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AmeriCorps Member, Denver, CO, 10/2006-8/2007Member
Completed a Year of Service with the Community Building Partnership for Youth in Transition. - Received
extensive training in youth development, service learning, and case management.
- Participated in Day of Service projects
with other AmeriCorps members.
- Created Life Skills curriculum for youth transitioning out of foster care into independent
living and implemented it at two host sites.
- Lead a Youth Leadership Team at my host site.
- Worked one
on one with 15 youth transitioning from systems of care such as homelessness, foster care, and detention.
- Facilitated
a women's group at my host site.
YESS Institute, Denver, CO, 8/2006-6/2007Mentor
- Mentored a 6th grade girl after school.
Chancellor's Scholars and Leaders, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 9/2005-5-2007
Participant
With a strong emphasis on teamwork and innovation this two-year commitment provided me the opportunity to develop leadership
skills and experience while working with teams of other student-leaders. In addition to concrete skill building, I was constantly
challenged to examine my own values, while critiquing leaders from diverse backgrounds.
Curriculum included:
- Leadership Styles, Cultural Diversity and Ethical Responsibility
- Interdisciplinary Scholarship and Lifelong Learning
- Practical Leadership Skills
- Service Through Action and Internships
Activities Included: - Coaching
- Participated
in peer coaching; coached 2 students.
- Team Participation
- Team PEDAL (People Endorsing Driving Automobiles
Less) - Advocated to expand carpooling, public transit, and biking on campus.
- Team Outlook
- Created
a college prep program for inner-city high school students.
- Recruited college students to volunteer as mentors
to high schoolers
- Coordinated college shadowing day for high school students to attend college classes
- Developed
workshops on "College 101" and "Obtaining Financial Aid" for high school students
Children of the Con Camp, Cotopaxi, CO, 7/2007
Volunteer Camp Counselor
- Managed cabin of six middle-school girls.
- Provided support
and direction to cabin, developed recreational activities and monitored
campers' behavior.
Institute for Philanthropy and Voluntary Studies, Washington, D.C., 6-2006/8-2006
Participant
Grantmaking Committee: - Participated
in the IPVS 2006 Grantmaking Committee
- Worked
with a team to review grant applications from nonprofits serving youth in the Washington, D.C. area
- Coordinated with fundraising and outreach committees
- Selected organizations and presented grants at awards lunchon
Leadership Scholars :
- To understand what it takes
to be a leader in the nonprofit sector
- To develop an understanding of
soft & hard workplace skills
- To provide practical experience and application
for nonprofit job market
- To review the many types of nonprofit jobs available
to college graduates
I created documents including:
- Fundraising and project proposals
- Memos
- Grant proposals
- Marketing materials; press releases and newsletters
Youth for HOPE Campaign, Washington, D.C., 10-2003/2-2004
Participant
Selected to participate in National program which included intensive, interactive group training on peer HIV prevention.
Utilized skills from training to develop prevention activites in Denver, CO, including:
- Created HIV Peer Education Network (HPEN), an orgnaization of youth educators working to spread awareness about HIV and
AIDS in the Denver community. HPEN published newsletters, presented at schools and other youth groups, and provided referrals
and resources for HIV/STI testing and counseling
- Published a monthly newsletter for HIV positive youth
- Built partnerships with youth-serving organizations to incorporate HIV testing, education, and counseling resources into
their services.
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