An elected church official and Ruling Elder, serving a 3-year term to support the church's ruling board and congregation; Records monthly board and special meetings, as well as bi-annual congregation meetings for church historical records; Maintain official membership and attendance registers in order to preserve church records; Supports pastor in installation and ordination of new church officers, baptisms and other church functions; Preaches regularly at home church and others, when invited; Serves as liaison to SF Theological Seminary and member of the National Black Presbyterian Caucus of Northern California

Office & Relationship Management for this non-profit that received a $10 million 10-year grant from The California Endowment to advocate for equity in healthcare, economic revitalization, safe neighborhoods and quality schools in the North Richmond community.My responsibilities include:Managing daily operations, communications and administrative functions & calendars; Maintaining databases of existing partners, community, city and resident leaders to keep website and documents up-to-date; Coordinating, developing and nurturing relationships with our partners, community & concerned residents, civic & county leaders and social justice advocates in order to maintain program support and collaborate on common interests;Manage and coordinate logistics for all events, programs, meeting and projects;

Engage and support volunteer staffEstablish and manage timelines for all projects, training, retreats and other events to ensure that the organization activities and functions run smoothly, effectively and efficientlyEstablish and maintain crucial relationships with donors through effective communicationsMarketing Manager and member of leadership team for the 10 year anniversary celebration and benefitReports to the Founder & Executive Director

Social justice, advocacy training and organizing skills were a primary focus of my internship:Member of the planning and leadership team that organized and facilitated participation of a group of 300+ ecumenical women and men who advocated to the 193 United Nations (UN) Member States during the 57th Commission on the Status of Women. (This annual commission focuses on stopping violence against women and girls.) The results included all Member States agreeing to: (1) Accept cultural, structural and economic violence as underlying factors by recognizing women’s contributions and to promote equality; (2) Partner with civil society in conducting awareness and educational campaigns about gender discrimination and gender-based violence; (3) Acknowledge the needs of rural and minority populations and improve their access to resources and services by increasing women’s and girls’ access to education Trained to advocate with 5,000+ women and men in Washington, DC during the week-long Ecumenical Advocacy Days event. Alliances were formed to engage and solicit congressional support for the 2013 Farm Bill support and its support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides nutritional assistance to low-income families Active member of leadership team that facilitated educational seminars and ecumenical gatherings for 50-300+ participantsDocumented comprehensive reports posted on blog and disseminated to various communities after attending high-level meetings & events representing our agency who participated with other Non-Governmental Organization working groups

Provided comprehensive administrative support to 30 campus Directors during implementation of a new deadline-driven, financial aid student system to meet new federal guidelines and utilize a new computer platform/structureCreated proposals, documented procedures, trained over 75 employees for proper implementation of new administrative processes and operational functions

Managed daily operations – coordinated over 10,000 annual parking requests for Special Events held on campus (all sporting events, concerts, graduations and UC Berkeley’s Open House) which provided over 40% of dept. revenue; Supervised and trained support staff to provide exceptional customer service; Developed, documented and implemented procedures to facilitate efficiency internally with parking enforcement officers and collaboratively with campus policeResponsible for daily operations of Citation Services – directed administrative staff to effectively collect 30% of revenue generated from parking citations; Adjudicated written and verbal customer appeals; Created and facilitated data gathering/analysis for all contested citations to ensure quality assurance, training and development for parking enforcement officers

Facilitated over 20 research grants and contracts concurrently to ensure compliance with federal, agencies and University guidelines for the division of Clinical Pharmacology; Facilitated post-grant award spending; Initiated and prepared documents for grant and contract renewals; Established business contracts, processed invoices and revenue collectionProcessed Human Resources requests – job descriptions, reviewed resumes, conducted interviews, facilitated hiring, new employees orientation and employee dismissalsCoordinated all administrative functions for the division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s California Poison Control Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty including preparing annual and quarterly reports, managing patient hotline, coordinating and representing program at community outreach events, attending and reporting at annual national gatherings; maintained program database