Lee Crandell Email & Phone Number

Berlin, De

Berlin, Germany

-- Entwicklung und Durchführung eines wöchentlichen Nachhilfe- und Konversationsangebots für eine Gruppe von Teilnehmenden auf verschiedenen Sprachniveaus-- Zusätzliche Betreuung und Nachhilfe für individuelle Deutschkursteilnehmende-- Durchführung von schriftlichen und mündlichen Einstufungstests-- Entwicklung und Auswertung von Unterrichtsmaterialien-- Beaufsichtigung offizieller telc-Prüfungen

Chicago, Il

-- Led strategy and operations for three separate partner organizations with a combined $1.3M annual budget, reporting to three separate boards of directors. Advanced the partnership’s mission to support a resilient local economy and high quality of life for the benefit of businesses and residents in Chicago’s West Lakeview community, through neighborhood promotion, business development, advocacy, and public space enhancements.-- Expanded the organization’s programming while leading it to financial stability by restructuring debts, increasing efficiency, identifying new sources of revenue, and investing in capacity expansion. Over four-year tenure as Executive Director, increased the annual budget by 60%, paid off debts, and built a reserve fund, moving from a negative total equity balance equal to 15% of annual budget to positive equity equal to 24% of annual budget.-- Led the creation of a new strategic blueprint and operations plan. Leveraged staff and stakeholders to identify problems and evaluate solutions. Developed annual work plans and budgets, as well as a scorecard to monitor progress.-- Managed communications and marketing campaigns to promote the neighborhood as a destination for consumers, tourists, and investors.-- Organized a regular program of small business networking and education events as well as one-on-one technical assistance in order to strengthen local businesses, while also recruiting new businesses to the community. Developed cross-promotion collaborations between businesses.-- Led government affairs as a registered lobbyist, representing the interests of the neighborhood and local business community to the City and State.

Chicago, Il

-- Managed the property-tax funded Special Service Area (aka Business Improvement District).-- Developed and managed an $800,000 annual Special Service Area budget and work plan in coordination with the SSA 27 Commission and guided by the Lakeview Area Master Plan.-- Managed the planning process that created the award-winning Lincoln Avenue Placemaking Plan, guiding $175,000 in street improvements by convening a task force to steer the project, hiring an urban design firm and contractors through competitive RFPs, gathering public input from more than 250 stakeholders through two open house meetings and an online survey, steering plans through City review and permitting, and overseeing vendors during installation.-- Oversaw the SSA’s annual community programming, including 20 weeks of the Low-Line Market and developing the new Sunday Play Spot initiative, which engaged 15 businesses in creating a pop-up pedestrian plaza on Lincoln Avenue every Sunday afternoon in September 2014.-- Oversaw contracts for landscaping, tree care, litter abatement, holiday decorations and People Spot maintenance to keep four miles of streets clean, green, and welcoming, including selecting vendors through competitive RFPs and ensuring delivery of high quality services.

-- Developed and executed advocacy and planning strategies to improve biking, walking, and transit in Chicago. -- Conducted policy research and led communications and outreach to educate elected officials, community stakeholders, and the press about infrastructure and policy issues. -- Managed campaign work plans, budgets, grants, and staff team. -- Grew list of advocacy supporters from zero to nearly 15,000 and increased membership by 33% over two years.-- Led a coalition of 15 civic organizations in drafting consensus-based recommendations for the North Lake Shore Drive reconstruction project. Published a report to guide public conversation and major press coverage around the coalition's goals.-- Led development of a planning study and report on Chicago’s Lakefront Trail, partnering with two other stakeholder organizations. The report used public input from workshops and an online survey of 1,600 trail users to recommend trail improvements. This study recommended creating separate trails for biking and walking, which has since become a reality.-- Served as a sub-consultant for the Chicago Department of Transportation's Streets for Cycling Plan 2020, managing a public input strategy that harnessed Chicagoans' intimate knowledge of their neighborhood streets through nine volunteer-led Community Advisory Groups.

-- Grew business membership 45% in three years, through more rigorous operations, robust fundraising campaigns, and increased opportunities for member engagement. -- Managed growth of a local chapter program from three to twelve chapters by identifying and coaching local volunteers through the launch of new non-profit organizations. -- Provided program support to influence urban planning industry standards by producing communications materials, editing research products, and organizing professional conference sessions.

-- Wrote and edited web content, marketing materials, magazine articles, grant proposals and reports, op-eds, press releases, media advisories, and general correspondence. -- Supported campaigns to increase state funding for early childhood education and child care. -- Managed contact lists and distribution lists, and tracked donations and grants.

-- Edited and distributed press releases, keeping close contact with clients, other editors and other departments to ensure maximum media exposure. -- Guided clients in writing feature stories to ensure maximum media pickup and coordinated between the local bureau and the Feature Desk.

Neuss, Germany

-- Assisted the festival director with scheduling, managing student employees, and coordinating with and hosting visiting acting companies. -- Conducted daily business in German.

B.A., English

Brotkurs Für Quereinsteiger

Education record

Semester abroad in Germany