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Greenfield, MA

Provide leadership, direction, and capacity building of the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region. Oversee the administration, budget, programs, and strategic plan of the Task Force. Supervise a team of six and work in concert with Task Force's five committees and their workgroups, which focus on health, housing and workforce.

Guilford, Vermont

Founder of consulting practice dedicated to promoting social change in the areas of community development, youth development, arts, and education. For more information, visit: www.kunnusta.com.Client Roster: AFC Mentoring (now Silver Lining Mentoring)American Teenager ProjectBuilding Bright Futures of Southeast VermontFun World MusicMassachusetts.

Williston, Vermont (Remote Office In Guilford, Vermont)

An integral part of state and regional backbone organization to support state-wide early childhood system-building efforts in Vermont, funded by the Race-To-The Top Early Learning Challenge grant. Managed a team of 12 regional coordinators working through 12 regional councils, building their skills, providing technical assistance, capturing knowledge, and.

Somerville, MA

Co-founded event planning and services company that specialized in building community through food, fun, and art that showcased the talents and small business owners in the greater Boston area. Events included Battle for the Bottle Bill with Jimmy Tingle, Trash Bash: Somerville's First Recycled Art Competition, Sproton Layer, Cupcake Camp Boston 2013.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Founded and oversaw a vibrant and award-winning community arts center in a historic armory in Somerville. Supervised a team of nearly 20 full and part-time staff to manage a 7,000-square-foot performance hall and a newly opened 1,400-square-foot cafe serving over 30,000 adults and over 3,000 youth. Hosted arts, cultural, corporate, private, and non-profit.

Quincy, Massachusetts

Short-term engagement to support the launch of the foundation's $1.4 M District Level Systems Change Initiative (DLSC) - an effort focusing on student-centered learning in New England. Crafted rubrics and other tools. Created learning opportunities with thought partners for DLSC implementation strategy. Oversaw community asset mapping efforts in 12 New.

Boston, Massachusetts

Managed the largest public/private partnership devoted to children's issues in Boston's history serving 5,000 urban children and youth. Fifteen different municipal, corporate, education, and private foundations invested over $35M over 5-years to improve access, improve learning and sustain out-of-school time programming for Boston's youth population..

Boston, Massachusetts

Held senior position in Governor’s cabinet-level agency to advise on health and human service policy.Managed three statewide initiatives worth $7M to address the needs of high-risk youth. Supervised staff and consultants. Wrote RFPs and allocated funds, monitored grant compliance, developed work and technical assistance plans, and convened statewide.

Amherst, Massachusetts

Worked in a non-profit organization to address the health and human services needs of rural residents. Designed Rural Health Outreach Program and successfully obtained a three-year federal grant to launch this new effort; one of 30 funded in the U.S.Member of an international consortium to teach community development and organizing to Russian community.

Greenfield, Massachusetts

Appointed position in county government that was responsible for coordinating human services in 26 rural towns. Distributed nearly $200,000 of grants annually to address a range of human service needs. Created and oversaw four federal and state-funded community-based coalition prevention efforts that addressed teenage pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse.

Greenfield, Massachusetts

Taught introductory level courses for Human Services Associates Degree program.

Greenfield, MA

Worked directly with low-income teens and adults to help them find work in the Franklin County and North Quabbin regions when known as the Franklin/Hampshire Employment and Training Center.Developed and taught employment workshops for low-income adults and teens. Counseled individuals on networking, interviewing, resume development, communication skills.