Tonya Calhoun, Phd Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Development and implementation of the overall vision, strategy, and priorities of EDF’s community engagement work to address global climate change across all domestic programs through stakeholder and community-based strategies

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Lead strategist for community engagement, assisting in effective decision-making and programmatic planning. Creates fruitful engagements with mayors, labor organizations, environmental groups, faith-based organizations, and businesses, for the purpose of putting people at the center of every climate solution.

• Work with the VP, Community Engagement and the EDF office of Development to identify and pursue high level opportunities for community collaboration projects across the US Domestic program.
• Serve as the coordination point with the office of Environmental Justice for any and all EDF community collaboration projects.
• Communicate effectively with EDF staff across multiple programs and consultants to provide consistent and seamless presence of EDF to our external community… Show more
• Communicate effectively with EDF staff across multiple programs and consultants to provide consistent and seamless presence of EDF to our external community collaborators, key constituency groups and stakeholders.
• Assist in the coordination and management of high-level, high-stakes engagement with senior leaders including, but not limited to; local and state officials, civic group leaders, industry representatives, environmental.
• Proactively identify and leverage both existing and emerging opportunities to grow multifaceted community collaboration projects.

• Key Responsibilities
• Worked with Field Director in developing and overseeing the execution of legislative and campaign strategies that advance the mission of Mom’s Clean Air Force (MCAF).
• Helped to manage relationships among external partners including federal, state and local government officials to ensure a visible presence for MCAF and goals for success are solution-oriented, actionable, and timely.
• Managed MCAF’s field organizers and volunteers in 19 plus states by overseeing… Show more Key Responsibilities
• Managed MCAF’s field organizers and volunteers in 19 plus states by overseeing field budget and schedules for work being carried out externally and internally, developing work plans, negotiating partnership agreements.
• Participated in developing and deploying new tactics for engaging MCAF members in direct advocacy.

-Engaged African American moms in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina to build a network of new volunteers and supermoms.-Assisted in event and activity planning for the launch of the Community Rx program in GA, SC and NC including, but not limited to research, negotiation, and securing vendors, space, partners and volunteers.-Provided a plan to.

Greater Atlanta Area

-Assess a nonprofit organization’s volunteer program to develop an action plan that will enable them to effectively engage, retain, and reward an effective volunteer staff.-Support key nonprofit partnerships to leverage resources and improve the volunteer program’s efficiency and delivery.-Participate in program development & planning, setting objectives.

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-Responsible for the strategic development, management, and execution of Open Hand Atlanta’s volunteer program, for mission‐driven volunteer engagement.-Facilitated a partnership with a Nationally known organization (Feed the Children) that secured $135K worth of in-kind donations to 800 needy families in Atlanta.-Assessed volunteer recruitment strategies.

Atlanta, GA

-Tracked the activity, outputs, and outcomes of volunteer contributions; and monitored the quality of the volunteer experience. -Trained staff to work effectively and cooperatively with volunteers in their area of focus. -Drove corporate volunteerism efforts, including making presentations as needed to companies regarding OH’s volunteer program and.

Atlanta, GA

-Managed a team of direct reports that provide operations with over 50 volunteers each day.-Managed a volunteer database of 10,000+ individuals to organize contact information and schedules, document service hours, demographics, and volunteer history. -Oversaw the administration of all paperwork related to community and civic service hour requirements.

Atlanta, GA

-Developed a volunteer program for a thriving 6000+ member congregation overseeing the ongoing process of recruiting, interviewing, screening, orientation, training, placement, recognition, retention, supervision, and utilization of volunteers.-Developed, administered, and monitored budget expenditures.-Developed and implemented an intake and interview.

Ba, Political Science, Psychology

Mpa, Public Administration & Public Policy

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Public Policy And Public Administration

Nonprofit management & leadership with a specialization in community & volunteer engagement.

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