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Denver, Co, Us

Work with families/individuals who are houseless or at-risk of losing housing find resources such as hotel stays, rental assistance, and food and basic needs access.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Communicate with county governments regarding Medicaid, SNAP, and TANF applications and follow up on issues with benefits. Manage referrals for ESL classes and follow up on enrollment. Coordinate internet access for community members.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Shared makeup knowledge and board game enthusiasm with customers!Designed section signs for the store and helped maintain commission used game program.

Denver, Co

• Managed the translation program of the Interpreter Network which grossed over $100,000 per year• Coordinated outreach for annual event to honor SIV recipients from Iraq and Afghanistan forVeteran’s Day which had an overall turnout of over 100 attendees each year• Facilitated a project with Health Care Policy and Financing of Colorado to translate and provide Spanishspeaking consumer feedback on SNAP and Medicaid applications

• Managed the interpretation program of the Interpreter Network which grossed over $1,000,000 per year• Conducted six-month performance evaluation for the largest client of the Interpreter Network • Hired two new interpreters for French and Spanish as independent contractors

Denver, Colorado

• Scheduled 50+ requests per day for spoken language interpretation for medical, mental health, and legal fields resulting in professional interpretation provided to over 1,000 patients and clients per month• Coordinated outreach and collaborated with staff to secure catering, speakers, and external donationsfor an event to honor former military interpreters from Iraq and Afghanistan as proper veterans whichwill be held in November 2017• Organized a booth on spoken… Show more • Scheduled 50+ requests per day for spoken language interpretation for medical, mental health, and legal fields resulting in professional interpretation provided to over 1,000 patients and clients per month• Coordinated outreach and collaborated with staff to secure catering, speakers, and external donationsfor an event to honor former military interpreters from Iraq and Afghanistan as proper veterans whichwill be held in November 2017• Organized a booth on spoken interpretation from English to native languages for the Youth LanguageFestival, which had an overall turnout of approximately 200 youth Show less

Greater Denver Area

• Supported refugee families by identifying housing needs based on biographical forms and securing suitable apartments, resulting in the successful housing of over 150 incoming families• Maintained existing relationships with landlords and cultivated new ones to ensure the availability of housing options for families in need• Managed operation logistics including the coordination and scheduling of 150+ apartment furnishings for new families, and creating spreadsheets to track the… Show more • Supported refugee families by identifying housing needs based on biographical forms and securing suitable apartments, resulting in the successful housing of over 150 incoming families• Maintained existing relationships with landlords and cultivated new ones to ensure the availability of housing options for families in need• Managed operation logistics including the coordination and scheduling of 150+ apartment furnishings for new families, and creating spreadsheets to track the inventory of housing goods• Administered trainings to interns and volunteers on assisting refugees in the rent-paying process• Created rent assistance budgets and managed Stabilization Support Funds to support refugees on thepath to self-sufficiency• Served on the advocacy committee to brainstorm advocacy strategies for continuing and expandingrefugee resettlement in the United States Show less

●Assist the Managing Director with updating and researching workplace policies and procedures ●Assist with fundraising and donor development including grant writing, implementing a donor database, and wrote a development plan and case statement●Research and design advocacy ideas for community outreach ●Research social enterprise models to expand the We Made This sewing program as employment for refugees●Assist with strategic plan drafting by creating surveys, compiling… Show more ●Assist the Managing Director with updating and researching workplace policies and procedures ●Assist with fundraising and donor development including grant writing, implementing a donor database, and wrote a development plan and case statement●Research and design advocacy ideas for community outreach ●Research social enterprise models to expand the We Made This sewing program as employment for refugees●Assist with strategic plan drafting by creating surveys, compiling information, and conducting an external environmental scan Show less

Denver, Colorado

•Categorize observations of support to nonviolent movements in the Middle East including Syria, Turkey, Tunisia, and Yemen for a research project funded by the Carnegie Foundation•Monitor archived news articles for observations of support•Corroborate evidence of news articles through further research

Amman, Jordan

●Edited four grant proposals and wrote letters of inquiry to foundations that peaked interest by funders●Gathered data on 28 potential new funders and created a database for future use for the organization●Created Kickstarter and an online fundraising page waiting to be published to widen the diversity of revenue ●Produced statements of financial activity and statements of financial position from accounting data

Denver, Colorado

●Acknowledged individual and corporate donations by using mail merge letters●Managed accounting software and donor database; input donations into software●Monitored mail for donations and counted them with another colleague●Prepare materials for board meetings

Denver, Co

●Recognized as top recruiter among five; recruited 150 schools ranging from preschool through high school for service learning●Scheduled over 200 in person meetings between supervisors and coordinators at schools, making Rocky Mountain the chapter with highest volume of in person visits in the Southwest region●Managed supervisor’s calendar

Chicago, Il

 Supported lead teachers in various classrooms for children aged 6 months-5 years old Assisted lead teachers in maintaining control of class and leading interactive activities and lessons Interacted with parents upon pick-up Resolved conflicts between children and reported them to parents in a professional manner

Chicago, Il

●Recognized as top recruiter among seven; recruited 113 schools that completed program ranging from preschool to high school that raised over $117,000●Assisted the chapter in recruiting 913 schools of which at least 80% completed, making Illinois the chapter with the highest recruitment numbers in the Midwest region

•Managed daily opening routine and schedule of duties*Managed team members and delegated tasks•Supported manager with logistical duties including inventory and ordering of supplies•Created system to predict average usage of milk by day of the week by gathering data on weekly patterns•Managed the main safe, cash registers, and daily deposits to the bank

Chicago, Il

Digitize field drawings for Dr. Yorke Rowan

Chicago, Il

Dhiban, Jordan

Master'S Degree, International Human Rights

Activities and Societies: Middle East Discussion Group Concentration on nonprofit administration, nonviolent movements, and refugee rights

Bachelor Of Arts, Theatre, Archaeology

Activities and Societies: Pi Beta Phi, Hillel, Circle K