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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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