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• Responsible for hiring/staffing Priority Leads (including interviewing, onboarding, training, and determining if not a good fit)• Collaborate with Executive Director and Communications Director to ensure support for communications and funding of projects• Ensure accountability of Priority Leads (have weekly meetings, etc.)• Train Priority Leads in program management, team management, and other leadership skills• Work with the Executive Director to strategize and problem solve as it relates to operations, communications, and volunteer management• Participate in the Greater Phoenix Workforce Leadership Academy presented by The Aspen Institute & The Center for the Future of Arizona

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)• Develop curriculum on relationship violence for RAs to facilitate with their floors• Mange the Green Dot: Active Bystander Intervention Program• Implement Green Dot social norming campaign• Collaborate with University Athletics to host Green Dot sporting events• Oversee Green Dot Trainer Committee • Lead Green Dot trainings for students, staff, & faculty• Advise the undergraduate peer education group, Leaders in Interpersonal Violence Education (LIVE); 120 members• Advise a peer education group for graduate students across all schools• Redesign and co-advise a group for students who identify as men or masculine about healthy masculinity• Create promotional materials, including web resources, and a student group for prevention efforts on campus • Develop and manage a budget for prevention efforts• Recruit, train and supervise 2-4 graduate practicum students per semester

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 prevention, consent and active bystander intervention. • 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 rights as a student impacted by violence, referrals for medical assistance, academic assistance, accompaniment to forensic evidence collection exams, referrals for ongoing counseling and support services

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 reproductive health care issues• 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.