Colin Ford Email & Phone Number

Oakland, California, United States

-Leading FLY's state-level policy and advocacy strategy-Overseeing FLY's Youth Policy Fellowship-Supporting local policy and advocacy work across FLY's counties

-Supporting youth in their leadership journey as they advocate for justice reform -Planning and implementing FLY's state-level advocacy and lobbying efforts-Supporting FLY's local systems change efforts in Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, and Contra Costa Counties-Developing and overseeing advocacy-related training and learning for staff across the agency-Tracking and maintaining FLY's lobbying records

Alameda County

-Managed 8 to 10 Law Program School, Facility, and Community Sites-Recruited, trained, supported, and managed 30 to 45 volunteer facilitators annually-Led volunteer recruitment, screening, and interview process-Supervise one direct report (Law Program Evaluation Specialist)-Oversaw recruitment of youth from Alameda County Probation Department and community partners-Enhanced program policies and procedures in collaboration with Law Program Manager

Alameda County

-Provided administrative and programmatic support to the Alameda County Law Program-Maintained Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) data base and used data to inform programatic decisions-Led at least two Law Program sites, comprised of teams of 2-3 volunteers each, per semester-Coordinated Law Program Volunteer Recruitment in conjunction with Law Program Site Manager-Coordinated the preparation of supplies for Law Program sites, training events, field trips, and graduations-Managed the intake of youth referrals-Built and maintained positive stakeholder relationships

Berkeley, California, United States

-Met with three Congressional offices to advocate for poverty reduction legislation-Planned and executed a fundraising event to raise over $1800 for the organization-Represented The Borgen Project at local events -Educated citizens on global poverty issues and mobilized them to contact their Congressional representatives

Berkeley, California, United States

-Researched current local, national, and global events-Wrote stories based on current events-Reported on politics, entertainment, and sports-Delivered stories on air at 90.7FM (KALX)