Ryan Wilson Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago

Oversee a team of participatory budgeting (PB) interns working in seven aldermanic offices across Chicago;Assist with idea collection, project development, and voting processes for PB;Analyze and write about data related to PB for research reports;Support meetings and in-person interviews around community visioning and neighborhood planning across Chicago

Chicago

Planned and implemented large-scale, one-day service projects for corporate volunteer groups of 15-800 people throughout the Chicago area, while managing budgets up to $250,000;Partnered with public schools, social service agencies, and other community organizations across the city to identify critical needs and develop high-impact projects to meet those needs;Founded the Project Community initiative, a series of projects built through community organizing and implemented by local volunteers in their neighborhood

Facilitated large and small orders of fair trade products for international clients in the United States and Europe;Supervised short- and long-term projects conducted by a group of international volunteers;Served as a translator for English-Spanish interactions between TRAMA leadership, students and visitors;Maintained on-site fair trade store for patrons

Worked in a variety of roles to ensure a positive environment for the children of Casa Guatemala, namely responsible for the development and safety of the older boys group, ages 10 to 17 – up to 36 boys;Oversaw daily chores, personal hygiene, mealtime, school attendance, homework, recreation, and overnight for older boys group;Additional weekly responsibilities included help in the kitchen, work on the farm, weekend activity planning for all children, volunteer coordination, and host for tour groups

Selected from a large pool of over 1,700 applicants to join a team of 99 people focused on improving urban education; design and implementation of daily lesson plans based on long-term curricular goals for a 5th grade class of 20 students; instructed a remedial class for 3rd grade students in a summer school program; participate in weekly team meetings designed to improve classroom performance and staff communication

Urban Planning And Policy

Coursework: economic development, housing, development finance, planning studio, GIS, planning theory.

B.A., Philosophy

Activities and Societies: L.E.A.D., Campus Recreation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, H.O.P.E.