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St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Increase program access to girls in underrepresented communities by developing strategic partnerships with school, youth and community organizations
• Achieve girl membership, retention, and activity participation metrics
• Assist with grant applications, evaluations, data collection and reports
• Provide coaching, support, and direct supervision within the Community Partnership team
• Help lead the cultivation and management of highly effective partnerships to support the ConnectZ program delivery model
• Complete outreach and increase program visibility and community awareness

• Collaborate, cultivate, and maintain relationships with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and local stakeholders to deliver the Girl Scout ConnectZ curriculum in schools and local neighborhoods to 207 girls
• Organize and execute field trips, events, and give girls opportunities to participate in Girl Scout special events
• Maintain troop meeting attendance records, programming curriculum, and comply with Girl Scouts ConnectZ data collection and evaluation processes
• Cultivate, train and support volunteer force

Como Park High School And Humboldt High School

• Design and deliver high quality, inclusive lesson plans to 37 students at 2 different high schools in the Saint Paul Public School District
• Advise 37 senior students at 2 high schools in after school sessions in finding the best fit college, budgeting in college, writing college essays, and understanding financial award letters
• Collaborated with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to train and support students through the FAFSA application, Dream Act and verification process resulting in the successful submission of over 200 applications
• Coordinate and implement recruitment strategies to enroll over 1,000 sophomore students for College Possible Minnesota’s incoming class
• Foster family engagement by communicating with students and their families in person, and via phone and email

College Possible National

• Researched best practices for onboarding programs, Learning Management Systems (LMS), and employment websites
• Drafted request for proposals for various software and employee programs
• Audited 160 AmeriCorps personnel files to meet compliance with the Corporation for National & Community Service
• Scheduled interviews and maintained contact with candidates throughout the hiring process
• Streamlined employee position descriptions and responsibilities to meet federal compliance

Boys & Girls Club Of The Fox Valley

• Provided a safe space for 21 Hmong youth from different communities in Appleton, building self-confidence and leadership skills
• Promoted higher education and provided youth with resources to attain post-secondary goals
• Led ice breakers, group bonding activities, and assisted in planning weekly curriculum including community field trips to broaden youth’s horizon
• Assisted in the recruitment of Lawrence University volunteers to support with programming

Roosevelt Middle School

• Assisted in coordinating programs and clubs for groups of ten middle school students for Roosevelt’s before and after school programming throughout the 2011 – 2014 academic school years
• Planned and ran club activities that developed reading skills and promoted creativity among club members
• Assisted members with projects, school work and/or other personal issues/ educational weaknesses
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to maintain control in a fast paced work environment