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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

-Designed and implemented strategic plan for the final year of PA funding in partnership with state Technical Advisor.-Organized one-day symposium bringing together PA government officials, CBOs, and funders to celebrate grantee accomplishments and strengthen coalition of advocates across the Commonwealth.-Guides grantees through the entire contract lifecycle, from development to closure, by drafting contracts, providing technical assistance in creating program plans and budgets, and supporting sustainability planning.-Monitors grantee performance and ensures compliance via routine check-ins and quarterly fiscal reporting.-Collaborated with Scattergood Foundation to design and launch a racial equity grant program, successfully distributing funds to BIPOC-led organizations to advance harm reduction in communities most impacted by overdose.

-Managed the communications team comprised of a graphic designer and communications coordinator.-Developed and executed communications campaigns informed by epidemiological data, participant input, and community surveying.-Established division-wide language and messaging guidance to center racial equity and remove stigmatizing narratives from all division communications.-Overhauled public website to reflect harm reduction values and provide up-to-date information on evidence-based harm reduction interventions.-Supported program activities and goals by developing and distributing relevant educational materials.

-Guided organizational strategy for content creation, development, and dissemination based on racial, language, disability, queer and sex worker justice principles. -Worked closely with a wide variety of stakeholders and funders including CBOs, SSPs, health departments, and capacity building organizations. -Managed several multimedia projects including co-editing the online course It’s Our Backyard Too: Building Community-Centered Support for Harm Reduction, maintaining the Naloxone Finder Map, and producing The Gold Standard with Dr. Kimberly Sue (podcast).

- Led the development, publication, and launch of Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit.- Coordinates several multimedia projects, including conducting data entry and providing input on the communications strategy for the Naloxone Finder Map, as well as producing The Gold Standard with Dr. Kimberly Sue (podcast). - Facilitates trainings and develops materials on, but not limited to, safer substance use, medications for opioid use disorder, pregnancy and substance use, overdose prevention and harm reduction principles. -Provides technical assistance to harm reduction programs nationally in addition to clinical supervision for 12 Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs in NYC.

New York, New York

• Oversaw syringe exchange operations at storefront location as well as on outreach and peer delivered exchange. • Organized and conducted overdose prevention trainings at social service agencies and in community settings. • Maintained inventory and ordered supplies for syringe exchange and overdose prevention (Naloxone) programs. • Provided technical assistance to D.A. of NY Hope Program regarding overdose prevention and harm reduction services. • Trained new peers and volunteers on syringe exchange, front desk duties and data entry protocols. • Supervised three part-time employees as well as a volunteer base of over thirty people. • Facilitated internal support groups and peer education course on an ad hoc basis, as well as trainings for the general public such as those exploring sexualized violence from a harm reduction and transformative justice framework.

-Co-facilitated a semester-long course covering, Intro to Peer Helping Skills (IPHS) positive psychology, PTSD, disordered eating, and other topics related to mental health and wellness.-Revised the standing syllabus for IPHS in order to include more multi-media content. -Served as a peer listener for other Oberlin Students -Developed protocol for the Peer Listening Hours. -Conducted hiring process including interviewing applicants and evaluating their support skills.

-Teach semester-long sexual education peer counseling skills courses to Oberlin students (average class size = 4)-Conduct hiring and training processes for new members-Provide one-on-one peer counseling focusing on sexual health issues-Provide safer-sex supplies at a reduced cost and free transportation to local clinics -Plan campus-wide events, including a week-long, annual series featuring invited speakers, lectures, workshops, and activities-Serve as a mediator between staff members during conflicts -Advocate for staff members anonymously within the organization-Plan and conduct workshops highlighting the relationship between social justice and sexual health-Conduct independent projects, such as obtaining funding to provide Plan B to students for free

PRSM, a peer-led program that educates Oberlin students about bystander intervention, survivor support, and obtaining consent for sexual activity, was founded by Oberlin students in May 2014-Serve as an intermediary between the Oberlin College Title IX Office and students in PRSM-Plan and conduct workshops that educate Oberlin students on the relationship between alcohol and consent, bystander intervention, intimate partner violence, and how to effectively obtain consent.-Develop curricula for PRSM including anti-perpetration workshops-Conduct longitudinal program efficacy research-Facilitate meetings

Oberlin, Ohio

-Train new HIV Peer testers on counseling skills and testing protocols-Coordinate the HIV Peer testing program including scheduling testing, overseeing stock and communicating with Student Health Services administration -Provide confidential, anonymous HIV tests to students-Dispense information on HIV and safer sex

Oberlin, Ohio

As information desk attendant (until August 2015):-Desk attendant at front desk in Oberlin's student union-Answered questions about Oberlin and surrounding area-Sold tickets-Updated calendars and other informational notices-Made room reservations As Building Monitor (August 2015-December 2016)-Oversaw desk attendants-Filled cashbox requests and received miscellaneous deposits

New York, New York

-Offer referrals to social and medical services-Perform intakes for services and HIV testing and counseling-Distribute safer drug use paraphernalia in the syringe exchange-Perform outreach, distributing sanitation safer sex and drug use kits-Educate participants on safer sex and safer drug use-Enroll participants in AIRS (AIDS Institute Reporting System)-Conduct Opioid Overdose Prevention trainings-Train new interns and volunteers

Seattle, Washington

-Distributed safer drug use paraphernalia such as syringes, meth pipes and crack pipes to participants-Performed data collection and statistical analyses -Completed office tasks such as reviewing press releases and composing job postings

Oberlin, Ohio, United States

-Supported the development of the Peer Support Center -Assisted in course development for Intro to Peer Helping Skills I &II -Conducted administrative tasks