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Oakland, Ca, Us

Oakland, California, United States

* Coordinate adult programming and outreach systemwide, develop Main Library Community Kiosk, and grow adult learning strategy focused on reading, writing and digital literacy. * member Library's Racial Equity Team

Oakland, Ca

* Branch Manager, Martin Luther King Jr. Branch. Facilitated redesign of teen zone and strengthening of teen programming, including hosting teen interns. Developed relationships with Health Havenscourt Collaborative, resulting in various collaborative projects including new community art space and garden. * Co-chair Oakland Public Library Racial Equity Team: developing and implementing Departmental Racial Equity Plan.

Oakland, Ca

•Temporary Branch Manager, Elmhurst Branch, at 81st Ave Branch. Community outreach, represent library at community meetings and events, assist customers with inquiries, computer support and circulation, oversee daily operations of facility, delegate and coordinate staff, and collection development. Increase branch visibility. Prepare programs and displays. Explain policies and procedures, address patron complaints. • Oakland History Room: conduct reference interviews and assist patrons in use of Oakland History room collection. • On-call librarian at Main Branch and other branches: Staff reference desk: conduct reference interviews and searches, assist customers with inquiries, recommending books and resources. Provide computer support and circulation services. Assist patrons in use of the facility.

On-call librarian, primarily at Newark, Union City and Castro Valley Branches: Staff reference desk: conduct reference interviews and searches, assist customers with inquiries regarding availability and status of items in collection utilizing Encore catalog and Sierra circulation system, computer and electronic device support, provide circulation services. Assist patrons in use of the facility. Weeding.

Newark, Ca

Children's Librarian at Newark Branch. Collection development, develop, promote and implement programs, outreach, conduct reference interviews and searches, assist customers with inquiries, recommend books and resources. Provide computer support.

San Lorenzo, Ca

On-call librarian, at San Lorenzo and Newark Branches: Staff reference desk: conduct reference interviews and searches, assist customers with inquiries regarding availability and status of items in collection utilizing Encore catalog and Sierra circulation system, computer and electronic device support, provide circulation services. Assist patrons in use of the facility.

Oakland, Ca

DataCenter believes in the power of using research to strengthen community organizing and obtain key wins for communities. Community driven research can help move the knowledge and solutions of communities of color and the poor from the margins to the center of decision-making. Chief of Operations and Finance. Includes grassroots and foundation fundraising, budgeting, communications, board liaison, human resources.• Successful transition from two distinct contact, fundraising and e-communication systems to one cloud based system. • Plan and implement smooth organization move to new location, reviewing hundreds of boxes in storage and transfer appropriate items to various archives including DataCenter archives at Bancroft. • Troubleshoot technology problems, including with remote staff and transition to new technology infrastructure. • Streamline budgeting and enhance financial management and reporting including development of finance committee. Improved endowment management through consultation with attorney and auditor. • Increase proactive donor cultivation and retention strategies. Develop marketing materials and create focused communication language and strategy. • Strengthen organizational systems through developing and implementing board level policies in such areas as: bylaws, personnel, finances, gift acceptance, document management and retention, conflict of interest and whistle blower. • Develop and implement annual staff evaluation process. • Develop job descriptions, conduct recruiting efforts and participate in hiring processes. • Develop, conduct and analyze survey of organizations providing mentoring to Oakland youth, in support of developing Oakland Mentoring forum.

Oakland, Ca

* Provide reference and research services to community based organizations around the country including company and individual profiles, census data analysis, best practices, monitoring services, surveys, focus groups and interviews. * Conducted cataloging for library's Integrated Library System (ILS) and ensured the unique collection of alternative press periodicals shared with California Periodical Index. Manage acquisitions, paper and digital. Successfully transition from primarily paper based library and research services with book collection, vertical files and extensive clipping services to primarily digital library and research services. * Develop marketing materials and successfully initiate and complete work with numerous new clients. Build new website and create and maintain web guides. * Create and teach new curriculum on basic computer competency, web research strategies, environmental and company databases and sources, and develop impactful research projects with community based organizations. * Strategic research and training for community based organizations in the US, Cuba and Mexico: for example successfully developed multi-year research and information monitoring project in Spanish with Mexican indigenous network UCIZONI on Mesoamerican development project Plan Puebla Panama (PPP) and share with U.S. and Mesoamerican regional network of organizations as well as create book for US audience on the PPP project. * Grow and improve socially responsible investment screening for firms (Parnassus, Progressive Asset Management, KLD), and documentation services for immigration attorneys (political asylum, stay of deportation cases). * Successfully develop and retain numerous foundation funding sources. * Collaboratively create strategic plans and effective program evaluations resulting in strategic changes to organizational mission and focus. * Strengthen program evaluation and infrastructure.

Redwood Heights Elementary School, Oakland, Ca

* Re-opened library and did extensive outreach programming to students, staff and parents to increase awareness of what the library had to offer and to encourage regular use. * Built parent support to pay for ongoing staffing and book budget. * Participated in Oakland Unified School District Library Committee to support the District Librarian and support the re-opening and maintenance of other school libraries in the district.

Greater New York City Area

• Provide research support for strategic planning at regional conferences• Library acquisitions. • Design, process and analyze survey data utilizing SPSS• Work with computer consultant to ensure proper development of Access applications, databases and functioning of computers. • Analyze membership and community through detailed reports using church generated data, mapping (MapInfo), demographics, and marketing data (Claritas PRIZM)• Develop promotional plans and produce specific communication pieces.

Greater New York City Area

In 1992 one of the most successful United Nations brokered peace accords was signed between the FMLN and the Government of El Salvador. The United Nations and international community were decisively involved to help achieve a negotiated resolution to the civil war in El Salvador. • Represent the FMLN at international meetings (United Nations, Non Aligned Movement, Organization of American States) and with governments through lobbying for specific language in resolutions related to human rights in El Salvador, resulting in successful United Nations mediated Peace Accords between the FMLN and the Government of El Salvador, with United Nations monitoring peacekeepers in the country. • Research on various topics including international humanitarian law, human rights, electoral and judicial reform, conflict resolution. • Simultaneous translation (English, Spanish, French) for meetings between FMLN leadership and government leaders and United Nations officials• Write, edit, translate into English and distribute annual report on human rights violations in El Salvador. Translate into English official FMLN communication. • Maintain office and infrastructure for FMLN’s United Nations representation and FMLN commanders and negotiating team during negotiations at various venues around the world

Masters Of Science, Library And Information Studies

Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting For Government And Non Profits, Excel

Bachelors, Sociology