Calli White Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Supervised three Program Officers and two Program Assistants
• Managed the implementation of an intensive case management program and $40 million across four government grants at 47 affiliate sites across the country
• Lead production and submission of funder reports, grant proposals, and program policy creation
• Served as the primary point of contact for the federal funder, Office of Refugee Resettlement, and the affiliate network

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Expanded the affiliate network by 156%, adding 17 new sites in seven months
• Provided training and guidance to network agencies and ensure compliance through monitoring and evaluation activities
• Designed and managed a program database to collect data, wrote funder reports, and provided support in proposal continuation, program development and future activities
• Established monthly meetings for volunteer and outreach coordinators across the network to share best practices for capacity development and enhance community partnerships
• Advocated needs and concerns to government partner on behalf of refugee clients and local resettlement agencies

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Managed Smart Start program that matches pregnant immigrant and refugee women with volunteers to support them during and after their pregnancy
• Prepared grant proposals and wrote grant reports to obtain new and maintain current grant funding
• Managed and trained 15 volunteers in Smart Start program and 35 volunteers in Mentorship program and monitored all volunteers in completing program requirements
• Established and maintained relationships with local maternal health providers and partners to strengthen and expand resources for program participants
• Assisted with the management of the Mentorship program that matches newly arrived refugee and immigrant families with American families to provide guidance, resources, and support in the transition to the Unites States
• Managed Family Services Assistant, AmeriCorps member, and semester intern

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Promoted to create, develop and implement Direct Services program, that provided refugees with essential resources needed as a result of Covid-19
• Led distributions of food, baby essentials, and educational materials to 475 individuals enrolled in Hello Neighbor’s programs and coordinated and oversaw 50 volunteers
• Distributed over $50,000 in direct cash assistance to immigrants and refugees
• Established and maintained relationships with local partners to obtain donations for Direct Services program
• Redefined enrollment and services of the COVID-19 Direct Response program
• Created benchmarks, outcomes, and outputs for the COVID-19 Direct Response program

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Recruited to develop and implement the Operations Assistant position
• Led donation data input and donor acknowledgement
• Transformed our original hard copy document filing system by implementing the Notion software platform and training employee base on the new system
• Developed Best Practices for data inputting and retrieval from Little Green Light software system
• Increased internship applications by 200% after expanding our marketing outreach
• Participated in strategic planning sessions and collaborated in the development of company values

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Compiled sex-disaggregated data in public administration across 134 countries in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme
• Presented research at the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations in New York City
• Research published in the 2021 UNDP Global Report on Gender Equality in Public Administration

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Analyzed 95 mentee and mentor survey responses to compile program evaluations
• Planned and assisted at 3 events and helped secure 15 vendors and 7 sponsors for the annual benefit fundraiser
• Assisted in developing and leading a New Moms Initiative (Smart Start) where new refugee mothers will receive food, clothes, and other critical support during the first 2 years of their child’s life

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Dedicated one year of service in AmeriCorps program to instruct English as a Second Language classes for two levels of refugee and immigrant adult learners
• Managed a diverse and multi-level classroom
• Created and facilitated literacy activities for children (2-5 years old) as Early Childhood Education lead teacher

Providence, Rhode Island Area

• Dedicated one year of service in AmeriCorps program to a low-income public middle school of over 900 students, focused on increasing student attendance, decreasing behavior altercations, and improving academic course.
• Planned family engagement events, secured donations, and managed social media accounts for 600 followers as Community Engagement Coordinator
• Improved grades by 30% for the 21 students worked with on an individual level

Master Of International Development, Nongovernmental Organizations And Civil Society

Bachelor'S Degree, French Studies And Political Science

Activities and Societies: Alpha Gamma Delta

French Studies

Study abroad program in Montpellier, France for the fall semester. Took 5 classes taught in French, 1 class dealt with comparative politics.