Briane Schwab, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Jefferson, Georgia, United States

- Support the cooperative’s strategic planning process and support all initiatives driving the corporate strategy and achieve the Vision, Mission and Values- Communicate to company leaders and all employees, the strategic goals and recommend ways to improve process standards, efficiencies and innovation- Manage planning and execution of annual company-wide.

Athens, Georgia Area

 Oversee grant performance reporting for five grant-funded projects that support the Athens Land Trust Affordable Housing Program and the Community Agriculture Program- including projects funded by federal, state grants and foundation grants. Prepare grant performance reports and submit monthly, quarterly and/or annual reports, as required by grants and.

685 N Pope St

- Developed and implemented a system of grant tracking for staff in the Athens Land Trust's Community Agriculture Program- Implemented and managed a conference planning steering committee of local stakeholders including UGA Extension, USDA and NRCS. Assisted with community development initiatives for neighborhood revitalization efforts in ALT’s targeted.

The University Of Georgia

The Archway Partnership’s mission is to connect Georgia communities with higher education resources to address critical locally identified community and economic development needs. - Researched and worked independently for 20 hrs/week to assist Archway’s mission to connect GA communities with higher education resources to address critical locally.

- Assisted and managed communications to students, parents, and high school counselors during the admission and enrollment process. Managed travel territory in South GA, AL, MS, MI, and WI.- Researched and utilized data to identify historical trends and project potential enrollment, and in-house reporting to make decisions that directly impact recruitment.

Westside High School, Augusta, GA

• Cultivated productive working relationships with school administrators, counselors, and teachers to promote a college-going culture at Westside High School (850 students)
• Engaged students and families in the community, with a focus of low-income, under represented, and first generation students, to attend college campus visits, college representative visitations, and college access.
• Advised one-on-one students and parents in grades 9th-12th on college readiness by assisting in compiling applications documents and contacting college admission's offices with questions.
• Coordinated 8 college campus visits and travel details with 40+ students to institutions all over the state
• Presented in classrooms and at admissions and financial aid informational events with up to 100+ attendees
• Collected and tracked metrics such as submitted college applications, acceptances, scholarships and financial aid applications for a national external evaluation

Athens, Georgia Area

- Built and maintained relationships with customers and businesses in the community - Communicated with customers and employees daily by phone and email to troubleshoot problems- Marketed bank products daily and met monthly quota of 10 referrals/month- Multitasked using several banking software while performing transactions under bank compliance rules

Athens, Georgia Area

- Interned at a non-profit organization that strives to help low-income clients in the Athens community become home owners and become financially stable. - Networked with 100+ community sponsors and local businesses for a fund raising event- Created financial education documents for presentations at monthly community seminars- Assisted staff with.

I cultivated relationships with members of local community and assisted participants with tax returns, while also offered tips to improve their next year's refund.

Masters, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: Research with Archway Partnership, UGA's Student ICMA Chapter Major course work in nonprofit management, data.

Bachelor Of Science, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Financial Planning

Activities and Societies: Student Financial Planning Association, Invisible Children, School sponsored 5k races. - Completed a Study.