Leah Abate Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, California, United States

Serve as a member of the Equity and Community Impact department leadership team, driving strategies to support a work environment of excellence and shared leadership, and enable the Foundation to reach its double impact goal by 2028. Provide expertise concerning equity and community impact program development and implementation, monitoring outcomes, stakeholder engagement, and other activities in support of the Guided Pathways framework and Vision for Success. These activities advance… Show more Serve as a member of the Equity and Community Impact department leadership team, driving strategies to support a work environment of excellence and shared leadership, and enable the Foundation to reach its double impact goal by 2028. Provide expertise concerning equity and community impact program development and implementation, monitoring outcomes, stakeholder engagement, and other activities in support of the Guided Pathways framework and Vision for Success. These activities advance strategic alignment; meeting students basic needs for food, housing, transportation, healthcare, and mental health services; and providing support to students who face persistent achievement gaps and barriers to completion. Uniquely positioned to work across all segments of equity and community impact developing strong external relationships with Foundation customers, partners, and stakeholders while identifying opportunities for program growth across existing and newly-emerging programs. Show less

Sacramento, California

Responsible for providing oversight and project coordination of the Foundation’s various Community Impact programs including community outreach, awareness campaigns, student training, consumer assistance programs and more. Manage multiple projects, tasks, timelines, and staff, and perform quality assurance functions.

Sacramento, California Area

Provided operational consulting and project management for website development company.• Met with client to understand vision for website• Created project timeline and deliverables• Managed contract website designers, programmers and administrators• Consistently and clearly communicated with client and contractors

Santa Barbara, California Area

• Developed strategic marketing plan and managed implementation through email marketing, digital and traditional advertising, social media, press releases, etc.• Initiated testing of CRM to increase efficiency and streamline/improve marketing efforts• Project managed disaster recovery efforts for small businesses during and after Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow disasters, including daily team check-ins, managing project timeline and action items, etc.• Convened and collaborated with… Show more • Developed strategic marketing plan and managed implementation through email marketing, digital and traditional advertising, social media, press releases, etc.• Initiated testing of CRM to increase efficiency and streamline/improve marketing efforts• Project managed disaster recovery efforts for small businesses during and after Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow disasters, including daily team check-ins, managing project timeline and action items, etc.• Convened and collaborated with elected officials from state and local jurisdictions (i.e. Mayor, Council Members, Board of Supervisors, State Assembly Members, Congressman) and local stakeholders to ensure economic recovery from recent disasters• Launched ‘Love Your Local Business’ campaign to support locally-owned businesses• Planned, executed and acted as MC for inaugural ‘805 Strong’ community-building event for over 260 attendees Show less

Santa Barbara, California Area

• Responsible for the success of WEV’s educational programs in English and Spanish • Member of management team that helped grow non-profit from 10 employees in 2009 to 16 in 2017• Hired and led program team/department of six full-time and up to nine part-time/contract employees• Responsible for multiple program budgets totaling $750,000 of $1.6 million organizational budget• Reviewed monthly financial statements as member of finance committee• Developed and ensured… Show more • Responsible for the success of WEV’s educational programs in English and Spanish • Member of management team that helped grow non-profit from 10 employees in 2009 to 16 in 2017• Hired and led program team/department of six full-time and up to nine part-time/contract employees• Responsible for multiple program budgets totaling $750,000 of $1.6 million organizational budget• Reviewed monthly financial statements as member of finance committee• Developed and ensured compliance of annual workplan and budget for government contracts and grants (five Community Development Block Grants and one Small Business Administration grant totaling $350,000)• Analyzed data from 300 in-depth client outcome surveys annually to improve or develop offerings• Represented and advocated for WEV by presenting at City Council meetings, grant hearings, informational sessions in community, and interviews with the media (print, radio, television)• Successful speaking roles at annual fundraising breakfast with 300 guests, and MC at programmatic events with 250 attendees• Collaborated and built partnerships with community-based organizations to promote services and recruit new clients• Initiated and managed website overhaul (twice) to improve navigability and functionality, and increase traffic• Managed update of Employee Handbook and HR policies, including transitioning Independent Contractors to Employees• Oversaw migration to VoIP phone system and Microsoft Office 365 and hiring of new IT vendor, significantly increasing productivity for satellite office and overall company efficiency• Planned and facilitated effective and productive meetings by creating agendas, assigning notetaking, reaching collaborative decisions by building consensus among stakeholders• Led small team in annual curriculum development and delivering impactful small business training Show less

Santa Barbara, California Area

• Coordinated with program instructors and guest speakers to provide business plan courses• Planned and executed small business expositions at conference series • Participated in cost-recovery analysis and implementation to increase program revenue

Santa Barbara, California Area

Primary contact for program clients, handled front office administration, data entry and program team support.