Gene'A Mitchell Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Oakland, California

• Responsible for the integration of the Citizen Schools’ program model into two traditional public-school environments working in tandem with the principal, school administration, and Campus Director to promote.
• Led the professional development of 15 AmeriCorps volunteers, and 1 Campus Director.
• Leveraged data to better assess staff performance, student academic progress to goals, and program quality.
• Mobilized professionals and corporate sponsors to challenge students through apprenticeships that built enthusiasm and cultivated an interest in learning.
• Built and cultivated transformational relationships in and among school staff and faculty to better serve and support students.
• Maintained annual operating budget for school campus.

Oakland, CA

• Responsible for the integration of the Citizen Schools’ program model into a traditional public-school environment working in tandem with the principal and school administration to promote alignment and collaboration..
• Led the instructional development of 4 AmeriCorps volunteers.
• Leveraged data to better assess staff performance, student academic progress to goals, and program quality.
• Mobilized professionals and corporate sponsors to challenge students through apprenticeships that built enthusiasm and cultivated an interest in learning.
• Built and cultivated transformational relationships in and among school staff and faculty to better serve and support students.
• Maintained annual operating budget for school campus.

Boston And San Jose/Silicon Valley

• Responsible for implementing City Year’s Whole School Whole Child service model at the James W. Hennigan K-8 School and at the Arbuckle Elementary-Adelante II Dual Language Academy.
• Selected to participate in a City Year Culture Working Group to brainstorm adaptations to the current cultural norms utilized across the organization.
• Managed and coached a team of 14 first year AmeriCorps members and 1 Senior AmeriCorps member providing a clear vision, systems and structures, and professional development to empower and motivate them throughout the.
• Utilized student level data to identify students to enroll in City Year’s attendance, academic, and behavioral programming in collaboration with City Year Evaluation Director, school administrators, and teachers.
• Established a new after-school partnership with ACEDONE to support 40 3RD – 8TH grade students academically and provide enrichment programming.
• Inspired my team to embrace City Year’s culture and the belief that all students can achieve great things in school and life regardless of their ethnic and/or socio-economic background or current academic proficiency.

Boston, MA

• Focused on engaging students, school partners and community members through building and cultivating a positive and collaborative school climate. Responsible for leading and coaching Corps Members by providing.
• Communicate the importance of City Year culture pieces to Corps Members.
• Tailor and present explicitly large-scale site-wide announcements, clearly communicating “the why” behind them.
• Coach Corps Members on developing productive and progressive relationships with school faculty, staff, and community.
• Identify, with school administrators, teachers, and City Year staff, students to participate in City Year programs.
• Review and oversee Extended Day program operations and policies and make revisions as needed.

Boston, MA

• Worked, as a part of a team, to bridge the gap in high-poverty communities through the support of the students in these communities by performing the following undertakings:
• Provided one-on-one or group tutoring with eighth grade students in their English Language Arts coursework before, during, and after school to help students work through their academic challenges.
• Took attendance and called late or absent students to encourage them to come to school.
• Organized and lead activities, celebrations, and projects to improve the school and community as a whole.
• Led energetic morning greetings for the whole school to create a more encouraging learning environment.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• A paraprofessional in the Department of Residence Life with responsibility for assisting in the achievement of the following:
• Developed an environment conducive to the academic and personal growth of students living in the residence halls.
• Implemented programs that encourage community development and personal growth as well as the support and implementation of policies and procedures that encourage a positive academic environment.
• Completed weekly reports and other department paperwork.
• Assisted with daily check-ins and check-outs of residents into resident halls.
• Respond to emergencies within the Residence Hall.