Brant Nelson Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon Area

o Help design and implement outreach, career exploration, job search activities for ERC participants – e.g., outreach to youth who attend Outside In meal program; help plan and execute Career Spotlights, workplace tours, visits to job fairs and annual ERC Future Fair.o Attend morning Job Clubs to engage, assist and promote job retention program component.o Help youth maintain relevant, useful and up-to-date individual career plans, which delineate priorities, next steps and target dates, address barriers, and indicate youth progress in completing their short- and long-term employment and education goals.o Engage, instruct and actively coach youth to increase skills and to help facilitate greater self-confidence, commitment and hopefulness as they execute their career plans – e.g., career exploration, job search, job retention, post-secondary enrollment and persistence.o Provide coaching and instruction onsite at ERC and out in the community.o Help youth become active partners in understanding soft skills that support success at work and school, assessing their progress, and celebrating gains, persistence and other achievements.o Communicate and collaborate with staff in other agency programs to assist youths’ overall goal of self-sufficiency and to overcome any barriers to youth success.o Act as Go-To person for information regarding post-secondary training/education and financial aid, and act as lead for annual Future Fair.o Maintain accurate and timely documentation of all services, assessments, achievements and resources given to meet funder requirements and to provide good data for program planning.o Work with entire ERC team to ensure an integrated career development approach, continuous improvement and relevance of the program in meeting youth needs and contractual agreements.o Perform other duties as requested.

Canyon, Tx

o Responsible for the planning, implementing, direction, oversight, and evaluation of the success coaching program for at risk students including low income, minority, and first generation studentso Determining service population and working directly with those students to identify and remove academic and social barriers to successo Partnering with campus and community partners to support studentso Establishing tutoring and resource referral program based on the No Excuses modelo Evaluation of student and program success and follow up reporting as required by the grant

Canyon, Tx

o Course designed to be a broad interdisciplinary introduction (with contributions from Psychology, Anthropology, Linguistics, Mass Communications and Speech Communications) to a communication model effective for problem solving in group situationso Specifically, the course develops communication and problem solving skills through the context of college success.o With this communication focus, students develop a set of problem-solving skills and experiences to ensure academic and professional success.

Canyon, Tx

o Weekly individual conferences with 36 developmental writing and ESL studentso Reading students' essay draftso Offering suggestions for improvemento Explaining difficult writing and grammar techniqueso Attending class with students and encouraging classroom discussion

Canyon, Tx

o Directed students in discovering resources available to help them succeed in collegeo Training new team memberso Coaching and assisting a total of 8 team members in assigned projects including advertising services and setting up for special events

Canyon, Tx

Amarillo, Texas Area

o Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP) intakes;o Assisted in various research including qualitative data analysis;o Developed a comprehensive understanding of services available to individuals in the Amarillo community who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless;o Issued clothing vouchers and hygiene packs to homeless clients;o Conducted free community education courses for anger management and citizenship courses for Somalia refugees.

Amarillo, Texas Area

o Web design maintenance and design.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English Language And Literature, General, 3.9

Activities and Societies: The Legacy--former Managing Editor, Graduate Student Association--former SecretaryCapstone: "The Times They Are.

Sociology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology, 3.4

Activities and Societies: Readership Ambassador to Poland