of inventory, restocking, and ensuring our products are properly displayed (smallest size of an item is out on the floor, all products are represented in the correct space and organized, etc)Balancing tasks such as providing stellar customer service at all times and ensuring goals for the hour or day are completed in a timely manner. Time management is key.Re-merchandising and updating the Visuals consistentlyBuilding skills and product knowledge continually by taking advantage of new learning opportunities as I grow in my roleProcessing large twice-weekly shipments of new product as well as replenishing in a timely mannerLeading by example and explaining the logic of why this work is so detail-oriented

*Field Organizer for Brazoria County and Galveston County (on Team Peach Cobbler)*Set up and supported Pop Up Offices in Friendswood and Kemah from 9am to 9pm 7 days a week*Got out the vote by block walking a minimum of 50 homes every shift in Harris, Brazoria, and Galveston counties using various scripts created by the campaign (as well as on Polis) depending on the needs and goals of a given day/hour*Shifted/reshifted volunteers to Pop Up offices in Brazoria and Galveston Counties*Learned how to adeptly use Slack, Polis, Zoom, and a host of Google apps on both phone and laptop within less than 24 hours of the first day of hire*Trained block walk captains, phone bank captains, phone banking volunteers, and door knocking volunteers in Harris, Brazoria, and Galveston County for our massive Houstonian volunteer army*Balanced the needs and understanding of the Big Picture's goals while maintaining a natural propensity for being a person who individualizes his approach to all aspects of work, has a natural style of being a detail-oriented and "relentlessly positive" strategic thinker who inputs a lot of information quickly with relative ease while remaining sensitive to group dynamics and being "non-profit professional" in working on an extremely diverse work/volunteer team.

*Revolutionized entire filing system*Created labels, organized files, created order out of disorder*Created new files and incorporated new articles/information as it became available*Edited the existing 16 page Index (a 7 part process so far)*Reorganized the major categories in the filing system, streamlining the process, and making the information much easier to access at a glance

[From 02/16-05/16]Assistant Middle School Teacher*Taught Personal World and Personal Reflection*Assisted the two Lead Teachers with classroom management*Edited English Language Arts Daily Work*Guided students in their writing, the creative and editing process, and Social World projects*Helped plan/coordinate/lead all fundraisers and student activities (like heading to Blackwood Educational Institute for a week)*Tutored students in all subjects as needed and taught mini-lessons for students struggling with certain concepts (in Geometry for example)[From 06/16-05/17]Lead Middle School Montessori Teacher*Taught English Language Arts, Social World, Personal World, Personal Reflection, and Speech.*Supported my other Lead Teacher in scaffolding skill building in Math and Natural World. *Tutored, taught small groups, and guided students in their weekly assignments.*Supervised all fundraising and student activities in a collectivistic leadership style. *Scaffolded student leadership skills by slowly having a less and less active role in making events happen as the students stepped up and took ownership of the event planning*Co-created curricula in English Language Arts, Social World, and Personal World. *Created the curriculum for Speech from scratch. This was my Year Long Project in my Secondary Montessori training program. I wanted to give the students an opportunity to express themselves. My goal was to cultivate other Intelligences such as Musical, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Kinesthetic Intelligence, as well as other artistic "muscles" that needed to be exercised.*Edited Daily Work in English Language Arts to guide the students on various aspects of and skillsets in reading, writing, editing, and the creative progress in general.*Completed Summer I, November Seminar, February Seminar, Summer II, my Year-Long Research Project, and my Practicum (Intern Year) in the process of getting Certified on the Secondary Level (teaching 12 to 18 year olds).

Houston, Us

*Taught children both in Toddler environments (18 months to 3 years old) as well as Early Childhood environments (3 years old to 6 years old) in the Montessori Method

*Revolutionized filing system for a boutique investment banking firm specializing in the Energy sector*Synthesized 15 filing systems making them significantly more user-friendly, uniform, and aesthetically-pleasing in line with the director's objectives, short-term as well as long-term goals, and personal preferences.*Filed and retrieved all documents for the firm as needed*Familiarized self with relevant vocabulary and "big picture" concepts of the Energy sector*Assisted in miscellaneous administrative assistant tasks as needed (editing documents in Word and Excel, print jobs, copy jobs, etc.)

