Faye S. Longo Email & Phone Number

Royalton, Vt, Us

Vermont, United States

United States

• Developed and implemented transformative resilience coaching programs for individuals and organizations, focusing on strengths-based approaches.• Facilitated education and training sessions for business partners to better engage with communities impacted by trauma and oppression.• Consulted with organizational partners to create inclusive strategies for serving customers with lived experience of trauma and oppression.

Vermont, United States

Vermont, United States

Develop & implement the Community Navigators Project for CWE Vermont ensuring client-centered design. Responsible for creative programming, community development and engagement activities, and relationship management with key stakeholders at all levels.Ensuring compliance with federal grant standards. Provide individual consultations and cohort trainings with an eye towards building strong, diverse, and reciprocal communities of support. Recruit and manage instructors and counselors, implement new programs, and make continuous improvements to existing programs and services.

Barre, Vermont

Vermont, United States

With organizations including Let's Grow Kids, Vermont Main Street Alliance, Vermont Foodbank, Washington County Youth Service Bureau, I have shared my lived expertise with poverty and trauma.AdvocacyCongressional TestimonyInterviewsCommunity EngagementOp-EdsPublic SpeakingRelationship Builder

Montpelier, Vermont

First point of contact for all thing childcare related. Intake, review, and initial interviewing of all potential childcare Borrowers and/or candidates for technical assistance programs.Establish and maintain relationships with potential, current and past Borrowers. Assure that all necessary documentation is gathered for the underwriting process and walk all Borrowers through the application and closing processes. Assure that VCLF's security positions are perfected at all times.Maintain current working knowledge on current happenings in the childcare and community development financial institution settings and translate that knowledge to Borrowers as necessary.Assist in the administration of the annual Building Bright Spaces for Bright Futures (BBSBF) grants rounds.Assure that final reports are submitted to the State of Vermont for the BBSBF grants.Coordinated and manage application review committees as necessary.Represent VCLF at several early childhood events throughout the year.

Eagle Nest, Nm

Utility Billing & Accounts Receivable; managed all accounts receivable and utility reporting requirements. Successfully completing 3 years of Village audits without a single recorded finding. During my tenure I also discovered and corrected a utility billing error that ultimately saved the Village over $10,000 in water revenues annually.Safety Coordinator; training coordination for all Village Departments, inspections and state/federal reporting. Passing every audit - ultimately saving the Village over $15,000 in insurance costs.Planning & Zoning Commission; Issued all building, water and sewer permits. Assisted in the development of new Planning & Zoning maps and spearheaded the development of community specific Zoning Ordinances. Investigated Resident complaints of Zoning violations and prepared evidence for submission to the Planning & Zoning Commission and/or Municipal Court. Park Committee Secretary; writing and administering the annual New Mexico Clean & Beautiful grants for the Village - tripling their annual grant amount over the course of my tenure and earning the NM Clean & Beautiful silver medal for program development.Beautification Committee Secretary - coordinating bi-annual Village wide cleanups and spearheading a youth involvement program in partnership with the Eagle Nest Elementary School.Grant Writing & Administration - successfully wrote several federal grants amounting to over a quarter of a million dollars in grant monies received by the Village; including the federal funded CDBG grant.Special Event Coordination - Developed the annual Eagle Nest Littlies Egg Hunt, coordinated volunteers to revamp the Village playground and parks. Coordinated the annual Village Pot Luck and Run for the Wall Events. Developed and managed the Village of Eagle Nest and Senior Center Facebook pages.Annual Business & Dog Registrations; issued all registrations as needed and initiated Municipal Court proceedings, as necessary.

Eagle Nest, Nm

Senior Center Coordinator; spearheaded the establishment of a senior program serving meals (onsite and via delivery) and offering regular senior activities. Produced all policies and procedures and developed a partnership with the Non-Metro New Mexico Area Agency on Aging for continued funding and support. This program now totals over 12,000 meals served annually. Utility Billing & Accounts Receivable, End of Month Reporting, Audits, and Allocation.Safety Training Coordination, Inspections and ReportingPark Committee SecretaryBeautification Committee SecretaryGrant Writing & AdministrationSpecial Event CoordinationAnnual Business & Dog RegistrationsWeb Page and Social Media ManagementFor further description of other duties please see above.

Cabot, Vt

Grant writing, administration and reporting.Policy development.Office Management.Established and managed database of over 300 volunteers.Managed Volunteers in day to day activities providing services to Seniors in need.Initiated and established a working system for tracking Volunteers’ personal information as well as measurable outcomes. Designed and implemented many projects, events and programs including a partnership with TimeBanks, USA (the Onion River Exchange), assisting in development of the the community gardens program, initiating the annual volunteer recognition ceremony and senior tech trainings. Assisted the Director with personal scheduling and travel, grant research and writing, correspondence, etc. Also completed several Grant writing courses/workshops and in my first year of grant writing had a 33% success rate! Managed and coordinated our day/drop-in center, managed our bi-weekly 10,000 pound food distributions, organized and coordinated Volunteers and events across several programs, and also coordinated efforts to meet individual needs as they arose within the community.Utilizing social media, and other free venues, I developed a web presence and online community forum where before there was none. Wrote articles and press releases for local newspapers to help reach those without computer access.

Burlington, Vt

Developed surveys for Donor and Client participation and satisfaction.Wrote for and assisted in the design of enewsletter.Wrote and distributed all press releases.Learned basic html and updated and maintained organization website.

Waterbury, Vt

Assisted the Associate Dean in the development and design of the Paleontology Course now offered at CCV. Developed student orientation packets and TRIO resources as necessary.Acted as Regional Manager for the America Reads Program.