In 10+ markets across North America, recruit, manage, and build community among our nonprofit and social venture partners and lead in developing systems to scale and optimize our programs. Work collaboratively across departments to develop a tool kit for inclusive CSR practices and consult with corporate partners in how to create a culture of purpose that is meaningful and employee driven.Organized roundtables for NYC based nonprofits to share information on how to maximize revenue opportunities and work with corporate partners effectively, speak and write about CSR and D&I topics for the Visit.org blog and across social media campaigns.

Develop curriculum and materials, coordinate and implement outreach strategies, facilitate training sessions and a variety of events to educate housing providers, consumers, and organizations from diverse communities.Create and contribute to educational and promotional materials including fact sheets, a campaign video, a short educational film, posters, and mailings. Project manager for a comprehensive interfaith initiative, called Building the Beloved Community (www.bbcfairhousing.org) including activities such as: Creating a fair housing toolkit, coordinating an advisory committee, events and presentations, developing a leadership program, and comprehensive outreach efforts.

• Coordinate, plan, and facilitate recreational activities for young adults with severe and persistent mental health diagnosis, including special events such as prom and a talent show.• Manage a monthly budget for program activities and develop relationships with community resources to enhance opportunities for program members.• Support program members through counseling, skill building, case management, and utilization of therapeutic crisis intervention techniques followed by documentation in mental health notes.

Supporting the work of the policy department to advocate for policies that prevent and end homelessness and expand affordable housing opportunities on the city, state, and national levels. •Conducting research, compiling results, and writing reports on various affordable housing and homelessness policies and issues to inform advocacy work. •Performing tasks related to organized coalition work and participating in task force meetings. •Creating advocacy materials such as fact sheet and lobby day packets to support current campaigns.

Develop programming and curriculum for weekly trainings and discussions about various social justice topics for thirty undergraduate Summer Links program participants. •Work with a small team to implement programming, which included: facilitating large group discussions, running workshops, coordinating trainings at multiple locations and with multiple guests, creating visual curriculum and program materials. •Support students in their professional and personal development as a mentor by serving as a liaison between the program and their internship site, conducting site visits, and one-on-one relationship building.

Provide case management services for low-income individuals and families experiencing housing insecurity, including completing comprehensive assessments and engaging in tenant advocacy•Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of social workers, lawyers, and community organizations to creatively problem solve, and provide more effective and meaningful services.•Develop a knowledge base about housing dynamics in Chicago through supervision, community outreach, and direct work with tenants.•Created an original research project on social work case management best practices to improve service provision and agency responsiveness by offering guidelines for future interns and recommendations for programmatic change.

Provided consistent one-to-one behavioral and therapeutic support for an individual student throughout the school day within a charter school. •Collaborated with family members, school administrators, teachers, and therapeutic team to implement creative and effective behavioral and academic interventions.

Utilize behavioral, counseling and therapeutic interventions while working with emotionally disturbed youth in a non-public school setting. Worked with students in the classroom, one-on-one, group settings and during structured free time. •Worked closely with a multi-disciplinary team to develop and successfully implement individualized, creative and thoughtful goals and interventions. •Completed daily classroom and administrative tasks including documentation of mental health notes and incident reports, scheduling meetings and planning events.•Gave academic support to students by helping with daily assignments, substitute teaching, teaching and developing curriculum for an art class, and co-facilitating sexual education classes for teenage girls. •Attended regular professional trainings and team meetings, and communicated frequently with staff and parents regarding clients.

Developed and co-facilitated life skills sessions and other program activities for sophomores at Hyde Park Academy that addressed a wide range of socio-personal issues.•Interviewed and assessed youth participants, as well as prospective mentors to be paired up with youth.•Collaborated with a dynamic team to write curriculum, coordinate, and evaluate program events, including two weekend youth retreats.•Spearheaded the creation and implementation of an academic component including writing action plans and curriculum, and facilitating tutoring sessions. •Created creative professional promotional materials such as flyers and event manuals.