*Canvassed to get Joseph Addabbo reelected in the New York State Senate in a tight race. We were successful and record breaking in terms of our quantifiable outreach numbers.

Brooklyn, New York, Us

*Executed a door knocking campaign to end Stop and Frisk, an NYPD policy*Participated in a Get Out the Vote Campaign which included both phone calls and door knocking

Brooklyn, New York, Us

I was the GLOBE (Gays and Lesbians Organizing Bushwick Empowerment) intern. Once my internship was over, I became a community organizer for Make the Road New York, and I worked some of their campaigns (through Make the Road's PAC) and fundraising social events. As the intern (and later as a community organizer) I:*Ran two weekly meetings for the group (the general meeting and the event subcommittee meeting) *Planned programming*Created fundraising social events*Spearheaded new LGBTQ social justice campaigns*Led the outreach team in weekly outreach efforts, managed the volunteer team*Taught workshops both in house and at area high schools *Networked with, developed stronger relationships with, and outreached to allied organizations*Created pamphlets, palm cards, outreach materials, etc.*Led the decoration committee for various fundraising social events*Executed and analyzed two needs assessments: one on bullying in two area high schools and another on transgender employment discrimination, which eventually led to a successful campaign to change the hiring polices of American Eagle and other local and national retailers in Manhattan*Provided informal one on one counseling or conflict resolutionOne of the efforts I am most proud of was a multi-year effort working with local high schools to help assuage homophobia at the Academy of Urban Planning and the Bushwick School for Social Justice. I also helped create an annual LGBTQ Pride Week and Gay/Straight Alliance for the students at both schools. Watching the students evolve and become more accepting of their LGBTQ classmates, seeing the dramatic impact of the workshops I led, and watching bullying curtail dramatically was really rewarding. It felt good to have a powerful impact at two high schools for hundreds of students.

*Photographed all events weekly*Handed out fliers promoting weekly events*Assisted in any capacity as necessary

*Photographed events to promote New York nightlife in the LGBTQA community*Co-hosted events with Max Scott*Led the outreach team in promoting a variety of weekly events in Manhattan*Assisted in the coordination of additional workers as needed under the direction of Max Scott

Trek Alexander was an outside concierge service catering to tourists who are coming to New York City by planning, guiding, and hosting their trip from A to Z by making all sorts of creative customized and original requests happen to make the most of their trek to New York. Also on offer was a similar series of event planning and concierge services for New Yorkers.Services I provided to tourists included but were not limited to:*Checking out hotels of interest, emailing pictures and reporting back to make sure the hotel stay is both affordable and a good match for the client*Making reservations for dinners at an interesting restaurants off the beaten path that only a local would know about*Arranging tickets for a hot Broadway show or concert*Planning a fun night on the town like a pub crawl or scavenger hunt*Leading custom-designed walking tours around a theme or neighborhood*Streamlining a shopping with a personal stylist and personal shopper Also hosting clients' days while they were in New York, such as guiding the adventures around the city on the subway and noting points of interest that capture the flavor of a neighborhood.Additionally, a similar service for New Yorkers was offered with the goal of making life in Gotham easier so clients can focus their energies elsewhere. Some options included: *Running errands*Planning events including fundraisers and social events*Creating a wellness package (personal trainer, fitness guide catered to the client, free resources in the city as well as affordable options, meal plans, acquiring cookbooks, etc) *Consulting on strategic thinking in non-profits*Tutoring*Editing and guiding the creative process in writing projects*Organizing a fun night including: -Pub crawls -Party buses -Booze cruises

