Allyson J Allen Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge, Ma

I authored six winning applications to America’s Promise, recognizing the City as one of America’s 100 Best Communities for Young People. Cambridge is the only community in the Northeast to win six times (2006-2012). As part of a team, I completed the STAR Communities certification process. Cambridge ranked highest in the nation.I am chair of the Reaching All Youth Committee (RAY), regularly convening all Cambridge teen-serving agencies promoting system-alignment and coordination. RAY provides professional development and networking opportunities and youth worker forums. I have conducted forty 21st Century Skill program assessments and managed the assessments of an additional 25 school year and summer programs.I am a Steering Committee member of the Cambridge College Success Initiative. As Chair of the Data & Evaluation sub-committee, I manage the identification and collection of data from community programs to the Office of College Success (OCS). I facilitate the sharing of OCS tools and resources from the City’s only public high school and the OCS to out-of-school time programs represented in RAY.I liaise with the Chamber of Commerce and the Cambridge Innovation Center as well as other local businesses promoting youth employment and other connecting activities for young people and businesses.As data and evaluation director for the Office of Workforce Development, I implemented an evaluation process for an initiative developing 21st Century Skills in 1000 young people in the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program. I created and implemented a process for evaluating program quality and outcomes for young people at 130+ work sites each summer. I co-designed the transitional jobs program, Cambridge Works, an innovative program targeting young adults with barriers to employment, including CORI and limited soft skills. I designed tools for data collection and evaluation utilizing ETO software and I am currently responsible for data management and quality.

Cambridge, Ma

I received the 2007 Outstanding Employee of the Year award.I was a planner for Out-of-School Time Initiative and helped design and implement a process of self-assessment for programs to evaluate the quality of their programs and their relationships with youth and families to guide positive youth development. I conducted evaluations, observations, analysis.I designed and managed the www.CambridgeSomervilleResourceGuide.org, an online directory of health & human services as well as a printed desk guide. I managed contracts and budgeting, and economized the budget 30% by reaching out to stakeholders and leveraging resources to grow the utilization of the database. I conducted 75+ user focus groups and training sessions for service providers and residents of Cambridge and Somerville.I hosted a weekly public access television show, “For Your Information”, introducing programs and services available to Cambridge residents. I taped 20 shows and hosted over 40 program representatives as guests of the show.I was co-Project Manager for the Homeless Management Information Systems implementation for the Cambridge Continuum of Care (CoC). We selected a vendor through an RFP process and negotiated the contract and managed a five-figure budget. I was responsible for ongoing database customization, user training, and continuous review of data for compliance with Housing & Urban Development as well as Department of Transitional Assistance. I ensured timely reporting to each while building and strengthening CoC provider relations.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston Area

I play a lead role in the department as the Evening/Weekend Trainer. In a very fast-paced environment, I remain attentive to details with an error rate of less than 3%. I routinely average 40% more call volume than my peers and have historically been one of the top 3 intake coordinators with the highest daily call volume. Beyond just answering calls, the job requires being able to juggle multiple issues and resolve them in a timely manner as well as deep critical thinking skills necessary to problem solve.

Boston, Ma

I consult to nonprofits, mostly in the field of out-of-school time programming, managing data and creating strategic plans as well as development planning including grant writing.

255 State St, Boston, Ma

Received Series 6 & 63 licenses.I was promoted from phone representative to Operations Specialist within 8 months, before ascending to the position of Training Specialist.I facilitated and supervised all training and development initiatives as we switched Customer Relationship Management systems.I supervised a team of twelve phone representatives, coached and mentored 36 phone representatives on an individual basis as needed to meet depart goals.I was especially skilled at tracking and identifying trends within the new system and worked with the systems development team for future enhancements.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Applied Sociology

Activities and Societies: Co-Evaluator of the Changing Lives Through Literature program operated out of the Dorchester District Court..

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Social Psychology; Criminal Justice

Master'S Degree, How To Not Graduate

Activities and Societies: I learned how to manage my time and balance immediate gratification vs long term goal achievement. I learned.