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Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Appleton, Wi

Appleton, Wi

Expand the reach of The Building for Kids' mission of supporting healthy child and family development by curating an extensive partner network to identify community needs and build coalitions that take action to increase access and inclusion. This position is an innovative, collaborative position with the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra.-Lead comprehensive access initiative seeking to ensure all families have the opportunity to engage with quality, play-based learning programs and exhibits. -Design and implement trust-building initiative with under-invited audiences and facilitated 150% growth in access program reach. -Seek and develop financial partners to support engagement programming. Successfully soliciting approximately $100k/year to support these initatives.-Launch major, multi-sector collaborations like Diversity Discovery Free Day and Financial Literacy Free Day reaching thousands of children and families with dozens of collaborative partners.

Appleton, Wisconsin/Caneille, Haiti

A non-profit organization dedicated to opening access to education, health care, and opportunity in rural Caneille, Haiti.-Founded and oversee all aspects of the operations of the organization including: strategic planning, budgeting and fundraising, public speaking, program monitoring and evaluation, donor relations and recruitment, community outreach (Haiti), and daily operations (U.S.)-Founded Ecole de la Grace de Caneille in September 2006 (a tuition-free primary school servicing over 350 students in grades K-6-Designed and funded other community development projects in line with organization's charitable purpose-Developed and implemented Creative Solutions and Community Development workshop for a delegation of elected leaders from communities across Haiti's Central Plateau

Appleton, Wi

Expanding the reach of The Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra's artistic and educational mission by building extensive partner network to identify community needs and build coalitions to improve access to symphonic performances and support the local music education pipeline. This position is an innovative, collaborative position with The Building for Kids Children's Museum.-Developed and launched 'Music for Everyone' Initiative consisting of a portfolio of programs designed to overcome barriers to participation for different audiences.-Manage expenditures and coordinate grant-seeking efforts to raise over $100,000 per year for education and outreach program portfolio.-Increased number of small group outreach performances by over 400%.-Build partnerships with organizations regionally and around the country to improve programming and increase community impact.

Appleton, Wi

As a chapter board, we seek to represent our members in the community through charitable and educational programs as well as strengthen our membership bond through member appreciation and social engagement. • Elected to lead the governance board for the largest chapter of the largest fraternal benefits society in the U.S.• Set vision and strategic objectives for chapter activities to assist in the transition to a new lodge system in Q4 2016.• Invested as representatives for our members in the community through charitable and educational outreach programs.• Partnered with the Regional Field Office, Community Engagement Team, and 19 regional financial representatives to support member growth objectives.

Appleton, Wisconsin

Recruited to develop and manage a wide ranging program and event calendar for The Trout Museum of Art as well as build organization capacity to execute these and other key operational areas.- Achieve over 740% growth in overall program attendance- Manage hourly and contracted employees to deliver specialized program offerings- Supervise and coordinate marketing and graphic design staff to promote events and programs- Solicit program funding through written and oral presentation of grant requests- Create and maintain budgets, income, and expense tracking to ensure program sustainability- Build and leverage extensive relationship network to further the objectives of the organization- Managed multiple special projects to build capacity of the organization including software conversions, data analysis, and membership program relaunch- Represent and advocate for the organization and the arts in various community forums

Swaziland

Build local capacity at a remote primary school and the surrounding community to better meet their needs, especially those of orphaned and vulnerable childrenUnfunded projects include:-Worked with school administrators to create and maintaining a self-sustaining computer lab. Training over 200 students and nearly 100 community members in basic computer skills. -Improved teaching methods by modeling and assisting classroom teachers implement student-centered instruction and positive discipline techniques-Income generation and employability skills development through weekly entrepreneurship class, resume preparation, and orphan hostel income generation projects (poultry and dairy)-Distributed information and encouraged adoption of positive health practices, important life skills, and improved nutritionSmall grant-funded projects include: -"Orphan Hostel Garden Project" which increased the inclusion of vegetables in the meals provided to the orphans from 0% to over 75% through a financially sustainable garden.-"Art Club: Experiential Learning" which provided an opportunity for the school's Art Club (started by fellow PCV and wife Rebecca Zornow) to visit an art gallery and a San rock art site.Elected as a group representative to the Volunteer Advisory Committee - Represented volunteers and raised volunteer issues at quarterly Peace Corps staff meeting- Assisted extensively in pre-service training for incoming group of volunteers (2012)- Prepared annual stakeholders reports compiling country-wide data on targeted indicators

Appleton, Wi

-Hired and supervised visitor services staff and volunteer corps-Developed and implemented mission-based visitor services philosophy and trainings-Managed and audited the welcome center/point-of-sale system-Collaboratively planned, marketed, and executed programming and logistics for large public events-Developed educational programming and secured funding through grant requests-Built and leveraged collaborative relationships with area non-profits, businesses, and educational institutions-Analyzed and responded to visitor feedback, maintained visitor feedback survey stations-Assisted with maintenance of facilities and exhibits

Wisconsin Charter School Convention 2009Project Based Mini-Conference"An 'Alternative' Path to a Better Future"Valley New School Summer Institute 2010"Process and Project Based Learning"

B.A., Government And Economics

Activities and Societies: LU Honor Council, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa- Graduated Magna Cum Laude in Course. - Completed an Honors.

Certificate In Nonprofit Management, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

The Leadership Institute offers educational modules on critical leadership, management, technical and governance topics and a Nonprofit.

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