Jeffrey Fingerman Email & Phone Number

Louisiana

• Crafted annual, community-driven strategic plans to mobilize the Louisiana alumni base and collaborated with teams across the state to ensure seamless execution.
• Launched a plan to re-engage our alumni after the pandemic, resulting in twofold increase in alumni donating time or money to Teach For America.
• Created various groups to engage alumni voices in our work and to develop their leadership.

Greater New Orleans

• Established the Office of Leadership and Development to support alumni making career transitions and developed and led “Craft Your Brand” workshops.
• Developed relationships with career seekers and employers to support more then 50 alumni annually as they navigated job searches and interview processes.
• Provided support to the board members of The Collective, for Alumni of Color, and PRISM, our LGBTQ+ association, to ensure their communities could thrive.
• Managed a team of four employees to support the implementation of initiatives.

Greater New Orleans

• Launched unique programs to address alumni and community needs, including a nine-month Leadership Seminar and a "Beyond2" campaign.
• Collaborated with other leaders to design and facilitate program sessions, resulting in 100% of participants agreeing that the seminar met their goals.
• Provided career counseling and connections for alumni seeking school or systems leadership positions, resulting in more than 50 alumni serving in these roles, with 80% of alumni overall staying in education.
• Surveyed alumni to learn how to meet their needs and desires; consistently produced survey completion rates in the top 10% of large Teach For America regions.
• Managed a team of four employees to design and execute programming and events.

• Built a pool of qualified, diverse candidates to staff internal full-time and part-time roles, annually surpassing hiring targets and increasing representation of people of color across the organization.
• Worked remotely with hiring managers to understand the needs of their teams and to seek talent accordingly.
• Created and facilitated information sessions for groups of 50 – 200 potential candidates.

• Executed recruitment strategies to lead team to meet ambitious goals, yielding 47 hired corps members, a 62% increase over the previous year.
• Tailored recruitment messages and strategies based on the university and on individual prospect motivations, resulting in more than 100% growth in accepted applicants at the University of Alabama.
• Managed a team of six associates and campus representatives to support on-campus execution.

Greater New Orleans Region

• Advised hurricane victims in attaining assistance and resolved issues with applicants’ cases to ensure they received the maximum financial award possible.
• Partnered with other Applicant Assistants to resolve complicated cases.

New Orleans, LA

• Managed the first special education inclusion classroom on campus, ensuring all students made significant academic growth, according to their prescribed needs and abilities.
• Founded the school chess club and served as Assistant Soccer Coach.

Portland, OR And Cincinnati, OH

• Analyzed sales trends to create and pitch effective sales promotions for clients.
• Established relationships as a sales representative of General Mills with Kroger, the largest traditional grocery chain in the nation.