Built an afterschool Club program from the ground up, including but not limited to hiring, budgeting, grant writing, scheduling, programming, engaging and building relationships with youth, parents, community partners and business professionals.

•Build and maintain strong working relationships with high schools; effectively integrate Big Brothers Big Sisters into the school through positive professional interactions with teachers, faculty and administrative staff. •Implement the mentor2.0 curriculum, using the iMentor Canvas; adapt as needed to meet participant needs. Serve as an agency expert regarding mentor2.0 technology, curriculum structure, and program content.•Deliver high quality weekly classroom instruction to engage students in the mentor2.0 program and build credibility for mentor2.0.•Direct seamless large monthly events that inspire matches, strengthen relationships, and maintain the mentor2.0 program in high regard by all participants (students, mentors, school partners, BBBS staff, visitors, etc). Assure overall coordination of event planning and logistics. Conduct presentations and facilitate activities at events attended by approximately 100 participants.•Provide match support to up to 100 one-to-one mentoring matches of professional volunteer mentors and high school student mentees to ensure child safety, relationship development, and participant progress through program goals and curriculum benchmarks toward high-impact outcomes. Energize relationships between mentor and students, providing guidance/feedback to matches.

• Ensure high-level proficiency in applying child safety and risk management knowledge, policies and procedures throughout all aspects of job function.• Through scheduled in-person, telephone and electronic contact with the volunteer, child and parent/guardian, ascertain that the elements of child safety, match relationship development, positive youth development and volunteer satisfaction are fulfilled and that potential problems and barriers are identified, addressed and resolved as early as possible..• Meet monthly and annual goals for match contact compliance, documentation quality, survey completion, match retention rate, frequency of match closures, average match length and customer satisfaction.• Using evaluation surveys, assess relationship strength and match impact on youth development.• Document and monitor all elements of match support in a timely fashion, meeting BBBSA and agency standards.• Assess individual training, information and support needs for each match participant to assure a positive youth development experience for the child and successful and satisfying experience for the volunteer.• Develop strategic interventions to identify and strengthen match relationships that require extra support to continue to grow.• Provide matches with affordable and age appropriate activity ideas and encourage involvement in agency organized events which promote group interaction and agency affiliation.• Assist in planning and facilitating group activities for matches that appeal to matches and target child outcomes.• At match closure, discuss and assess reasons for closure and re-match potential. Participate in regular evaluation of matches that end prematurely or unexpectedly, in order to reduce likelihood of future premature match closures and increase program quality..• Conduct volunteer orientations to train and educate new program volunteers on program guidelines.

KaBOOM! Project Manager & Community Engagement Chair:-Communicate & collaborate with over 20 different agencies and community partners to recruit and mobilize over 300 volunteers, hundreds of tools, & thousands of dollars in food & supply donations-Establish & maintain a budget, timeline and tracking system for all registrants, supplies, and tools-Launch a successful campaign using social media, programs, events, press kits, etc. to promote the projectSummer Camp Director:-Design and implement summer programming; organize over 50 coordinated events & partnerships throughout the community to offer varied, exciting and educational opportunities to the student population-Use innovative methods to engage the larger community including targeted community events, programs and communications designed to fit the needs and desires of the population-Identify volunteer opportunities and recruit a diverse and qualified volunteer pool; develop and maintain relationships with volunteers to increase retention, manage expectations, orientations, and recognition -Organize multiple successful events with over 200 attendees; coordinate logistics, creative elements, budget, schedule, media and manpower-Execute outreach to the local community members through door to door canvassing efforts & expanded communication strategies to involve 10% more of our residents in the organization

Minter Bridge Elementary