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Springfield, Illinois Area

Lead the overseas programming team and focus on programs in Africa and The Middle East

Foods Resource Bank is a ecumenical non-profit that works to connect people and communities worldwide in the effort to end hunger. This position requires me to support the programming already in place as well as seek out new ways that we can expand our reach.

Canton Illionis

The concept of the position is to create solidarity through technology, such as GIS, in order to promote cooperation amongst all county organizations in hopes of developing a stronger economy and quality of life for Fulton County IL.

• The main goal of this position was to strengthen the relationship between the staff and the residents. Some of the main projects that I worked on to achieve this goal are:
• Organized activities that strengthen the relationships between staff and residents of 4 housing programs.
• Organized and led 5 educational programs to groups of 10 that worked to improve basic life-skills.

• This position was a sales position but was created in order to meet the needs of an additonal community which was under served. In order to properly serve the new community it was first essential to find out the needs.
• Assisted 50 small businesses in rural Arkansas with the development of a strong advertising strategy that allowed them to compete in the larger market.
• Increased advertising in market area by… Show more This position was a sales position but was created in order to meet the needs of an additonal community which was under served. In order to properly serve the new.
• Increased advertising in market area by 75% by understanding specific needs and foraging relationships.
• Provided exceptional customer support through attentiveness and extensive product knowledge Show less

• Lived in a village of 350 people and worked with farmers to develop techniques that would work to feed there families and help slow down deforestation and the encroaching desert. Some of my main projects were:
• Advised women’s group of 10 in the creation of an action plan that was used to feed over 500 people
• Guided 20 farming families to create a management structure to obtain planting materials and promote development
• Recruited, trained, and supervised 5 village farmers to… Show more Lived in a village of 350 people and worked with farmers to develop techniques that would work to feed there families and help slow down deforestation.
• Recruited, trained, and supervised 5 village farmers to create orchards of 100 fruit trees Show less

• This position was created in order to lower the costs of travel spent by SPSS employees. It required creating a travel plan for all employees to follow and finding innovative ways to lower costs and retain certain.
• Managed travel for company of 1300 employees and an annual travel budget of 4 million dollars
• Developed and maintained a strict policy and vendor agreements which saved the company 1 million dollars… Show more This position was created in order to lower the costs of travel spent by SPSS employees. It required.
• Developed and maintained a strict policy and vendor agreements which saved the company 1 million dollars annually
• Developed and maintained vendor agreements/contracts with 5 area hotels, 2 airlines, and 1 rental car agency Show less

Ma, Geography-Community Development

Completed a Masters in Geography with a post baccalaureate in Community Development and African and African Diaspora World Studies

Ba, Geography