Ella Benoit Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Sierra Leone

40+ Hours/WeekSupervisor: Mohamed Sima Dumbuya, Education Program Manager.- Teach class levels 1-9, of 50 plus students English Language Arts, Phonics, Composition, Reading Comprehension, and Creative Writing.- Create and manage remedial examination classes of 54 students.- Design and develop monthly capacity-building sessions for 30 local teachers.- Promote gender equality in and out of the classroom through monthly capacity building sessions.- Instruct 20 local teachers and administration staff how to write and manage grants.- Restore and maintain previous projects on the local school grounds/rehabilitated the school's water pump, 10 classrooms, library, and 10 blackboards benefiting over 1,000 students and staff.- Monitor and evaluate the impact of over 30 activities/projects and 1 grant through the VRG database.- Develop and execute over 5 trainings for Peace Corps Volunteers and staff.- Cross Peace Corps sectors to administer health informational programs to class levels 4-8, reaching over 200 students. - Collaborate with other Peace Corps Volunteers on community/school engagement projects.- Design, develop, and maintain the local school's website.- Partner with community stakeholders, local missionaries, and NGOs for the development of the local primary school.- Assist with prep, set up, and breakdown of community and public events/1 spelling bee, 3 quizzes, and 3 debates.

Skokie, Illinois, United States

40 Hours/WeekSupervisor: Lorenzo Cervantes, Principal.- Created and delivered lesson plans in the teacher's 2 month long-term absence.- Graded students' daily classwork and assignments for the duration of the teacher's absence.- Prepared written summaries of each class, notifying absent teachers of special situations daily.- Attended weekly teacher capacity-building sessions.- Attended weekly staff meetings.- Worked with the classroom aids for over 10 students that have an IEP (Individualized Education Plan).- Maintained open communication with administrators and lead teacher.- Helped students with classwork and assignments after school for a total of 3 days per week.- Monitored 5 lunch periods per month and after-school activities per need-based.- Assisted with library administration for 5 weeks/2 days per week.- Helped with administrative operations at 4 school events.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

30 Hours/WeekCo-Founder: Elizabeth Zia.- Bought and budgeted all necessary items for all 3 organization locations.- Oversaw all 3 organization locations on a daily basis.- Created and administered all volunteer management for over 40+ volunteers.- Ran photography and videography of all organization location and events/daily organization sites and over 15+ special events.- Contacted and spoke to the press for different events.- Managed all visual and writing releases of social media pages.- Outsourced and collaborated with different local charity organizations and local businesses within the Chicagoland area.- Maintained and strengthened all donor relations.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

40 Hours/WeekSupervisor: Frank Perkins, VP of Advancement.- Managed Raiser's Edge NXT database and gift processing of over $600,000 on a yearly basis.- Managed agency-wide in-kind donation programs, accumulating over 5,000 in-kind donations on a yearly basis.- Reconciled gifts with the Accounting Department, including routing checks, aligning agency recordkeeping of gifts and grants, and running department revenue reports on a daily basis.- Created weekly/monthly/quarterly fundraising reports and other database reports as needed.- Managed agency-wide annual Holiday Magic Program by identifying appropriate gift sponsors, collecting participant wish lists from programs, and facilitating all contact between sponsors and programs. Coordinate receipt of over 1,000 gifts and distribute to program staff of 9 different departmental programs.- Provided support for all special events including event setup, registration and check-in, data tracking and organization, financial reporting, assisting with mailings, phone inquiries, in-kind gift tracking, and other duties as designated by project managers.- Managed the individual and group volunteer programs, managing all volunteer requests, facilitating volunteer onboarding and orientation, updating volunteer policies and requirements, and utilizing Raiser's Edge NXT for volunteer management of over 500+ volunteers yearly.- Wrote, researched, and prepared proposals and program reports for foundation, corporate, and governmental sources.- Kept the department staff informed of new funding opportunities, changes in donor guidelines, priorities, etc., gathering, reviewing and summarizing this information for advancement departmental use.

25-30 Hours/WeekSupervisor: Angelo Calvello, Founder.- Designed, built, and implemented 2 social media campaigns that promoted the JEI's upcoming issues on climate bonds.,- Maintained the JEI's 3 social media platforms: LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, by posting and updating daily. - Promoted the firm's brand as an industry leader in developing and applying advances to investment problems and positions.- Tracked website statistics using Google Analytics, creating quarterly reports.- Tracked social media competitive landscape, producing quarterly insight reports and ad-hoc requests.- Analyzed performance of key marketing activities, creating detailed reports for distribution to upper management.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

30 Hours/WeekSupervisor: Wendy Neuert.- Led 5 first grade students through remote learning.- Taught and tutored 5 first grade students during asynchronous work time.- Created a classroom environment with educational activities.- Managed daily after-school learning, tutoring, and extracurricular activities.- Assessed student performance and diversified approaches to meet individual student needs.- Assigned and graded supplementary classwork, homework, and assessments to enhance student understanding and study habits.- Observed school rules and policies and complied with local, state, and national standards pertaining to student health and safety.- Maintained open communication with student caregivers through parent-teacher conferences and student evaluations.- Assisted students in learning course material with one-on-one and group tutoring sessions.