Candace Weather Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Richmond, Va, United States

Richmond, Va, United States

Podium RVA offers student writing workshops to empower youth ages 10-19, encouraging creative expression while developing essential writing & communication skills. As Programs Director, I actively build engagement and depend on the support of our growing networks to facilitate programs like our Annual Teen Professional Conference and our weekly programming at schools and community centers. Learn more about how you can support our organization and our community here: www.podiumrva.org

• Managed relationships with key community stakeholders to collaboratively address needs and issues relating to regional food access, insecurity, and economic inequity. • Founding Member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force• Creator & Lead Facilitator of the virtual "Racial Wealth Gap Simulation" in partnership with Bread for the World Group.

Virginia Beach, Va

• Offered highly skilled and experienced editing work on a project basis for multiple mediums including online projects, academic research, self-help, novels, etc. • Ensured the clarity and readability of various works, which involved steady collaborative communication with clients.• Provided extensive research and fact-checking services for a variety of genres while paying keen attention to word choice, spelling, sentence structure, layout, and formatting.

Virginia Beach, Virginia

• Managed a Core English 9 and Honors English 10 class and created sound classroom management of a diverse population. • Collaborated with professional learning community and developed close working relationships with team members. Communicated effectively with administrators, parents, and PLC members. • Facilitated class discussion, developed assessments based on Virginia Standards of Learning, developed curriculum-based assignments designed to engage students in critical thinking using the upper levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Developed campaigns for community engagement and diversity and inclusion and served as a community liaison between WIC department heads and WIC recipients• Developed weekly trend reports and action plans for reform based upon the data received from participant satisfaction surveys in order to aid in the strategic planning and execution of diversity and inclusion initiatives. • Observed operations within WIC clinics and noted ways to increase client experience within diverse populations.• Worked closely with the corporate leadership team to assist in reforming the program• Presented diversity workshops, forums, and topics pertaining to multicultural activities and programming

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Deployed a variety of instructional techniques to modify the creative writing curriculum. Created professional development and college readiness curriculum to better suit the needs of at-risk youth seeking exposure to the literary arts. • Acted as the youth literary magazine editor, proofread each issue, and selected prominent pieces for display ensuring that all pieces tie into overarching theme. • Fostered meaningful relationships among students and community leaders through workshops and team building community service projects geared towards social justice initiatives

Postgraduate Certificate, Nonprofit Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature, General