Paul Van Ast Email & Phone Number

Partnering with individual donors to make it possible for families to build or repair a place to call home in the San Gabriel Valley!Responsible for fundraising through direct mail, recurring donation program, major gifts, planned giving, and donor events.Use Raisers Edge and Raisers Edge NXT daily to report, track, and manage donor relationships and activities.

• Lead teams consisting of 8-15 volunteers on 9-15 day trips to the following countries: Guatemala (twice), Mexico, Argentina, Colombia (twice), South Africa, Honduras, Bolivia, Dominican Republic and Portugal.• Planned, Organized, and Marketed International Global Village Volunteer trips. Screened and Approved Applicants for International Volunteer trips to build simple decent houses.• Served as group leader while in country, assuring that each volunteer’s experiences met their expectations while accomplishing the goal of assisting in the building of homes and participating in cultural exchange.• Anticipated and resolved any problems that arose while the team was in country.• Responsible to collecting each volunteer’s trips costs, accounting for in country expenses, and submitting funds reconciliation post trip. • Have also participated as a team member on Global Village trips to Armenia, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Jordan and Vietnam.

• Influenced over $1,100,000 in charitable donations to Non-profit organizations in and around Los Angeles, Ca., which provide programs for Homeless, Human Trafficking survivors, Veterans, Women and children, and those seeking Employment. • Provided evaluation of financial records, leadership, program design and achievement of outcomes.• Facilitated meetings, conference calls, and all communication between donor and potential organizations.• Created informational presentations on over 50 Los Angeles based organizations that provide services to Homeless, Human Trafficking survivors, Veterans, Women and children, and those seeking Employment..• facilitating research and due diligence regarding potential grants, including making site visits and collecting information about potential grantees;

Marina Del Rey

• Coordinate activities of Volunteers who facilitate specialized workshops. • Evaluate, approve, and train volunteer applicants for participation with our programs. • Track Volunteer hours of participation and determine monetary value of their time and expertise for quarterly reporting to funding agency.• Provided Career Counseling to job seekers via assessment and evaluation to assist in their efforts to become employed.• In collaboration with UCLA, facilitate cognitive behavior therapy groups to help job seekers overcome social anxiety in relation to employment.• Developed curriculum for all workshops, including Resume. Interview, Job Search Strategies, Networking, LinkedIn, Orientation and special events.• Design, produce and market monthly workshop calendar• Facilitate workshops to job seekers from all industries and levels of education.• Track all workshop attendance and key in CalJOBS database.

Orange County, California Area

• Managed, lead, and oversaw programs, operations and planning for a staff of 45 to meet and exceed contractual obligations with the Orange County Workforce Investment Board• Coordinated, and lead Workforce Investment Act employment and training programs at our locations in Irvine and Westminster • Managed employment goals, objectives and budget allocation to ensure effective operations• Implemented program that assists job seekers by assessing and evaluating their work history and education and agreeing on a career development plan.• Collaborate with the State of California Employment Development Department and other community partners that provide jobs and services to the unemployed

Los Angeles, Ca

• Oversaw administrative programs, operations and planning for a staff of 45. Interviewed all candidates to elicit pertinent information necessary to evaluate and determine appropriateness for hiring staff• Coordinated, and lead Workforce Investment Act employment and training programs including but not limited to Biotechnology, Transportation, Healthcare, Security, Administration and more• Managed employment goals, objectives and budget allocation to ensure effective operations• Implemented program that assists job seekers by assessing and evaluating their work history and education and agreeing on a career development plan.• Collaborate with local Community College system, State of California Employment Development Department and local employers to develop training programs that provide jobs and services to the unemployed

Los Angeles, Ca

• Managed Veteran’s Employment Assistance Program• Assisted participants in determining a career development plan based on an interview and evaluation of their work history and education• Assisted participants achieve employable skills though enrollment in vocational training programs• Managed Transitional Subsidized Employment Program• Worked with a participants from various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds, in matching them with worksites that best utilized their skills and abilities

• Chosen by the state of Texas as it's nominee for the 2006 James F. Walls national "Local Office/One-Stop Employee of the Year Award".• Received the National Workforce Association's 2006 Award for Excellence-Urban One-Stop System as the Center Manager of the WorkSource Pasadena.• Improved each Center’s performance by incorporating a culture of performance driven teamwork• Operated in accordance with standards and guidelines set by the local Workforce Board• Designed and implemented organization wide New Employee Orientation• Responsible for hiring, motivating, managing, rewarding, and discipline of up to 50 staff• Coordinated with multiple partner agencies including NCI, Houston Area Urban League, Job Corps, RDI immigrant services, ETC, Houston Area Women’s Center, and the Texas Workforce Commission• Provided technical assistance to the state of Louisiana through evaluations of their One-Stop centers• Designed WIA Performance Management training, and presenting at two statewide conferences.• Communicated with constituents of various backgrounds, including entry level job seekers, elected officials, and everyone in between• Solved problems that came up in daily operations, as well organization wide strategic issues solved through collaboration with other departments and organizations