Marcus Alston Email & Phone Number

Jessup, Md, Us

Columbia, Md, Us

- Advancing Community Advocacy Fellowship- Works closely with the Policy & Community Engagement Officer- 2 year program between January 2025-December 2026- Commits at least 20 hours per month- Advocates and mobilize community members for needed community change- Mental Health focus area- Attends virtual and in-person bi-weekly check-ins with key Horizon Foundation staff- Participates in scheduled quarterly trainings or meetings and completes assignments/tasks that supplement the learning process- Shares information with community members about the campaign and helps develop and share social media content around the focus area- Engages with other partners and build a base of partners and community members that help accomplish the development and completion of a future successful campaign- Completes quarterly reports about each of the trainings and campaign learning to date, along with a midyear and final report

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

- Tests, evaluates and refines the program to ensure it works effectively for ieso, our Lived Experience Advisors, and our wider network of lived experience experts- Advises on how to conduct and communicate research and product development, so that it is meaningful, trustworthy and impactful for users and research participants (including data privacy; use of AI)- Contributes to the development and implementation of equity, diversity and inclusion strategy for research and product development, including by building relationships with relevant external stakeholders, networks, organizations, and under-served communities- Prioritizes research questions that are most likely to lead to actionable insights that deliver meaningful benefit for users- Reviews and/or defines the opportunities that proposed research projects have for impact, including applicability and acceptability in different contexts- Contributes to the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and dissemination of research projects- Advises on ways to mitigate against risks in research design and implementation- Reviews and/or designs methodologies to ensure research studies are accessible for and acceptable to participants- Contributes to developing and writing grant applications to fund research studies and trials- Explores research findings, contributing to the interpretation of results, and advising on follow-up research questions- Advises on the design and implementation of features of digital products- Advises on and/or reviewing content so that it is broadly understandable, accessible and engaging for users- Advises on enablers and barriers to user engagement- Contributes to developing training materials for clinicians who support patients to use digital products- Co-develops and/or co-authors outputs, including blogs, papers, andpresentations

Alexandria, Va, Us

- Help shapes policy priorities- Contributes to formal position statements

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

- Founded organization based off of experiences as an athlete dealing with injuries and mental health- Currently fiscally sponsored by Players Philanthropy Fund (PPF)- Provides scholarships for student-athletes in Maryland and Pennsylvania struggling with mental health- $2,000 scholarships goes to student-athletes for direct access to mental health services- Scaled the organization to an operational volunteer team of 7 directors, 4 coordinators, and 1 assistant- Outreached to 5,000 current and former student-athletes since the pandemic- Featured by Mental Health America for our advocacy efforts in youth sports- Fundraised $135k in grants and individual donations since obtaining fiscal sponsorship in November 2020- Awarded $30,000 Mental Health Resiliency Grant with The Hidden Opponent to bring student-athlete mental health awareness to Howard County Public Schools - Awarded $25,000 for winning the 2021 Howard County Changemaker Challenge - AFA has interviewed professional/Olympic athletes such as; Tiffany Bias, Shey Peddy, Essence Carson, Jay March-Lillard, Marcus Chambers, Kohl Franklin, Nate Boyer, Xavier Scruggs, Kaila Charles, Karl Mecklenburg, Adam Gotsis, and Caeli McKay

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

- Managed by an agency dedicated to serving mission-driven talent in the Baltimore & Washington D.C. area

Los Angeles , California, Us

- Advises on the development of programs and content- Help make product decisions for the IDONTMIND store- Weighs in on the direction of IDONTMIND as a whole

Columbia, Maryland, Us

- Member of the Policy & Advocacy Committee- Term runs until June 2024- Helped secure $20k in additional funding

- Co-Authored a book titled “Athlete to Entrepreneur”- Currently facilitating a Co-Author project titled "Mental Health Warriors"

- Grew Mental Health Provider Network- Worked along side the Head of Growth to scale outbound outreach to B2B brand partners- Executed collaborations and events with B2B brands

- Cold outreached to 400 student-athletes, with 25 collegiate student-athletes committing to our 3 month beta- Slack channel was composed of 25 collegiate student-athletes and 10 providers - Completed Conscious Venture Lab Accelerator - Providers included sports psychologist, sports dietitians, physical therapist, and student-athlete development professionals- Providers gave weekly workshops to educate our student-athletes on their overall well-being- Slack channel helped the student-athletes with additional resources and support as needed

New York, Ny, Us

- Partnership between MTV Entertainment, the Biden-Harris Administration, HHS, and SAMHSA- 1 of 30 participants selected out of several hundred applications- Six-week program facilitated by MTVE to define a mental health problem prevalent in our communities and develop a campaign that will inspire action. Our ideas will be the basis for forthcoming PSAs, podcasts, digital art and other activations focused on improving the mental health of historically marginalized communities. - Two-day forum at the White House that will include; creative and skill-building workshops, brainstorming sessions with nonprofit mentors and industry professionals

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

- 1 of 35 companies selected out of 150 applicants - 4 month accelerator that focuses on consciousness, customers, and capital

Alexandria, Va, Us

- 1 of 10 selected out of 300 applicants - Mental Health America's new (MHA) Young Mental Health Leaders Council (YMHLC) promotes young leaders and the unique ways they are driving change for their peers- YMHLC identifies young people (18-25) who have created programs and initiatives to fill gaps in mental health support and resources in their communities.- YMHLC brings together young leaders from around the United States to connect and share their work and ideas with the countless advocates working to improve youth and young adult well-being around the country.

Chantilly, Va, Us

- migrated websites to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to ensure HIPAA compliance - Office 365 migration and administration- configured SonicWalls & SonicPoints - trained new technicians

Chantilly, Va, Us

- created new users in Active Directory (AD)- setup and deployed new computers for a client - managed company's ticketing system- encrypted clients computers using Symantec Endpoint Encryption

Columbia, Maryland, Us

- rebuilt Windows Desktop computers - managed Help Desk tickets from clients - racked and stacked servers- networked printers- managed the antivirus system on all clients computers

Ellicott City, Maryland, Us

- picked the driving range and practice hole - cleaned and brought golf clubs out to members - cleaned and stored golf carts- set up course for golf outings

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Management Information Systems, General

High School