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*Create and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum for weekly faith formation program for 2-5 year olds and their families. *Present class remotely via Zoom in response to Alameda County's Shelter in Place order*Recruit, train, schedule, and supervise adult and youth classroom volunteers. Moderate a Yahoo Groups email discussion group in order to facilitate communication with participant families.*Serve as a liaison between preschool families, the elementary school age Faith Formation program, and the larger community. *Develop service learning projects for preschool participants in conjunction with coordinators of social justice programs.* Conduct regular meetings to train new volunteers and solidify relationships with continuing volunteers* Collaborate with other parish stakeholders to develop, design, and deliver intergenerational educational events

*Create and implement developmentally appropriate project-based curriculum for a class of 10-18 Kindergarteners*Observe, document, and evaluate student learning using a variety of measures including anecdotal records, running records, and classroom assignments. Plan instruction based on observation and assessment results in conjunction with Bright Horizons curriculum and Common Core standards. Share findings with parents at least twice a week via Bright Horizons' Tadpoles software.*Serve as Garner School’s Bright Spaces Connector, a liaison between the Bright Horizons Foundation, Garner School, and the Alameda Point Collaborative (APC). Garner’s Bright Spaces team raised nearly $2,00 to renovate APC’s Family Center’s library in 2018. We’re poised to complete a $3,000 renovation of the computer las as soon as the Stay at Home order is lifted.*Develop service learning projects for Kindergarteners and their families in connection with a local assisted living facility.

*Supervised a professional development program for youth.*Coordinated and led online and in-person professional development workshops.*Maintained open communication with program participants, volunteers, and key staff at partner locations.*Recruited, screened, and matched all youth to an Oakland Public Library.* Organized mentoring site visits and events.* Ensured youth productivity and deliverables are met.*Evaluated youth performance and provide immediate recommendations.* Documented and shared program activity and progress to stakeholders, staff and board through weekly reports and social media.*Measured, documented, and reported on program outcomes.

* Managed partnerships with 35 local nonprofits and senior centers, helping them establish, maintain, promote and evaluate volunteer-facilitated digital literacy programming at their sites* Coordinated and delivered online meetings and webinars using Adobe Connect* Managed volunteer training courses using the Moodle LMS*Developed and supervised the execution of volunteer recruitment, training, and placement plans* Coordinated with computer center staff and other organizations including Hands On Bay Area, The Nonprofit Technology Network, and Symantec Corporation to develop digital literacy day of service events * Organized outreach events to promote digital literacy programming in partners’ computer labs* Represented CTN at special events and speaking engagements to promote its mission, volunteer program and involvement in the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program* Provided project management for teams of skilled community and corporate volunteers who created a customized Salesforce database, digital literacy curricula and training webinars and workshops for CTN* Led CTN’s transition to a Salesforce database and trained other staff on its use* Reported on the progress and impact of CTN’s volunteer program to Board of Directors and funders* Supervised one full time Volunteer Coordinator, two stipended volunteers, and interns from Intrax, Year Up and University of San Francisco

*Guided preschool and elementary school groups on environmental education tours of the Center’s wetland habitats, focusing on the natural and human history of the salt marsh. *Develop and revise curriculum for pre- and post-field trip activity packets, aligning them to CaliforniaState Content Standards for Science. * Led and profitably managed the budget for weekend interpretive programs, including “Nature Detectives,” a weekend nature interpretive program for preschoolers and their families.* Coordinated all aspects of Bay Camp - HSIC’s summer camp program – including staffing, training, marketing, evaluation, and budget.*Developed and led environmental education camp activities for 4-12 year olds for Bay Camp.* Recruited, trained, and supervised Bay Camp volunteers.* Directed volunteer activities during HSIC’s fundraising and service events.* Established and maintained an on-going relationship with Girl Scouts of Northern California (GSNorCal) staff to develop programming at HSIC geared specifically to Girl Scouts and offered exclusively through the GSNorCal Choices activity guide.* Analyzed, and tracked evaluation results in order to improve program attendance and encourage repeat visits from participants.* Wrote and edited articles for the Center’s quarterly newsletter, Tidal Tales as well as other marketing and outreach materials.

* Co-coordinated the launch and day-to-day operations of “Explore Your Shore,” a pilot outreach program funded by a $38K grant from the California State Department of Parks and Recreation, which served 270 participants from under-resourced urban communities from Alameda and Contra Costa counties* Served as the key liaison between the EYS program and staff and volunteers from all levels of the organizations that provided participants and facilities including HARD community and senior centers, East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD), Girl Scouts of Northern California Outreach programs, and school groups from San Lorenzo and Hayward* Developed and delivered ongoing programming geared specifically to older adults with limited mobility* Represented EYS at pre-program events at partner sites to promote and cultivate participation in the program. The EYS program exceeded its grant attendance requirements by more than twelve percent. * Organized end of program celebrations for participants and their families* Assisted in the development, collection, monitoring, and analysis of outcomes evaluation data.* Created and maintained end-of-session and end-of-year grant reports using database information* Supervised four naturalist interns and two direct service interns

*Taught second and third grade students whose primary languages were Spanish, Cantonese, Tagalog, Mandarin and Romanian, as well as students with a broad range of learning, developmental, and physical disabilities*Developed and implemented research-based teaching strategies to improve academic achievement in African American and Latino students as part of the Jefferson School Collaborative Action Research for Equity (CARE) Team*Participated in “Dreamkeepers,” an anti-racism focus group, at Jefferson and Garfield Schools*Assisted four other teachers in securing two grants of $20K each from Oracle Corporation for eight Family Math and Science Nights in the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 school years. Assisted in coordinating, supporting, and leading quarterly school-wide Family Math and Science Nights that encouraged family and community involvement in school and sparked interest in math and science learning*Coordinated, supported, and led educational school-wide events such as Ocean Habitat Weeks, science fairs, fundraisers, and assemblies*Led student Conflict Manager Program at Jefferson School. Conducted yearly training and monthly meetings for student Conflict Managers and school staff. Reported on the progress of the Conflict Manager program at staff meetings*Served on the School Site Council (SSC) at Garfield School. The SSC acted as an advisory body to the principal regarding curriculum, school performance goals, and disbursement of School Improvement (SIP), and other funding*Conducted parent education workshops