Greyson C. Brooks Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States

Brooklyn, Ny

Greater New York City Area

- Community organizer, strategic planner, recruiter of volunteer staff, and moderator for interorganizational coalition of 40+ not-for-profits and city government agencies to improve the coordination of and access to services for LGBTIQ asylum seekers and asylees- Developing resource guides and best practices recommendations for use in city agencies and NGOs- Drafting, field testing, and conducting need assessment survey for NYC LGBTIQ asylum communities; quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed results; disseminates information to queer immigration workers to improve efficacy and expediency of service provision- Designed, structured, and hosted first ever city-wide forum of 120+ service providers, NYC city council members, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, and the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit to foster communication between and improve resources for stakeholders- Administers direct case management, entitlements referrals, and social support for more than a dozen asylum seekers & asylees

Brooklyn, Ny

- Facilitates and achieves organizational governance and long- and short-term objectives- Leads brand development and fundraising efforts, assists tracking income & expenses and drafting annual and short-term budgets- Liasons as primary contact with programmatic partners, fiscal agents, and vendors- Anchors and facilitates annual and monthly meetings and conference calls- Recruits and orients Steering Committee and general members while coordinating with membership to increase stakeholder productivity- Coordinates and strategizes national advocacy and public education efforts on LGBTIQ-specific immigration policy changes while expanding the coalition- Outreaches to and engages local CBOS, providing organizational support, education, referrals, and funding opportunities

New York, New York

East New York, Brooklyn, Ny

- Provides primary mental health, wellness, economic, residential, psychosocial, and ADL case management and care intervention for 36 live-in HIV+, homeless clients with strong histories of substance abuse and mental health issues and LGBT asylum seekers and asylees- Maintains client records, ensured client entitlements, provided 100s of internal and external referrals, and documented 1,000s of client interactions per organizational, state, and federal regulatory requirements, all while maintaining strict confidentiality - Leads interdisciplinary team in decreasing clients' AIDS viral loads, including increasing the facility's VL detectable rate from 57% to 89%

New York, Ny

- Developed future-focused MOUs, asylum seeker Prescreening and Intake Questionnaires, protocol and policy documents- Collaborated with and synthesized project goals and aspirations of dozens of project stakeholders to streamline structural change - Provided organizational and programmatic analysis, best practice recommendations to meet needs of 24 LGBT/SOGI asylum seekers

Greater New York City Area

- Clarifies, promotes, and establishes New York city-wide standards for working with LGBTIQ asylum seekers and asylees- Facilitated interorganizational communication and coordinates transorganizational service provision for clients - Coordinates and strategizes national advocacy and public education efforts on LGBTIQ-specific immigration policy changes while expanding the coalition- Outreaches to and engages local CBOS, providing organizational support, education, referrals, and funding opportunities

New York, Ny

Kampala, Uganda

- Clarified and streamlined a clear voice and identity for the NGO’s public image, aligning it with international aid standards- Oversaw NGO rebranding through repackaging the policy goals & organizational structuring to better serve constituents, secure funders

Kampala, Uganda

- Developed domestic & international policies promoting local LGBTI community efforts and advocacy via social media, press statements- Established nation-wide standardized form to report and document hate crimes and transgressions against LGBTI citizens; served as primary copy editor and qualitative researcher; synthesized internal reports for press release; wrote grant proposals, speeches

New York, Ny

Cambridge, Ma

- Interdepartmental liaison: coordinated and conducted six-month facilities assessment and analysis for 10+ million specimens in six departments to ensure adequate space allocation and relocation; conducted quantitative research and taxonomic identification- Led educational tours and hosted visiting scholars; trained 12+ volunteers in proper specimen care and best-practice

Nanyuki, Kenya

- Organized and led 4-person community organization team for fact-finding mission, established partnerships with 3 local NGOs. Built acceptance and recognition with local communities via information distribution; assessed logistics and cost-benefit impacts- Established volunteer guidelines and handbook, recruited 20+ volunteers, and created a global database that matched and oversaw particular contributers’ skills and knowledge sets to specific research projects, philanthropic outreach, and data analysis programs

Waterville, Me

Enabled grassroots involvement and community mobilization through 200+ citizen interviews, mediating four town hall meetings, coordinated with local NFPs, and conducting large-scale needs assessments to enact local security and beautification measures; analyzed and synthesized concerns into political mobilization

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Applied Anthropology, International Development Concentration, 3.90 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude

Graduate Coursework In, Not-For-Profit Management, Museum Studies, Copy Editing & Essay Writing, 4.00 Gpa

Certificate, Mediation, Conflict Resolution

​Trained and certified mediator, specializing in conflict resolution and negotiation. Completed forty hours of mediation training.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Cultural Anthropology; Art, Major Gpa In Art: 3.58; Major Gpa In Anthropology: 3.41; Overall Gpa: 3.47

Activities and Societies: Colby Democrats, The Bridge [LGBTIQ org], COOT2 Program [wilderness-based freshman orientation], Admissions tour.

High School Diploma