Ella Nimmo Email & Phone Number

Portland, OR, US

New York, NY

New York, NY

• Coordinate, plan, and facilitate monthly bilingual (English and Spanish) meetings with community leaders and Know Your Rights Trainings for the local immigrant population.
• Organize outreach strategy for and coordinate participation in legislative visits, press conferences, external trainings, and relevant actions/rallies and prepare agency statements for press releases.
• Developed a strategic plan for the Justice for Immigrants (JFI) program in collaboration with community leaders, including establishment of program objectives, leadership structure, vision and mission statements.
• Designed and implemented a participatory community survey to evaluate community needs and guide future programming.
• Gained an understanding of legal processes related to immigration, the various challenges faced by immigrants, and the resources/supports available to this population on the city, state, and national level.

Brooklyn, NY

• Collaborated with staff members and local stakeholders to plan and implement workshops, events, and community meetings for youth and young adults living in Red Hook Public Housing.
• Oversaw and developed RHI’s Participatory Budgeting program, which included recruiting young people, coordinating outreach efforts, creating program/workshop proposals and agendas, facilitating meetings with youth, and.
• Evaluated the Participatory Budgeting program and developed a comprehensive program proposal, guidebook, and other tools for future cycles.
• Facilitated and assisted with development of curriculum for a service-learning program for middle school youth.
• Informed other staff and community members of relevant community news, events, and resources.

Gladstone High School

• Assisted LEEP classroom teacher in instruction and personal management assistance for students whose primary disability was intellectual disability with high intensity support needs.
• Worked with teacher as well as Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Speech-Language Pathologists to address the students’ communication, self-regulation, and other challenges.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Collaborated with a small team to develop mobile tools for institutions of higher education. Managed company's finances, contribute to product development, design, marketing, and branding.Company achievements to date:
• Received funds to develop a functioning tool after pitching concept to Lewis & Clark College
• Selected to take part in Lewis & Clark College's 2013 Venture Competition

Portland, OR

• Collaborated with head teacher to prepare curriculum materials, supervised and facilitated children's play, welcomed families, planned and facilitated Spanish language immersion activities, and other tasks related to.

Portland, OR

• Provided one on one assistance to ESL students in mainstream classrooms.
• Assisted with clarifying expectations and assignments where there were linguistic and cultural barriers.
• Helped students complete their homework through the Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) after school program

Dover, New Hampshire

• Camp Counselor at Camp Connect (July-August 2010, 2011, 2012)
• Collaborated with occupational therapists, speech therapists and educators to plan and implement daily activities for children with social communication disorders such as Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD-NOS, Nonverbal.
• Filed and organized daily progress notes from therapists and insurance information for the pediatric clinic.
• Provided therapists with efficient assistance with their organizational and clerical needs.Teaching Assistant (June-July 2010)
• Worked with pre-school teacher to run daily activities for children. Collaborated to plan appropriate activities to support social and emotional development and successful peer interactions for all students, including.

Portland, OR

• Assisted teachers and students by providing one on one support to struggling students in kindergarten, first grade and third grade classrooms. Developed strategies to address the source of their struggles.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

• Created lesson plans for and taught a class on sexual and reproductive health for Haitian youth in Spanish.
• Equipped youth with appropriate knowledge and skills to facilitate similar trainings in their own communities.

Portland, OR

Researched fundraising opportunities and angles for grant applications. Began preparations for photo displays of Africa Bridge’s work in Tanzania. This included researching and gathering information on venues, communicating with venues and identifying how the display would be carried out. Researched and contacted local organizations for founder’s speaking.

Iringa, Tanzania

• Assisted health program coordinators, including traveling to villages to facilitate meetings and trainings with HIV/AIDS and alcohol/drug abuse awareness soccer teams.
• Contributed to the writing and editing of reports on the activities of the organization as well as formal program proposals for organizations such as UNAID.
• Gained an understanding of the inner workings of a non-U.S.-based non-profit and developed skills for working cross culturally.

Durham, New Hampshire

• Assisted teachers with preparation of curriculum materials, supervision and facilitation of activities and children’s play, welcoming families and other tasks related to the upkeep and safety of the classroom and center.

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Community Organization, Planning And Development

Field of Practice: Global Social Work and Practice with Immigrants and Refugees

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology And Anthropology, Gpa: 3.763, Cum Laude

Honors Thesis: Negotiating Identities: African Refugee Students’ Acculturative Encounters at School • Ethnographic study of the.