Tea Sefer Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Manages Cook County's oversight and implementation of talent solutions strategies and workforce development programs.

Oversaw staff management, scheduling, event booking, and communications strategies for a local venue in Logan Square.

Tea believes in creating sustainable and accountable organizing communities and thus founded Breathe with Tea, a trauma-informed and interdisciplinary coaching program for social justice advocates and changemakers looking to develop self- and community-care practices for the long-term fight for healing, justice, and joy in our communities.- Trained over 600+ nonprofit staff on DEI community-care and self-care strategies for individuals, organizations, and groups of varying sizes- Facilitated change management processes for nonprofit leaders and organizations looking to tackle workplace and movement burnout and increase workplace belonging and inclusion for diverse and marginalized staff and contractors

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Directed department in strategic planning, grant fulfillment, and cross-team building and managed a portfolio of international policy work including US foreign policy advocacy and lobbying.- Led policy department including supervision of 2 full-time mid-career professionals and interns, involving hiring, performance review, development of performance improvement plans, and department reconstruction- Streamlined cross-team collaboration and communications strategies by assessing needs, building stakeholder support, and implementing improved processes that built toward the organizational mission

Oversaw key aspects of the Project’s day-to-day operations: coordinating essential budget and finance activities; overseeing the design, implementation, and operation of administrative systems; and ensuring overall operational effectiveness.- Managed complex client and constituent relationships and achieved multi-racial and multi-generational consensus with reproductive justice framework of program execution- Acted as the team lead on salary equity, including researching pay models, constructing multiple pay equity models, and facilitating senior leadership’s decision-making process for pay band structure- Mediated between competing constituent objectives to find alignment in common goals for coalition progress- Developed and implemented an organization’s professional development and staff onboarding programs, including developing and managing an in-house Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program, managing an orientation program for new hires, and managing the intern program- Integrated a grassroots-led approach to event organizing and workshop facilitation for two separate convenings that prioritized the needs of those systemically under-resourced groups such as front-line workers, queer Black women, and undocumented pregnant people in the Rio Grande Valley and independent abortion providers in the Southeastern United States

New York, Ny, Us

Developed and implemented state legislative and grassroots strategies – including managing or consulting on all advocacy related GLSEN activity. Build and facilitate internal and external presentations and trainings.- Developed strategy and managed advocacy and policy campaigns in 15 states through legislative and regulatory channels – including execution of 5 state advocacy days- Grew advocacy constituents from 0 to 11,000+ over 2y period, maintaining 35% open rate and 13% action rate; total engagements with elected decision makers in 2017 total 19,000 up from 700 engagements at project start in 2015- Built and facilitated internal and external presentations and trainings on LGBTQ+ inclusion, gender equity, and trans inclusion for state-based advocacy coalitions, students and educators, and for members of the Obama Administration and the Department of Justice’s Community Relations Service- Created and facilitated 30 hours of remote and in-person training for 20 coordinators in multiple time zones on topics such as community organizing, testimony development, and volunteer retention- Trained 100+ predominantly white and cisgender volunteers on recognizing and countering unconscious bias and implementing nondiscrimination processes in programmatic work- Developed internal tools for equity evaluation and training for equity framework implementation- Facilitated disability accessibility staff committee to better accommodate staff, volunteers, and constituents; this committee recommended an equity assessment of the organization’s website that led to an entire website overhaul to become compliant with legal requirements and systemic and programmatic changes for proactive inclusivity for visitors with disabilities- Planned and supported programming for confronting racism and discrimination within the organization and its affiliated network for two annual conferences

New York, Ny, Us

Managed and facilitated all grassroots organizing programs on state and federal level, including digital organizing and online policy action center and on-the-ground traditional organizing campaigns during legislative session.- Created, oversaw, and executed GLSEN UP program for online and grassroots engagement, including drafting comments and public statements, writing action alerts, developing engagement strategies, maintaining website, and expanding list- Facilitated and maintained relationships in 5-10 state-based coalitions- Revised hiring process with racial equity framework interns at GLSEN’s Public Policy office• Designed and implemented a volunteer engagement and growth program that increased volunteer attendance of trainings and achievement of organizing objectives by 37% in 18 months- Evaluated constituent engagement software and systems, leading to an organization-wide overhaul that increased constituent communication with government officials by 3700% within 2 years- Drafted and published monthly reports and newsletters to organization constituents and C-suite executives

Managed state policy campaigns and represented physicians and abortion providers in state legislative and ballot measure campaigns. - Represented the voices of patients and abortion providers and communicate organizational priorities in meetings with state coalition partners in ballot measure campaigns in North Dakota and Tennessee- Convened four state coalition meetings with goals ranging from coalition building to passing/opposing legislation and prepared testimony, talking points, and other advocacy materials to assist NAF members in state-based advocacy efforts.- Recruited and trained campaign organizers on the ground in rural Alabama, Tennessee, and North Dakota for state legislative and ballot measure campaigns on supporting abortion care access

Chicago, Us

Facilitated patch through calls to target Congressional districts for Comprehensive Immigration Reform.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Provided job counseling and interview practice to refugees and recent asylees to encourage self-sufficiency.- Interviewed new clients (5/week) about their work history and experience.- Wrote resumes and cover letters for clients, counseling them on how to present their skills.- Searched for and applied clients to jobs found on the Internet- Created relationships with employers to increase likelihood of hiring.- Went on job trips with clients to help them apply for jobs, interview, and complete tax forms and other paperwork.

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- Worked with Chicago Public School’s (CPS) officials to amend District-Wide Non-Discrimination Policy to include “gender identity/expression” that would protect 240,000 students and countless adults who work in contract with the CPS system from transphobia and gender based discrimination.- Member of the Youth Committee, the “ASK” Public Policy Committee, Fundraising Committee, and Social Media Committee.- Team member and team leader in creating workshops for and facilitating three (3) regional Gay Straight Alliance Youth Summits. - Organized citywide and statewide youth events for the Day of Silence for three years.- Planned and co-hosted citywide Night of Noise celebration 2009 and 2010 in Chicago, IL.- Planned yearly fundraiser (2009) and volunteered at event.- Assisted in Grant Writing.- Met weekly/bi-weekly for 2-6 hours: wrote agendas for meetings and facilitated meetings.

Chicago, Il, Us

- Devised and performed in Fast Forward (2008), Collaboraction’s 9th Annual Sketchbook Festival (2009), and Queertopia (2010)- Trained as a peer sexual health educator by The Broadway Youth Center (2008)- Performed in the 10th Anniversary of The Laramie Project in honor of Matthew Shepard (2008)- Performed in Beyond Media Education’s Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Video: H.I.V.: Hey! It’s Viral (2008)- Attended weekly 2 hour-long workshops, while spending 30-50 hours a week in rehearsal during the summer for 8-10 weeks.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Advocated for comprehensive sex health education in local, state-wide, and national high schools through lobbying and advocacy in the Illinois and National Congresses with Advocates for Youth and other young people.- Maintained social media groups for the Council.- Researched information about local, statewide, and nationwide elected officials and their position regarding bills.- Engaged with community members through grassroots organizing to assess needs of different neighborhoods.- Developed and facilitated youth and adult trainings (four seperate-6 hour training sessions on grassroots activism, civic engagement, safer sex practices, and social networking).- Recruited and trained 10 young people (ages 14-18) in civic engagement on 1-on-1 lobbying with elected officials, followed by lobbying for the Reproductive Health and Access Act (HB6205) in Illinois. - Devoted 10-20 hours of work for 10 months.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts, International Studies, Women'S, Gender, And Sexuality Studies