Quennina W. Email & Phone Number

Experienced in leading transformative programs across youth development, education, community engagement, and workforce development, I am passionate about building sustainable and inclusive communities where underrepresented populations can thrive. I specialize in developing creative, high-impact initiatives that drive meaningful change. Committed to advancing communities through innovative solutions, I am dedicated to empowering individuals and fostering long-term success.

Listed skills include Empowerment Counseling, Advocacy, Typing, Drawing, and 26 others.

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  Community School Director

  Grand Street Settlement

  Oct 2021 - Present - Brooklyn, New York, United States

  • Spearheaded initiatives to improve access to healthcare and housing for immigrant and low-income families, resulting in a 15% increase in service utilization across targeted populations.• Led the development and implementation of school-wide systems for educational excellence.• Managed daily operations of community partnerships, tripling workforce development and program funding for increased student services.• Oversee non-instructional school and DYCD fiscal budgets, ensuring efficient financial management.Implemented systems to triple community access to health care, food, and resources.• Designed and facilitated professional development trainings across organization on SEL and executive functioning.• Rebranded and optimized communication strategies expanding community outreach. • Leading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives to create a safe and inclusive learning environment.• Leading a cross-functional team, providing program support and management to all individual efforts to strengthen the community school. • Improved DYCD (SYEP/WLG) workforce programs processes by 60% resulting in doubling program funding that increased the number of students served. • Manages non-instructional school and DYCD fiscal budgets, finances, vendor management, procurement policies and contractual procedures. • Oversee the development and execution of day and after school programming, community events, workforce programs across Brooklyn schools. • Ensures a smooth flow of quality programming and staff support that increase attendance and engagement of homeless and at-risk students. • Implemented systems that tripled community access to affordable health care, food and other community resources.