Co-organized interstate, multi-site visit to a neighboring Freedom School. Youth Empowerment Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2002-2004 Program Coordinator Worked with a team of faculty, researchers, college and high school students at Temple University to design and implement action-oriented community projects for Youth VOICES. Conducted student workshops and instructor training. Served on the product development and program evaluation teams assisting with brand development and program quality. Accomplishments: Defined core components of Youth VOICES program. Developed standard modules for Youth VOICES program. Temple University Russell Conwell Educational Services Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2001-2002 ACT-SO Coordinator Worked with Temple University and local NAACP to coordinate the annual ACT-SO competition. Conducted web-based enrichment workshops for participants and parents, coordinated and planned competition day logistics, wrote annual program reports, developed database of all participants. Met with sponsors, contacted area high schools to recruit students, and publicized competition at local high schools and organizations. Accomplishments: Established coordinators at high schools, which led to improved communication and recruitment. Created a database of participants backdated 3 years, resulting in more efficient tracking, mailing and report systems. 2000-2001 Junior Achievement of Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Education Manager Worked with Drexel University Service Learning Office to train freshman class (1820 students) on Junior Achievement programs, helped to develop schematic for student placement in Philadelphia public schools, conducted presentations to school teachers. Accomplishments: Produced and developed Drexel Experience/Junior Achievement manual used to train facilitators and freshman class. Recruited four Philadelphia charter schools to participate in Junior Achievement, two with 100% student body participation. CONSULTATIONS: Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC), Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2014-2016 Research Consultant Research and review literature, write briefings on library partnerships and effective programs for socioeconomically and ethnic diverse teens, prepare a Pennsylvania statement of needs for out-of- school time youth programming, interview faculty experts about literature, literacy, and research supported strategies for youth serving humanities curriculum to support the pilot of the Teen Reading Lounge (TRL) Project for diverse youth. Solicit input from TRL stakeholders on suggested program revisions via in-person meetings, conference calls and online surveys. University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa 2013-2014 Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) Curriculum Writer
Co-organized interstate, multi-site visit to a neighboring Freedom School. Youth Empowerment Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2002-2004 Program Coordinator Worked with a team of faculty, researchers, college and high school students at Temple University to design and implement action-oriented community projects for Youth VOICES. Conducted student workshops and instructor training. Served on the product development and program evaluation teams assisting with brand development and program quality. Accomplishments: Defined core components of Youth VOICES program. Developed standard modules for Youth VOICES program. Temple University Russell Conwell Educational Services Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2001-2002 ACT-SO Coordinator Worked with Temple University and local NAACP to coordinate the annual ACT-SO competition. Conducted web-based enrichment workshops for participants and parents, coordinated and planned competition day logistics, wrote annual program reports, developed database of all participants. Met with sponsors, contacted area high schools to recruit students, and publicized competition at local high schools and organizations. Accomplishments: Established coordinators at high schools, which led to improved communication and recruitment. Created a database of participants backdated 3 years, resulting in more efficient tracking, mailing and report systems. Junior Achievement of Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2000-2001 Education Manager Worked with Drexel University Service Learning Office to train freshman class (1820 students) on Junior Achievement programs, helped to develop schematic for student placement in Philadelphia public schools, conducted presentations to school teachers. Accomplishments: Produced and developed Drexel Experience/Junior Achievement manual used to train facilitators and freshman class. Recruited four Philadelphia charter schools to participate in Junior Achievement, two with 100% student body participation. CONSULTATIONS: Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC), Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2014-2016 Research Consultant Research and review literature, write briefings on library partnerships and effective programs for socioeconomically and ethnic diverse teens, prepare a Pennsylvania statement of needs for out-of- school time youth programming, interview faculty experts about literature, literacy, and research supported strategies for youth serving humanities curriculum to support the pilot of the Teen Reading Lounge (TRL) Project for diverse youth. Solicit input from TRL stakeholders on suggested program revisions via in-person meetings, conference calls and online surveys. University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa 2013-2014 Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) Curriculum Writer
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