Allie Romo Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Supervise two paid part-time staff, 10 Priority Leads, & 10 project coordinators (volunteer staff) within each priority (Conservation, Urban Forestry, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Food Systems, & Cities)
• Organize, oversee and prioritize 23 programs and projects
• Collaborate with engineers and communicate technical renewable energy project updates to various stakeholders
• Manage grant timelines and deliverables
• Support grants team with programmatic grant writing
• Step into a Priority Lead role if the position is a) vacant or b) the person is temporarily unavailable

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Attended and participated in Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council meetings and events
• Built new programs and improved student engagement in existing programs, groups, and efforts in the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood. (ie: community garden, Community Council, concert events, winter festival, etc.)
• Worked to establish positive and collaborative relationships with neighbors, students, and other key stakeholders in the neighborhood
• Disseminated information to students in Skinker-DeBaliviere on personal safety, being a good neighbor, programs, services, etc.
• Attended periodic meetings with University administration and other key stakeholders to provide updates and facilitate communication

St. Louis, Missouri

• Develop and implement a comprehensive program calendar of evidence-based and audience-specific educational programs
• Oversee two complementary first year programs that reach 1800 students each year
• Recruit and train 90 undergraduate students to serve as small group discussion facilitators
• Coordinate with campus partners such as Residential Life and Health & Wellness to provide logistics support
• Stand By Me: Relationship violence education for all second year students
• Increase peer education and facilitation skill capacities with resident advisers (RAs)

Athens, Georgia

• Developed & implemented comprehensive, research-driven, socio-cultural relevant, and in-depth interpersonal violence prevention programming to create long-lasting change for the campus community
• Provided more than 70 individualized educational opportunities to the University community, including students, faculty and professional staff, about healthy relationships and the dynamics related to violence.
• Expanded WatchDawgs active bystander intervention trainings to include race/ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity, among other identities and experiences
• Developed & supported small and large scale awareness event efforts
• Advised RSVP Peer Educator student group (40 students)
• Provided crisis intervention & advocacy services for students impacted by relationship or sexual violence, harassment, or stalking that includes legal and reporting options, informing students of their options and.

Athens, Georgia

• Built and mobilized an on the ground movement to generate awareness about the expansion of the biomass industry in Georgia and across the South
• Created a relatable narrative about the environmental and social justice impacts of the biomass industry
• Cultivated elected official support
• Built momentum towards an anti-biomass moratorium in Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

• Raised more than $25,000 through business sponsorship and donations, as well as encouraged participant fundraisers
• Facilitated event and day of logistics
• Day of volunteer management
• Continued development support

St. Louis, MO

• Coordinated PROMO lobby days
• Facilitated PROMO PAC
• Co-author of PROMO LGBT Need's Assessment
• Disseminated information and developed phone scripts, fact sheets, talking points, etc., for strategic planning, targeting, and messaging
• Evaluated hospital and university LGBT policies, assist with LGBT needs assessment
• Volunteer recruitment and management

St. Louis

• Worked in close collaboration with the Residential College Director to support the Residential Community through program development and implementation
• Co-advised and facilitated focus areas with the Residential Advisors (RA), assisted in RA trainings and weekly meetings, held office hours weekly for staff and student support in the Residential Community
• Advised 15 students in residential college government, included planning and implementing weekly events

Jefferson City, Missouri

• Tracked and electronically provided information on local and national politics related to Medicaid expansion, voter’s rights, women’s rights, and Missouri ethics laws
• Communication efforts included: live tweeting, blogging, letters to the editor, op-eds, and recording live video testimony of House and Senate hearings

Columbia, Missouri

• Researched, nominated, and selected presenters to include diverse candidates and topics which allowed for a greater representation of identities in attendees.
• Consulted individually with presenters on communications and conference information

Columbia, Missouri

• Trained in campus and local resources to provide temporary crisis intervention and resource referral
• Represented RSVP at community outreach events, presented on RSVP topics
• Worked on individual projects throughout the year such as uploading and organizing photos to computer drive and Flickr and semester tracking of RSVP staff member’s hours

Fulton, Missouri

• Answered the crisis hotline, assisted individuals in the completion of ex-parte/orders of protection, crisis counseling, case management
• Community outreach with the local high school & businesses
• Managed Facebook page and online presence

St. Louis, Missouri

• Initiated direct voter contact and advocated for pro-social change by utilizing NGP Voter Activation Network (VAN), phone-banks, data entry, door-to-door canvassing, and crowd canvassing for politicians and.
• Bridged the gap between patients and volunteers through Planned Parenthood's Health Center Advocacy Program
• Trained and attended Chicago Youth Organizing & Policy Institute, materials from Midwest Academy

Columbia, Missouri

• Led at least one group class per day that centered on step studies or self-growth, and billed for said groups
• Completed patient intakes and discharges
• Distributed medication

Master’S Degree, Social Work

Concentration in Social & Economic Development. Specialization in Policy.

Bachelor’S Degree, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Vice President of Phi Alpha-Chi Omega. Phi Upsilon Omicron member.Minor in Women's & Gender Studies.