Associate Director, Mentoring
Roxbury, Massachusetts, Us
Led communication strategy, research, assessment, content development, and technical enhancement projects for YouthBuild USA's National Mentoring Alliance. Accomplishments include:Authored multiple winning proposals for US Department of Justice (OJJDP) grants adding up to $9M in funding to support mentoring of at-risk youth in over 50 communities nationwide. Designed and executed rapid cycle needs assessment for OJJDP funded national mentoring initiative serving 16 to 18 year old opportunity youth. Launched social networking strategy to increase awareness, build community, and drive traffic to web-based Community of Practice.