Tanya Gulliver-Garcia 🏳️‍🌈 Email & Phone Number

New Orleans, LA, US

United States

United States

Develop and implement an intensive and external education program focused on mobilizing philanthropic equity in recovery after catastrophic disasters. Support back office clients to generate donor-advised fund holders donations to reputable disaster response organizations. Oversee the development of research, educational materials, webinars and conference.

Work on State of Disaster Philanthropy, Disaster Playbook, disaster profiles, webinars and much more

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Oversee disaster portfolio, coordinate grants management, lead LGBTQ work, facilitate special initiatives and create an evaluation culture.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Oversee several of the special projects including work in the Delta Region (blight in Monroe, housing in Lake Providence and water in St. Joseph's), Out in the South (an LGBTQ Initiative), COOP planning, disaster preparedness and the development of resources for several areas. Developing and implementing program evaluation across the foundation.

Greater New Orleans Area

Developed and taught the course 'Disasters and Social Justice' in the Disaster Resiliency Leadership Academy, Masters program in the School of Social Work.

York University, Toronto ON

• Researched and wrote major reports, books and blogs.
• Supervision of students and contract staff.
• Conducted presentations and lectures on homeless issues.

Toronto Ontario

• Oversaw day-to-day operations of a pan-Canadian research network on homelessness.
• Recruited and supervised support staff and students (4 FT staff, 2 PT staff and 10 students).
• Researched, wrote and edited reports and blogs.
• Planned events, conferences and meetings on homelessness issues.

Board Past-President (volunteer position). President from 2008-2011. Ontario Regional Director 2005-2008. PWAC has 2 employees but over 600 members and many many volunteers!!

The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund, or Sylff, is a fellowship program initiated in 1987 to support students pursuing graduate studies in the humanities and social sciences. To date, endowments of $1 million each have been presented to 69 universities and consortia in 44 countries. The Sylff program aims to identify and nurture leaders who.

Taught two courses:1) Homelessness in Canadian Society - offered 5 times per year - looks at the historical and structural causes of homelessness, as well as those factors that perpetuate and maintain homelessness (taught 30+ sections).2) Community Development - International experience -- Including a Field Trip to New Orleans to help in the rebuilding and.

Toronto, Canada Area

Oversaw activities of this homeless advocacy group.

Created North America's first risk-based heat assessment and registry program

March 2009 to June 2009 -- Perspectives in Environmental Studies: Earth in Our HandsSeptember 2008 to March 2009 -- Environmental Health: Social and Political Contexts

Developed and delivered training on community development issues for multi-purpose neighbourhood centres. Created written materials on CD. Assisted agencies in developing CD plans.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Environmental Studies

As a PhD student I focused on ways in which vulnerable communities can respond to disasters. My area of focus was St. Bernard Parish in.

Mes (Master In Environmental Studies), Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: Developed North America's first Heat Registry to protect low income people from the effects of extreme hot.

Ba, Sociology, Women'S Studies

Activities and Societies: Faculty Council, Student Council, Pro Tem newspaper, YearbookMy BA is in Sociology with a focus in Women's.