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Dayton, Ohio, United States

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Sales associate responsible for engaging with customers and working to uphold the mission of a fair trade non-profit retail store: selling products from vendors where artisans make a living wageand are provided with a safe and quality work environment.Duties: Assist customers in purchases, providing product knowledge in a retail environment.Maintain stock levels, displays, record sales, assist volunteers, and complete reports working to meet objective of growth in sales and increased purchases from artisans.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Served as the Catholic campus minister for the University at Buffalo South Campus: developed programming, outreach and served as a resource for graduate student population and undergraduates living or attending class on South Campus.Reframed Student Immersion Program Led groups of students through experiences in Camden, NJ and Buffalo, NY, serving as trip coordinator and central contact working with Romero Center and Habitat for Humanity; Provided pre, during, and post reflection opportunities for students to wrestle with challenging concepts of poverty, inequality, and their own personal response to those in need.Established Small Faith Communities using the Ignatian Community Model: Trained and mentored group leaders and provided them with resources to coordinate their own groups.Coordinated Outreach to Community Organizations: Collaborated with non-profit organizations to utilize student volunteers; Offered post-service reflections to assist students in tying their experiences to broader social issues and solutions in the pursuit of justice.

Tacoma, Wa

Coordinated Backpack Program servicing 530 at-risk Tacoma youth (September-June): Recruited and trained program volunteers including adults, corporate service day teams, high school and college students, members of the business community, and others and supervised them on-site in food organization, panty up keep and other tasks; Organized volunteer schedule to meet and match the program’s needs with volunteer’s availability; Made food purchases and prepared reports for funders.Coordinated Summer Meals Program servicing same at-risk population (June-August): Oversaw daily distribution of free lunch and snack to over 500 children at various parks and apartment complexes throughout Tacoma; Identified Community Partners and sites and implemented Outreach Materials; Hired and supervised program leaders, staff, and volunteers including high school and college students; Tracked program effectiveness and prepared weekly reports.