Audra Walker Email and Phone Number

Develop and execute programming in five Buncombe County elementary schools and four afterschool programs to serve children in low-income communities.• Set program direction and oversee seven program coordinators and 21 AmeriCorps members.• Lead program coordinators in the development and implementation of programming; evaluate performance of program coordinators.• Collaborate with executive director to develop budget and allocate resources for program activities.• Develop communication strategies to support organizational planning and decision making.• Member of the “Success Equation” leadership team, helps set the organization’s policy initiative and plan.

Led Tri-Cities branch staff and volunteers in delivering the Domestic Adoption through Pregnancy Counseling, International Adoption, and Safe Families for Children program initiatives.• Supervised team of 50 volunteers working with children and families.• Assisted with adoption planning services, including legal release documents, coordination of surrender, and attending child and family court to provide testimony.• Partnered with Department of Children’s Services to ensure that decisions are in best interest of children.• Coordinated intakes from multiple referral sources.• Built relationships with local hospitals, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:o Launched the Safe Families for Children program (June 2016) in the Tri-Cities area to keep children with their families and out of foster care during short-term crises.o Recruited, vetted, and trained 66 host families for Safe Families for Children to provide placements from one night to six months in length.

Served as lead teacher in classroom of 26 five- and six-year-old students.• Developed lesson plans for math, ELA, and social studies.• Created classroom conducive to learning through behavior management.