Dustin Hamby Email & Phone Number

Nashville, TN, US

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

I support and manage our E-Mentoring and Sports Buddies programs.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• I help lead the e-mentoring program which matches adult professionals with high-school students. Mentors interact with their mentees through a mixture of virtual (app-based) and on-site (in-person, at the student’s.
• Planning classroom lessons and activities for e-mentoring students in our partner schools
• Interviewing, assessing, and matching students and volunteers and supporting them through the course of their match
• Training and supervising team members
• Building and maintaining partnerships with schools and community partners

Greater Nashville Area

• I manage a caseload of community and site-based matches with Rural and Suburban team, covering multiple counties. I help to lead Mentor U with the e-mentoring team, an e-mentoring program in high schools. I decide.
• Acknowledged for consistent willingness and flexibility to help coworkers.
• Selected to promote agency, its needs, and various programs on local radio program.
• Advertised programs and educated prospective Bigs and Littles by writing blogs on agency website.
• Led 1st semester’s virtual MentorU class for Dickson High School during pandemic shutdown.
• Chosen to train and coach our first MentorCore intern.

• I provided administrative CEO support including scheduling appointments, handling supplies, communicating leadership messages to staff, and recording minutes from staff and board meetings. Processed donations, logging.
• Developed grant proposal for private donor that gave agency large financial award.

Gallatin, TN

• I generated development activities to raise funds for new agency. I wrote grants, planned events, and promoted agency by engaging the community.
• Authored and submitted grant proposals. Tracked and reported grant specifications.
• Forged community partnerships and led fundraising events including annual 5K races and golf fundraisers.
• Wrote and developed driver’s education program. Secured $15K award from Tennessee Highway Safety Office—later increased to $30K.
• Developed programs to utilize computer equipment and space, including a weeklong film and digital editing camps. Secured funding to develop a computer lab.

I provided customer service to donors and customers for 2 stores. I increased sales by displaying and pricing merchandise. I performed financial control audits. Managed up to 20+ staff.

I staffed the circulation desk, assisting patrons with reference questions and checking in/out materials. I oversaw the computer lab and assisted with technical questions users had. I restocked and organized books.

Louisville, KY

I taught GED and a job lab for refugee clients and assisted clients to register and study for GED and apply to jobs. I contacted potential donors regarding fundraising opportunities.

Bachelor'S Degree, News/Editorial Journalism (Major); Philosophy (Minor), 3.09 Gpa

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Religion/Religious Studies, 3.85

Activities and Societies: I was awarded the James W. Lewis prize for having the highest GPA in the MAR program among my graduating.

Religious Studies--History, Theology, Ethics In Islam; Scriptural Interpretation In World Religions, 4.0

I studied at UVA as a Community Scholar to take courses under the professors I cited most extensively in my Masters Thesis and related.

Grant Writing & Grant Management, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Grant Writing and Management Certification classes