Madeleine Chaisson Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Contribute to advancing JFF's mission through my work within our Solutions Design and Delivery team. My projects with JFF have included:- Delivering technical assistance through DOL H1-B grant for the RITEI program. - Supporting the implementation of Google's suite of Career Certificates in non-profits and community colleges across the US with tailored provision of technical assistance and coaching.

Houston, Texas, United States

-Manage network of 4 subgrantees’ Financial Opportunity Centers (FOCs)’s performance reporting on a variety of private and government grants (e.g. DOL, CDBG-DR), including providing technical assistance for Salesforce data management and evaluation, curriculum development, and response to COVID-19 -Supported remote onboarding of Assistant Program Officer: provided training for LISC internal systems including data analysis practices, accounting protocols, and financial reporting procedures-Spearheaded project to find technology solution to standardize government benefits and local income support eligibility screening process for 3000+ annual FOC clients, including conducting information gathering interviews, focus groups, and vendor procurement-Manage local network of 5 Business Development Organizations (BDOs) and convene monthly to discuss progress and provide technical assistance

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

As Career Pathways Specialist I collaborated with the IRC's Economic Empowerment team to fill gaps in service for resettled refugees and asylees in the Dallas area. Career Pathways, a refugee workforce program, was launched as a new program in Spring 2018. It is designed to serve clients looking for higher skilled, higher wage jobs following participation in vocational training and advanced job readiness training. All programs culminate with clients achieving a transferable industry recognized credential. I was responsible for recruiting, managing, and placing 50+ clients in appropriate jobs within a 12 month period, per grant outcomes.

Dallas, Tx

Working alongside HRI's Social Services office to research best practices for new client intake (particularly clients with experiences of trauma), and create an intake evaluation tool to track economic stability as it correlates with legal status in the United States. Other responsibilities include assisting with new legal and social client intakes, attending team meetings, and creating individualized resource guides for clients.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

In fulfillment of University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service international public service project (IPSP) requirements, I am collaborating with the staff of Sarus to create an organizational narrative that follows Sarus' journey from an idea to a successful peace building entity. Working remotely with Phnom Penh as my base, I traveled to Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore to conduct interviews with Sarus program alumni and affiliates. These, along with virtual interviews conducted with Bangladeshi alumni and international supporters, will be used to compile a series of stories that show the diversity of Sarus.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Along with 2 graduate student colleagues, I consulted with the Arkansas Children's Research Institute to create a programmatic 5-year executive report & summary of Arkansas GardenCorps' programming. I helped to summarize 5 years of aggregated data and to collect supplemental data regarding childhood nutrition and sustainable agriculture through surveys and personal interviews within Arkansas school and communities.

The chief spokesperson for the VAC. In charge of planning and running weekly Board meetings, weekly Executive Team meetings, and meeting weekly with the Director for the Center for Community Engagement. Serves as a contact point and source of assistance and advice to VAC members and committees, and organizing outreach events. Makes funding requests to the Program Allocations Board (PAB).

Pomfret Hall

Lived and worked in an on-campus residence hall of 900 students while managing a floor of 50-60 undergraduate students. Responsibilities include creating a community environment designed to encourage growth and increased opportunities for student involvement by crafting specialized floor programs, working four hours/week at the front desk, and being part of a daily rotating on-call schedule to address mental health issues and crisis situations that arise within the facility outside of regular business hours. Additional responsibilities included collaborating with commanding officer of University of Arkansas Air Force ROTC to create a living-learning environment for male freshmen cadets.

Fayetteville, Ar

Led a group of fellow undergraduate students in collaborating to fundraise, advertise, and organize bringing Carlotta Walls LaNier of the Little Rock Nine to speak on campus. Responsibilities included ddelegating tasks to colleagues, fundraising $15,000 budget from sponsors, working with on campus partners, and maintaining contact with her publishing company.

Fayetteville, Ar

Participated as a University mentor along with Graduate students and staff to interact with elementary school students on a weekly basis. Activities included cultural presentations and literacy games designed to promote and maintain bilingual (Spanish and English) language acquisition. All sessions are conducted completely in Spanish.

Sector El Almendral, Valparaíso, Chile

Volunteered twice weekly in two hour increments to work alongside local women to prepare meals for “gente de la situación de calle” (people experiencing homelessness). Thirty meals were delivered nightly via strategic drop-off points throughout the city.

Responsible for recruiting, selecting, and training Make A Difference Day (MADD) student Project Leaders. Training includes teaching students how to effectively manage a group of volunteers and how to create and maintain professional relationships with agencies.

Responsible for managing team of student volunteers, maintaining up-to-date inventory of items in the pantry, filling orders for clients, and updating FoodStar computer program with data base information. Other duties include completing assigned projects and tasks in the Volunteer Action Center's main office.

Fayetteville, Ar

Student Coordinator: Responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of all Dream B.I.G. 2014 mentor training sessions. Work in coordination with the Student Coordinators for Camp Curriculum to plan and execute comprehensive spring training sessions for mentors that include topics such as but not limited to: teambuilding, establishing meaningful mentoring relationships with youth, history of the Arkansas Delta and the Dream B.I.G. program, and camp curriculum implementation. Schedule guest speakers to present expert information at training sessionsLead Mentor, September 2012 – May 2013Guided a small group of high school mentees through the Dream B.I.G. spring break overnight camp and maintained a relationship with them through the following year. Planned camp programming to address self-esteem, goal setting, teamwork, pursuit of higher education, motivation to succeed and overcome challenges. CGIU Proposal Head, January 2013Under direction of the program director, led an initiative of three Dream B.I.G. Student coordinators in writing an application to the Clinton Global Initiative University proposing a continuation of the current Dream B.I.G. curriculum. The application required detailed future plans regarding the proposed Dream B.I.G. Leadership Academy.

Responsible for overseeing the preparation, packaging, and datalogging in place of recovery (Pomfret Resident Hall). Recovery Leaders are responsible for keeping track of attendance of volunteers, equipment upkeep, maintaining safety practices and being a general liaison between the volunteers and the volunteer coordinator.

Fayetteville, Ar

Served on a team of undergraduate students to host a regional conference on the University of Arkansas Campus. Worked with a co-chair to recruit, organize, train, and reward the participating 100 student volunteers.

Fayetteville, Ar

Member of a twenty-four person team responsible for ensuring that guests of the University of Arkansas were comfortable and enjoyed their time on campus.. Duties included working 20-70 hours/week making rounds of campus, secretarial work, check ins and outs, and constant customer service.

Fayetteville, Ar

Met weekly with a group of 3-8 international students interested in improving their English language skills and learning more about American culture

Masters Of Public Service (Mps)

http://clintonschool.uasys.edu/

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations & French (Ba), Latin American Studies & Spanish (Ba)

My studies at the University of Arkansas primarily focused on Latin American culture and history, with courses concerning English/Spanish.

Education record

Semester exchange (February - July 2015) studying Spanish language, Latin American literature, history of Chile, and Chilean culture.

Education record