From Organizer To Program Manager To Director Of Community Resilience Initiatives
Minneapolis Mn
Experienced organizer and program developer; directed activities supporting community resilience and ecological stewardship; key member of Community Engagement Team and Directors Team. Responsibilities included:• Direct engagement to build on community strengths in response to current interests, issues, and opportunities while supporting organizational mission/vision. • Identified and developed leaders through direct contact, involvement in activities, training, and reflection.• Contributed to Hope’s culture of learning and strategic, and adaptive thinking. • Developed program resources and annual program budget.• Supervised program staff, interns, volunteers.Select achievements:• Save Franklin Library! (2003 – 2005)Led campaign to preserve library services during 18-month closure for renovation. Community team worked with library staff and public officials, challenged partners to think creatively, and raised $250,000 to maintain services.• Learning in Community (2005-2007)Led project to respond to parent concerns about children’s (lack of) success in school. Iterative process involved parents, volunteers, and local university staff, resulting in ongoing programming that celebrates community wisdom, learning, and relationships. • Healthy Food, Strong Community (launched in 2009)Built structure, direction, leadership, partners, and capacity for activities related to food, land, health, culture, community, creativity, and equity. Program continues today under name of Food, Land, and Community; includes skill building/leader development around local food options, land stewardship, and food justice in a community and global context. • Resource development (2005 – 2017)During this period, generated more than $1M in grants, scholarships, earned income, and in-kind staff resources for activities related to collaborative learning and community resilience.
