Joshua Umar Email & Phone Number

Litchfield Park, AZ, US

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Leader of ASA of AZ, the proud "Voice of Arizona Subcontractors." Guided ASA of AZ through a leadership change during the pandemic; Serve as ASA point person on state & municipal advocacy, as well as to the Arizonans for Fair Contracting coalition; Established the ASA University program and oversaw design of accompanying certification; Manage ASA’s member.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Actively managed all aspects of an industry-led $3M career awareness initiative for the skilled trades; Supported the activities of our industry steering committee; Pursued funding in close concert with committee members (over $500k raised from Sept. 2019 - March 2020); Ensured satisfaction for 40+ investor companies and 13 leading industry associations.

Monterey, VA

Provided guidance on COVID-19 contingencies, communications, and policy modifications; Worked remotely with Chamber staff to grow their program development, leadership, and financial skills; Facilitated strategic planning and program execution for board and staff

Monterey, VA

Organized our annual Maple Festival (40,000 - 60,000 attendees); Drove a 10% increase in membership; Raised total sponsorship income by 27%; Responsible for all budgeting, financials, and procurement; Managed the Highland County Visitor Center; Spearheaded a revision to increase our role in the county comprehensive plan; Revitalized and doubled the size of.

Monterey, VA

Business Resource DevelopmentProvided hundreds of hours of mentorship and technical assistance to 48 local entrepreneurs as a SCORE counselor; Conducted educational workshops for local businesses in collaboration with the Chamber; Organized a business resource fair attended by 112 businesses with a keynote by the VA Secretary of Agriculture & Forestry.

Alexandria VA

Provided analyses of the policy and legislative importance of workforce research findings; Published 23 presentations and posters; Helped design qualitative and quantitative research projects; Implemented and analyzed data from surveys with up to 83,000 subjects; Administered all department grant applications; Organized all research events at AAPA’s annual.

Alexandria, VA

Coordinated development of the first National PA Research Agenda, including communications between AAPA and a panel of national leaders in health workforce research; Conducted literature searches and completed regular updates of the Annotated PA Bibliography; Analyzed survey data and generated reports including graphics, tables and charts; Authored fact.

Northern Virginia

Worked full-time to recruit and train volunteers in support of President Obama’s health reform agenda as part of the grassroots political arm of the White House; helped organize canvasses, phone banks, listening tours, and legislator office visits in Northern Virginia’s 8th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts; became adept at both recognizing.

Syracuse, NY

Taught 2 to 3 sections per week; wrote and graded exams and tests, graded all papers, led discussion sections and held regular office hours for students who needed extra tutoring; courses taught included Introductory Ethics, Introductory Decision Theory, Critical Thinking, and Human Nature

Philosophy & Economics

Activities and Societies: In 2006, I was one of only 30 students nationally--and the only non-economist--to be selected for participation.

Bachelor'S Degree, Philosophy, Minor In Humanities

Activities and Societies: Philosophy Department Student of the Year Award Winner, Humanities & Philosophy Teaching Intern, Philosophy Club.

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