John Haffner Email & Phone Number

White River Junction, Vermont, United States

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

• Researched transportation infrastructure projects involving multi-jurisdictional agencies andFirst Nations communities.
• Composed, designed and presented reports on transportation, sustainability, ecologicalrestoration and building relationships with Indigenous communities for popular andacademic dissemination.
• Convened and participated in consultative meetings between academic, Indigenous, andMinistry of Transportation partners.

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

• Developed upper-level university course on urban planning, geography, and gender.
• Supervised team of teaching assistants and organized workshops, lectures and assignments.

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

• Directed team of educational developers focused on cultivating resources for the graduate student and post-doctoral teaching community at Queen’s University.
• Convened workshops and conducted one-on-one consultations on professional development, practical experience, educational research and other aspects of teaching and learning in higher education.
• Administered online learning platform and certification program in teaching and learning.

Sacramento, CA

• Coordinated logistics for Humanities and Changing Conceptions of Work (HCCW) grantproject.
• Directed the construction of a resource web portal for the working group.
• Led a group of student participants in development of a new organizing application.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Assembled diverse constituent groups around reforming national ICT policy and submittedpolicy recommendations on behalf of 130 member coalition.
• Researched international ICT policy trends and recommended models for involvingmunicipal and civil society groups in communications infrastructure and governance.
• Coordinated media outreach and served as spokesperson for campaign.

Sacramento, CA

• Supported Valley Vision’s work as a partner in the “Connected Capital Area” BroadbandConsortium.
• Facilitated visioning meetings with private and public representatives planning thebroadband future of the region.

Monterey, CA

• Researched grant opportunities and developed programs to increase organizational capacity and budget.
• Coordinated outreach opportunities and created materials to promote community involvement in the organization.
• Produced, shot and edited community events for local government, education and non-profit organizations.
• Surveyed community members and opinion leaders and presented analysis to executive director and board members.
• Engineered mobile production and outreach vehicle for deployment at community events
• Designed and created promotional materials for organizational events and launch of new broadcast cable channel.

Gilroy, CA

• Coordinated collaborative efforts in technology, marketing and education between regional community media centers
• Researched grant opportunities and developed programs to increase organizational capacity and budget
• Conducted outreach and built strategic partnerships with community organizations such as schools, non-profit organizations and local business groups
• Managed a student internship program during implementation of a new constituent database
• Presented strategies for collaboration in community media to colleagues at national and regional conferences

Bloomington, MN

• Attained, coordinated and trained volunteers for the organization’s two major annual fundraising events.
• Composed and edited material for a quarterly newsletter distributed to over 4,000 clients and donors.
• Wrote press releases and corresponded with local media for fundraising and awareness purposes.
• Created the script, shooting schedule, and conducted interviews for an online promotional video.

Denver, CO

• Instructed non-profit representatives, local youth and community members during basic field production and editing software workshops.
• Shot and edited footage for local non-profits’ awareness needs.
• Prepared series shows, specials, and PSAs for a local public access channel.
• Contributed to the Open Media Foundation's coverage of the 2008 Democratic National Convention by serving on a documentary crew charged with capturing the public’s response to the convention.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Geography

Master Of Science (Ms), Community Development

Bachelor Of Independent Studies, Media Production, Communication Studies, English