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New York, Ny, Us

• Oversee national mentorship program focused on post-secondary success with over 1200 volunteers and 2000 young adults located in New York City, Chicago, Baltimore and the Bay Area • Directly supervise a national team of Post-Secondary Program Managers who work directly with volunteers and young adults • Work closely with organizational learning and technology solution teams to ensure effective and accurate data management • Build partnerships and implement innovative strategies towards improving long-term sustainability and structural integrity• Cultivate a high achievement, results-driven environment that supports iMentor’s post-secondary model• Facilitate team meeting spaces including volunteer trainings, and quarterly retreats• Manage budget to ensure programming elements are being approved and funded in a timely manner

• Advised over 300 young adults in enrolling in career training programs through a combination of direct support, mentor engagement and sharing of career development resources• Oversaw volunteer management of over 200 mentors through implementing communication campaigns at scale• Facilitated group advising workshops for students and volunteer trainings for mentors• Ensured important information was accurately recorded and utilized data to inform strategic decisions and report outcomes for grants• Developed partnerships with regional professional pathway programs and executed multiple career pathway resource fairs • Supervised two Program Fellows

• Conducted in-person college and alternative career pathway advising sessions and volunteer mentor counseling support to a cohort of over 150 students and 100 volunteers• Confirmed student post-secondary plans, utilized curricular content to promote college/career skills, and delivered intervention support services to improve post-secondary persistence rates• Promoted post-secondary curricular resources by distributing & ensuring receipt of weekly text messages and monthly newsletters• Collected consent and participant feedback for program improvement by administering quarterly questionnaires

Queen, Ny

• Overall management of the YAIP program• Supervise YAIP staff• Responsible for creating variety of paths to ensure outcome goals are met• Coordinate recruitment, intake and assessment, orientation and weekly educational and employment workshops to achieve outcomes• Prepare interns for employment by working with staff to conduct career development workshops that addresses such topics as: time management; managing stress; building self-esteem; effective listening; goals setting; teamwork; attitude and; general life skills• Collect and review statistical data on attendance and skills assessment to make projections about program performance and outcomes, and create strategies to achieve program goals• Provide daily intervention on disciplinary issues and provide corrective action recommendations based upon program.• Coordinate and organize program scheduling, by reviewing test scores, applications and other intake information to determine the appropriate placement of interns• Manage worksite development and relationships• Maintain and review intern case files for compliance and enter and review case notes in online data management system for accuracy and timeliness• Collaborate with employment/retention staff on case management and tracking of employed interns• Participate in site-wide and agency-wide integration planning and activities• Perform all other appropriate duties as assigned by supervisor

Boston, Ma

Reporting to the Boston Program Director, the College & Career Readiness Program Manager (CCRPM) is responsible for managing a case load of students in their college and career preparation activities during 11th and/or 12th grade at two partner schools. In addition, the CCRPM will support two Entrepreneurship Instructors in delivering an experiential learning curriculum to 10th grade students at those same schools. In order to ensure that students acquire essential skills for high school, college and career success, the CCRPM will facilitate curriculum, manage student internship participation, recruit, train, manage and coach volunteers, oversee students’ college application and enrollment process, plan events, manage a Program Associate and utilize data to serve students and improve program.

Cambridge, Ma

Manage and develop our growing community of civic partners, community stakeholders, and citizens; Strengthen our brand as a trusted place for civic dialogue using traditional and digital media;Organize and participate in community events and educational workshops; Be part of a dedicated team building a venture that makes a real difference in the world

Boston, Ma

Advise Boston public school graduates through their first two years of college and beyond. Work closely with local community colleges, public, and private universities. Collaborate with non profit partners to develop strategies towards achieving goals set by the Mayor of Boston. Provide mentorship and professional development opportunities to students. Outreach to community organizations, schools, and businesses. Provide clients with financial services and information.

Medford, Ma

Primarily responsible for recruiting and testing youth and families who took part in our research initiatives; Testing consisted of implementing thorough reading assessments on youth ages 10-15, as well as collecting DNA through simple saliva samples; Assessments included the TOWRE, PPVT, RAN/RAS, WISC-4, and more; Worked very close with young people and parents to assure all research processes were fair and up to standards; ensured confidentiality of all test results; Other responsibilities included but were not limited to: processing quantitative data, recording research procedures and results, scanning, mailing , filing and maintaining records.

Boston, Ma

Primarily responsible for thoroughly transcribing text from research interviews and focus groups; Under general direction, assisting Research Associate Dr. Lorna Rivera, and Director of Education Dr. Marcia Hohn in completing research study, including but not limited to: processing quantitative data, recording research procedures and results, and filing and maintaining records; The purpose of this research study is to examine effective models of delivering health information to minority communities with low literacy skills, specifically, investigating how participatory models compare to traditional models in their effectiveness in promoting health literacy knowledge to adults who participate in Adult Basic Education programs.

Implementing the organizational model including: conducting the hiring process to identify potential employees to work as Youth Organizers; facilitating daily two and four hour sessions with Youth Organizers to create community and city-wide social change initiatives; Assisting Youth Organizers and partners in preparing and producing the annual Youth Peace Conference; Participating in training and technical assistance sessions; implementing group behavior management, and organizing methods; Collaborating with other staff on cross-site projects and agency planning; Collaborating on special projects and targeted problem solving efforts with community partners, to address issues of critical importance to our constituents; Editing and finalizing written work by youth; Advocating on behalf of youth to ensure their emotional physical, emotional, and mental well-being; providing audio production expertise

Serve as lead trainer and facilitator for workshop series focused on media literary and musicology; Develop curriculum and lessons plans for media projects; Responsible for recruitment, hiring, training, and supervising of multi-site youth employment program which included working with multiple organizations and at risk young adults (18-21 year olds); Organized special events (roundtables, out-state trips, strategic planning, youth events); Responsible for program logistics (employee and program evaluation, itinerary, budget, lodging, and daily schedules, as needed); Produce digital media projects focused on youth audio and video production, social and public policy issues; Successfully wrote proposals, wrote and distributed press releases and marketing materials, served as part of outreach team; represented organization at city wide collaborative and coalitions, with funders, corporate sponsors, and Board Members; (other duties as needed).