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

I volunteered at BCPC, which is working to create a Brooklyn LGBTQ Center in downtown Brooklyn. In my work with BCPC some of my contributions included:*Serving on the Programming Committee*Serving as a leader in the Transgender Work Group*Acting as a leading in the outreach team *Co-writing a grant *Helping execute two needs assessments on the needs of Brooklynites: Identifying gaps in services and programming that BCPC could provide (What do LGBTQ people want in a community center and what are community priorities?) and assessing LGBTQ life in Brooklyn, such as issues like hate crimes and safetyThe grant that I co-wrote was for a college preparedness program for working class LGBTQ teens of color in underserved neighborhoods who need some support, assistance, and guidance on how to get into college. Funding is needed for a small team to organize and lead college trips to visit schools in New England that the teens in the program were interested in attending. We would also help students get summer jobs or internships, preferably related to what they might want to do in life in the future. Just as important, we would plan 'field trips' around the city and its suburbs to check out some events at local colleges, such as basketball games, art galleries, and theater. These field trips would serve to give students a taste of life in college but also to get them excited about what's to come, which helps with motivation and staying on track. There would also be a mentoring component, tutoring and help with school work like paper writing. Another major element of the program is providing thorough assistance on filling out the college applications, guiding students to write essays that let them shine, and financial aid forms.

*Created new weekly programming including a new group called "Music and Memories" where seniors would present a favorite song that meant something meaningful to them via playing it on a tape deck, CD player, or record player (or even singing) and then they would talk about what that song, album, or singer makes them reminisce about. We would then be open it up to the rest of the group to chime in. This ended up being one of the most popular weekly groups and satisfied a deep need in seniors for Life Review (as well as just being fun)*Counseled a moderate caseload of one on one clients*Ran groups including "Current Events Discussion"*Engaged seniors in informal counseling in a very casual community center atmosphere*Gained cultural competence around the issues pertaining to working with (mainly) Sicilian-, Italian-, and Asian-American 1st and 2nd Generation seniors*Aided in casework for members as necessary or helping with tasks like teaching computer literacy

New York, Us

*Led meetings each week for members of the LGBTQA community *Revised the power structure of the organization to be more inclusive including subcommittees that gave an opportunity to develop more mentoring between underclassmen and upperclassmen as well as fostering more leaders on campus*Organized all social events as well as events related to themed months year round (Women's Herstory Month, LGBT Pride Month, Latino Heritage Month, African-American Heritage Month, etc)*Placed special emphasis on honoring the rich history of the oldest LGBTQ student club in the nation's reputation for inclusiveness by building bridges between clubs and cultures on campus that are normally at odds (conservative Christians, the gospel choir, the divide between leftists and centrists, cultural groups on campus that normally do not have a visible queer presence in their ranks, etc), which involved heavy and consistent weekly outreach efforts and community forums*Won the Climb Award

New York, Us

Outspoken is a team of peer educators working to create awareness of the effects of homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia. Through entertaining and innovative workshops, Outspoken tackles a variety of topics related to the challenges that LGBTQ individuals face. Outspoken also innovated a Safe Zone Program to identify administrators, professors, counselors, and staff at NYU who are LGBTQ-affirmative. After completing our three hour training program of LGBT 101, participants would receive a Safe Zone sticker for their office to prominently identify themselves as were queer-friendly.Outspoken allowed me to evolve as a confident public speaker and become very adept at creating and innovating original workshops. Because of Outspoken I have developed a strong skillset that dove tailed with my theatre background including self-assurance in my ability to improvise on the fly when facilitating a workshop. I also have learned the incredibly important aspect of organizing: how to tailor a workshop (or message) to a given audience. For example, when we would present to a room full of (mostly) nurses at NYU we would have a very different version of the same workshop that we had presented a week ago to a freshman dorm. Outspoken focused very much on leadership development on campus, and through our Outspoken retreats, Diversity Weekend, and Social Justice Weekend retreats we were treated to a wonderfully intense learning curve on intersections of oppression, civil rights organizing, history, messaging, consciousness raising, building bridges between disparate communities, coalition politics, and all sorts of other related topics that have helped me have a deep level of analysis when it comes to public policy. It included some of my favorite experiences at NYU and is very much responsible for the backbone of my education as a community organizer who focuses on minority issues.

Candidate For A Masters In Social Work, Social Work Focusing On Group Work, Public Policy, And Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

B. A, Individualized Study (English, Psychology, Gender Studies, And Critical Race Theory)

High School Diploma Cum Laude, Humanities Focus