Jasmine Barnes Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Providing community engagement and program development consultation and support to values-aligned organizations. Previous and current collaborators include:
• Ethos Talent: Facilitating JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) trainings for diverse professionals and analyzing quantitative data to determine organization's JEDI-readiness.
• The Teaching Well: Designing, managing and facilitating a 7-month virtual racial healing program spanning two years for a community of 100+ educators nationwide and analyzing data to measure adult staff wellness in.
• The Black Researchers Collective: Designed and facilitated an immersive civic engagement program for 50+ participants from Chicago’s South Side communities
• Advocates for Urban Agriculture: Amplified the collective resistance and abundance of the Chicago urban agriculture community through graphic design, digital storytelling, and event production for multiple virtual and.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Producing local journalism through editorial writing and photography for and about the South Side of Chicago.

Writing personal essays, arts and culture articles, and poetry at focused on travel, music, art, race and culture. Publications I've written for include: Sixty Inches From Center, South Side Weekly, and Lucky Jefferson. I also provide copy writing and content writing services for clients.My writing: jasbarnes.com/writing/

• Designed, organized and facilitated in-person, virtual and off-site community-centered events and initiatives for 1,000+ educators and education allies
• Integrated DEI policies, principles and practices in design thinking and facilitation
• Co-created and directed FuelEd's inaugural scholarship program for early childhood educators, The FuelEd Fellowship
• Produced narrative content for blogs, newsletters, video series, and annual reports
• Managed CRM segmented audience lists and campaigns in Salesforce and Hubspot

• Organized and executed programs impacting 1000+ educators
• Coordinated logistics for nationally-attended professional development conferences
• Supported in re-branding and narrative marketing initiatives
• Developed and sustained relationships and communication with non-profit partners
• Developed organization-wide workflows for hiring processes, grant procurement, event coordination, onboarding and offboarding processes

Austin, Texas Area

Collaborated with senior staff members in the Office of Strategy and Policy to create statewide dual enrollment programs.

Austin, Texas Area

Co-creating workshops and programs with the Multicultural Engagement Center (MEC) and the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) to create a more socially and culturally aware campus.

Austin, Texas Area

Created and delivered pedagogical curriculum on social justice, digital storytelling and community engagement.

Sociology Major; Journalism Minor; Media Culture & Identities Certificate, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Liberal Arts Honors Program; Rapoport Service Scholar

Spanish Language

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